Free Butterfly Coloring Page

Time to get out the colors in your favorite medium as these butterflies need color!

This particular new PPSColorMe™page was so simple to update for coloring that it is Free and in the Public Domain. 
The Butterflies speak for themselves.

Happy Summertime Creativity!

PPSColorMe™Butterflies

Download HERE

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"Abalone" Button Alphabet

The idea came to me that I was being too limited with the design choices for my Antique Button Alphabet Sets.

This led to some new ideas that will allow for more color choices when using some of the Alphabet Button Sets I'm soon to be offering here at PPS. All the lovely colors that flow into each other I thought would make it easier for my Book Arts guests (altered books, journaling, scrapping tags, etc etc etc) to use due to color variation in this set. 

Once again, 1 inch circular punches or cutters will be useful for cutting these buttons away from their page.

Please honor my copyrights by following the red letter Guidelines located at the foot of the post. Thank you.

This time, I went for what I call "vivid pastels," if that's not a contradiction in terms. The reason such a nickname for the colors in these buttons works is owing to their initial source: a lovely mottled, blurry paua shell. The paua is a member of the abalone family, the name for which is a Maori word. For more about this beautifully shelled endangered species, please visit the article HERE.

This set might be of use when making art for this (American) Mother's Day, and this year (2017) that is only 2 days away as of today. And aren't beautiful pauas worth rescuing for the delight of future generations? The nature-conscious people of New Zealand believe that they are, and I know I do too.

As per usual, I've included one full alphabet per downloadable page along with 10 digits, 1 ampersand and 1 exclamation mark.

Happy creativity!

PPS™ One Inch Antique Button Alphabet: Abalone

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You are free to:

Use my Abalone Button Alphabet

in artwork that may be either

given or traded (as in

ATCs, etc.).

You are not free to:

ever sell anything made using

any of these letters

even if you alter them first.

(You may alter them otherwise, 
just not for sale, please)

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Backgrounds for the Rainy Day Set

As promised, here they both are!

One Pink, one Blue - it's your choice! The Blue has already been seen here in the Display of the first post for this Set, but you can see the entire matching Set by following this link HERE.

Please respect my copyrights as well as those of the digital brush artist to whom I give credit (below the display versions). And, as always, please also follow the red letter Guidelines located at the foot of nearly every post at this blog, including this one. Thank you.

Happy Rainy Day Creativity!

PPS™Rainy Day Spring Set Backgrounds

Download Pink HERE

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Download Blue HERE

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Digital Brush Credits for this design:

www.melsbrushes.co.uk

You are free to:

use the above 2 Backgrounds

in projects that are 

to be given and not sold.

You are not free to:

ever sell either for any reason,

even if you use altering techniques first.

Thank you

for helping me to 

keep free things free!

Rainy Day Spring Set

"April showers bring May flowers" is a very old rhyme which is the theme of this brand new Set.

The Set below is complete with matching Accessories such as Photo Corners and Button Alphabets in 2 colors. My next post will offer two further free downloads. These could be used in gifts or cards for Mother's Day as well as for year round creative fun.

For Personal Use Only: 
This is not a set to use in anything you make that is to be for sale. 
The reasons are as follows: 
Parts of this set must not be sold for certain legal reasons. Unless you have purchased a license from the digital brush designer, Mel Rodicq Creative, the Fancy Edges patterning used by me for this set may never be sold under any circumstances. (For more information, please follow the link, HERE) Those parts include the Trim (located at the top of the Download) and the Backgrounds (for those, please follow this link HERE) 
Everything else you see here is 100% mine, none of which I am offering to be used in items that are for sale. This is a Special Set. The digital brush designer whose free brushes I've used for this project has copyrights, too. Please respect all copyrights listed and follow the red letter Guidelines listed in this post. Thank you.

