A Seaworthy Magazine Cover from 1895

Ahoy there!

A breezy July day out on the waves sounds cooling to me today.
I've augmented and changed this item for best ease of use, but am choosing to leave it in the Public Domain category.

Let's weigh anchor and set sail for the open sea!

Happy summertime creativity!

July 1895 Sailing Illustration

Download HERE

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Public Domain

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Color Play Using Pantone's 2016 Colors

This year's Pantone Colors are Serenity and Rose Quartz.

Please see the Credits and red letter Guidelines at the base of this post. Thank you.

NOTE: There are 1/4 inch margins on the Collage Pages. Please change the settings on your home printers to match this size.

Pantone is a unique company that provides color guides for printing industry standards as well as colors for fabrics and decor, etc. I use RGB based colors with Photoshop, and knew that Pantone provides RGB versions of their color swatch system. (To learn more about the history of the Pantone company, you can go HERE.)

And sure enough, once I had learned about the 2016 color choices announced weeks ago, I went in search of the matching RGB code for the same 2 color ways. For their main page on the subject, you can go HERE. Or you can simply watch the following short video!

And aren't they pretty? I've had so much fun playing with these two hues, that I actually lost track of time!

I'm starting with an ATC or Artist Trading Card set of 6 designs that combine the two Pantone colors. Following that, there will be several choices, 7 all told, from which to choose. 

Please be aware that there are copyrights attached to every one of these due to the digital brushes being used for them.

Rose Quartz tops the list, followed by Serenity and various combinations of the two for you to play with. If the collection will do well, I may have a few ideas as to how to accessorize it in a second post.
:)

Happy Colorful Creativity!

PPS™Pantone 2016 Color Play Collection

Download ATC set HERE

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Download Rose Quartz Collage Page HERE

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Download Serenity Collage Page HERE

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Download #1 Collage Page HERE

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Download #2 Collage Page HERE

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Download #3 Collage Page HERE

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Download #4 Collage Page HERE

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Download #5 Collage Page HERE

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You are free to:

use any one or all of these Pantone colored items

for fun, freely.

If you choose to sell any of the artwork made

using any one or all of these items,

you must (by law, and it's only fair to warn you)

give credit to the brush designer,

www.obsidiandawn.com

OR

purchase a license for use from them.

You are not free to:

ever repackage any of these 

items in sets intended for sale.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Art Journal Cover for Book Artists

A remade cover done in 6 color choices.

This was found quite a while ago. I loved this old book cover, yet it clearly was not quite yet ready to be fully versatile for most creatives. The upshot of my adding several changes to it is as you see here. They are simply crying out to be embellished and altered, wouldn't you agree?

Please respect the time and effort which had to go into this project by playing fair with all artists, myself included. Please see the red letter Guidelines at the bottom of this post. Thank you.

Along with the Original look there are 5 more colors to be chosen from: Red, Purple, Blue, Teal, and Olive Drab (or brown). There are half inch margins for all 6.

Happy Journal and Book Art Creativity!

PPS™Book arts Art Journal Cover

Download Original HERE

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Download Red HERE

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Download Purple HERE

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Download Blue HERE

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Download Teal HERE

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Download Olive Drab (brown) HERE

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You are free to:

use any one of the above book cover images

in art

for fun or for profit.

Yu are not free to:

ever sell them as they are here.

Thank you 

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Book Artists Set #6

If the shoe won't fit....
....make art with it! Both shoes in today's set have matching marble collage pages, one of each color. You'll notice, of course, how their colors would also go nicely with yesterday's Tag Sets, found at this link HERE.

In other words, today's finishing post includes Digital PNG and Print JPG versions of the Accessory Set, plus one page each of the pretty marble paper in the matching color way. So now you may use any one of the components in this collection for either gift wrap purposes and/or for your book design.

Please read the red letter Guidelines below before use. Thank you.

