Japanese Style Autumn Set for Book Artists, etc.

Based on some lovely creative artwork from Japan, where the leaves in autumn can be spectacular.

When I first laid eyes on this decorated screen, I couldn't help admiring the graceful design that had been applied to its surface. The gold leaf was looking older than my own design concept for it, so it had to be refreshed a little bit. However, the beauty of it even without any updating has been obvious from the start. The details in this screen made this creative process a real joy.

Please see the red letter Guidelines at the foot of this post and always respect the copyrights of artists. Thank you.

A happy thought occurred to me as I gazed in delight upon the screen's beauty: what if (I enjoy that kind of question) I were to turn it into a set doors for Book Artists and other creative people?

The results shown below are the answer to that question. In addition, I've added an antique postage stamp from my own collection along with some hardware (hinges and a locking hasp), all Japanese.

The Display offers a few ideas as to how this Set might get used. For one thing, a photograph of some rice paper is not really as nice as the real thing, is it? Japanese papers are among some of my very favorite craft supplies, due to their beauty and versatility.

Many art and hobby stores sell Japanese papers. Both rice and mulberry papers would be, I think, very nice to use as backgrounds or as added components for your chosen design. But this is not just due to the fact that they tend to be created either in Japan or using Japanese techniques, but because they are also thin, fine, soft papers which layer well over other types of paper, especially between the pages of some books. (Book artists will understand immediately what I mean) One source for pretty Japanese paper may be found by following this link HERE. And at the link HERE, the patterned origami papers are luscious! They remind me of kimono fabrics! Additionally, there are both Japanese and other Asian style papers at this link HERE.

Adhesives for rice papers can be either just right or could cause buckling and rippling. It is best not to overwork delicate rice paper surfaces. Heavy Matte Gel Medium that is not overly moist might be OK, if your project is left to dry under some flattening weight. I personally enjoy keeping one older jar of my Liquitex Heavy Matte Gel Medium for projects requiring less moisture but fast adhesion, and using my newest jar for damper work. But you are, of course, free to use whatever would work best for you.

Happy Autumn Creativity!

PPS™Book Arts Set: Autumn in Japan

Download Set HERE

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Display of possibilities

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You are free to:

use the elements included 

in this Set

for fun or for profit.

But

You are not free to:

ever sell the elements 

included in this Set in sets 

which you have assembled yourself.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Antique Cornfield Graphic

Antique graphics are a lot of fun, aren't they?

This pretty farm graphic from (I am guessing) either the late Victorian or perhaps Edwardian era really caught my eye! I began with the enlarging process, as it wasn't too small a file. Next, I began to revive the colors till they could reveal some of their prior beauty. Other than that, I have left all of its luscious wrinkles and tattered edges.  Every sign of age can be beautiful. Sometimes it can be a little too easy to want to make something like this look too new.

This will be my second Public Domain post of the day.

Happy Creativity!

PPSHarvest™ Graphic:

Cornfield and Swallows

Download HERE

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Public Domain

Thank you 

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Garden Set: A Late Summer Butterfly

Or, a "pocket full of posies," as the old rhyme says.

I ran across this set of pockets when I was looking for something else in the Studio's files recently. I've decided to finish it and to also add two styles of the same patterned background.

Please notice and mind the copyrights and red letter Guidelines at the foot of this post. Thank you.
Note: Background Photoshop Lace Pattern is by babypink (name is a link) over at Brusheezy. The copyright for the Lace pattern (entitled, "Spetts") is as follows: "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You may redistribute, remix, tweak, and build upon this work even for commercial reasons, as long as you credit this artist by linking back."

The basis of this pocket duo and their accessories and backgrounds is, of course, a lovely old painting of a basket full of flowers and a charming butterfly on a windowsill. It is a favorite still life painting of mine, almost in my Top Ten list. I hope you will enjoy it too.

The items in the Set barely fit the dimensions for the average copier paper. Consequently, the borders are very narrow, a mere 1/4 of an inch. If your printer has the capability to print without any borders or margins, I'd recommend using such a setting. Otherwise, the narrower the better for this particular Set.

