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Wednesday, 29 February 2012

Ephemera Birthday Card (+ cheap tricks for digi papers)

Posted on 13:05 by Unknown
Happy Leap Day!

ephemera birthday card SU image mel stampz

Finally a card! It's been a while, hey?
This one is a birthday card for someone special,
made with 2 of those ephemera paper freebies

The Hexagon & the Chevron (with a tight zigzag):

7_SAMPLE_JPEG_ephemera_hexagon_DARK_300dpi_melstampz

&



For some odd reason, I actually cut out a bunch of the hexagons and
stuck them on a piece of cardstock and did some faux stitching:

ephemera birthday card  mel stampz

The bow

is made using some vintage seam binding
hat was a gift from my Mom for Christmas:

vintage seam binding

(As you can imagine, I wept for Joy!)

.

The flower has an amber center made from a little antique crystal
from a necklace that broke. The flower itself is a DIY book-page flower
(Template & link to the tutorial here):







(Sanding digital papers)

Do you find that sometimes
when you print a digital element it just needs

a little extra bit of texture?

cheap trick - sand digital paper  free printables mel stampz

Distressing digital papers with sand paper makes them
look like fancy-schmancy papers from a paper pack.


It's so easy to sand digi papers:

Step 1) Print your digi paper image.
Step 2) Let the ink dry a little - if you use an inkjet printer
Step 3) Then simply sand it wherever you like.


And you are not limited to the edges
of the paper, of course:


sanded digi paper lowers contrast

Sanding all over a digital print
can really help reduce the contrast or soften the look
&
it adds lovely texture that can be quite fabric-like:

sanded digi texture

A Little Tip: I like to sand the whole sheet before trimming it, or tape a section of the paper down to a card or flat surface first to prevent unwanted tears or bends during sanding.

Another Little Tip: I have sanding blocks but I prefer a little wee piece of 150 grit sand paper, since it gives more control than a block & the scuff marks it leaves are organic shapes instead of the straight edges that a block can leave. (Not to mention, a bit of sand paper is way cheaper & greener than foam blocks!) :-D




(colouring bits of digital paper)

quick trick add marker to printed  digital elements to customize them

The black measuring tape strip is from
this Echo Park set that I bought at Jessica Sprague...



The numbering was cream, but the blue bow seemed to need something to tie it in, so.... it's coloured with a Pale Blue B32 Copic marker. I printed a bunch of that border (that pasted into another document) to use later -- and they can be coloured any old way.



  • Ephemera paper freebies from this post.
  • White cardstock & an inkjet printer, Sandpaper
  • Echo Park For The Record border coloured with B32 Copic
  • Faux-stitching: Paper piercer & Copic multiliner
  • Retired S.U. birthday cake stamp from Little Hellos
  • Black cardstock, White Color Box pigment ink
  • White & gold Prismacolor pencils
  • Silver Liquid Pearls, White Sakura Souffle gel pen
  • White thread dyed with Antique Linen Distress ink



Thank You ever so much for checking this out.
Hope you're having a the most lovely week,


P.S. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten that I was gonna link up the Graphics Fairy images used to make those ephemera papers. Just thought that it was about time for a card around here, already!
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Saturday, 25 February 2012

17 different Ephemera themed papers (free)

Posted on 22:00 by Unknown
stitched ephemera_hexagon free printables paper mel stampz

I've got a couple of cards (mostly) made with these papers
that I just can't wait to share with you!
Hope you can have some fun with these papers...

14 inch tall PREVIEW for free ephemera digi paper printables mel stampz


(free printable digi papers)

Some of these are 300dpi & some are 350dpi
(and some are in between to get
the file size down)

You can find the whole set for each size of
these Ephemera papers here on flickr:

--The 12 x 12 PNGs are here.

--The standard size JPEGs are in a set here.

--The 7 x 7 inch PNGs are here.

--The A2 size PNGs are here.

PREVIEW ephemera papers N0-2


(there are these sets of sizes
of each pattern)...

-set A-

largest SQUARE ONES are 12 x 12" PNGs
medium RECTANGULAR ONES are standard size (8.5" x 11") JPEGs

-set B-

smaller SQUARE ONES are 12.5" square PNGs
smallest RECTANGULAR ONES are A2 size (4.25" x 5.5") PNGs

PREVIEW ephemera papers with drop shadown ONE LAYER 11 inch mel stampz





-1-
chevron (stretch)

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

1_SAMPLE_JPEG_chevron_stretch_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

1_PNG_chevron_stretch_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.1_JPG_chevron_stretch_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B-

1_PNG_chevron_stretch_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.1_PNG_chevron_stretch_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-2-
tiny paper dots

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

2_SAMPLE_PNG_tiny_paper_dots_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

2_PNG_tiny_paper_dots_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.2_JPG_tiny_paper_dots_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

2_PNG_tiny_paper_dots_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.2_PNG_tiny_paper_dots_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-3-
tiny square paper bits

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

3_SAMPLE_PNG_tiny_square_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

3_PNG_tiny_square_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.3_JPG_tiny_square_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

3_PNG_tiny_square_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.3_PNG_tiny_square_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-4-
ledger vintage vine

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

4_SAMPLE_JPEG_ledger_vintage_vine_EPHEMERA_SQ_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

4_PNG_ledger_vintage_vine_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.4_JPG_ledger_vintage_vine_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

4_PNG_ledger_vintage_vine_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.4_PNG_ledger_vintage_vine_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-5-
cut paper strips