The illustration that inspired this new Set is from Victorian times when crinolines, petticoats and decorated bonnets were in fashion. The three girls are sheltering from a retreating rain storm under one very large umbrella. They seem happy in each others' company, don't they? I've chosen the three colors that were featured most often within the illustration in the other Downloads. Note how there are two colors of trim, along with their matching buckles, plus two 1 inch buttons and two 1/2 inch buttons in the first Download. The same buttons I've used in my new 1 inch Button Alphabets (same colors). 

For the Alphabets, you will need only a 1" diameter circular paper punch or cutter. For the rest, a 1/2" diameter one should be sufficient. As for the Bonnet Badge, it is 2 inches in width. Perhaps a circle cutter would work better for that item if hand snipping using your scissors wouldn't be your choice.

The entire Set is a PPS Exclusive, and that includes my new Bonnet Badge that can be made into a sticker or decal or else collaged as is onto your surface of choice. Everything has my copyrights, so you mustn't sell anything you see here, even if it is altered by you or someone else. This protects my copyrights and at the same time allows you to have my stock to use for free.

Posted below in order of appearance, is the first Download, followed by the Accessories. 

The matching Background Downloads, one in Pink and one in Blue, will be offered in the next post. You may follow the link HERE for both (Please see the red letter Guidelines and Credits there as the same rules apply to both the Backgrounds and this set. thank you).
:)

Happy Rainy Day Creativity!

PPS™Book Arts Set: Rainy Day

Download the Set HERE

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Digital Brush Credits:

Fancy Edges and Flower pattern 

(used in ribbon trim shown at top in the picture above, along with the Backgrounds)

www.melsbrushes.co.uk

For Rules of Use and License Information, please go to:

http://melsbrushes.co.uk/terms-of-use

Display No. 2 in Blue

Download the Labels HERE

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Download Button Alphabet 1 HERE

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Download Button Alphabet 2 HERE

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Download Photo Corner Set HERE

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You are free to:

use any of the above items

shown here in artwork and/or crafting

that is to be either kept by you or given away freely.

Please credit me with a link to this particular post. 

Thank you.

You are not free to:

ever sell my designs in this set 

for any reason whatsoever,

even if they have been altered by you first.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Free Spring ATC Set No. 4: Fuchsia!

Still more choices to come!

Very shortly, I'll be ready to offer at least 2 new different styles of free ATC Backgrounds. Hopefully, there will be a little something for everyone.

Please honor all copyrights here by following the red letter Guidelines offered at the foot of this post. Thank you.

Today's 2 posts continue with yesterday's theme, that of the colors of Spring. This particular set includes 6 different ways to use some of spring's sweet pink Fuchsia tones for art fun. I do hope visitors will enjoy using this new set. For more ATC fun here at PPS, you may follow the link to my entire free ATC Backgrounds collection HERE.

Happy Artist Trading Card Creativity!

PPS™ATC Backgrounds Set: Fabulous Fuchsia

Download HERE

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Digital Brush Credit:

(swirls flanking the download's title)

www.obsidiandawn.com

You are free to:

make art with, display and Trade

my Artist Trading Cards Backgrounds.

You are not free to:

ever sell them in any way,

even if you alter my design.

Please protect my copyrights.

Thank you

for helping me to 

keep free things free!

Spring ATC Freebies Week Continues

The more choices, the merrier!

At least, I see it that way this week. Very shortly, I'll be ready to offer some different styles of free ATC Backgrounds. Hopefully, there just might be something for everyone.

Please honor all copyrights here by following the red letter Guidelines offered at the foot of this post. Thank you.

Today's 2 posts continue with yesterday's theme, that of the colors of Spring. The set includes 6 different ways to use spring's Lilac tones for art fun. I do hope visitors will enjoy using this new set. For more ATC fun here at PPS, you may follow the link to my entire ATC Backgrounds collection HERE.

Happy Artist Trading Card Creativity!

PPS™ATC Backgrounds Set: Luscious Lilac

Download HERE

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Digital Brush Credit:

(swirls flanking the download's title)

www.obsidiandawn.com

You are free to:

make art with, display and Trade

my Artist Trading Cards Backgrounds.

