This is a regular column of Newsletter Plus! to feature the types of elements available on CDs, downloads and as freebies.

CottageArts.net offers a vast assortment of papers to choose from. There are patterned, painted, textured, grunge, bordered, artistically worded and so many more! There are even papers with tears and stitching and other effects already built right in! 

CottageArts.net believes that papers are so important that we've even made an entire CD devoted to them called Simply Papers!

Clickhere to see a sampling of the huge assortment of papers CottageArts.net has to offer!

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See the FREE SHIPPING special currently running in our on-line store.  Plus, use the discount code described below (during checkout) to receive $5 off of our
Simply Papers CD! 

Be sure to check out the Multi-CD Specials in our store.

Along with the photos, the background paper that you choose is one of the key elements setting  the mood of your layout. You can even make a stunning layout with just the use of papers and journaling along with your photos! Click here for a tutorial to explain how! Choosing the paper can be confusing. Luckily, Leila Schweiss has written a tutorial here to help us!

Tag created by Sharon Hammond, using the Wedding Page Pak in our store

Papers are also the most versatile elements of your kits as they can be made into mats, borders, tags and even into useful alphabet squares. Read here for some quick tutorials. Learn how to resize our layout templates using Paint Shop Pro below.  To resize papers, simply crop to any desired size using your image editor's crop tool.  Check your image editor's Help for more information on cropping, if needed. Resizing 12" x 12" Layout Templates to 8" x 8" Resizing 8.5" x 11" Layout Templates to 12" x 12" Resizing 12" x 12" Layout Templates to 8.5" x 11"