I'd also like to recommend card stock or stiff paper such as matte photo paper. This will make your pockets and accessories last a lot longer. The flaps or tabs, of course, are meant to be folded under, tucked out of sight and glued to your chosen surface. Double sided tape might be wise, or perhaps Uhu brand glue stick glue.

The Lace backgrounds I have made to work in two separate directions: Horizontal and Vertical. The Horizontal one I have featured in the suggested use Display, shown first below. Both colors come in both directions.

Let's enjoy the last few weeks of real summertime with our
Happy Creativity!

PPSGarden™: Late Summer Butterfly 

Display of ideas for the set's use

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Download the Set HERE

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Download Horizontal Blue Lace Background HERE

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Download Horizontal Goldenrod Lace Background HERE

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Download Vertical Blue Lace Background HERE

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Download Vertical Goldenrod Lace background HERE

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You are free to:

use the set and the backgrounds shown above

in works of art 

PROVIDED that

you will follow the copyrights and Guidelines 

that are listed here with them.

Please attribute as requested.

You are not free to:

ever sell the designs in the Set shown above.

Please respect all copyrights.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Late Summer Garden Set + Background

The summer is winding down again. This can be a wistful time of year, for we know that it is sure to linger but a little while more.

Today's post is about enjoying the summer days remaining for this year. The collage set below, along with its matching lacy background, is ready to be downloaded and then used. 

Note: Background Photoshop lace Pattern is by babypink (name is a link) over at Brusheezy. The copyright for the Lace pattern (entitled, "Spetts") is as follows: "This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License. You may redistribute, remix, tweak, and build upon this work even for commercial reasons, as long as you credit this artist by linking back."

Please read and follow the copyrights and red letter Guidelines listed here at this blog. There is a special set of rules for this particular post. Thank you so much for this courtesy. My goal is to show you what is legal and what is not legal. I always try for the fairest use that fits within International Copyright Law, for I would hate to create any confusion as to what is correct and what is not for you, my guests.

This project took me many hours of work before it was, at long last, ready to be posted here. This little labor of love began quite some time ago, when I found the images I've used to make it, in particular the image of the lovely young woman dressed all in pink.
From the bouquet of flowers that she is enjoying to the handkerchief under her other hand, to her crinolined skirts, she would have looked right at home in many a fine Victorian setting. I have removed her from her prior setting, however, in favor of surrounding her with flowers in a new background, prior to cutting this pocket.

The arching pocket itself is about 4 inches by 5 inches in size, although a copy center or your home computer might allow you to shrink it in size a bit, should you wish to change that size. I would not recommend enlarging it any at all, however, due to a few resolution problems I encountered while completing this project.

Guests who are new to this blog will notice the tabs on both pockets. Once folded under and then glued to your chosen surface, these tabs (or foldable flaps) will remain hidden. I've created a Display image to show a few ideas as to how this new set of mine could get used.

There are other creative sets like it here at PPS. The Spring Garden Collection, in particular, comes to mind. But this one is all about the changing seasons or else an appreciation of the beauties of each day. After all, each day may be considered a flower in the larger bouquet of human experience, can't it?

Note:
For best print copy quality of this particular set, it is a good idea to change your printer settings to the smallest margin size allowed, or else choose the option to print without any margins at all.

Happy Late Summer Creativity!

PPSGarden™ Set: Late Summer 1

Display with ideas

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Download the Set HERE

Display of Set alone

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Download Lace Background HERE

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SPECIAL GUIDELINES FOR THIS POST

You are free to:

either give or trade 

or make projects with

the items that are included

in this Set.

You are not free, however:

to ever sell any of the Collage items 

for any reason.

The Background has copyrights

that stipulate that you must attribute whenever

it is to be either displayed and/or sold.

Attribute Background lace Pattern to

the artist mentioned at the top of this post.

The Collage items had to be altered

greatly by me personally.

They now have copyrights in this blog's name

as a result of that time and work.

Thank you for abiding by

each rule I've given.

and

Thank you 

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Antique Magazine Cover for August

This Art Nouveau style magazine cover is outlined with twining vines and late summer blooms.

The woman in her hammock is reading. I can almost imagine her long, trailing skirts billowing slightly in a breeze as she sways slightly in her ladylike way.

