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Click on the spring butterfly scrapbook paper to see it full size

Spring sprang a few days ago, so it's only appropriate to post this free spring butterfly scrapbook paper. Featuring pastel colored plaid and fluttering butterflies, this design makes me feel like taking a walk in the sunshine. I hope it brightens your day, too, and that you enjoy using it.

If you're interested in other spring-like papers, be sure to see my Easter scrapbook layouts and embellishments and large collection of brightly colored and vintage butterfly scrapbook papers. They're pretty cheerful too.

And be sure to see the sidebar for even more free stuff from Free Scrapbooking Supplies!

Click on the vintage scrapbook embellishments to see them full size



These gorgeous vintage flower frame is useful in so many ways for scrapbooking. Of course, it can be used for digital scrapbooking but you can also print it and use manicure scissors or a craft knife to cut around the detailed edges. If you don't want to go to all that trouble, you can just cut a nice rectangle around the art and either paste it as is or frame it with ribbon that will cover up the edges of the paper or card stock. If you cut out the center you can layer it over a photo.

A handwritten message in the center would also be lovely. And of course, as with many scrapbooking supplies, these embellishments can also be used on Mother's Day, birthday or anniversary cards, or graduation or wedding scrapbooks.

To make something very special out of these, I suggest using several types of specialty glue made by Elmer's. (I've tried almost all brands and Elmer's is the best.) Before doing this, however, you would want the art to be printed on card stock. You can then add small amounts of glitter glue in colors that match the flowers and the leaves.

If you want to make the border look like it's encased in a clear coating, use several coatings of Elmer's School Glue Gel, making sure to let the coats dry in between. The gel appears slightly blue in the bottle, but it dries clear and shiny and enhances the glitter underneath it. This technique takes a little practice but can be quite stunning when done correctly.

You might also be interested in these other vintage flowers.

Click on the Victorian scrapbook elements to download them



Click on the image to download the wedding scrapbook frame

Click on the graduation scrapbook paper image to see it full size

This 2009 graduation scrapbook paper was designed to be used as a full sheet or as embellishments you can cut apart and layer on another background. Either way you use it, your graduate will see your pride.

The "Congratulations" shield is a photo frame. If you use it as an embellishment, you can cut around the outer edges and also around the edges of the white oval to create a hole for the photo to come through. Alternatively, you can cut out the outer edge in a rectangle shape, which will eliminate the need for cutting around the detailed edges. The "2009" and its seal and ribbon can also be cut out and layered onto a scrapbook page to mark the year of this very special accomplishment.

This graduation scrapbook paper was created in Picnik, the free online graphics software program that anyone can use. To learn how to use Picnik to make your own scrapbooking supplies, read my tutorial that explains how to create your own clip art.

To see the rest of my graduation scrapbook papers and embellishments, visit my graduation scrapbook hub.

For free clip art and scrapbook papers and embellishments for other occasions and holidays, check out my Free Clip Art Sourcebook, which has links to literally thousands of vintage and contemporary clip art images, greeting cards, craft projects and scrapbooking supplies. It's free to download and requires no registration.

Be sure to look in the right sidebar for even more free stuff from Free Scrapbooking Supplies!

Click on the free vintage rose scrapbooking element image to see it full size


Click on the image to download it and make your own vintage 3D scrapbook stickers

Easter scrapbook supplies -- egg photo frameLittle Chickies Easter Egg Frame Scrapbook Embellishment

Easter scrapbook supplies -- little chick scrapbook borderLittle Chickies Baby Chick and Easter Egg Scrapbooking Border

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The free Easter egg photo frame embellishment and baby chick scrapbook border above are from my new Easter scrapbook embellishments and layouts collection, which includes full-page scrapbook layouts, more photo frames and borders, an Easter sticker and plenty of background paper designs that can be mixed and matched.

There are two sets, "Little Chickies" (the two images above are from this set) and "Happy Pastels." All are in high enough resolution that you can print them virtually any size you need.

I hope you enjoy these free Easter scrapbook embellishments and layouts and that you have a great Easter.

Make sure to look in the right column for the latest freebies from Free Scrapbooking Supplies!

Click on the free St. Patrick's Day scrapbook paper to download it


Click on the free vintage scrollwork and stripes scrapbooking paper to download it




This blog is dedicated to providing free scrapbooking supplies, which I design myself. I have a blast creating them and love sharing, so I hope you'll enjoy using them. I also design quite a bit of free clip art, all of which is available through my Free Clip Art Sourcebook. It's free to download and there's no registration information required.

The History of Scrapbooking

If you're a scrapbooker, you're in good company. Legend has it that scrapbooking began as early as the 15th century with something called the "commonplace book." These books were used to record information that everyone could access, such as prayers, medical formulas, weights and measures and other tidbits that people needed to know. They initially held what was considered to be important information but over time their use expanded to include recipes, articles and other items of a less urgent nature.

In Victorian times, women co-opted the art of scrapbooking and used it to create friendship books that contained memorabilia from visits they received from friends and suitors, places they had gone and life in general. Friendship scrapbooks were filled with photos, poems, engravings, cards, signatures and even locks of hair.

There have also been some famous scrapbookers. Thomas Jefferson kept a scrapbook and Mark Twain actually spent his Sundays creating scrapbooks. He then developed a product called Mark Twain's Adhesive Scrapbook, which included pre-pasted pages and was sold through Montgomery Ward. Although he is certainly a famous American literary icon, his scrapbook was actually one of his most popular books.

When the mini-series Roots came out, a whole new generation of people became fascinated with genealogy. It's not a surprise that a resurgence of interest in scrapbooking followed shortly thereafter.

As you know if you make scrapbooks, scrapbooking has become a hobby that many people passionately pursue. This is probably because people can not only create lasting memories for family and friends but also because scrapbooks allow people who otherwise wouldn't have the abilities to be artists to be incredibly creative. For a scrapbooker, any time stickers, rubber stamps, ink, paint, ribbons and buttons are all in one place, it's irresistible not to make something wonderful from them.

I hope the scrapbooking supplies you find on this blog will help you be more creative and have a great time!