UPDATE: Well this experiment was a bit of a Flop I’m afraid! We’ve reached some type of Bandwidth Limit and Google Docs won’t allow anymore downloads on this. It may come back in a few days, I’m just not sure about that. I haven’t had much luck in finding an alternative, it seems that most all of the File Hosts either limit Bandwidth, or have some other sort of issues with them. For those of you that didn’t get to download it please go HERE to grab the PDF File with the same images in JPG format. Sorry for the inconvenience!
(When you click the link, you will see 7 files, if you want to download them all at once, click on “Download Original” which is located in the upper right corner of Google Docs!)
Here’s something new that I tried today. I’ve created a Zip File of some of my favorite Christmas Images. These are PNG files with the backgrounds removed, perfect for Digital Collage, Scrapbooking, or Web Design. I’ve had several requests lately for various different file types of my images, while I can’t offer every file type every time (that would turn me into a crazy person pretty quickly!), I can do some other types of things every now and again. This collection took me nearly the entire day, but it is the first time that I’ve done this and I’m sure I would get faster with practice. I definitely want Feedback from you guys! I think this could be one of those things that you will either love or hate! If your into the Digi stuff, you will probably love it, but if you’re normally a traditional crafter type, you might not be so keen on this, as you will need a zip utility like WinZip to unzip the files in order to use them. I’m just not sure what ratio I have here of Crafters to Digi peeps, so I need your help with that! If you think you would prefer some regular JPG Collage sheets, that could be an option too, or maybe you have something entirely different in mind that you’ve been wishing for here. Let me know! In the meantime I hope you can use these 6 PNG files. Included are 2 Santas, a Little Red Riding Hood, “Loving Christmas Wishes” sentiment, a Red Grosgrain Bow and a Sprig of Holly.
I LOVE it!! I would love to see more png files. Thanks so much.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Easy for You? Great for me Thank you Graphics Fairy Mother!
LOVE these!! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into these – they are fabulous!!
Hugs, Shannah
Thanks everyone! Did any of you have trouble downloading it? Some people said that it made them download 6 separate files.
Oh Thank YOU so much! I love having PNG files. It gives me so many other choices. I work with digital images quite frequently. It’s wonderful being able to create your own collage. Of course JPEGs are nice too. Whatever your creative heart wants to do. I had no trouble downloading. The files were offered both as one “original” group or individually in case you didn’t want to save them all. Thanks again!
I love this option! Thank you for all the time you spent doing this!
Karen, these files are wonderful! PNG is such a generous way to share, as extracting files takes so much time, especially for those of us who just don’t quite get it, i.e. me ;o). Thank you so much!! Oh, and to download is quite simple by clicking on the “download” box in right corner of linked page…they all came in that one click, and quickly too!
Oh, what a lovely gift, Karen! Thank you so much. I downloaded each individually, and then for comparison, as a group. Both ways it was quick. I can’t wait to have a little time to play! : )
I love this, Karen! Thanks so much for compiling these wonderful images in this format! They are all gorgeous! No trouble downloading at all – just saved the zip file and extracted. Many thanks!
I really appreciate the input from all of you! I’m glad you are able to use these!!
Thank you! I like your files anyway you want to post them. 🙂
I successfully managed to download all the images and unzip them. I’m not sure what to DO with them…I mostly put things together with PAINT and then print them! But I was able to open the PNG files with PAINT. Is the “advantage” here that they are higher resolution or something? I must be a real dweeb when it comes to this!
oh,you are a darling!! thank you so very much! png files are awesome..but i’m delighted to get your images in any form!!! 🙂
SharonS,
On the PNG’s the backgrounds are removed, so you can layer them over top of things. For example if you look at the “Loving Christmas Wishes” words, they are showing on that old paper background currently, but they are actually separate from it, so you could pop them on top of a red background or white background etc, and that background would show through it. Fun!
I use a lot of your images on custom hand made greeting cards and appreciate your site very much. But since you asked, and I appear to be in the minority here, I don’t do digital work, and use a very traditional style of crafting by hand as much as possible.
Oh my gosh, I am in heaven! I have a Mac and they downloaded in about 30 seconds and opened right up. I have spent hours and hours recently removing the backgrounds of vintage images so I could layer them. This is a wonderful gift indeed! Thank you so much.
Thank you for the png files. Love them!
Hi Karen,
I would love to download this file as well as some of your PDF files that you place on Google Docs. Unfortunately it never allows me to do it, as it says stuff about cookies and Google Chrome. I have Google cookies and my husband tried downloading Google Chrome to get the documents. Still nothing. I don’t see anyone else here speaking about this issue. Other people online do have a problem with Google Docs. Am I in a different Matrix?
I have no problem downloading zip files from 4-shared.
Anyway thanks for all your efforts and I think PNG zips would be great…especially if the Queen could downlosd them too! haha!