Please see all copyrights, credits and red letter Guidelines below. Thank you.

I also enjoy the travel machines near the very top of this picture, don't you? I do really enjoy old trains. To travel aboard one was once a real joy for me - and in actual fact, I've had that pleasure on four separate occasions. What a delight each one was!

Whether you'd prefer to be swaying in a comfortable hammock or on the high seas or else riding a speedy train to an exciting place that is new to you, this cover just might suit your August mood.

Happy summertime creativity!

Antique August Magazine Cover

Download HERE

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Credits:

originally found at nypl.org

You are free to:

use the above August illustration

in artwork that is to be either given or traded

or sold as a intrinsic to other work that is made by you. Please do not sell this one as is or in a set of your own. Making it look better has taken hours of my time.

Thank you for helping me to keep free things free!

Spring Set: Rose Borders and Butterflies

Let's celebrate Spring some more using rose blossom borders and matching accessories!

I love to garden. It never ceases to amaze me just how much I do love to watch green, growing things blooming. I can recall falling in love with a sweet neighbor's pansy patch when I was a very small child, so this is a life long passion of mine.

Please observe the red letter Guidelines at the bottom of this post. Thank you.

This little set began as a sample page from an antique book of late Victorian home decor designs. It has required much time, work and trial and error failure. Each attempt brought a new lesson as to how to make older, less attractive things look nicer and neater. In fact, it was a little bit like improving a garden patch!

I'm offering two sizes of the same rosy border, along with the butterfly badges, plus the garden bench (this time in a soft springlike green) along with some other accessories. The garden bench is a genuine favorite of mine. I do admire pretty rustic wood garden furnishings!

This will be the one day that I can find enough time for posting anything different here at PPS for a while. Too many responsibilities keep drawing me away from doing art of all sorts. There is one project that is on hold, and that one is at the second blog, Rose's Art Garden, where I can simply relax, make messes, and play. However, at the first blog (this one) I have too little time to keep up properly with everything today. Perhaps by the time next month comes around, it will become a little easier for me to continue on as before.

Thank you for stopping by! I do hope you are enjoying every bright spring day with your ~
Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Spring Garden: Rose Borders and Butterflies

Download HERE

Display version

(lower quality than the download)

You are free to:

use the set shown here

in art or craft projects that may be

either given, traded or sold.

You are not free to:

ever sell items from this set in any set 

that you make for sale online or elsewhere.

This is my work. Please protect it.

Thank you 

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Daisy Chain Spring Garden Set + Backgrounds

An antique Victorian embroidery pattern is the basis for this new set.

This blog post's entire contents have copyrights. Please respect the rights of every artist whose work has made this project possible. Guidelines are located at the foot of the post. Thank you.

Did I mention before how much I love to garden? Or that I enjoy almost every color of green that nature shows me? Or that I also like a good, deep, earthy chocolate brown color as well? (I know that most of you would already know how very much I like antiques!)

I've combined all of those fun things into one set. This time, the pocket (or pouch) has a whole new shape for guests to play with. I chose not to make any of the basis for it look too perfect, as I really like that old fashioned appeal as well. Despite its Victorian charm, I confess that I have added just a touch of Art Deco appeal for the fun of it, as you will see in the first image (Example display) below.

Please observe the red letter Guidelines to this post, found underneath the last image shown in the post. Thank you.

This took a lot of work. The initial image had a few quality issues, and needed to be remade entirely before it would fit the idea I kept having.

For the background pattern, as well as for the main trim, I used a copyrighted digital brush set by MelsBrushes (to find the site, guests can follow the link HERE). 

The new pouch shape comes in 2 parts, with one base and one top. Both have flaps. (I guess we could even say that even my pocket flap has its own flap! LOL) These will naturally need to be folded under prior to gluing to the chosen surface. The buckle was added to the opening cover or top bit in order to simplify the construction process for you, but I have also included the same buckle separately with accessories. 

July 2017 Update: My thanks to All Free paper Crafts (just click on their badge, upper left of this blog to see what else they feature) for promoting this set of downloads. 
:)

The Backgrounds come 4 ways this time. The chocolate brown one comes with either white or green daisies and the green one comes with either brown or white daisies. All of it is meant to follow the same theme and to mix and match or contrast. 

