Where I get my Clipart from..current sources

I have often posted pictures that show my use of clipart from websites & artists that are no longer available for purchase or download online.  PCCrafter a website that closed in 2011, once upon a time had an amazing listing of artists who provided the site with wonderful clipart kits and images. Their slogan was We put the ART in Clipart....and they did.  PCCrafter also had a Monthly Club - known as the HugClub, where for a membership fee you got two 30 piece clipart image sets and a host of other clipart collections, like images for stationary, calendars, toppers, paper dolls etc. each month.  I was a member of the HugClub from 2003 to the closing of the site in 2011...and I also bought kits that were released by the company every Thursday - 2 new 30 image clipart collections were introduced. If you were a club member you got a discount when buying those kits.  I have a few hundred kits from PCCrafter alone. 

NOTE:  For using the Print then Cut feature I currently use an HP Envy 7640 Printer and I am subcribed to the HP Instant Ink program.  I have always been pleased with all HP Printers that I have ever owned and all have printed my clipart in vibrant color.  When I first got my Cricut Explore in Oct 2014, I was using my older HP Photosmart 7510 printer and while it did a great job of printing, ink replacement was expensive . Since I was going to be doing much more Printing - when  I learned of the HP Instant Ink program in 2015, I decided to purchase a printer that qualified for it and I know I am saving money on ink with this program (I currently use the $5.99 a month program) and I still use my HP Photosmart for more general printing.  I have owned other printers from other manufacturers over the years, but seem to always come back to favoring HP printers.  HP doesn't make my HP Envy 7640 model anymore, but newer models are available in the ENVY line of HP Printers.  To find information on the HP Instant Ink program see >>  https://instantink.hpconnected.com/us/en/

if you decide you want to subscibe to the HP Instant Ink program use my link, and you'll get a free month and so will I - win - win for both of us http://try.hpinstantink.com/dCgHn  

I have an online Flickr album that has photos of  some of the Images I have used with the Print then Cut feature of my Cricut Explore machine, and when ever I post the link to it, I sometimes add the comment, that many of the images are no longer available online for others to purchase for themselves.  But I don't want to stop posting photos or examples of using my clipart, as I have found the Explore to be an excellent cutting machine for my clipart and I want to showcase the ability and details of the cut images, and share ideas of what can be done with printed and cut clipart.   Here is the link to my Cricut Explore Album on Flickr.  https://www.flickr.com/gp/24663470@N06/R3727W
Album also has photos of projects I have just Cut with my Explore.
Gina Jane, a former pccrafter started at one time had her own website Daisie Company in 2006   

***Gina Jane closed Daisie Company in 2019. But In 2020 Gina Jane has opened an Etsy shop with a few Digital Clipart Kits - check it out at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/GinaJaneStudio

Debbie Mumm also sold clipart kits on PCCrafter and I have most of her kits. But she also at one time sold 3 seasonal Clipart collections on CDs from her website. But because her terms of use limited the use of those images to personal use only, they didn't sell as well and eventually were discontinued. I have all of Debbie's CDs of those clipart collections. 

PCCrafter also via Provo Craft offered the sale of larger Clipart collections than their 30 piece collections named "Creatables"  - on CDs known as HugWare collections.  You may find those CDs on Ebay or offered by those who are no longer using them or in yard sales etc.   I have about 15 of those CDs.  Note: Terms of use still apply for any images from PCCrafter and or from other artists that may no longer be available online for sale or download.  Artists always retain the copyrights and terms of use for the images from the point of sale regardless of whether the site you got them from is no longer in business or the artist no longer sells their clipart online.  

Laurie Furnell and Tammy DeYoung also former PCCrafter artists have their own Etsy Shops. They both sell some of their former kits that were available on pccrafter, but also new art in their Etsy shops.  In Laurie's shop, former pccrafter kits will be marked or titled with the word "Classic" .

Audrey Jeanne Roberts, a former Daisie Artist and former Aimee Asher artist (Aimee Asher closed in 2014)  has her own Etsy store as well.

