This printable scrap paper is for personal use only. Click on the preview image to download the full size paper.
Here’s a list of some wonderful sources for stock vintage imagery, photos and ephemera. You absolutely NEED photos of Victorian ladies, misty sepia children in smocks and dignified bearded guys in hats..
There are literally thousands of these public domain photos, clip art and decorative designs to browse through in the site listed below, so sit back with your laptop and a cup of coffee and enjoy a visual trip into the past.. You can use all these for your creative projects – and with most of them commercial use is ok, but don’t take my word for it – please read the license terms on each website/image carefully.
Antique Clipart
Beautiful collection of vintage coloured clip art. These are the kinds of designs you often see used for decoupage. The free images are small in size so are best for web use rather than print, but you can pay a small fee to download a larger image.
Visit the site: http://antiqueclipart.com/
Dated Images
Vintageimages on GenPics.Org is a site devoted to displaying dated photographs. These are particularly interesting because of the discussion and information about each of the images.
Visit the site: http://datedimages.genpics.org/
Clipart History
Free Public-domain historical clipart – the clipart covering all ages of the Worlds History from pre-historic. Includes a great section of vintage decorative borders and other decorative elements, illuminated letters and alphabets.
Visit the site: http://www.clipart-history.com/
Grandmas Graphics
From Harry Clarke to 1890′s storybooks, there’s a treasury of unique images or clipart for use on your web pages or in other design or craft project. Content that you probably won’t find anywhere else online.
Visit the site: http://www.grandmasgraphics.com/index.php
Reusable Art
This is a collection of copyright free images chosen for crafters by a crafter. There are free drawings, paintings, and illustrations that have been rescued from old print materials that have since gone out of print and would have remained on the bookshelves of history..
Visit the site: http://www.reusableart.com/
Brady-Handy Collection
An amazing collection of over 4,000 vintage photographs (mostly portraits of super stylin’ old dudes with beards) from the Brady-Handy Collection, which was purchased by the United States Library of Congress in 1954.
Visit the site: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?st=grid&co=brhc
Daguerreotypes
The daguerreotype process was the first practical method of obtaining permanent images with a camera. There are approximately 700 daguerreotypes in this collection from the Library of Congress. Most of the images are portraits, but the collection does include a few early architectural views, outdoor scenes, and copies of works of art.
Visit the site: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/search/?st=grid&co=dag
Art-e-zine
Loads to discover here on this page of links to collections of vintage images. Most of these images are contributed by art-e-zine visitors. Some are in the public domain but check carefully before you use them.
Visit the site: http://www.art-e-zine.co.uk/vintageresources.html
Flickr Vintage photo pool
A collection of 485 vintage photos on flickr. To the best of the authors knowledge all images are copyrightfree, and in public domain, however they are NOT to be sold on CD’s, Collage sheets etc.
Visit this page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrysti/sets/72057594064002193/
Vintage Printables
Free vintage images – mostly naturalist, botanical and scientific. Its says on the site that there are 27067 images - luckily they are searchable by keywords!
Visit the site: http://vintageprintable.com/wordpress/archives/browse-all-the-images/
What is a public domain image?
Read the page on the link above before you start grabbing stuff! Google defines public domain images as follows.. “The public domain is an intellectual property designation for the range of content that is not owned or controlled by anyone. These materials are public property, and available for anyone to use freely (the “right to copy”) for any purpose. …”
Today I came across this lovely free digital scrapbooking kit by Rosa-Socken from Germany. The kit is really well put together and the palette is gorgeous. You can download it from her page on Deviant Art. Enjoy!
I’m in love with these four scrapbook papers from Helena at Super Freebies. Lovely floral illustration and soft colours. Please check the terms of use with the artist before you use them. Download here
Ps. I’m not certain if Helena is the artist or whether she just shared these on her blog – if anyone knows do let me know!
This is a set of 12 digital scrapbook paper textured paper overlays, for personal or commercial use. Download free from Patterntrail.
Free PNG notepaper stock – there are no restrictions on use, so you can use for your personal or commercial projects. The file is large -9.6mb
Here’s a set of 5 free repeat patterns. I used this great palette called Mystery Machine to create this set.
For personal use only.
And a 6 x 6″ digital paper too… Click to see it at full size and download
Also check out my new site Patterntrail – for repeat vector patterns, scrapbook or craft pattern papers and more.
Also check out my new site Patterntrail – for repeat vector patterns, scrapbook or craft pattern papers and more.
An A4 paper texture – free for commercial or personal use. The image is a high quality JPEG. Credit required!
A pattern collection inspired by traditional canal boat designs. The 4 different patterns can be used as fills in Illustrator or Photoshop, as repeating web backgrounds, for textile designs or scrapbook papers.
FORMATS INCLUDED
Vector EPS pattern swatches x 4 (CMYK)
High res JPEG pattern tiles x 4 (RGB, 300 dpi, 1000 x 1500 pixels on average)
Photoshop pattern set (PAT file)
LICENSING
For personal or commercial use with no extra credit required, standard license included
Free Sample
To take a closer look at this set, download a free 8″ x 8″ mini paper. For personal use only
