Free Christmas Scrapbook Paper

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This free Christmas scrapbook paper features colorful gingerbread men, Christmas trees and candy canes on a white background. It's fun and festive and I'm sure you'll find plenty of uses for it. The images on it match not only my free Christmas clip art, but also my Christmas scrapbook paper collection and free Christmas party invitations. So if you like the images on this design, there are a lot more where they came from!

NOTE: Click the scrapbook image once, then click it again when the paper appears in the new window. This will show you the final size art.

I hope you'll enjoy making projects with this free scrapbook paper or any of the other images in my collection. Please come back  to download some more free scrapbooking supplies!

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Free New Years Scrapbook Paper

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This colorful free New Years scrapbook paper really captures the fun of a night out at a New Years Eve party -- champagne, streamers, confetti and all. It would be great for a New Year scrapbook or card or even to wrap a small gift. It's bold black and white design that features touches of blue, orange, magenta, yellow and green will perk up whatever you use it on. And if you'd like to use the matching clip art to continue your New Years theme and give you more flexibility, please visit my free New Years clip art hub.

Although it's a little early, I'd like to wish you a wonderful 2010! Can you believe it's going to be 2010 already? When I was a kid, it seemed like the year 2010 wouldn't even happen in my lifetime because it was something out of science fiction. Well, now it's almost here. Let's all make it a good one. 

I hope you'll enjoy making projects with this free New Years Eve scrapbook paper or any of the other scrapbook papers in my collection. Please come back  to download some more free scrapbooking supplies!

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Free Halloween Masks Scrapbook Paper

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I know it might seem strange, but my scrapbook papers like children to me. I nurture each one along and then eventually send it out into the world to see what it can accomplish. To my surprise, the Halloween masks scrapbook paper in this post came back as the wonderful handmade card shown below, created by Clear and Simple Stamps for Take the Challenge Tuesday. Clear and Simple has regular Tuesday challenges, so if you want to have some fun, subscribe to their blog for updates. They also have a Let's Get Punchy challenge, so check that out, too, if you love the creative use of punches. A fence punch was used for the card design and I think it adds an oh-so-cute touch. 

There are actually two versions of the Halloween mask scrapbook paper design above -- this one with small masks and another with larger masks. I'm not sure which size was used for the card, but if you'd like to create something similar, you might as well have access to both. Just click here to see the larger version. There are also plenty of other free scrapbook paper designs on that page. 

I sure love seeing what people do with my babies, so thanks again for sharing, Clear and Simple!

I hope you'll be inspired to make a lot of fun projects with this free Halloween scrapbook paper or any of the others in my collection. Please come back  to download the free scrapbooking supplies I'll to post in  the future. 

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Free Happy Pumpkins Halloween Scrapbook Paper

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I couldn't resist these carved Jack-o-lantern pumpkin photos I found on Picnik, so I made them into another one of my free Halloween scrapbook papers. I chose only smiling pumpkins (and one that has the time-honored "Trick or Treat" carved into it), because I don't like the scary side of Halloween as much as the more whimsical and fun aspects. Not that I think there's anything wrong with the wilder side of Halloween; I've just never been one for gross or scary stuff. So we've got photos of a bunch of very happy pumpkins, gathered together for your scrapbooking pleasure. Personally, I think this design is a hoot.

I'm several days away from receiving the new Photoshop software I ordered from Amazon.com and I can't wait to get it. I'm sure I'll be able to do ever so much more with my images once I master its use. It's going to be fun!

I hope you make a lot of fun projects with this free Halloween scrapbook paper. Please come back again for more of my free scrapbooking supplies.

Free Scrollwork Scrapbook Paper

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This free scrollwork scrapbook paper features a cool dandelion-like design in black on white. It matches the black scrollwork scrapbook paper I already posted on this blog, as well as a version I posted on my vintage scrapbooking blog that has a tan background that makes it sort of look like a vintage scrapbook paper. I happen to like stripes with scroll work, so eventually I'll probably post a black and white striped paper design you can also pair with these.

Until now I've been making my scrapbook papers in Fireworks and Picnik. But I'm ready to step up to PhotoShop and see what kind of fun things I can create with that. I'm really looking forward to it. I'll be sure to share what I make!

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Free Halloween Bats Scrapbook Paper

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This free orange Halloween scrapbook paper features black bats flying every which way, presumably getting ready for Halloween. It's a great complement to the black Halloween spider scrapbook paper and Halloween journaling card I posted a few months ago, if I do say so myself. ::grin:: It's part of my much larger Halloween paper crafts collection, which has all kinds of creepy but fun Halloween themes like skeletons, Frankenstein, ghosts, witches, spiders and Halloween masks on scrapbooking papers, journaling cards and borders.

The bats on this scrapbook paper design actually triggered a cascade of childhood memories for me. My boyfriend wrote in one of his motivational books about how certain sights, smells and sounds "anchor" in us if they have a special meaning, are traumatic or otherwise stand out in some way. Once that anchor is in place, all you have to do is experience the trigger and all the memories anchored to it come flooding in. That's what these black bats did for me.

Cover of Batman - The Movie

My first bat-related anchor is a pleasant one. When I was eight or so, I attended the Bar Mitzvah of our neighbor's son, which happened to be conducted by the rabbi who lived next door to them. I was friendly with the rabbi's son and daughter, because they were around my age and I went to school with them. I had no idea what a Bar Mitzvah was but my mom, dad and I dressed in our Sunday best and off we went to the temple, which was only a few blocks away. I don't remember much about the service, except that I didn't understand it. What I do remember -- and here comes the bat connection -- was that Adam West, the original Batman, was there. He was a friend of the Bar Mitzvah boy's parents, so he was a guest there just like the rest of us. For those who weren't even alive then, let me tell you that today's equivalent of being in the same room with Batman would be to spend the afternoon with Beyonce Knowles or Seth Rogen, depending on your preference. (Or just fill in the modern celebrity of your choice.) It was quite a thrill. Coincidentally, Adam West also had a brief appearance in one of my favorite movies, Drop Dead Gorgeous. So if you don't know him as Batman, maybe you know him as the slightly lascivious beauty pageant host.

