One of my favorite resources to peruse professionally, CSA Images, is also a great place to check out for brides interested in creating their own invitations and accessories for fun or for budget considerations. Their Free File Collection boasts pages of high res tiff files including ornaments, patterns, calligraphic and engraved borders, and more. Above are some examples that caught my eye immediately.
If you’re looking for something a little different (which is CSA in a nutshell, and why I think they’re great!) their Microstock collection is available for use on a small run of invitations for only $39. Check the restrictions first to make sure your job qualifies for the special rate – but if it does, that puts a sea of limitless possibilities at your feet!
Update: Apparently CSA no longer has a free selection. Bummer! I promise they were in fact available for free at the time of the initial post!
Ohhh, thats a helpful site, love all the borders! Thanks for the recc. 🙂
Great find. Thank you!
I love CSA images too! Didn’t know they have a Free File Collection though. That’s great!
Wow, what a great resource. I love CSA images and French paper but had no idea these two sections existed. Thanks!
These are awesome! Thanks for the link
this is a great resource, CSA has such a great collection- but I can’t seem to find where the free downloads are at. everything I click on has a download price, even in the borders section… can you help me out?
Hey Andie, if you notice the little update at the bottom of the post, at the beginning of this month they stopped offering their free file area. It’s a real bummer and I wish I knew why they changed it – honestly, as a designer I can see how they can actually be annoying people who know they have to pay for something other people got for free at one point for the same use. It’s kind of bad business. Unfortunately at this point, there’s nothing to do about it 🙁
Just saw that the elements are now $7.00 on their site.