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Because there are so many Internet-savvy scrapbook paper and embellishment designers today, the Internet is full of free scrapbook designs that can be downloaded free. That means all you need to know is how to do an Internet search and download files and you can have an almost endless supply of designs to create gorgeous scrapbooks. That’s why famous artist Mary Englebreit recently remarked that the Internet is so overflowing with terrific free scrapbook supplies, it can provide virtually any type of images you might need. And she’s an authority on quality images; products carrying her designs sell like crazy!

The following are some samples of the types of free scrapbooking images I’ve found on the Web:

Vintage

More and more people seem to be searching for antique scrapbooking supplies. That could be because antique art is so timeless and creates such beautiful results. Antique cards make perfect vintage scrapbooking embellishments, as does antique clip art. And when you can find digital scrapbooking papers made from compilations of vintage images, you’ll experience digital meeting traditional in a beautiful and useful way. Antique graphics also cover a wide variety of subjects, which means you can find images as diverse as vintage airline posters, tall sailing ships, Victorian fashion illustrations, magic show posters and vintage flowers. So whatever the topic of your scrapbook, you can probably find vintage art to match.

Holidays

The holidays just naturally invite the creation of scrapbooks, since those are the times we gather with friends and family to create special memories. And it’s not just the “showier” holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day and Halloween that inspire scrapbooks; it’s the minor holidays too. There are all kinds of patriotic scrapbooking papers and embellishments on the Internet for holidays such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Fourth of July and Flag Day. There are also many images out there for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Earth Day and any other holiday you can think of; even the off-beat and downright bizarre ones.

Butterflies and Flowers

I’ve definitely noticed that scrapbookers love flowers, and who can blame them? They work for nearly any occasion. Butterflies, too, have a large audience, because they bring to mind so many things we love: freedom, summertime and other happy things. Flowers and butterflies are also diverse, because you can find them in both illustration and photographic form, and in modern and vintage forms. There are even free butterfly scrapbook papers that span both vintage and modern in the same collections.

Weddings

Scrapbooks and weddings are a natural combination, because wedding photo albums have always been traditional anyway. But a wedding scrapbook can preserve your memories in an even more creative way. There is a surprisingly good selection of wedding scrapbooking images online that will allow you to create a lasting memento for little or no cost. And if you can’t find any specifically for weddings, flower images would also be a great choice.

Babies

As is the case with wedding ceremonies, the birth and growth years of a baby often generate a lot of pictures. And, of course, scrapbookers love to use those photos to create family keepsakes. Fortunately, this can be done for next to nothing using just scrapbooking images from the Internet. If you haven’t looked at baby images for a while, though, you might find the color schemes a little surprising these days. Burnt orange, chocolate brown and red are all the rage, as well as a few specific shades of green. Of course, you can still find lots of blue and pink, it’s just that you can find a lot of bolder color choices too.

So the next time you need scrapbook  materials, check the Internet. You might find some amazing free things.

Because there are so many Web-savvy scrapbook paper and embellishment designers today, the Web is full of free digital scrapbooking supplies. That means all you need to know is how to do an Internet search and download files and you can find all the designs you need to create professional-looking scrapbooks. That caused famous artist Mary Englebreit to remark recently that the Web is so overflowing with terrific free scrapbook supplies, it can provide virtually any type of images you might need. And she’s an authority on good images; products with her graphics on them fly off the shelves as soon as they’re released!

Here are some of the types of free scrapbook materials available:

Vintage
More and more people seem to be searching for vintage scrapbook images. Maybe that’s because antique art is so timeless and doesn’t date the final product to any particular modern era. Greeting cards from times long gone make wonderful vintage scrapbook embellishments, as do clipart images from years gone by. And if you’re fortunate enough to find vintage designs on digital scrapbook papers, you’ll have the best of both worlds. Antique graphics also cover a wide variety of subjects, which means you can find images as diverse as Victorian fashion illustrations, magic show posters, vintage flowers, vintage cats and vintage advertising posters. So whatever subject you’re trying to cover in your scrapbook, you can probably find antique art to match.

Holiday
The holidays just naturally invite scrapbooking, since those are the occasions when many of us create some of our most lasting memories. And it’s not just the “showier” holidays, such as Christmas, Easter, Valentine’s Day and Halloween that inspire scrapbooks; it’s the minor holidays too. There are all kinds of patriotic scrapbooking papers and embellishments on the Internet for holidays such as Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Fourth of July and Flag Day. There are also images suitable for Earth Day, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day and just about any other holiday you can think of; even the off-beat and downright bizarre ones.

Floral and Butterfly
Scrapbookers seem to love flowers of all kinds, and why not? They work for nearly any occasion. Butterflies, too, have a large audience, because they represent summertime, freedom, happiness and other cheerful things. Butterfly and flower images are also diverse, because you can find them in both illustration and photographic form, and in modern and vintage forms. You can even find butterfly scrapbook embellishments that have coordinating modern and vintage designs available in the same collections.

Weddings
Weddings and scrapbooks were naturally made to go together, because wedding photo albums have always been traditional anyway. But if you can make it a wedding scrapbook instead, you can preserve your memories in an even more creative way. There are many good free wedding scrapbooking images online that will allow you to create one of these very special mementos with no or little cost. And if for some reason you don’t find any specifically for weddings that appeal to you, flower images can also give you a timeless look.

Baby
Like weddings, little ones invite the taking of photos. And what scrapbooker wouldn’t want to pass down a distinctive baby scrapbook to her child as he or she gets older? Fortunately, you can find a huge selection of scrapbook graphics for babies. If you’re not up on baby images, however, you might be surprised to learn that the colors are less traditional than they used to be. Chocolate brown, burnt orange and red are popular, as are various shades of green. Blue and pink are still popular, of course, it’s just that you can find a lot of bolder color choices too.

So the next time you go looking for scrapbooking graphics, check out what’s available on the Web. You might find some amazing free things.