"Mary Guthrie" Rose Papers for Scrapping

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"Mary Guthrie" is one of those roses in my garden that never seems to fail to give me joy!

A rose that is easy to grow and seems to be standing our extremes of dry and wet :)

These 6 papers are all 3600 X 3600 at 300 dpi and although they can be used as a background "as is", they are also seamless tiles :) This will allow you to use on even larger projects or fill a smaller area with the tile reduced by a percentage. Zip includes flower tube.

The papers are suitable for contemporary or Vintage designs , although I would tend to reduce the saturation for heritage scrapbooking :)

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As usual I value your comments and don't forget to visit the other TOC team members for more Roses!

Sea Kit

I have included 7 papers and 24 elements in this Commercial Use full sized album kit.

The colours are soft and should complement your seaside photos or those fishing snaps :)

You can click on the preview image above or example below to get a larger view.

An example:

Cost of Kit is $2.00 USD

I will email download details on payment so please ensure that your email details are correct when paying. There is an option to use a credit card, if you do not have a Paypal account.

Allow at least 24 hours for processing and international time differences.

Festive Stripey Papers

It is hard to illustrate these papers here in a reduced form, but they really have a lovely sheen. They print out particularly well on gloss paper and make rather nice backgrounds for Christmas and other gift cards.

The bow of course is from my Ribbons and Bows collection.

Papers are 3600 X 3600 at 300dpi

I have used one of the papers to make this card from our Vintage Card Gallery.

DOWNLOAD LINK for Papers

Personal use only . A link to this page if used in a web design , tag or desktop is not necessary but would be nice :)

Christmas Papers 09

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Here is the first of my offerings for TOC Colour Co-ordinated Christmas Gifts. I had in mind to create some somewhat muted papers with my palette of colours but well...hmmmm

Colours are those which will co-ordinate with those of other group members' Christmas goodies.

You can read more details about our Christmas Gift Ideas HERE

All these papers are 3600 X 3600 at 300 dpi They are quite "rich" looking and I think would be ideal for creating old time cards, papers etc. They are not all particularly "Christmassy" so would also be useful for heritage style album pages.

An example of one of my papers:

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ZIP TO DOWNLOAD has TOU included

Keep track of all the Co-ordinated Christmas Gifts from TOC HERE !

Summer Pastels-Grungy Painted Papers

Spring seems to have disappeared very quickly in this part of the world and we seem to be heading into an early Summer.

I am hoping that you might find these free grungy papers which have a "just painted" look, fun and useful for lots of projects ...and not necessarily just for Summer!

The papers are all 3600 X 3600 at 300 dpi

They can of course be recoloured to suit your own images :)

Click on the preview image to enlarge and get a better idea of the texture.

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Limited Commercial Use..details in Terms of Use in the zip.

Colours of an Australian Forest-scrapbook papers

There are 6 different papers in this set of forest inspired grungy background papers.

Two are the more conventional Eucalypt forest colouring ..2 have a wintery feel and 2 reflect the forest at night.

The papers are 3600 X 3600 and are fairly heavily textured as you can see from the detail below. I think they would work well for contemporary images and also any heritage photos.

Free download zip HERE

Colours of Australia Papers #2

These are very softly coloured but textured papers which I think should be suitable for quite a variety purposes. There are 4 papers all .jpg 12 inches X 12 inches at 300 dpi. ...2 sets of two complimentry pages. All are textured and feature Australian wildflowers, Grevillea and Banksia species blended into the background which has a slightly "fabric" look.[detail below or click on the example above to enlarge]

My terms of use are also included in the zip to download.

Colours of Australia --textured Papers

I actually had some holiday photos in mind when I created these richly textured papers and had not considered them at all useful for my old family photos, so I was quite pleased how they turned out as heritage pages too :)

Papers are 3600 X 3600 at 300dpi.

It is worth clicking on the example pages below to get a better idea of the detail of the texture.

If you enjoy hybrid scrapping as I do, I suggest printing these papers on low sheen cardstock if you want to add layers of embellishments and photos.

Zip with papers contains Terms of use.

Download zip is HERE

photo by my son in law..thanks Holger :)

My great grandmother Tess Tyson


photo courtesy http://www.burningwell.org/

A Christmas Kit with a Heritage look.

You will need to click on the image above to get a better idea of the fine detail in my new Christmas Kit.

All 6 papers are 3600 X 3600 at 300 dpi and there are 14 other elements in proportion as above.

Several of the papers and the ribbons may be suitable for other projects for your Scrapbook album.

You can use these papers and elements in your creations for sale but they must not be redistributed as they are.

The Kit is available for purchase at $3.00.USD

Once payment is made, I will email download details but please allow a little time to account for world time differences . Please also ensure that you provide a valid email address.

Lest We Forget - A Heritage Scrapkit

A little bit of my heart went into these pages which I dedicate to those members of my family who served in our forces and to those others, too, who lost their loved ones.

There are two background pages which coordinate...one a little plainer than the other.

Various other bits and pieces which I thought you might find useful, including some Australian army buttons, an old scrappy lined text block paper, 2 text overlays and a "cardboard" backing suitable for a photo.

