CoffeeShop "Catlin #5" Fine Art Texture Set!

Today I have a brand new fine art texture set to share with you called Catlin 5. This set is very soft and pretty and looks gorgeous applied over floral and other still life images, but you can use them on portraits or landscapes. Try de-saturating, layering, or changing their colors for an almost infinite variety of edits!

The beauty of textures is you can take any of your own images or stock images and turn them into unique works of art that would look gorgeous on cards and or hanging on the wall. Design trends are going away from mass-produced art so why not make your own beautiful prints to hang on your own walls, sell (my textures all come with free commercial TOU), or give to loved ones!

Download the texture set for free toward the bottom of my post.

 Grab the other Catlin sets! Catlin 1, Catlin 2, Catlin 3, Catlin 4

 

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CoffeeShop "Modern Botanicals" Printable Digital Paper Set!

Today I wanted to share a new printable digital paper pack I call "Modern Botanicals". I love creating illustration-themed papers and I used many of the beautiful images from The Graphics Fairy premium site to create this set. Most of the images were color but I wrote a little action that quickly turns them into B&W illustrations. I will be sharing that action with you this week. 

This set of papers are 8.5 x 11 inches so they can all be printed or used on the web and they come with free commercial terms-of-use. You can see a blown-up version below of the details. 

I hope you love them as much as I do!

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CoffeeShop "Sears, Roebuck and Co. 1914 Wallpaper Samples" Paper Set!

I found these gorgeous Sears, Roebuck, and Co 1914 public domain wallpaper samples and I turned them into papers that you can print or use on your own designs. I used Photoshop to clean-up and edit them and I am really happy with the results. I changed some of the design elements (added flowers and centered some of the elements) and colors but most of the original details remain.  

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CoffeeShop "Linnaeus" Fine Art Texture Set!

I am BACK!  I have had a few people check on me on my Facebook page and I really appreciate their concern. Luke and I have been working full-time at my husband's business, filling in until we hired some new staff. That put a damper on the time and energy I needed to post here on my blog, but now we have a full staff and I am back to working part-time for Paul (when needed). I really missed creating.

So a few things. First, my CoffeeShop MegaPack is on sale this month, so please check it out! And if you have purchased it already within two years, email me if you want my newest version for free. I just updated it today if you want my newest version!

Second, I am updating all of my download links. Many of the older ones are broken or blocked by some browsers because the "HTTP" is not "HTTPS". When I uploaded my older freebies there was no "S" to be had, so I am painstakingly going back and adding that blasted "S". If you are having issues downloading, simply copy the download link to Notepad or Word and change the "HTTP" to "HTTPS" and the link will work. If your browser allows you to click on the old link it will be directed to the secure site automatically. And if you find any broken links or issues, just leave a comment on that post and I will fix it.

Third, I am posting a new fine art texture set called "Linnaeus". These look gorgeous overlaid on images or used alone as papers. I have posted two of my editing recipes below using this set. You can download the textures for free using the link toward the bottom of this post.

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CoffeeShop "Vintage Blue" 19th Century Wallpaper Paper Pack

Today I am posting a new 19th Century wallpaper sample set. I found these lovely papers and with the magic of Photoshop I cleaned them up and colored them all a coordinating blue. These are large papers and come with free commercial terms-of-us.

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CoffeeShop "Archimedes" Fine Art Texture Set!

Today I wanted to post my newest fine art texture set, Archimedes. I love these textures so much and I hope you enjoy using them. They can be used alone as papers or layered over images to create your own custom art.  

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CoffeeShop "Camping" Digital Paper Set!

I read a comment asking me to start posting some digital designs that are not so "girly". Looking back I do apparently concentrate on flower-inspired designs, so I am up to the challenge! Today's theme is "camping". 

If you have any suggestions of things you would like for me to post here, just leave a comment below. I love when I get reader suggestions!

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CoffeeShop "Peeling Paint" Fine Art Texture Set

I have a backload of freebies I need to post on my site, so today I start with a really nice set of peeling paint textures. These are high resolution and can be used alone as papers or layered over images/designs. 

Below is an example where I used one of the textures to age a pretty paper. I added it twice, once in Overlay blending mode and once in Soft Light. Then I adjusted the contrast a bit. 

 It is so satisfying antiquing papers like this! These textures come with free commercial TOU, so use them anyway you wish, just don't resell them "as is". Note: You can grab the original 19th century flower paper below here.

