A simple little card...
...made using 2 of the patterned papers that were in Monday's post.
I used the grey outline dot paper (and coloured some of the dots with these copic markers: R-35, RV-29, RV-13, R-00, W-3, Y-02, YG-00. Next time I might use pencil crayons instead, since it was tricky to stay in the lines.
The {happy day!} sentiment is
I stuck the white & clear sticker on black cardstock and
framed it with itty-bitty flowers from a Fiskar's scallop flower punch:
Here's the inside of the card (A2 size)
& the envelope:
(The striped paper is the blue raspberry in the random subtle stripe below & the coloured pattern strips are just cut off the cover of this Crate Paper Paper Heart 6x6 pack).
And here are those 3 paper sets:
These are high resolution PNGs (at 350dpi)
They measure 12 and a half inches square,
but they print nicely on standard sized paper too.
Funny thing is these subtle papers may not look like much at first, but
surprise surprise, they're the ones I ended up wanting to use the very most.
And perhaps the biggest perk? They use hardly any printer ink!
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(a free random stripe paper set)
You can add the papers to your flickr faves (the set is here)
if you'd like to avoid using space on your computer
or
To save these files:
In Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"
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pomegranate, strawberry, papaya:
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tangerine, mango, lemon:
pomegranate, strawberry, papaya:
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tangerine, mango, lemon:
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lime, green apple, blue raspberry:
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blueberry, plum, grape:
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dragon fruit, cherry, pink grapefruit:
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pink lemonade, coffee & cream, beige grey:
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barely-there cream, cool grey light, warm grey dark:
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cool grey, dark chocolate, kraft:
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black, river rock, mauve:
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purple grey, very light taupe, light teal:
very light teal, greige, light taupe:
Or you can make your own colours with
.the subtle random stripe OVERLAY:
Grey parts will be replaced with whatever colour or pattern
you drag & drop (or copy & paste) this overlay onto.
The background will be white.
Overlay tutorial in Gimp here.
Overlay tutorial in Photoshop here.
100+ free overlays here.
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(a free outline dots paper set)
You can add the papers to your flickr faves (the set is here)
if you'd like to avoid using space on your computer
or
To save these files:
In Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"
pomegranate, strawberry, papaya:
.&.
.&.
tangerine, mango, lemon:
.&.
.&.
lime, green apple, blue raspberry:
.&.
.&.
blueberry, plum, grape:
.&.
.&.
dragon fruit, cherry, pink grapefruit:
.&.
.&.
pink lemonade, coffee & cream, beige grey:
.&.
.&.
barely-there cream, cool grey light, warm grey dark:
.&.
.&.
cool grey, dark chocolate, kraft:
.&.
.&.
black, river rock, mauve:
.&.
.&.
purple grey, very light taupe, light teal:
.&.
.&.
very light teal, greige, light taupe:
.&.
.&.
Or you can make your own colours with
the outline dots OVERLAY:
Grey parts will be replaced with whatever colour or pattern
you drag & drop (or copy & paste) this overlay onto.
The background will be white.
Overlay tutorial in Gimp here.
Overlay tutorial in Photoshop here.
100+ free overlays here.
-3-
(a free subtle tiny graph paper set)
You can add the papers to your flickr faves (the set is here)
if you'd like to avoid using space on your computer
To save these files:
In Firefox/Chrome: right click on the image & choose "save link as"
Explorer: right click on the image & choose "save target as"
pomegranate, strawberry, papaya:
.&.
.&.
tangerine, mango, lemon:
.&.
.&.
lime, green apple, blue raspberry:
.&.
.&.
blueberry, plum, grape:
.&.
.&.
dragon fruit, cherry, pink grapefruit:
.&.
.&.
pink lemonade, coffee & cream, beige grey:
.&.
.&.
barely-there cream, cool grey light, warm grey dark:
.&.
.&.
cool grey, dark chocolate, kraft:
.&.
.&.
black, river rock, mauve:
.&.
.&.
purple grey, very light taupe, light teal:
.&.
.&.
very light teal, greige, light taupe:
.&.
.&.
Or you can make your own colours with
the subtle tiny graph OVERLAY:
Grey parts will be replaced with whatever colour or pattern
you drag & drop (or copy & paste) this overlay onto.
The background will be white.
Overlay tutorial in Gimp here.
Overlay tutorial in Photoshop here.
100+ free overlays here.
Hope you can have some fun with these,
25 comments:
WOW!!! You're CAS cards are awesome too!!!
LOVE the little flowers around the sentiment! I have that punch and use the flowers from it more than the border part!
BTW -- just wanted to say an extra THANK YOU for all the freebie you create and let us use! Your flickr account is the 1st place I look when I need a background! THANKS SO MUCH!
You are an awesome paper creator! I love all of the colors and your card is wonderful. Just a thought...any chance of putting all of the papers in each set in a .zip file?
Love 'em! Thank you so much!
wow!! can I just say you are amazing and very generous:-) thanks!
Very cool! Thanks so much! :D
Love the card you have created with your own papers. Thanks for the freebies, will download them later when I have more time ... and storage space. ;-(
I think I got a copy of the Gimp software on a free CD that came with a magazine I bought recently, so I guess I'll need to check out your Gimp tutorial too ...
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies (please, notice the new url for my blog), under the Page 3 post on Jun. 13, 2012. Thanks again.
super duper cute.... love the teensy punched flowers.
YOU are Incredible, me dear!!
xoxo
I love the dots!It is indeed a very lovely post. Cool page.
I found your site for the first time today, and I am SO excited! I have been wanting to use so many of these patterns and I am SWOONING that you generously share your work for free! Can't wait to play around with these patterns. :)
Super card, love the papers.
I'm a big fan of your work. Love it all. Love your cards and your freebies too!
Such a beautiful card and the new papers are mouthwatering! Will come back later too download :)
You are awesome and generous!! Thanks for everything you do,
Hugs,
Carmen L
You are awesome and generous!! Thanks for everything you do,
Hugs,
Carmen L
Only YOU would be this creative and patient to pick up the tiny flowers from the border punch!
Love your papers and your card!
Thank You so much!!
Love your paper. I ended up here via pintrest. I am having a problem with the blue raspberry subtle tiny graph paper. It will not let me save.
Thanks so much for the freebies!!!
Mel... First, let me say I love all your work and that you share it with everyone. That's very generous and kind of you.
Second... what's going on with your blog posts? Are you aware of a problem. I'm a 'follower' in google reader, and I've gotten multiple announcements that you have a new post.... but it shows up as "title unknown" and there is nothing - no words - after that title. Then when I click on it, I get message that the post is not found. So I've been occasionally checking your blog directly (NOT going through google) and THIS post is the "newest one shown on your home page every time!... Have you been trying to do new posts since this one, or am I just getting wrong messages from google?
Hope to see new posts soon :)
Good gracious, I would go blind with all that ittty-bitty work you do! Great card as always...love it!
Hi Mel, I have also been receiving some empty "Title unknown" messages in my blog list. I do hope you're allright and not going through one of your nasty migraine spells again. Take care!
Hi, I am having the same problem as Paula. This is the latest post and I keep getting Untitled Posts from your blog on my Google Reader?? Hope all is well :0
thanks a lot )))
Hi Mel, I haven't seen any new posts for a while and I hope that it's because you are on a wonderful vacation and not because you are unwell. Take care!
Hi ! awesome blog. Thanks for sharing many ideas.
Hugs from Chile
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