Here is a card I made using one of Audrey's images from one of her Etsy store kits : Mason Jars Digital Clipart Kit

Olivia and Company  - Update 2019 is now on this website  https://alexandrienne.com/   - it is a new site and Olivia hasn't uploaded all of her sets and she said changes are coming and maybe a new web address.

See more Clipart sets or Single images by Olivia  https://alexandrienne.com/



This is a listing of some my Current sources (as of October 2022) for Clipart that despite having more images than any human could make use of my computers (and all backed up to external drives and cloud sources), I still buy collections or download for free (who can pass up FREE)   Please note on any website you obtain images from, the Terms of Use for the images.  Many sites like Creative Fabrica, Design Bundles, The Hungry Jpeg, etc. allow for using images and fonts on items you may consider selling. Other websites indicate that they are for Personal Use only. Please read any all terms of use.  No website or designer allows for you to resell the actual Files of the images or fonts you obtain from them.  

Nitwit Collections > http://nitwitcollections.com   If you want to use Nitwit Collection's images, in items you want to sell,  you would have to purchase a License to use them for that purpose. 

Nitwit Collections youtube playlist of videos showing the graphics or images included in some of their collections

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFI_IzloZNiG3oBSNJUoCFyFNE2UBB3eD

Creative Market  >  https://creativemarket.com/graphics  - I am subscribed to their mailing list.
Freebies  https://creativemarket.com/free-goods

Cuddly Buddly Crafts   https://buddlycrafts.com/shop/category-1581/clipart-sets-for-cards-crafts/
I really like the art of Eline Pellinkhof. and Kim MacFarlane  

**Note: I am NOT subscribed to any of the sites that offer Subscription plans - I just purchase or obtain for free individual images, or bundles or deals, etc.   


Hungry Jpeg  >  https://thehungryjpeg.com/graphics/
Freebies https://thehungryjpeg.com/freebies/

Design Bundles.net  https://designbundles.net/graphics
Bundles  https://designbundles.net/bundles 
Freebies (graphics & svgs & fonts ) https://designbundles.net/free-design-resources

Design Cuts :  https://www.designcuts.com/ 
Freebies :  https://www.designcuts.com/product-category/freebies/


Deal Jumbo / Deeezy  https://dealjumbo.com/downloads/category/all-deals/graphics/

Craft Bundles      https://craftbundles.com/

Creative Fabrica  -  *note these are CF Affliliate links*  I have been a long time subscriber to Creative Fabrica. 
Graphics :  https://www.creativefabrica.com/graphics/ref/6395/   

Freebies  https://www.creativefabrica.com/subscriptions/freebies/ref/6395/
Bundle Deals https://www.creativefabrica.com/bundles/ref/6395/
Daily FREE  Gifts  https://www.creativefabrica.com/daily-gifts/ref/6395/

HeritageType  Library - Free Vintage Illustrations

 https://www.heritagetype.com/pages/free-vintage-illustrations


Trina Walker on Etsy  https://www.etsy.com/shop/BizzyHandsCreations
 
Creative Specks https://www.creativespecks.com/category/graphics/


Creative Market  https://creativemarket.com
Illustrations  https://creativemarket.com/graphics/illustrations
one of my favorite artists on Creative Market is Lisa Glanz 
https://creativemarket.com/Glanz 

In 2020 Gina Jane an artist who formerly owned Daisie Company (and also at one time sold digital art kits on PCCrafter)  has opened an Etsy shop with Digital Clipart and Printables sets - check it out at  https://www.etsy.com/shop/GinaJaneStudio 

Lettering Delights - has Image sets, Fonts, and Alphabets
http://www.letteringdelights.com/


LoveSVG - free SVGs  & Graphics and some files contain PNG files of the images : https://lovesvg.com/
Surprise Freebie  https://lovesvg.com/surprise-freebie/
Flash Freebie   https://lovesvg.com/flash-freebie/
Bundle Freebie  https://lovesvg.com/bundle-freebie/

I often use the PNG versions of text images, or graphics in my Print then Cut projects and my Cricut Explore.  To use such images in those designs, I have to flatten the images to a shape, and then Print out the Shape with the printed text image or graphic on the shape. The Cricut Explore cuts just the shape.  