Included here is also a link to a fun freebie site called Mirkwood Designs. At the site may be found a number of fun and pretty templates for making fancy and special paper boxes, etc. There are also Instructions there, and these are free as well.
You are allowed to sell whatever you make using Mirkwood Designs' template collection, although you may not sell the artist's templates as is. Ruthann Zaroff has been very generous with her gifts of many multi use templates there at her site, so let's be generous in return by being fair to her. (NOTE: You are not required to donate to the site, although perhaps a few dollars might help Ruthann's site to keep supplying the public with free, fun design ideas and items)

For a shortcut to her Template page, you may follow the link HERE. Personally, I like her little gift boxes best of all, although her envelope collection and her ATC templates are really quite nice, too.

Happy Gift-giving Creativity!

PPS™ Accessories for Book Artists No. 6

Download Digi PNG HERE

Download for Print JPG HERE

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Download Green Marble Collage Page HERE

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Download Red Marble Collage Page HERE

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You are free to:

use the above Accessory Set in art

that is to be sold or kept by you.

You are not free to:

ever sell the set or any of its items

for any reason as a set or as parts of a set.

The Marble Papers are to be treated in the same way.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Book Artist Accessory Set No. 5

Wintertime Accessories for Book Artists, Crafters, and Digi Scrappers!

I am dreaming of a warming fireside and a lovely, steaming cup of homemade hot chocolate. While I was assembling this set, my thoughts kept drifting towards a moment of enjoying just such a treat. I can't think why, other than that the wintry theme of the colors and the snow scene with the lady in her little private sled or sleigh took my thoughts toward chocolate.

Shown below will be two versions, one of the set itself, and the other with some suggested uses for the set. Provided are two different choices for my creative friends: Digital PNG and Print JPG. Both downloads are completely free, although I do request that these never be sold as a set or broken up for use in separate sets.
Thank you.

Happy Wintertime Creativity!

PPS™ Accessories for Book Artists Set No. 5

Download Digi PNG version HERE

Download For Print JPG HERE

Display version 1

(set as it comes)

Display version 2

(suggested use for items from the set)

You are free to:

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

You are not free to:

ever sell any of the elements from this set

in sets of your own

or as a whole set.

Thank you 

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Jane Austen Celebration: for Digi or Print

A Jane Austen Regency Ephemera Set for Digital or Print Media

I am in love with fun, cute hats. I suppose I have been since I was a little girl. Nice accessories tend to thrill me. The following set makes me smile.

Digital artisans will want to download the PNG format, while lovers of the cut and paste method (I am one of you!) will want to choose the For Print version.

I have separated some of the bonnets from the print, but I left the print within the set because I thought that it was pretty and possibly decorative enough for a small frame or for a collage or decoupage project.

The elder lady, upper left, had such kind eyes, that I felt  disposed to add today's quote to her picture. This might be fun for a homemade decorative kitchen magnet, or for a birthday card, mightn't it?

The last picture of this post will be the elder lady with her quote.

Happy Jane Austen/Regency Era Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™Set: Jane Austen Era Bonnet Set 

Download Digi PNG format HERE

Download Print JPG format HERE

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Download Elder Lady (by herself) with Quote HERE

You are free to:

use the bonnets and the print of bonnets above 

in artwork that is for fun or for profit.

Please do not ever sell

the elder lady with the quote.

Thank you for helping me to  

keep free things free!

How the Doll's Standard Should Actually Look

How the project will look when done

This is only for Display purposes, of course. However, it seemed neglectful of me not to have include this in yesterday's post here at the Studio.

Included are some probably useful hints for successful completion of this little project.

The Download Link for the Template (or Pattern) may be found by following the Link HERE.

One more hint:
A little bit of something slightly heavy could add more stability once the doll is erect and attached. A coin or some other small item could help keep gusts of air from knocking her flat.

Happy Playtime Creativity!

For Display Purposes Only

(you may, of course, save it to

your computer for further reference)

Design of standard:

©Plush Possum Studio

Autumn Denim Collage Set 2 Ways

Autumn is Denim Season!

