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Table of Contents Toggle. Where to find free vintage photos and ephemera for junk journals. Any collage artist knows the pain of needing a specific image or graphic that would be PERFECT to complete their piece of art…and not being able to find it. Having a large ephemera collection makes it easy to avoid that trauma, but where does a DIGITAL collage artist get her images from?

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For me, it sometimes does, if as I already said the paper clipping has a prominent color, one main color. For example, you can organize them in warm and cool colors.

This could be easier to organize and find something you like. You can play with these and see how this system works for you. Or, you can organize them by grouping colors that go well together according to the color wheel complementary colors, for instance.

I sometimes organize my black and white paper clips further into categories like people and objects. For example, if you want to try out different styles of art journal pages, like vintage or modern, keeping your collage materials according to style will help you a lot and save time.

This kind of organization can come in handy if you like to switch between small and large journals. When I cut out my collage ephemera, I put the big ones on the side and then fussy-cut the smaller pieces.

Larger ones are easier to cut out, so I leave them and cut them out later. And I rarely end up using the tiny ones. It takes much time to go through them and pick the one I like. So, they mostly just pile up. I believe this is my favorite so far.

Then, what I do is, pick one image from the people category, one from nature, and one from the object category. I either choose the same colors or complementary ones, or I make a color contrast with the images and the background.

Most of my collage papers are everywhere: big boxes, small folders, small boxes, etc. Then I put these folders into a big box or in a binder. For me, I enjoy the gathering process and often do that part the day before collaging. Then on the day I am going to collage, I appreciate being able to sit down with a variety of materials to dive into my creativity.

Think of someone you love that you know would appreciate a homemade card. Think about colors, images, or art materials that come to mind when you picture that person.

Perhaps print out a special photo of you and that special person to add to the card. Sit down and create a card for them. I promise…heartfelt cards are treasured for years to come.

I have some ideas in a blog post about setting up a card making station that might inspire you to bring this into your classroom as well!

Did you make a bunch of papers and wonder what to do with them all?! Here is my portable go to way to sort and store my stash of painted paper and scraps for collaging.

Full disclosure ~ hoarding painted papers is a weakness. I have two of these boxes ~ one at home and one at school because you never know when the urge to create with hit!

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Each resource shared includes public use and copyright-free material that you can use for your own creative projects or commercial use! If you' Missing Use all archival materials. Here is what I've been using in my collages since Acid-Free and Lignin-

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