Note: many of the websites Hungry Jpeg, Creative Market and Craft Bundles etc. have weekly Freebies. So be sure to sign up for a Free account, and any newsletter email lists, so that you will be advised of any freebies or new releases.  These sites may also offer wonderful fonts for free and purchase.  They might also have available cutting files for Cutting machines like the Silhouette Cameo, and the Cricut Explore. 

SVG = SCALABLE VECTOR GRAPHIC (it can be sized up or down and not lose resolution quality), it is the version of an image that crafters use as CUTTING files with their Cutting machines.  Often the websites that offer SVGs, will offer other file formats in the zipped downloads, including the PNG format of the image (if it is a text or image file, and not a 3d object)  You will see included file formats such as .dxf, .eps, .ai, .png, .jpg, .pdf and the .svg ,  So if you want to use in graphics compilations, like print then cut projects, choose the PNG format, if you want to use for a Cut file with a cutting machine like the Cricut Explore or Maker, choose the SVG format.  

The text used on this card, is the PNG version of a file I purchased on the Lori Whitlock site that also included the CUT  SVG format version of the file. When using in Print then Cut projects I flattened the text or wordart image to a solid filled shape.


Note: the Penguins digital clipart used on this card are no longer available. They were designed by the artist formerly of the Olivia & Company website. She no longer sells these particular images at her newer websit. 

Laurie Furnell Etsy Shop  > https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurieFurnellDesigns?ref=listing-shop2-all-items-count&section_id=7931238 

Tammy DeYoung Etsy Shop  >  https://www.etsy.com/shop/songinmyheart

Mandy Art Market  https://mandyartmarket.com/item-cat/digital-art/

  

Buddly Crafts - Digital Stamps and Clipart https://buddlycrafts.com/shop/category-47/downloads-digi-stamps-papers/    Eline Pellinkhof has some really cute digital clipart sets for sale https://buddlycrafts.com/shop/category-1581/colour-clipart-sets-for-cards-crafts/  (she at one time sold her clipart sets on the former DaisieCompany website   Her shop on Buddly Crafts ----> https://buddlycrafts.com/shop/brand-1/eline-pellinkhof-19/  )

Lettering Delights https://www.letteringdelights.com/

Lisa Glanz -  https://www.lisaglanz.com/ 
Graphics  https://www.lisaglanz.com/product-category/graphics/    
and on Creative Market  https://creativemarket.com/Glanz

Art4Crafts   Cute Graphics & Clipart sets for sale  http://www.art4crafts.com/ 
affiliated website:
Graphic Garden   Graphics & Clipart sets for sale - many of these are smaller graphics meant for webpages or smaller images that may not look good when enlarged, and Free Printables  http://www.graphicgarden.com/

Free Dearie Dolls Digital Stamps - color images as well as lineart coloring book type images that you can print and hand color yourself  http://freedeariedollsdigistamps.blogspot.com/ 

Cute clipart (and inexpensive) in this Etsy shop  ; AMB illustrations
https://www.etsy.com/shop/AMBillustrations?section_id=13523310 

Put *clipart* into the search field of Etsy and you'll be amazed at the designers and images available to buy and download.  Oct 2017 search results:  https://www.etsy.com/search?q=clipart 

This Etsy Shop's site clipart sets are bit pricey, but very nice

Tinker and Company Clipart

https://www.etsy.com/shop/tinkerncodigital

Bizzy Hands Creations  artwork by Trina Walker 
https://www.etsy.com/shop/BizzyHandsCreations

I also often buy or download for free kits from Digital Scrapbook sites, the kits have wonderful digital papers (to upload to Design Space and use as fill patterns on shapes etc for printing)  and clipart elements that I can print and cut and use in projects.  I subscribe to many Digital Scrapbook sites and get news of new kits and freebies available.   

