American Flora Collage Sheets
The beautiful vintage flower illustrations on these free printable collage sheets come from The American Flora by A.B. Strong published in 1855. The book contains a comprehensive description of plants and wildflowers found in America. It includes information on the scientific and general characteristics of each plant, its natural history, chemical and medical properties, as well as its mode of culture and propagation.
Scroll down, and you’ll find two different free collage sheets to print and add to your junk journal or art journal supplies. The first is a sheet of 2.5” x 4.25” journal cards followed by a sheet of 2” x 3” journal cards.
If you like these collage sheets, you’ll want to visit the botanical/gardening section of my library of free journal printables. You’ll find sheets like these horticultural journal illustration collage sheets and these vintage botanical collage sheets.
2.5” x 4.25” Journal Cards
Botanical illustration in the mid-19th century, when this book was released, was a popular form of scientific illustration. It involved the creation of highly detailed and accurate drawings and paintings of plants, often for the purpose of documenting new species or illustrating botanical texts.
During this period, advances in printing technology allowed for the mass production of illustrated botanical books, which greatly increased the availability and accessibility of botanical knowledge. This led to a surge in demand for botanical illustrators, who were often trained artists with a keen eye for detail and a deep understanding of botany.
Botanical illustration in the mid-19th century was often created using watercolors, which allowed for a high degree of detail and color accuracy. Illustrators often worked from live specimens or preserved plants, carefully studying and observing their structure, color, and texture before beginning their drawings or paintings.
Botanical illustration in the mid-19th century played an important role in advancing our understanding of the natural world.
2” x 3” Journal Cards
I hope you are able to use these collage sheets as inspiration in your art journaling, junk journaling, bullet journaling, collage, artist trading cards (ATCs), scrapbooking and other mixed media artwork.
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Free to use for personal or commercial projects. You may print the collage sheets as many times as you wish for your personal crafts or in your projects to sell, including: art journals, scrapbooks, junk journals, collage art, etc. You may not redistribute or sell the collage sheets “as is" in either print or digital form.
If you wish to share the files on your own website, please do not make the files available for download directly from your site. Instead, include an image with a link back to this site.
To the best of my knowledge, these are all royalty free images that are in the Public Domain in the US. However, you should always do your own research if you plan to use them commercially.