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CoffeeShop "French Rose" Digital Paper Set!

I put together a lovely distressed French-inspired Rose paper set to share with you today. These are all high-resolution papers that can be used alone or in any of your designs, printed or on the web. I used some of the Graphics Fairy premium site designs on these. Check out their website, I am a part-time instructor over there and they have so many gorgeous vintage designs you can use in your own projects!

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CoffeeShop "Catlin 4" Fine Art Texture Set!

 

 I am continuing my series of textures created in Photoshop from George Catlin paintings. These fine art textures look gorgeous alone as papers or layered over images using Soft Light and Overlay blending modes. If you don't want to add any color to your image, simply desaturate the texture.

 Turn any photo into wall art or a greeting card! I often run an action on the image before adding the texture.

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CoffeeShop "Icy Cold" Fine Art Painterly Texture Set!

It is a cold rainy day so I decided to share these cold-inspired fine art textures I named "Icy Cold." I made this set back in September, but I wanted to wait until winter to post them for you. This set includes six high-resolution distressed-painterly textures that can be used alone or over images.

In the pear image below I added "Icy Cold 6" twice, once in Overlay blending mode and then a desaturated version in Soft Light. I love how it turned out! My favorite way to use these textures is on darker images, but they also look lovely on lighter ones too.

I wanted to mention that I am working on updating older download links. Years ago Mediafire was just a "http" site as "https" didn't exist. So my older links don't have the "s" added. If you click on the link it will be directed automatically to the secure site, but sometimes it will be blocked by your browser. If this is the case, try a different browser or simply copy the address into notepad /similar word processor or into your browser directly and change the "http" to "https" and the link will work. If you find any links that give you an issue please comment on the post so I can fix them! I have thousands of posts so it has been a process getting all of the links updated and I really appreciate your help.

 

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CoffeeShop "Just the Texture" Fine Art Kit

 

Today I wanted to share a new fine art texture kit. This set has four unique textures that include cracks, paint, and vintage-aged effects on a transparent background. They can be combined with any of my other textures or even used alone for a really nice effect. 

 

I love using textures on my images, but sometimes I want to add a textured effect to one of my already made texture or overlay. I created this new overlay set by editing different textures and removing everything from the background other than the specific texture I wanted to highlight. 

For example, the painted texture in this kit has a painterly texture on a transparent background. Add each of these textures to your image in Multiply, Screen, Soft Light or Overlay blending mode to get different effects along with another texture of your choice. I also love to invert the textures (making them white). You can also clip a Color Fill adjustment layer to them to change the colors. 

You can use these textures alone on your images, but I really think they shine used with another texture.

Here is the original image.

I added one of my Catlin textures on top in Overlay blending mode.

I added the TexK1b texture in this set to the image in Overlay. 

You could clip a Color Fill layer to the texture to change the distressing color.

Then I inverted the texture (made the texture white). This give a completely different effect. I erased the texture off the flower.

This is texture TexK1d inverted so it is white and put in Soft Light blending mode.

I hope you have fun playing with this kit and adding additional texture to your images!

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CoffeeShop "Daguerreotypes #4" Fine Art Texture Set!

 

Happy New Year! Probably some of you wonder why I have dropped off the map, but I was simply taking a computer break to spend more time with the family over the holidays. We had a great Christmas and New Year and now I ready to get back to work.

I love textures and one of my passions is finding vintage daguerreotype images and editing them to turn them into beautiful textures and overlays. Yesterday I made a new set of five to share with you and I hope you love them as much as me! 

 

This week I will post a short tutorial how I use them, but briefly I normally use Soft Light, Overlay, and/or Screen blending mode for the texture, and then add a Levels adjustment layer set to Screen blending mode over the image if the overall edit is too dark. 

Paul gave me a new Epson Ecotank inkjet printer for Christmas as my old printer hasn't worked well for a few years. This one isn't supposed to clog like the old ones did, and I won't use cheap generic ink in it as I think that ended up clogging up and ruining my old one. The ink supplied in this printer can potentially last up to 1.5 to 2 years, so I won't have to stress out if I print out an 8x10 and it looks cruddy.  In a month or two I will post a little review on it for those of you that are looking to get a new photo printer.

I have so many empty places on my walls that need some art so I am so excited to start printing again!

