Kraft and Linen Basics

About this freebie

The Kraft and Linen Basics paper pack provides neutral textures that go with almost any kit. This free download includes 8 papers in versatile colors like stone, cream, taupe, and espresso. You will find a mix of kraft, linen, tinted linen, and solid linen textures.

The set also features useful patterns like graph paper, pinstripe, notebook paper, and stitched cardstock. These backgrounds work perfectly for your everyday layouts and cards. Each paper is 12 x 12 inches at 300 dpi, saved as a high quality JPG file.

Ideas for using it

1. Use the notebook paper and graph paper as a base for school layouts. The neutral stone and cream colors let your photos stand out.
2. Print the stitched cardstock and kraft papers to make folded greeting cards. You can sell or give away the cards you make with these files.
3. Build a heritage family album using the taupe and espresso linen textures. These classic backgrounds pair well with old black and white photographs.
4. Mix the pinstripe and tinted linen papers for an everyday scrapbook page. The subtle patterns add interest without overwhelming your page design.

How to use it

• These 3600 x 3600 pixel JPG files work in most photo editors. Just drag the paper onto a new canvas to start your layout.
• Learn about page sizes and printing if you want to print these 12 x 12 inch papers on standard home printers.
• You can use the solid linen or cream papers as a base layer. Then add smaller torn pieces of the graph paper on top.
• The entire ZIP download size is about 9.1 MB. Be sure to extract the folder to access all 8 individual JPG files before starting.
• Use the papers as page backgrounds, or cut blocks and strips by clipping them to shapes.
• The papers are 3600 x 3600 pixels, so they can be scaled down for 8 x 8 inch albums without losing quality.

What is inside the ZIP

One folder named kraft-and-linen-basics with the files below (file names start with kraft-and-linen-basics-), plus README.txt and LICENSE.txt.