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

5_SAMPLE_JPEG_cut_paper_strips_EPHEMERA_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

5_PNG_cut_paper_strips_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.5_JPG_cut_paper_strips_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

5_PNG_cut_paper_strips_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.5_PNG_cut_paper_strips_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-6-
ledger graph

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

6_SAMPLE_JPEG_graph_EPHEMERA__350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

6_PNG_graph_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.6_JPG_ledger_graph_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

6_PNG_ledger_graph_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.6_PNG_graph_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-7-
ephemera hexagon

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

7_SAMPLE_JPEG_ephemera_hexagon_DARK_300dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

PNG_ephemera hexagon DARK 12 SQ 300dpi melstampz.&.JPEG_ephemera_hexagon_DARK_standard_300_dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

PNG_ephemera_hexagon_DARK_7x7_inch_SQ_300_dpi_melstampz.&.PNG_ephemera_hexagon_DARK_A2_300_dpi_melstampz



-8-
ledger pomegranate & flower

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

8_SAMPLE_JPEG_ledger_pomegranate_and_flower_light_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

8_PNG_ledger_pomegranate_and_flower_light_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.8_JPG_ledger_fill_light_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

8_PNG_ledger_fill_light_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.8_PNG_ledger_fill_light_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-9-
chevron (tight zigzag)

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

9_SAMPLE_JPEG_chevron_tight_zigzag_EPHEMERA_12x12_340dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

9_PNG_chevron_tight_zigzag_EPHEMERA_12x12_340dpi_melstampz.&.9_JPG_chevron_tight_zigzag_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

9_PNG_chevron_tight_zigzag_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.9_PNG_chevron_tight_zigzag_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-10-
old letter vintage vine

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

10_SAMPLE_JPEG_old_letter_vintage_vine__EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

10_PNG_old_letter_vintage_vine__EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.10_JPG_old_letter_vintage_vine__EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

10_PNG_old_letter_vintage_vine__EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.10_PNG_old_letter_vintage_vine__EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-11-
larger circles

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

11_SAMPLE_JPEG_larger_circle_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

11_PNG_larger_circle_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.11_JPG_larger_circle_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

11_PNG_smaller_circle_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.11_PNG_larger_circle_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz

11_PNG_smaller_circle_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz.&.11_PNG_larger_circle_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-12-
large diamond

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

12_SAMPLE_JPEG_large_diamond_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

12_PNG_large_diamond_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.12_JPG_large_diamond_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

12_PNG_large_diamond_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.12_PNG_large_diamond_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-13-
subtle ledger random rectangles

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

13_SAMPLE_JPEG_subtle_ledger_random_rectangle_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

13_PNG_subtle_ledger_random_rectangle_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.13_JPG_subtle_ledger_random_rectangle_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

13_PNG_subtle_ledger_random_rectangle_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.13_PNG_subtle_ledger_random_rectangle_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-14-
tiny diamonds paper bits
(really this is just the squares turned on their side
filled in & a little smaller...)


To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

14_SAMPLE_JPEG_tiny_diamonds_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_310dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

14_PNG_tiny_diamonds_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_310dpi_melstampz.&.14_JPG_tiny_diamonds_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_standard_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

14_PNG_tiny_diamonds_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.14_PNG_tiny_diamonds_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-15-
pomegranate & flower (small)

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

15_SAMPLE_JPEG_pomegranate_and_flower_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

15_PNG_pomegranate_and_flower_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.15_JPG_pomegranate_and_flower_EPHEMERA__standard__350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-


15_PNG_pomegranate_and_flower_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.15_PNG_pomegranate_and_flower_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-16-
old letter (solid) vintage vine

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

16_SAMPLE_JPEG_old_letter_solid_vintage_vine _EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz


-set A (12x12 & standard)-

16_PNG_old_letter_solid_vintage_vine _EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.16_JPG_old_letter_solid_vintage_vine _EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

16_PNG_old_letter_solid_vintage_vine _EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.16_PNG_old_letter_solid_vintage_vine_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



-17-
random rectangle paper bits

To save these files, click the following:
1) the image 2) File 3) Save Page As 4) Save

17_SAMPLE_JPEG_random_rectangle_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz

-set A (12x12 & standard)-

17_PNG_random_rectangle_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_12_and_half_inch_SQ_350dpi_melstampz.&.17_JPG_random_rectangle_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_standard_350dpi_melstampz

-set B (7x7 & A2)-

17_PNG_random_rectangle_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_7x7_350dpi_melstampz.&.17_PNG_random_rectangle_paper_bits_EPHEMERA_A2_350dpi_melstampz



Thank You, magical Graphics Fairy:

A handful of the images I used here are courtesy of
The (fantabulous) Graphics Fairy, Karen.
I'll link them up in the next post.



Hope the downloads work well & that
these tickle your fancy,



new Terms of use & more specific
directions for downloading can be found here

There's a card made with
these Ephemera papers here:
ephemera birthday card SU image mel stampz

P.S. The circular labels were originally meant to show details,
but the are high resolution, so they're printable if you like them.

P.P.S. Found out my elbow is not fractured like I thought,
it's just smashed up a bit. Thank you so much for your well
wishing! oxo. Curious how clumsy I am? ... Well, I woke up at
5:00 am to feed Mouse (the hungry cat beast) and when I went
back to bed I misjudged the distance of the wall by a couple of feet
and smashed with my weight behind me into the wall with the old
funny bone (but it's not so funny, now, is it?) Well yeah, sort of is! ;-)
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