Here is one example of a site that has Free digital papers, and elements https://chantahliadesign.com/


Kimeric Kreations
Update October 2018  : Kim's partner posted on her former blog that another site has decided to sell any/all of Kim's former kits that had been available on The DigiChick are now being sold on MyMemories   
http://www.mymemories.com/store/designers/Kimeric_Kreations

Check out all the designers available on the My Memories site and they have FREEBIES too http://www.mymemories.com/store/

Here is a photo of some digital elements recently  Printed then Cut (using the Print then Cut feature of Cricut Design Space and my Cricut Explore) from a DigiChick kit that I obtained a couple yrs ago.  So many images, so little time   

  
On this Aug 2016 webpage I show printing and cutting images from a Digital Scrapbook kit  (I got free from The Lily Pad  >> http://sippingtea.com/tuts/printncutdigielements.html

Digital Scrapbook sites, some of my favorites

The Lily Pad

https://the-lilypad.com/store/Kits/

Ginger Scraps

https://store.gingerscraps.net/

Sweet Shoppe Designs

http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/sweetshoppe/home.php

Plain Digital Wrapper
https://www.plaindigitalwrapper.com/
Pickleberry Pop

https://pickleberrypop.com/

Designer Digitals

http://www.designerdigitals.com/digital-scrapbooking/supplies/index.php/cPath/59

Kate Hadfield Designs

http://katehadfielddesigns.com/shop/index.php

Scrap Girls

http://store.scrapgirls.com/

My Memories

https://www.mymemories.com/

Pixel Scrapper

https://www.pixelscrapper.com/browse/kits

Free Pretty Things for You

https://www.freeprettythingsforyou.com/category/freebie-images/digital-scrapbooking/free-digital-scrapbooking-kits/

 
DigiScrap Parade  https://digiscrapparade.wordpress.com/

Lots of Freebies from Granny Enchanted >>    

Freebies >>>  http://www.grannyenchanted.com/granny-freebies/

and she posts guest freebies almost everyday - be sure to like her Facebook page or subscribe to her site

http://scrapbookalphabet.blogspot.com/search/label/Guest%20Freebies

Sweetly Scraped Art   http://sweetlyscrappedart.blogspot.com/p/freebies.html

Free Digital Scrapbooking Kits  https://www.freedigitalscrapbookingminikit.com/

Free Digital Papers at Gathered Now  - you can print out on your printers or use as pattern fill for print then cut projects on your crafts and cards  https://www.gathered.how/papercraft/card-making/card-making-downloads/patterned-papers/    see all of the sites resources for Card Making  https://www.gathered.how/papercraft/card-making/  

Free Printables  - these I can use in Print then Cut projects if they fit within the printable area limit of 6.75 x 9.25 inches.
https://partyplanningcenter.blogspot.com/p/browse-printables.html

I used Printables purchased from Laurie Furnell's Etsy Store to make these with my Cricut Explore

See all of the Printables available on Laurie's Etsy shop  https://www.etsy.com/shop/LaurieFurnellDesigns

I also have used images available on Cricut Cartridges that I use with Cricut Design Space and my Cricut Explore machine.  I am a current Subscriber to the Cricut Access Library. And I have purchased licensed Cricut Cartridges by Disney, Pixar, Sesame Street, Hello Kitty, Marvel, Close to My Heart, and designers like Anna Griffin, Lia Griffith and others.  Note: Licensed content is never included in the Cricut Access Library subscription. And you can not download individual images from the Cartridges or the Subscription to your computer for use in other applications.  Cartridge content is meant for use with the online Cloud program of Cricut Design Space for use with the Cricut Explore or the new Cricut Maker machine.  For owners of older Cricut machines, they can use physical cartridges via inserting them into their machines.   NOTE: Cricut is no longer manufacturing the Physical Cricut Cartridges, so what is available in the market place is all there is. All future new content will be offered in Digital Format and only available for use for those who own the Explore or Maker model machines. 