Earlier on, the Studio offered Collage Backgrounds in several different color ways, including denim blue. This was based upon the Pretty Papers collection which was begun here over 4 years ago. The original paper is well over 100 years old, and is an end sheet from an antique book in my own collection. Please read the red letter guidelines at the very bottom of this post.

The cloth buttons of this set are likewise in the Public Domain category, although these have had to be altered somewhat and now have even been colored to make the set a bit more fun to use. The acorns are cut from the same Pretty paper Collage backgrounds.

The links to the original backgrounds and the first 2 accessory sets may be found below.

Recently, the first mix and match sets with the same color ways as the backgrounds were offered. On offer today are two different ways with the stitching to the pocket. Other than that, these two sets are identical. One will have black stitching, while the other one will have tan colored stitching instead.

Shown first, below, is the Display Example of some possible ways to use this set. Following that will be a Display Copy of the set with black topstitching on the pocket. And following that will be the version with tan "thread" instead.

For the original Background Set, you may go HERE.
For the first Accessory Sets, you may go HERE.

Happy Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™ Autumn Denim Collage Accessories

Display Copy

(lower quality than the download, and for display only)

Set No. 1 may be downloaded in Digi PNG HERE

Download Print JPG version HERE

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Set No. 2 may be downloaded in Digi PNG HERE

Download Print JPG HERE

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You are free to:

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

You are not free to:

sell anything here as a part of a set.

Thank you for

helping us keep free things free!

Autumn Collage Accessories

To match our earlier Autumn Collage Papers

Here are 2 matching Accessory Sets which are made to go with our old Collage Background Sets, shown yesterday at G+.

To access those backgrounds, you may go HERE. These are all based on our Pretty Papers collection, the basis for which I scanned in and then altered myself. There, you will find all 7 color ways. Soon, hopefully there will be a few other Accessory Sets to mix and match using the rest of the colors involved. But for now, here are the first 2 sets.

Please read all red letter guidelines here with your
Happy Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™Autumn Collage Accessory Set #1

Download  Digital version HERE

Download For Print version HERE

Display Copy 

(of lower quality than the downloads)

PPSDigiScrap™ Autumn Collage Accessory Set #2

Download Digital version HERE

Download For Print version HERE

Display Copy

(of lower quality than the downloads)

You are free to:

use these free images in artwork for fun or profit.

You are not free to:

Sell any of these images in sets.

Let's keep free things free!

Thank You

Oceanic Beauty: A Colorful Ornamental Fish

A Fish Ornament for Page Decorating

This was originally found in the Public domain, yet had to be altered significantly before it could be used. Please read the red letter guidelines at the bottom of this post. Thank you.

I actually liked how different colors could be given to this fish so that its appearance could become very different. This made it a fairly versatile image to offer. The original colors of blue and salmon pink were augmented using Photoshop. Then, once other colors were tried, all of them seemed fairly successful. The copper colored one is a personal favorite.

Within the Background Set, offered previously, are the same colors of blue and pink. The Coral seems to work nicely as a darker version of this pink (at least on my screen--and everybody's is different, believe it or not). The Aquamarine Background seems to work nicely with the blue half of the more colorful version of this fish ornament. The Background Set, also in both sizes, may be found by going HERE.

Other accessories are likewise available in more than one post, so exploring this blog's most recent offerings might be fun.

Once the fish ornament became altered, other background colors were then added. In other words, it should all color coordinate fairly well, depending upon the style of printer in a guest's home office. That is the main reason for offering 7 different colors and numerous choices here at PPS.

Creative people love to use accessories! And we also love to use color!

So here is the Ornamental Fish Set, in 2 different sizes, one for Printing and one for purely Digital purposes. The print version should print fairly well using any home printer. The larger one, of course, is mainly for the DigiScrap crowd, and thus is not intended to fit the average home printer. 

Despite its usefulness in the making of scrapbooks and memory books, I can see this fish ornament as possibly being used in the making of a card or an art journal page. It's really very unusual, wouldn't you agree?

