Free Decorative Frames

Plush Page Frames for SOC5!

Sorry to be so late to the party, but at last we have an entry for the SOC5 challenge for the week!

That challenge? Two Purples, One Yellow.

I LOVE purple, as anybody who knows me can tell you, so this was an extra fun challenge, even though there wasn't much time for it this week.

We went over the top this time by using more than was suggested, and hope that Kristin will not mind (are you kidding?--we know that this wouldn't bother any true lover of color!). We've taken her wonderful idea for us to use two purples and then made use of a few more as well. This was really fun! As for the yellow part of the prompt, we decided to play upon that theme by using a goldenrod color for the one frame and metallic yellowy gold for the two others that are not all purple in tone.

The basic "fabric" of the frames is all from scanned imagery by our Studio, being old fashioned end paper from an antique book. We've changed it and used some software which allows us to make frames, and then added a few touches to these frames to keep it a little more interesting for you.

I suppose, by choosing to go beyond the bounds of the rules, that we have cheated just a wee bit. You could call it "Several purples, two yellows" instead, if you care to.
;)

We hope our guests will enjoy this little offering of purple and gold in good health along with their 
Happy Creativity!

Two Purples One Yellow Frame Set

Download HERE

You are free to:

use these frames in artwork for fun or for profit.

You are not free to:

repackage them in any way for sale.

Please respect our gifts for the public's use.

Thank you.

Pretty Papers for Your Artwork

Dear Friends: We are just as happy as can be you like our designs here at PPS. There's just one thing, however, we would like to share before it is too late. The designs you see here, prior to our changeover to better settings for our scanner and equipment, programs, etc., may well have been faulty from the start. This error is now being corrected. However, it may not be correctable in all cases. This particular offering has been found to be faulty for printing. It may, however, still be used via digital art-making, just not as a print-worthy option. Please see our newest and upgraded selections, all of which will be noticeable via the "Download HERE" or "Downloadable Version HERE" phrases. New to our site? DO be selective with your choices. As we are in the process of changing our lineup for you all, it may yet take some time to come full circle to give our best.

We are sorry for the inconvenience and hope to do better in future.

Thank You

The Studio
I found one of the prettiest patterns imaginable this morning hidden between a book and its cover. Consider it the book's lingerie, if you will. I then changed out its color a few times for you, leaving a few flaws to play with at your leisure. I'll give you the existing color  first, followed by candy colors--see it as wallpaper for a greeting card, a valentine's cover, an ATC's background or detailing. I may have to try some of these myself!
Happy Creating!

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The Original Book Liner

Green

 Bluebell

Lilac

Rose

Scanned Imagery courtesy PPS Archives

You are free to:

make art with these for fun or profit

provided you will credit our work

(a link to our site shows us that you care)

You are not free to:

Repackage any of these for sale.

Thank you 

for respecting our gift to the public.

TODAY'S FREE IMAGERY: Parts of an antique book

This is a 115 year old copy of The Complete Works of Shakespeare. I include for your enjoyment its spine, which has a lovely tattered appeal for me. Its leather covers were falling off as I picked it up. I hope someday to include a few pages from it here. The whole thing is bound rather like a dictionary, with indents for your thumb, and labeled, gold on black inside each tiny indent. This won't show up on a scanner, unfortunately, but we have some fun stuff to play with here anyhow.
The Plush Possum

Remember to always click on your chosen imagery 

to get the biggest size I offer. This will ensure the 

quality will be of a higher grade.

The Spine

The Fly Leaf

Scanned Imagery courtesy PPS Archives

Free for Public Domain Use