I could easily see one of the 4 Backgrounds being used for a lining to the new Pouch style Pocket. Also, I could see this set used with other sets from elsewhere.

Actually, I could even see a tiny hand bag being sewn using both pouch parts, but printed onto an iron on fusible material of some sort. The reverse side of such a little bag could be one of the backgrounds below. It might look really cute! If anyone chooses to try such an idea, I do hope that they will let me all know about it so that I can add their pictures here. That would be a lot of fun for me!
:)

Happy Spring and Thank You for stopping by with your~
Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Spring Garden Collection: Daisy Chain

Example:

Download pouch or Pocket Top HERE

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Download pouch or Pocket Base HERE

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Download Accessory Set HERE

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Download Background 1 HERE

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Download Background 2 HERE

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Download Background 3 HERE

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Download Background 4 HERE

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This set is copyrighted 2 ways.
You are free to: use the items shown here in
this Daisy Chain Set in art or craft projects
which may be either given or sold.
If you sell any finished project that includes
any of the items in this set,
copyright law dictates that credit must be given to both www.plushpossumstudio.blogspot.com
and
www.melsbrushes.co.uk 
You are not free to: ever sell any of the items shown here
for any reason, either as is or in any sets
(digital or already printed) made by you,
even if you build on any of my designs.
Thank you for helping me to keep free things free!

Antique Coffee Botanical Graphic

Coffee, anyone...?

Still really overloaded with things to take care of in my private life. Sorry I haven't been around here much lately.

Public Domain:
This one has had to be updated by me a fair amount, so please credit me for it if you use it in art that is to be published online whether for sale or for leisure. Thanks!

Happy coffee time creativity!

PPS™ Antique Coffee Botanical Graphic

Download HERE

Display version

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The Spring Garden Collection Continues!

This time, there are some fun new Accessories.

Photo corners can be fun, especially if they look different or have a bold edge.

Please observe the red letter Guidelines below. Thank you.

This set is an exclusive Plush Possum Studio creation, made by me. It had to be reworked, cleared, and then refashioned significantly before it could be used.

Next, I added colors to match or to blend with at least 2, but possibly 3, of the recent Spring Garden Sets here. for a quick and easy shortcut to the rest of the Spring Garden Collection sets, etc., please follow the link HERE.

Below, you can see one Display Example first, followed by the Download, etc. I've tucked one of the antique photos from my personal collection into the corners in the Example for a better idea as to how they should look.

Half inch margins are used for this set. Also, results may vary from printer to printer.  Please choose your appropriate settings.

Thanks so much for stopping by here with your~
Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Spring Garden Accessories: Photo Corners

Display Example

Download the Set HERE

Display version

(lower quality than the download)

You are free to:

use the Photo Corners shown above

in art and crafting projects

that may be either given or sold.

If you sell, please give credit to 

www.plushpossumstudio.blogspot.com

You are not free to:

ever sell items from this set in sets of your own.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Seed Packet Garden Set

Shabby can be beautiful at times....

...so I've done less to the looks of the lovely old seed packet used for the design than I normally would have. I think that it already shows its age beautifully.

Please see the red letter Guidelines at the foot of this post. Thank you.

Sometimes it's fun to mix colors and to play with new ideas all at once. I've used a pink from the floral bouquet of the seed packet, and then added a soft cream color to the trims that is also in the same bouquet.

As usual with all of my Spring Garden Collection sets, there is a background included, as well as my favorite dragonfly, a sweet old celluloid button from my own collection, and a buckle (also my own) in 2 colors and 2 sizes. 

Shown first below is an Example Display picture of just a few of the many possibilities for such a set. Other accessories will surely soon follow, so be on the lookout for new items each week.

Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Spring Garden Collection Set No. 3

Example of Ideas

Download Set HERE

Display version

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Download Matching Background HERE

You are free to:

use items from this set

in the making of artwork and crafts

which are to be either given or sold.

You are not free to:

ever sell any items from this set

in sets of any sort.

Thank you 

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Pretty Spring Tags

Matching Tags for my new Spring Garden Collection

Please see the red letter Guidelines at the foot of this post. Thank you.