Find information on the currently selling Cricut machines - the Explore or the Maker, and the Cricut Access subscription and/or the online program of Cricut Design Space on the Cricut website : Cricut.com

The only online site that I do subscribe to is the Cricut Access Library, to have access to their 100,000+ images available in the Library of Cricut Content.  I can only use the images to cut from while I am a paid for subscriber ($96 a year) . If I create and save projects using the images and then at some point I stop my subscription, and I go to cut the saved project again, I will be asked to pay for any/all images I used in the project from the Cricut Access Library.  But also note that any time I purchase a single image, a single font, or an Entire Cricut Cartridge content, it is mine to use over and over again without further payment and regardless of anySubscription status.  All of Cricut's own Content is stored online in the Cloud Program of Cricut Design Space, that I use with my Cricut Explore machine.  I can NOT download any images I buy or use from Cricut's copyrighted and proprietary content to my own computer to use in other programs I might have.  It is only for use with my Cricut Explore machine.  
Note:  any all images I upload from my own computer, to Cricut Design Space, to use in Print then Cut projects or for Cut only projects,  are also still stored on my computers, and I can use those images in other programs, directly using my computer and the other software I have installed on my computers.  Anything I upload to Cricut Design Space from my computer is stored on their servers in Design Space only available to me in my own account.  I can't share with others any uploaded images I have in Cricut Design Space. 
Licensed and Designer Cricut Content is NOT included in the Cricut Access Library. For usage of those images (such as by Disney, Marvel, Sesame St,  etc. or Anna Griffin,  Lia Griffith, Close to My Heart (CTMH), etc. ) and must always be purchased outright before you can use to cut or print then cut images from.  Licensed images can not be used on items you sell.  See Cricut's Angel Policy link on this Legal page of their website > https://home.cricut.com/legal

Note too, that the Print then Cut feature is available to those who own a Cricut Explore models or the Maker models Machines and the JoyXtra machine (other Cutting Machines such as the Silhouette  also offer a Print then Cut option, but for this blog post, I am referring to my own use of my Cricut Explore and Printing and Cutting my clipart)   and you must use the online Cloud program of Design Space and with a Windows or Mac system computer connected to the Internet or the app for Design Space available to those who own an iPad or iPhone.  (There is also an app for Design Space for those who own Android devices, but that app is still in Beta, and has the most limited features)  See the System Requirements for using Design Space (and note it they are always subject to change when you least expect it . It is always better to exceed the requirements, in any area you can, especially in the area of RAM, I suggest 8 gigs or more of RAM )   

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For learning about the Print then Cut feature of Cricut Design Space for use with Cricut Explore or the new Cricut Maker machines:  **note this is a video from 2017 and Design Space has been updated several times since this video was made. But the basics of Print then Cut remain the same. Its just that some of the buttons and placement of the features has changed in the Desktop version of Design Space for computer users.

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Usage of Clipart

Cricut has their own Angel Policy for use of their images :  Click on Angel Policy linked on their Legal information page >>> https://home.cricut.com/legal

Always be sure to check out all Terms of Use or Angel Policies,  for any Clipart you obtain from any online source. Some images are for Personal Use only, others include a license for limited use on hand crafted items you can sell and or They offer a license you can purchase to use the images on items you might want to sell. Don't just grab images off the internet from a Google Search or found on Pinterest and feel you can do what you want with the images.  Check with the original source of the images, know the artist or designers and what their Terms of Use are for any images you might want to use in projects you are considering selling.  The same holds for Fonts you might want to use on projects you sell, know & understand the Terms of Use for anything you use.  If a License purchase for Images or Fonts is needed for use on items you may want to sell now or in the future, buy the license, and protect yourself against any copyright infringement problems that may arise.   

One of the reasons that many artists no longer offer their art in downloadable form is because of the rampant problems of Digital Piracy, Illegal File Sharing, Disregard of Terms of Use and Copyrights.  

Keep a record & receipts of your purchases and any/all terms of use documents etc. that are often included in the downloaded files.  

I personally usually create subfolders on my computer named for the Websites or the Designer/Artists I am obtaining the clipart or fonts from and download them to directly to those subfolders.  That way, I know who to credit and also jog my memory of where I got the kits from :)  **if ever a file I am downloading has a name that I think is not descriptive of what I am downloading, I change the name of the file before downloading to something that does describe clearly what I am downloading.