You are not free to:

ever sell them in any way,

even if you alter my design.

Please protect my copyrights.

Thank you

for helping me to 

keep free things free!

Spring ATC Set 2: Springtime Blues

Spring is finally here, and with it some stormy skies and fresh new leaves.

Please respect my copyrights by following the red letter Guidelines located at the foot of this post. Thank you.

I truly enjoy making ATC Backgrounds. It's so much fun! I get to break any design rule I choose to, and nobody minds, least of all me. This second set popped into my head earlier today along with thoughts of the first one which I already I posted.  

The set includes 6 different ways to use spring's blues for art fun. I do hope visitors will enjoy using this new set. For more ATC fun here at PPS, you may follow the following link to the entire ATC Backgrounds collection HERE.

Happy Artist Trading Card Creativity!

PPS™ATC Backgrounds Set: Springtime Blues

Download HERE

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(lower quality than the download)

Digital Brush Credit:

(swirls flanking the download's title)

www.obsidiandawn.com

You are free to:

make art with, display and Trade

my Artist Trading Cards Backgrounds.

You are not free to:

ever sell them in any way,

even if you alter my design.

Please protect my copyrights.

Thank you

for helping me to 

keep free things free!

Springy New ATC Background Set

Spring is finally here, and with it some stormy skies and fresh new leaves.

Please respect my copyrights by following the red letter Guidelines located at the foot of this post. Thank you.

I truly enjoy making ATC Backgrounds. It's so much fun! I get to break any design rule I choose to, and nobody minds, least of all me. This set popped into my head earlier today along with thoughts of springtime.  

The set includes 6 different ways to use spring's greens for art fun. I do hope visitors will enjoy using this new set. For more ATC fun here at PPS, you may follow the following link to the entire ATC Backgrounds collection HERE.

For a larger printable version of the lower middle one with the shabby chic polka dots (slightly different color), you may follow this link HERE.

Happy Artist Trading Card Creativity!

PPS™ATC Backgrounds Set: Spring Green

Download HERE

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Digital Brush Credit:

(swirls flanking the download's title)

www.obsidiandawn.com

You are free to:

make art with, display and Trade

my Artist Trading Cards Backgrounds.

You are not free to:

ever sell them in any way,

even if you alter my design.

Please protect my copyrights.

Thank you

for helping me to 

keep free things free!

New Paper Doll Visiting Outfit 2 Ways

Do you recognize something about Victoria's new visiting dress? 

Victoria's cousin, Mercy has a maternity smock with the very same sleeves and neckline. Most young Victorian women and girls knew how to sew for their family members, as well as for their homes and for themselves. The two cousins are no different. 

Please follow the red letter Guidelines for both versions of this outfit at the foot of this post. Thank you.

Mercy had to adapt their shared pattern in order to make herself a smock with some pretty details. She paired it with a maternity skirt of a matching color way. You may see that outfit by following this link HERE. 

Victoria's version of the same dress is, of course, not for an expectant mother, but rather for herself. I'm offering this two ways, the first with a frilly short cape tucked under one arm, and the other without the little cape. I've added a purse for the very first time. Previously, she's carried a parasol or perhaps a gift or a Gladstone bag (a kind of large handbag made for traveling). Both outfit downloads include a hat for every hair color. 

Fairly soon, I hope to be able to offer a few items about Mercy and Tom's new baby, as well as some new adventures for Victoria and her family.

Happy Playtime Creativity!

PPSPlaytime™: Victoria's New Visiting Dress

(with wrap)

Download HERE

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PPSPlaytime™: Victoria's New Visiting Dress No. 2

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You are free to:

play with or share or trade the items 

offered in this post.

You are not free to:

ever sell either of them

in any form,

even if you alter them.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Free Forest Coloring Page

From an old engraving or print of a peaceful scene among some trees with a herd of wild deer.