Also 2 bookmarks which you could include in a page design or print separately.
I have made these so you can include text or an image to embellish. They are also easy to cut out :) and would look good with an added ribbon or tassle. They are both the same size so you can use the images back to back if you wish. I would use card of about 200gsm and finish your edges with an archival quality gold pen.

Download HERE [20MB]

If you like these you may also like my desktop .

Batik Browns Scrapbook Pages

These 3600 X 3600 papers, I thought, could be used for heritage or contemporary pages in an album.

They will also match quite well with the pages and elements of my Vintage Batik Kit.. as you can see below.

The papers can be downloaded HERE or HERE

Vintage Batik Scrapbook Pages

These background pages grew out of another project as so often happens :)

I love the multilayered look of many batik designs, where one pattern overlays another in the process of dyeing the material and it was this look that I was trying to create for a series of papers. These two papers seemed to be the "odd one outs" and took on a life of their own.

Lots of trial and error later, I had put together the other elements.

If you have seen me use these colours before, it is because I find that they suit many of my old photos, both sepia and black and white. Of course you may find they look better recoloured for your project.

The two pages will also form a conntinuous image when placed side by side, a look I rather like in my album.

Free ZIP to download HERE

October Roses Heritage Album Pages

It is worth clicking on the image above to see more detail in this scrapkit.

Although I really designed these papers and elements to compliment my old 1920's photos,

most would suit photos of any era :)

To make for easier downloads I have separated the kit into two zips.

The 5 background papers are all 3600 X 3600 .jpg and can be downloaded HERE

The other elements, 2 frames, a photo mount and it's darker background, a journalling block,and 2 roses elements are in .png and .jpg format. They can be downloaded HERE

These papers etc will also tone in quite well with my "In the Pink" kit if you would like to mix and match.

If you like what you see or have any suggestions, I'd love to hear, ...just leave a message here or in my guestbook.

We have just revamped our graphics gallery on fotki with new cards and a new look, why don't you pop in and download some cards to send to your friends, and maybe let them know where to find an e-card for most occassions. :)

More Special Regency Heritage Album Scrap Pages

There are 2 rusty red and a very dark, [nearly black] textured pages in this scrapkit.

Two very tiny borders and another a little larger, match the intricate oval frame.

I've also included a special text overlay.

The pages are 3600 X 3600 and all elements are at 300 dpi.

Click on this image below to see detail.

Black and white photos also look good on these pages.

You can download the kit HERE.

Don't Forget CANADIAN THANKSGIVING 13th OCTOBER

We have some great free Thanksgiving cards in our GALLERY and on our CARD SITE.

PS Have you seen Chris' lovely new autumn papers suitable for taggers?

A September Autumn Daisy Desktop Wallpaper

Australian, Ellis Rowan (1848–1922) is one of my favourite Botanical artists. A substantial collection of her work is now in the Australian National Archives and they have several pages of their website devoted to her

The image I have used on my desktop is of unidentified yellow and white daisies and grasses. I have taken the liberty of recolouring the background to match my background papers and elements.

You can download a zip with three different sized desktops, [1440 X 900, 1280 x 960 and 1024 x 768,] HERE.

More detail:

If you would like a copy of the background , alpha and ribbon all in original scrapbooking resolution ..you can see a preview and download it HERE

Blue Daisy Scrapbook papers and elements

I had fun making these 2 pretty blue daisy design papers with some elements to go with them. Thank you TM for the inspiration!

Papers are 3600 X 3600 in .jpg format. Daisies are transparent .png

You can download my zip HERE

Here is an example from my album..I have recoloured the paper to suit my photo.

Heritage Botanical Scrapbook pages

2 pages for your scrapbook album.They are 12 inches by 12 inches .jpg at 300 dpi but could easily be reduced for a smaller album.
I've also included a "cutout" effect frame as a .png in my zip which you can use in different ways....see my example pages below.The cutout will accomodate a 4 X 6 inch photograph but you can adjust to suit yourself.
Although I have tagged these pages as "heritage" I think they would be quite suitable for other images.
You can click on either image to see more detail.

The zip is available HERE

Even more detail showing background shadowing:

POST SCRIPT

An extra frame is now available HERE
See my posting of 11 August 2008

Regency Heritage Scrap Pages

I hope you like these pretty Regency Style pages which I created to display some of my old family images.

I have included in the zip which you can download HERE a floral border and an extra accent.

If you feel this colour scheme is not suitable, the pages and elements can be easily recoloured to suit.

Papers are 12 inches X 12 inches .jpg images at 300dpi.

The border and accents are transparent .png files also at 300 dpi.

"In the Pink" Scrapbook papers

When I was creating my last desktop, I really had in mind to make a new scrapkit using again the Fringe flower.

I hope you like these pretty papers which I thought could be used for contemporary or older style images.

Soon I'll add some co-ordinating frames and other extras.

I've placed a zip in my scraps folder on 4 shared. It is free to download HERE.

I'd love a link back to this page if you use the pages in a layout or tags online :)

The "Shipping News" - Heritage Scrapbook Papers

These two backgound pages for a Heritage Album were created to display information for my Family History. I have some antecedants who served in the Royal Navy but I also thought they would suit some of my emigration records too.

In the next posting I will add some extras to decorate the pages :)

You can see larger previews of the pages and download a zip with larger resolutin images HERE

If you use them in any online published material, I'd love a link back here :)