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Here are some links to some of my favourite places on the web to get  free Elf on the Shelf printable colouring pages, props and crafts! The Elf on the Shelf Official page has lots of things to colour and activities  19 Free Elf Props   - This site has a cool superhero costume for your elf! Pimp your Elf   - Elf mail, Mini monopoly game and costumes!! PARENTS Magazine has some nice pictures  Super Coloring - Elf on the shelf pages to print and color as well as pages from popular Fairy tales Get Coloring - Has a few dozen images to colour of the Elf More printable props

Antique Images for use in Altered Art, Scrapbooking, Card-Making and Crafts Woodcut is a relief printing technique where the artist carves an image into a block of wood, leaving the parts to be printed level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.  Click photo to enlarge and view in a slideshow.   Click here for more free Junk Journal printies Click here for Free Vintage maps!!

Eighty years ago this week, the classic film The Wizard of Oz was released in theatres.  This movie ( and the original book series) have always been a favourite and I have collected Oz memorabilia since I was a kid.   I asked my daughter to draw me a set of sketches for the Oz Anniversary and this is what she has done so far. Isn't she amazing!! I can't wait to see the rest. AloraWillow2019 AloraWillow2019 This is a graphic my daughter drew for me to use as a cover photo AloraWillow 2019 I came across a damaged copy of The Wizard of Oz at a yard sale and used it in a bunch of scrapping projects including this notecard.  The Yellow Brick Road background is scrapbooking paper.  I carefully removed the first paragraph by tearing it slowly. (I like the abstract look of torn paper edges and use it often in my projects.)  I lightly brushed the paragraph with emerald green artist chalk. You can also use eyeshadow in place of chalk....

Easter and Spring graphics scanned from vintage newspapers for use in crafts and junk journals  Click here for sites with free Easter downloads

Vintage Patent Designs from www.primermagazine.com Click here for the rest of the free designs