The butterfly tag at center is not  a matching part of any sets to this time, but I liked its old freckled face and charming handwriting. Someone once took the time to pen those words for someone special. The phrase reads: "A token of love from me to thee." This would be fun in a birthday card design, perhaps, or all on its own.

All 3 tags are meant to be played with using whatever will strike a downloader's fancy. I'd like to suggest using white card stock when printing this new tag set, but regular printer paper might do very nicely, too.

My 2 last posts here have mix and match styles and color ways that could go with the tag set. The first of those 2 has a lovely green background download, while today's more recent one has a lilac colored one.

As an added little bonus, I've also included 3 cute little colorful wheelbarrows for you to play with.

Happy Creativity!

PPS™Spring Garden Collection Tag Set No. 1

Download HERE

Display version

(lower quality than the download)

You are free to:

use the items in this set

in works of art or craft

that may be given, traded or sold.

Please attribute to me here, with links.

You are not free to:

sell any of the items included in this post

as they may be seen here

for any reason.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free.

Shabby Chic Book Arts Set

A "Shabby Chic"style set of accessories for Book Artists of all styles.

This time, the basis for my design was a scuffed up remnant of some vintage patterned wallpaper. Added to this are matching bits, bobs and doodads, all for spring. I think that I like the friendly little dragonfly the very best.

Please see the red letter Guidelines at the foot of this post. Thank you.

As per usual, the colorful matching ephemera "belts" have been sized to fit their "buckles." 

The Background
Also included as an option is a new, plain Background to match the flowers in the wallpaper pockets. The margins for that Background are all 1/4 inch in size, so please change your printer settings to fit before you print.


Using the New Sets
One example of ways of playing with a set like this may be found in a previous post. Newer visitors to PPS might find it useful to take a quick look at that previous set by going HERE.

I do hope that this new set will provide lots of fun creative playtime for adults and children alike. It strikes me here how such a set might even be used in the making of a Birthday card for someone special.

Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Book Arts Garden Set No. 2

Download Set HERE

Display version 

(lower quality than the download)

Download Matching Background Page HERE

You are free to:

use the items in this set

in works of art or craft

that may be given, traded or sold.

Please attribute to me here, with links.

You are not free to:

sell any of the items included in this post

as they may be seen here

for any reason.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free.

More Free Oceanic Beauty Accessories

Oceanic Accessories in 3 Colors

These were created to match and blend or even contrast with the backgrounds and other Accessory Sets, some of which will soon be offered here at the Studio's blog. I love the dancing starfish! My favorites would have to be the shells, however. 

HINT: It is recommended that when using adhesives of any kind that the shells be glued only to the photo corner holders, and never directly to photographs themselves. This will allow for later removal of photographs in future. It's nice to have the freedom to change a memory book or a scrapbook once in a while, isn't it?
:)

Please read the red letter guidelines below. Thank you.
Happy Creativity!

LOL Sometimes, I have been in such a rush to get something done and into this blog that I've misspelled words in the process! LOL

PPSDigiScrap™ Oceanic Beauty 3 Color Set

Download Digi PNG version HERE

Download For Print JPG version HERE

Display Copy

(unsuitable for printing)

You are free to:

use the above images in art for fun or for profit.

You are not free to sell any of the above images

in any sets which you may make.

Let's keep free things free!

Thank you.

Free Accessories: Oceanic Beauty Set

Oceanic Beauty Part 3 

Which to use, the Digital or Print versions? That will be up to the guest to decide. The first Accessory Set may be downloaded here in either Digi PNG format or in regular Print format.

Please read the red guidelines below. Thank you!

For Examples of ways in which the various components and Accessory Sets may be used, you may visit a prior post HERE.

Happy Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™ Set: Ocean Beauty 3

Download Digi PNG version HERE

Download For Print JPG version HERE

Display Copy

(unsuitable for printing)

You are free to:

use the above images in art for fun or profit.

The backgrounds have copyrights owing to 

the digital brushes that were used while they were being made.

However, the above images were all in the Public Domain 

when first found. This means

You are not free to:

Ever sell them for any reason, even once altered.

It's nice to know there are still a few free things online.

Let's keep free things free!

Thank you.