The other bat anchor was actually connected to that experience, because it involves the rabbi and his family. But while the other experience was wonderful, the second one was decidedly tragic. Apparently the rabbi and his wife weren't home one afternoon and their three children decided to play with their backyard barbecue. I'll keep the details brief, because the results were horrendous. Suffice it to say that a flame from the barbecue traveled up a stream of lighter fluid to the can, which was being held by one of the kids. It ignited instantly, creating a fireball. Two survived and one didn't. The daughter held on for a while before she died and I think her death broke the remaining family's spirit so badly that they had to move out of the house. I believe the rabbi also gave up his post at that temple that was walking distance from the block on which we lived. For a short period of time after that I saw him walking by our house to go to work with his head hung low. And then I never saw any of them again. But I still think of the incident as if it happened yesterday.

So I'm going to go back to thinking about Adam West now; it's much more pleasant. It's a little hard to steer the focus back to Halloween bat scrapbook paper but that's why you're here, right? So let's all shake off the bad bats and embrace the fun ones on this design. I hope you find lots of fun uses for it.

I hope you'll come back soon to download more of my free scrapbooking supplies. I promise not to tell any more sad stories for a while.

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Free Black Scrollwork Scrapbook Paper

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I love black scrapbook paper, and I recently felt the urge to create some. The result was this printable black scrollwork scrapbook paper design, which features a dandelion-like image I found in Picnik. I also made a reverse black-on-white version, which I may post eventually. That black-on-white scrapbook paper design was also the basis for a faux-vintage scrollwork scrapbook paper, which I've posted on my Vintage Scrapbooking blog. It has a tan background with a subtle brown design, so it's a little less bold than the design on this page.

But I have to say, I liked this black background version the best of all that I played around with. Either that says I have a dark personality or I just like that black looks so classy and clean. It probably uses up a good bit of printer ink, too; but hey, let's all live a little.

I love to use black patterned backgrounds like this in combination with just a little glitter paper (I got mine in an assortment of gorgeous colors from Target) to form a frame, topped by a colorful vintage image. You can use the black scrapbook paper underneath the glitter paper or the other way around; either way is pretty. I've made some lovely handmade cards using that technique.

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Free Grandparents Day Scrapbook Paper

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Here's something you don't see every day: Grandparents Day scrapbook paper. Grandparents Day is on the first Sunday after Labor Day (Sunday, September 13 in 2009), so I thought this paper would come in handy right about now, because you don't have to just use it for scrapbooking; it also makes great wrapping paper for small Grandparents Day gifts.

I envy those of you who still have your grandparents around to honor on Grandparents Day. My paternal grandfather died before I was born and his wife passed on when I was very young. My maternal grandparents lived until I was in my later teens but that was a very long time ago! I still remember the way my maternal grandfather sang to me when I was a little girl. He also paid for my education, because my father died when I was a young teenager and there wasn't a lot of money in the household. I owe my being able to create scrapbook paper to him, because he paid for a special technical training program that taught me graphic design. So, all these years later, I'd like to say a public "thanks" to my Grandpa Fred for his love and support.

I just posted a hub with more Grandparents Day scrapbook papers, along with some clip art that can also be used as Grandparents Day cards. Feel free to hop on over and do some downloading. Also, check out all the other images in the sidebar and follow me on Twitter for a continuous daily flow of art freebies.

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Free Vintage Flower Scrapbook Paper

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Summer is starting to wind down, which is just fine with me. I'm more than a little tired of the heat. One thing I could never get tired of, however, are these vintage flowers, which summon the feeling of summer because of their cheerful colors. I bet you'll find these vintage pink roses and camellias and blue forget-me-nots useful any time of year though. They're perfect for scrapbooks or handmade cards for birthdays, weddings, graduations, anniversaries or even for baby showers.

This vintage flower scrapbook paper is part of a larger collection I just posted on one of my hubs. The page features 14 other designs -- all of them free. I've also created a set of vintage pink roses scrapbook paper that I will be posting soon.

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Free Orange Leaves Fall Scrapbook Paper

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This free fall scrapbook paper conjures up images of fallen orange leaves on a rainy autumn afternoon. You know what I mean? When it's raining and the leaves layer one on top of another on the ground to form a wet carpet?

Pardon me for waxing rhapsodic; I guess I'm just craving fall. Although it's cooled down over the last few days, it's been a generally brutal summer here in South Florida and I'm ready for cooler weather.

This fall scrapbook paper is part of a much larger collection of fall and Thanksgiving scrapbook papers I just finished, which include a wide variety of free printable designs. This falling leaves scrapbook paper is one of the more subtle designs. There are also some bold and colorful whimsical trees and leaves, pumpkins, turkeys, acorns, "Happy Thanksgiving" wishes and some coordinating stripes and solids in fall colors. If you like orange, brown, avocado and acid green, dusty pink, maroon or rust, you'll probably like this collection of free scrapbook papers. Many of these are just perfect for Thanksgiving crafts like these.

As always, most of the components for these scrapbook papers came from designs I found on Picnik, the free online graphics program. To learn how to use Picnik to design your own free printables, read my tutorial that explains how to create your own art.

I hope you make some beautiful things using this free fall scrapbook paper! Please come back soon to download more free scrapbooking supplies.

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