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Paper FLowers and Grids

Details Resource: 2 paper flowers and patterns File Types: Transparent PNGs, Photoshop PAT File Size: 471KB Inspiration Holly Fulton Spring 2013 Ready-to-Wear via Vogue.com Quick Tip! Incorporate these resources within your layouts in very small doses. Minimize in size and number. Use them as accents — they will complement your images best that way! ∴ [...]

Dried Peony Petals

Details Resource: Dried pink peony petals File Type: Transparent PNG File Size: 713KB Quick Tip! Apply a subtle drop shadow to add a bit of dimension. ∴ credits ∴ how to remove backgrounds (tutorial) font awesome in photoghop (tutorial) rectangle shapes (tutorial) futura medium (osx default font) Download Options (PLEASE READ TERMS of USE):F R [...]

Ephemera Freebie at Good Night Little Spoon

Bianca over at Goodnight Little Spoon is offering some hi-res Ephemera Freebies. If you ever need a photo of an envelope that says “Confidential”, a bingo card, a fortune cookie fortune, ticket stubs, heart doilies, or a silver medallion, you’ll find them in Bianca’s collection. The old photos, postcards, and labels are my favorites. Thanks, [...]

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Noteworthy: De Matériaux de Brocante

Collection d’Antiquités et de Matériaux de Brocante (ISBN #978-4-7661-2395-1) My first exposure to ephemera clip art books were those published by Dover. You can find them in art supply stores or in the art section of most book stores. But, as I understand it, Dover’s license restricts use to printed matter, so you can’t use [...]

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Freebie: Mini Metal Rim Tags

It’s great to get back in the groove. Today I had a chance to immerse myself in Photoshop for a change and I thought these mini vintage metal tags would make a nice freebie. I can see these little tags as labels on your blog photos or wishlist/product collages. Anyway, I hope you guys like [...]

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Loving Christopher Kane

Flowers are all the rage and I love it. Mary Katrantzou, Jason Wu, and a ton of other designers, including commercial brands like J. Crew, are showing lush, super-saturated floral collections. My personal favorite, though, is Christopher Kane’s. When I saw pictures of this cute floral blouse, it stood out for me. I love the [...]

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Vintage Labels

(hover over photo to see preview) Hey hey, it’s time for Blog Bling! Here are 9 vintage labels you can use to make cute captions for your photos and collages. All 9 labels are available to members as a single PNG file after the jump. I hope you enjoy these. ♥ ETA: Cathe Holden from [...]

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Blog Bling: Velvet Bows

Last week I offered a velvet singles download and this week I’ve got some velvet bows to go with them. Unlike my previous bows, which were tied in a somewhat “Western” style, these bows are plain, sweet and simple. Also, you’ll find more color options with this set. If you’re not a member or if [...]

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Blog Bling: Velvet Strip Singles

Photo above shot with Instagram. It’s the first week of December, the holidays are just around the corner, and I’m thinking about velvet and maybe it’s because of my childhood memory of the department store Santa in his red velvet costume with faux fur cuffs. Though I was a huge brat and threw a massive [...]

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Custom Envelopes

Here’s a treat for you on this Happy Halloween Monday! Okay, okay, it’s unrelated to Halloween, I know, but a treat for any day of the year. You can download the ephemera you see here and many other digital resources at Cathe Holden’s blog, Just Something I Made. I’ve known about Cathe Holden’s work through [...]

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