I also wanted to mention that I am going back and updating my older download links. I used to post two links (Mediafire and Dropbox), but the Dropbox account has been closed. Years ago Mediafire links weren't encrypted and verified (HTTPS), so they all start with HTTP. The link redirects to the secure HTTPS site, but apparently links that don't have that "S" won't work on some browsers. If you find a download on one of my older posts and it doesn't work, please leave a comment and I will fix it. Until I get to it, you can copy the link to notepad or your web browser and change the HTTP to HTTPS in the address and the link will work

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CoffeeShop "Winter Dreams Extreme" Photoshop/PSE Action Revisited!

Happy Thanksgiving!!! I hope you have a wonderful week with your loved ones.

I have hundreds of Photoshop/PSE actions and tutorials on this blog so I like to bring up some of my favorites in case you missed or forgot about them.

"Winter Dreams Extreme" is one of my favorite winter actions. I live in Texas, so we don't usually see any snow, so I wrote an action that not only applies a beautiful winter tint on images, you can also drag and drop a beautiful snow overlay and instantly your photo was taken on a nice snowy day. It is really like magic and even works on images with a green landscape.

This action is fast and easy to use and includes a step-by-step tutorial, and my snow overlay of choice right now can be downloaded for free. 

Today I ran the action on a few images and wanted to share them with you. Click on the images to be directed to the originals. I love the effect and hope you enjoy applying it to your own images.

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CoffeeShop "Red, Green, & Gold" Digital Paper Pack!

 

Sorry I haven't been posting the last week or two. Paul has overhauled his optometry clinic and hired some new employees so the boys and I have been working up there to help out and train the new employees. I have been working the front desk, Luke is the doctor's assistant and optical tech (he helps cut lenses for glasses), and Isaac has been working on the glasses inventory (and helping Luke in the lab). We also cleaned and organized.

Things are now going wonderfully there, so we all are planning to cut back our hours and just work when needed. I loved working there, but I didn't have any time to work on my blog and I really missed that. The last month we were all working 7 days a week, so I really go behind in everything at home.

So are you all ready for Thanksgiving? I have done my shopping and am looking forward to seeing family. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it involves eating delicious food with loved ones, no gift buying necessary.

Today I wanted to share a new vintage Christmas-inspired gold-embellished paper pack. These are 8x10 inches and can be used in any of your own designs. Have fun using them!

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CoffeeShop "Wallace" Vintage Wallpaper Paper Set!

It is a cool and rainy day here in drought-ridden Texas, so I am enjoying being inside and looking out at the trees getting watered. I have been filling in at Paul's optometry clinic so I am about to go into work, but thankfully I had time to put together a little Friday Freebie for you!

I found these gorgeous vintage wallpaper samples from 1905-1915 and I edited/recolored and put them together as an autumn-inspired digital paper pack. These papers are 8x10 inches and can be printed or used digitally in your designs. They come with free commercial terms-of-use, so have fun with them!

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CoffeeShop "Celestographs" Fine Art Texture Set!

I was in the mood to put together a new fine art texture set for you today. These are called "celestographs" and you can read all about them here. These can be layered over your images (don't hesitate to change their color or make them B&W) or used alone as digital paper on your designs.

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CoffeeShop "Buffalo Plaid" Paper Pack!

 

It has temporarily cooled down here in Texas which puts me in the mood for flannel. So why not design a nice fuzzy flannel paper set for you! 

This paper set has 6 high resolution buffalo plaid papers that come with free commercial terms-of-use. I hope you enjoy them!

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CoffeeShop "Geometric Halloween" Digital Paper Pack!

I just wanted to let you know I just added an email subscription link on my sidebar. If you subscribe you will get my newest posts sent to you weekly. I used to use feedburner which is now discontinued, but I have had so many people request for an email subscription I decided to post a new one.

October is here and Halloween is just around the corner! Time is just flying by... Thankfully we are having a gorgeous fall after a long and hot summer, so we are really enjoying our days.

I  designed this set of geometric Halloween papers last week and wanted to share. These are all 8x10 and can be printed or used in your graphic designs. This set comes with free commercial terms-of-use.

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CoffeeShop "Eerie Fall" Paper Pack!

 

 

I found these beautiful old book endpapers from this site, and wanted to put together some new fall papers. I adjusted the colors and added some textures and created this really nice set. They are all 10 x 10 inches and can be used in any of your projects.

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