Suitable for framing, this could either be tinted or else completely colored in using colored pencils, etc. and made to look either summery or autumnal. Actually, spring's lighter greens might work well for this printable too. A further option might be to leave it just as it already looks.

As this was a very simple printable to make, and required very little alteration at my end of things, I have chosen to leave this one in the wide open world of the Public Domain.

Happy Autumn Creativity!

PPSColorMe™: Deer forest

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You are free to:

Do what you will

with this printable.

This particular one is totally free

and remains in the Public Domain.

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

:)

Free Bible Verse Garden Labels

A newer version of a previous set.

I won't be available for a while yet, but thought that I would offer this free new set. The original set may be found at the following link HERE. 
Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Bible Verse Garden Label Set

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You are free to:

use the labels in either of the 2 sets here

in artwork or crafting

that is either for fun or for profit.

Please be kind and attribute.

You are not free to:

ever repackage anything in either set

for the purposes of selling any or all of them.

To do otherwise would be a form of a theft.

Thank you so much

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

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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!

Special New Paper Doll Dress

Victoria's pretty new best Sunday dress

I'd been putting off doing any new paper doll things for a while. I think we all needed a bit of a change for a few weeks, don't you?
;)

Please observe the red letter Guidelines at the very bottom of today's post. Thank you.

This special dress is a gift from Grandmother Lacey. Victoria is very pleased and grateful for this new addition to her wardrobe. She is especially pleased with the floral pattern in the fabric of the dress. 

There is to be a splendid dinner at her Aunt and Uncle Lacey's this coming Sunday. For her younger cousins there will be games and playful music. If it rains, the children's gathering will take place inside, in the very grand Conservatory, while the adults will enjoy the day in the dining and music rooms. Cousin Mercy's new husband, Tom has promised to bring along a new camera he has very lately purchased.

I've included all 5 different hair colors, each one with its own copy of the outfit's hat.

This outfit did require hours of work before it could be made to look presentable enough. For one thing, the image I had to work with was flawed and spotty in places. For another, the fit would not work right at first.

Note
This outfit has a number of very tricky cutting areas. My suggestion is to reinforce the 3 grey tabs on the dress with clear tape, such as gift wrapping tape, at the back prior to cutting. Also, adult or elder sibling fingers might find this project less challenging, especially at the shoulder line. The same might be said for the hat. 
It is best to not cut away the blank spaces located under either arm and between arms and torso. (That's because this was a fairly tricky fit, and the sleeves could not be altered to fit perfectly without ruining their look.)

The Hat Tab may be attached as mentioned in other paper doll outfit posts. That is, start at the very tip top with a thin line of glue stick glue when attaching the tab to the back of the hat. Add more glue bit by bit only as necessary until the hat will fit the doll's head.

For anyone new to the PPS Paper Doll line, there is a category in the bar right below the banner above. That page contains some links that you might find useful.

Thank you for stopping by with your
Happy Creativity!

PPSPlaytime™: Victoria's Best Sunday Dress

Download HERE

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©RHMcGuinn as are all of the rest of the Paper Dolls, outfits, rooms, Scenes and Accessories, including standards. 

Thanks for the courtesy.

Guidelines

You are free to:

play with or give or trade

this outfit.

You are not free to:

 repackage it or alter it

for the purpose of selling it.

Otherwise, that would be selling 

my own hours of work and effort

(a form of theft).

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!

Butterfies in Flight

From an old full color plate illustration.

I was in the mood for something light, airy and pretty. I hope this suits your mood, too.

Please see the Guidelines below for more information. Thank you.

I've cleaned and cleared this one up a little, plus brightened it somewhat, as it was looking a bit drab and tired. And butterflies need to be full of light and loveliness, don't they?
:)

Thank you for stopping by with your ~
Happy Creativity!

PPS™ Butterflies in Midair 

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I'd appreciate credit and a link back

to this post. 

Thank you

for helping me to

keep free things free!