Happy Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™ Ornamental Fish Set

Download Digital version  (12 inch by 12 inch PNG) HERE

Download Printable (business size paper) version HERE

Display copy

(unsuitable for printing due to lower quality)

You are free to:

use any of the above images in art making

for either fun or for profit.

You are not free to:

ever sell any of them, either as is, or as a set (or in sets).

Let's allow free things to remain free!

Thank you.

Free Nautilus Graphics

PPSDigiScrap™ Nautilus Image for Digital or for Print

Visitors can expect the Purple Set tomorrow or the next day.

This entire project began with a set of backgrounds, each one in a different color. From Wet Sand and Coral to Aquamarine, each one has a different tone or quality. For the Background Set, which comes in 2 sizes, you can go HERE.

For a few ideas for the new Oceanic Beauty Set, you can go HERE.

The Accessories for this entire Set come in different colors as well. This will hopefully allow guests to either match or contrast, and to play with color! That is the beauty of free images, after all.
Please read all red letter guidelines and credits below our images. Thank you.

So here is the Nautilus Shell Set, ready to be used in either Digital or Adhesive creative techniques. It is hoped that this set will become useful for artists who are interested in this Oceanic Beauty style and theme.
Happy Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™ Nautilus Graphics

Download Digi PNG version HERE

Download For Print JPG HERE

Display Copy

(unsuitable for printing)

You are free to:

make artwork for fun or for profit with any of these images.

You are not free to:

sell any of the above images as they are.

The original image is in the Public Domain.

Let's allow free things to remain free!

Thank you.

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.

Free DigiScrap Ocean backgrounds

Oceanic Beauty Backgrounds
PPSDigiScrap™ Oceanic Beauty Set Part 2

This new set began ages ago. I can't even recall exactly when every part of it was initially found and processed. Please read our credits and the red letter guidelines below these images.

It all begins with the background, and so that will have to be the first thing to supply our fellow DigiScrappers, Book Artists, Collage Artists, and Crafters with today.

This Background comes in 2 sizes, and in 7 color choices for each size. One is For Print, the other mainly Digi, unless you happen to have a Printer with the 12 inch by 12 inch size format option.

HINT: It is recommended that, if you should decide to use the Print version that is the smaller of the 2 being offered today, that all margins be adjusted on your computer's printer. The smaller, the better. Some printers allow for no margins at all. Even one eight of an inch would accommodate the best part of the smaller size here.

Soon to follow will be the Accessory Sets, some items from which were used in the Examples, shown in today's earlier post. These come in several different color ways and with many creative options to choose from.

But now for the Backgrounds. First will be the For Print Size, followed immediately by the DigiScrap size. This will be true for every color. All colors currently available in the set will be listed in this post, and in both sizes.

Happy Creativity!

PPSDigiScrap™ Oceanic Beauty Backgrounds

Download For Print 11 inch by 8.5 inch version HERE

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(not suitable for printing)

Download DigiScrap 12 inch by 12 inch version HERE

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Purple

Download For Print version HERE

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(unsuitable for printing)

Download DigiScrap Size HERE

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(lower resolution than the download)

Aquamarine

Download For Print version HERE

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(not suitable for printing)

Download DigiScrap Size HERE

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(lower resolution than the download)

Aegean

Download For Print Size HERE

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(unsuitable for printing)

Download DigiScrap Size HERE

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(lower resolution than the download)

Sea Leaves

Download For Print Size HERE

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Download DigiScrap Size HERE

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Seaweed

Download For print Size HERE

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(unsuitable for printing)

Download DigiScrap Size HERE

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(lower resolution than the download)

Wet Sand

Download For Print Size HERE

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(unsuitable for printing)

Download DigiScrap Size HERE 

Display Copy

(lower resolution than the download)

You are free to:

use the above backgrounds in projects for the fun of it.

The digital brushes used are not licensed for sale.

Please visit obsidiandawn.com 's Terms of Use page (at that link) for more details on your rights and theirs.

You are not free to:

Sell the above images for any reason, even if you decide to alter them or add to them.

Let's keep free things free!

Thank you.