Thank You for Voting!

I want to thank all of you who participated in my latest poll. I appreciate you letting me know how you most enjoy using free clip art. And, after visiting some of your sites and seeing the beautiful projects you've created with them, it has made so happy that you're having such fun with the images. I love antique ephemera and the many possibilities that can be achieved with them.

How to Use Antique Clip Art: Layering with PNG Image

Thought I'd share a project I've been experimenting with; I've been layering with .png formatted images. The first image is the clip art project that I created. I used this image of a butterfly as the bottom layer, and then placed this image over it after I converted it to a .png file. Don't you think it came out great?!

I posted a similar project at The Antique Image where I used another .png image of a handwritten page. I hope you have fun with these images and are inspired to create something special.

Free Clip Art of Antique Silhouette: Girl Reading Book

Antique silhouettes are so charming. This silhouette of a girl reading a book was taken from a Victorian children's story book. I added the silhouette to this background, creating either notebook paper or a scrapbooking element.

Here's another antique silhouette at The Antique Image.

How to Use Antique Clip Art: Gift Tags: Colorizing Black and White Illustrations

Here's an example of how I use some of the antique clip art I have. I've colorized this black and white illustration that I posted earlier, and then filled in the flowers and leaves with color on my computer. I've also colored the original image with colored pencils or ink pens after it's been printed out. It just depends on the look I want.