Thank you! These are awesome. I do some things the traditional way and some things digi so it’s all good. I have a fair amount of skill with Photoshop, but not having to remove backgrounds does save a lot of time. I appreciate your generosity!
great offerings!
These are lovely Karen! But when I clicked on the link, it said I dont have permission to view the files :o(
Is there something I might be doing wrong?
Sorry, but I too, am having trouble. It keeps saying I have used up my bandwidth limit!???!! I have tried twice, but still get this message. My internet limit isn’t any where near my allowance, either. Thank you for all of your free graphics. Hopefully you haven’t lost me yet! 🙂 Happy crafting, Jenny
Unfortunately, I’m having problems too, first I got the message about the bandwidth, and then that I don’t have permission to view the file.
But anyway, the work you do is awesome and I really appreciate it! Thank you for all images you share!
I love png ! thanks
When I clicked on the link, all I got was an error message from Google Docs about exceeding the size of a file not formatted for Google Docs. HELP!
These look lovely, thanks, unfortunately I can’t download them as I’m getting the bandwidth exceeded msg (I presume this relates to the number of times the set has been downloaded as I wouldn’t have reached any limit).
The pictures are great as always!
But I could not download them because of “having reached the bandwith of seeing files that are not in some Google-format”. I prefere JPGS with a white (or black) background, so I could remove the background myself.
Hugs
Ursel
Great pictures as always! Thanks a lot!
However, I couldn’t download them for the same problem as “Die Rabenfrau” from the comment above…
Emanuela
Unfortunately, I’m having problems too, it says that I don’t have permission to view the file. Tried in chrome and firefox.
But anyway, the work you do is awesome and I really appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for all images you share!!!! Merry Christmas to all!!!
I would love to download, but it keeps saying that I have reached my bandwidth limit for non goggle docs. I’m not sure what that means- I’m still trying to figure it out.
I am unable to download as well due to problems previously mentioned by others. Can you post these the old way as well?
Well that’s annoying!! So sorry about the Bandwidth problem everyone, it looks like I will have to find another way to share this type of file. In the meantime, check out today’s post, I’ve included the same images on a Collage Sheet Printable.
I love the idea, but google won’t let me download them, I get a combination of strange messages when I try from I don’t have permission to view them, to I have gone over my band width????
I would love these, but I keep getting a message that I’m not allowed to download, or don’t have access…try again later. HELP!
xoxo
Joy
PS Thanks for all the graphics and all the hard work you go to for us!
I tried to download this but when I went to the page it said it was unavailable or I didn’t have permission. Sad for me as I like the PNG files.
Yet another person that download from either my Mac or PC. Google is the problem and says I don’t have permission. Ugh! I loved these pictures.
Oops, shall I join the party or are you fed up with it already? This is what I got:
Sorry, we are unable to retrieve the document for viewing or you don’t have permission to view the document.
Please try again later
Lisette
Bummer! I’m getting the same error msg as the poster above…I can’t even get the option to download them as separate files (which I would have absolutely no problem doing!)…I’ll keep checking back to see if maybe I can “slip through the cracks” at some point.
Love everything you share! Thank you so much.
I too am have trouble with Google
This is the message I get:
Sorry, we are unable to retrieve the document for viewing or you don’t have permission to view the document.
Please try again later.
Hi Karen,
I don’t know what is wtong but I keep getting this message when I click for download; “Sorry, we are unable to retrieve the document for viewing or you don’t have permission to view the document.
Please try again later”. Can you help? I could REALLY use these santas.
Lots of Love, Trine
Karen, thanks for all of the hard work you do! I’m super-grateful for all of the fabulous free stuff you provide here! Have a wonderful weekend!
Sincere thanks 🙂 It took a couple of tries on the new link, but got there in the end! Have a lovely Christmas, and happy crafting, Jenny
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was finally able to download the PNG files!!!! YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!
Karen just thought I would let you know I was able to download the zip file tonight so I hope some of the others have tried again.
I was able to download the PNG file today with no problem. Thank you so much for such wonderful graphics. I LOVE PNGs. So easy to work with.
Smiles~
Marilyn
Yay! I’m so glad it’s working again for you guys!!
I’m a digital crafter, actually a hybrid, but I have the ability to deal with zip files and rar files. What I don’t have is the ability to deal with 4-shared. When I see a download is through them, I usually leave unless I’m absolutely in love with the graphic! I’ve waited 5 minutes before to start a download! I just don’t have the patience or attention span to deal with that. Thanks for all you do. Love your stuff!
d1blodgett,
Thanks for your input. They were one that I researched and had come to the conclusion pretty quickly, that they wouldn’t work out.
Love the png files. Thank you so much!
Thanks so much, came by looking for something for Christmas and found these. Love the vintage Santas! PNG images work wonderfully for me as I love to layer my images sometimes but appreciate any and all! Thanks for all of your hard work and the great images.