STAMPINGTON - FLOWER POSTCARD FREEBIES

Stampington have released a set of three French flower postcards for free download.

Click on the link, then the image - and again to get the full size, then right-click to copy to your computer. A rather nice little collection, this - I love the poppy!

ADDRESS BOOK - FREEBIE ADDRESS PAGES DOWNLOAD

I just bought a copy of Simply Handmade - a new magazine I just noticed - and reading through the Jan/Feb 2010 issue, I found a great idea for an address book. Make your own, using the Bind-it-all to bind the pages together.

What we need for any address book are the inner pages - and here they are for you print off at home!

Photographs copyright Simply Handmade



Here's the original post about the address book, from the Simply Handmade blog - and here's the free download for the inside pages.

Make this in any size you like! I'd advise you print out on a more expensive, higher quality printer paper (100gsm if possible) or even a thin cardstock.

MORE FREEBIES FROM STAMPINGTON

Stampington has just released two more freebie downloads, a Marie Antoinette and a sweet Victorian miss.

To download them both go here.

FREE PHOTO EDITING PROGRAMME

I'm putting this on Computery as well so EVERYONE can find this link!

Splashup is a free photo editing programme that works right on your website!

No need to download, and having had a little playaround, it seems a lot easier than Gimp (also free, which is more equivalent to Photoshop - and very hard to use if you are a newbie).

It will do everything the simpler graphics programmes can do, including resizing, adding layers, effects etc. Well worth a look, and just the job for anyone teetering on the bring of needing a graphics programme but dithering as to which one to buy.

You don't even need to register if you are working with images from your computer - although, if you do, you can save work in progress, files etc - and works with any browser. If you are registered, you can also get straight into your Flickr, Photobucket, Picasa, Smug Mug and Facebook account.

How fabulous!

CHRSTMASSY THANK-YOU BUTTON

Here's a little button I made which you might like to use on your blogs. 

Click to bring up the full-sized image, then follow these instructions.

To install, just right-click to copy to your computer and then upload by clicking on Layout > Add a Gadget > Add a Picture, then browse for it and click to upload.

Enjoy!

THREE OLD LADIES & AN ALMANAC

Welsh National dress at the turn of the century. This photo was reprinted in an old newspaper, so I cut it out by hand to remove the type (this is before I got the hang of Photoshop).

1st page and cover

MEDIAEVAL PLAYING CARDS

These are oldies but goodies - Mediaeval playing card images - I'm thinking maybe Italian...

These were on an old piece of newsprint, stashed away - hence the creases. Sorry!