How to designate where you download files to from any Browser:

https://www.pcworld.com/article/217112/missing_downloads.html

How to choose where a download is saved - with screen shots for IE, Firefox and Chrome users http://www.wikihow.com/Choose-Where-a-Download-is-Saved

Microsoft Edge on Windows 10 computers

How to change where and how Microsoft Edge downloads files

https://www.digitalcitizen.life/how-change-where-and-how-microsoft-edge-downloads-files

OR see too:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4026331/windows-change-the-downloads-folder-location-in-microsoft-edge
Note: I use Firefox for most of my downloading and I set it up using the options to use "Always ask me where to save files" - so that I can Browse to the location on my computer where "I" want the file to go to.
And in most Browsers you can view a Download History to see what you have downloaded.

With my Explore and the Print then Cut feature, I have found so many new uses of my many many clipart images.  Images I never would have the patience to cut with scissors or that I can now utilize for things I hadn't though of. I get so much inspiration from the Cricut Explore Facebook groups I am a member of and or on Pinterest etc.  I use my clipart for Cards, Embellishments,Tags, Placecards, Magnets, Stickers, etc. etc.  

Please check out the websites I have linked to above, to see the incredible variety of images available online that you can create with.  Happy Crafting. 

P/S when ever Shelly Comiskey offers her art again online in downloadable clipart kits, I will be posting with happiness and joy.   


My listing of FREE or Inexpensive SVG files - Note that many times included in the Zip file of the SVG are other Image Formats, often times a PNG image format is included or a PDF image file.  So a PNG or JPG or PDF image formats can be used as other Graphics / Clipart

http://chocolateonthekeyboard.blogspot.com/2018/08/favorite-svg-sites-for-cricut-explore.html



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More links for FREE or Inexpensive Printables or Image Files 

Free Printables 

Home Decor - some Pinterest results
https://www.pinterest.com/moritzdesigns/free-home-decor-printables/

Search Result
https://bit.ly/2HapXKs

Home Management
https://scatteredsquirrel.com/printable/home-managment/

https://wondermomwannabe.com/25-printables-for-organizing-home-life/

Wall Art

75 Best Free Printables for Your Walls  https://diyjoy.com/best-free-printables-walls/

The Cottage Market Free Printables  Archives
https://thecottagemarket.com/tag/free-printables

More Freebies from The Cottage Market  https://thecottagemarket.com/freebie-gallery

Free Printable Word Art

Pinterest links/pins
https://www.pinterest.com/kimberly_dunn10/printable-word-art/

Pinterest search results
https://bit.ly/2HhXSkF 

More Free Printables

https://craft-o-maniac.com/free-printables

https://www.yellowblissroad.com/free-printables/ 

https://www.happinessishomemade.net/printables/ 

https://tealnotes.com/category/printables/ 

https://www.redtedart.com/free-printables/ 

https://www.thecraftblog.com/freebies/downloads

https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/free-printable-craft-templates-and-activities-us/

https://mrprintables.com/printable-crafts.html

https://www.dltk-kids.com/

Tempting Templates from Stampington.com
https://stampington.com/tempting-templates

Printables by Thirty Handmade Days  https://www.thirtyhandmadedays.com/printables/

Paper Craft free Templates from Paper Craft Inspirations Magazine (a UK publication)
http://www.papercraftinspirationsmagazine.co.uk/category/tag/free_templates 

Free fun shaped Card templates for every occasion!
https://www.cardmakingparadise.com/ 



DIY Crafts from I Heart Naptime

https://www.iheartnaptime.net/category/diy/  

Kitchen Printables

https://kitchencabinetkings.com/ideas/kitchen-printables

https://littlegoldpixel.com/free-printables-kitchen-wall-art/

https://www.yellowblissroad.com/free-kitchen-printables/

https://www.iheartnaptime.net/conversion-chart/

https://www.snackinginsneakers.com/free-kitchen-printables/

 FREE Coloring pages

For Adults

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/free-printable-coloring-pages-for-adults-1358144

https://www.art-is-fun.com/free-adult-coloring-pages

https://www.happinessishomemade.net/free-adult-coloring-pages/

https://tealnotes.com/free-adult-coloring-pages-printable-coloring-pages/ 

Paper Crafting - Origami
https://www.creativecenter.brother/en-us/home/home-category/paper-crafts-origami