## Choose a canvas role before a theme
Mediterranean paper supplies eighteen finished square backgrounds, Celestial supplies twelve repeat PNG tiles plus twelve larger JPG papers, and Cottage Garden supplies forty separately placed transparent PNG elements.
## Compare the exact active products
The [Mediterranean paper pack](/products/35-mediterranean-coastal-digital-scrapbook-paper-18-pack) is $5.99, the [Celestial tile pack](/products/38-celestial-seamless-pattern-pack-12-moon-and-star-tiles) is $6.99, and the [Cottage Garden clip art](/products/85-english-cottage-garden-clip-art-collection-40-transparent-png-elements) is $4.97. Prices can change.
## Verify Mediterranean delivery
Its approved delivery uses two ZIPs plus a four-page illustrated guide. Across the ZIPs are eighteen 3600×3600 JPG papers and two README files.
## Verify Celestial delivery
Its approved delivery uses four ZIPs plus a four-page illustrated guide. Across the ZIPs are twelve 1200×1200 PNG tiles, twelve 3600×3600 JPG papers, one two-page preview PDF, and four README files.
## Verify Cottage Garden delivery
Its approved delivery has one ZIP plus an illustrated guide. The ZIP contains forty 1400×1400 transparent PNG elements and a README.
## Read paper safeguards
The Mediterranean manifest records eighteen distinct hashes, 3600×3600 pixels, 300 DPI, present customer files, passed upload-size checks, and an empty warning list.
## Read tile safeguards
The Celestial manifest records twelve patterns, periodic tile construction, twelve checked seam boundaries, present customer files, passed upload-size checks, and an empty warning list.
## Read clip-art safeguards
The Cottage Garden manifest records forty transparent PNGs, transparent corners, style-consistency checks, present customer files, passed upload-size checks, and an empty warning list.
## Confirm paper pixels
All eighteen Mediterranean papers are 3600×3600 RGB JPG files at 300 DPI with opaque backgrounds and no alpha channel.
## Confirm tile pixels
The Celestial PNG tiles are 1200×1200 RGB at approximately 300 DPI, and the companion JPG papers are 3600×3600 RGB at 300 DPI.
## Confirm clip-art pixels and alpha
All forty Cottage Garden files are RGBA PNGs at 1400×1400 pixels with approximately 300-DPI metadata and transparent corners.
## Measure full-canvas coverage
A finished paper covers its entire square. Record the intended output rectangle and crop before choosing a paper.
## Keep fixed edges explicit
A square JPG has defined outer edges. Similar edge colors do not establish that a finite paper repeats.
## Use repeat evidence accurately
The Celestial manifest records periodic construction and twelve checked seam boundaries. Still build a 2×2 and offset proof in the intended application.
## Use alpha isolation accurately
A transparent canvas isolates a visible element but includes padding. Compare visible alpha bounds rather than assuming every 1400-square file has the same occupied area.
## Measure clip-art visible bounds
Inspected Cottage Garden alpha-bound widths range from 751 to 1241 pixels and heights from 701 to 1221; rectangular occupancy ranges from 0.3938 to 0.5862.
## Compare motif density
Count important visible marks inside the intended crop, repeated area, or element cluster. Use the count as project-specific evidence, not an outcome promise.
## Find overlay space
Measure a low-detail region before adding text or another element within license terms. Proof intended type without promising readability or accessibility.
## Test a center crop
Create a duplicate centered crop and record retained motifs, edges, and empty area.
## Test an edge crop
Create a duplicate crop that includes a source edge and inspect clipped motifs and boundary burden.
## Test narrow and wide crops
Compare intended narrow and wide proportions for motif count, clipping, background area, and overlay space.
## Build a 2×2 tile proof
Place four copies of one 1200-square Celestial PNG without resizing and inspect every horizontal and vertical meeting line.
## Build an offset repeat proof
Offset rows or columns as the intended layout requires and inspect the exact application output.
## Compare tile and companion paper
Record motif scale and crop differences between a 1200-square tile and its 3600-square companion before substitution.
## Import three clip-art extremes
Import one small, one median, and one large visible-bound element and verify filenames, alpha, scale, selection, and layer order.
## Place alpha over two grounds
Proof the finest and palest visible edges over representative light and dark working backgrounds.
## Set one element transformation
Choose one documented proportional resize from source to intended placement and avoid repeated resampling.
## Preserve transparent padding
If padding must change, crop a duplicate and retain the original alpha bounds and source file.
## Proof the densest case
Choose the crop, repeat, or multi-element composition with the closest important marks and inspect it after export and reopen.
## Proof the palest case
Inspect the weakest important boundary against its intended background; screen separation does not establish print separation.
## Proof the smallest detail
Identify the smallest important mark or alpha edge at intended output size and retain the proof result.
## Keep customer and preview files separate
Use the approved JPGs, PNGs, PDFs, READMEs, and ZIPs as delivery evidence. Listing scenes and composed previews are not delivered physical goods or output proof.
## Set output geometry first
Document width, height, units, resolution, crop, bleed, margins, and background before placing or repeating assets.
## Place elements deliberately
Record element filenames, scale, position, layer order, background, and revision so a composition can be corrected or rebuilt.
## Export a representative composition
Include representative crop, repeat, and alpha cases and verify pixels, background, transparency or flattening, and placement after reopen.
## Correct one variable at a time
When crop, scale, repeat, alpha, spacing, overlay, or color separation is wrong, measure the difference and change one variable in a new version.
## Reopen the working file
Close and reopen the composition and verify dimensions, motif scale, crop, tile placement, element positions, overlays, and background.
## Reopen the final export
Verify the exact output file's pixels, orientation, crop, repeat, alpha or flattening, margins, and color mode.
## Archive every delivery file
Retain ZIPs, guides, JPG papers, PNG tiles, preview PDF, transparent elements, READMEs, working files, exports, and proof notes.
## Restore and verify
Restore to a temporary location and confirm eighteen JPG papers with two READMEs, twelve tiles plus twelve papers with PDF and four READMEs, or forty transparent elements with README.
## Recover a failed output
Preserve the original source and failed export, identify one failed variable, correct it in a new revision, and rerun a small proof.
## Review canvas-control guidance
The [canvas-control guide](/blog/digital-paper-seamless-tiles-transparent-clip-art-canvas-control) adds fixed-page, repeat, and alpha-placement checks.
## Compare clip art with paper
The [clip-art and paper guide](/blog/clip-art-vs-digital-scrapbook-paper-files) distinguishes separately placed elements from finished backgrounds.
## Compare JPG and PNG roles
The [JPG and PNG guide](/blog/jpeg-vs-png-for-digital-paper-patterns-and-clip-art) adds format, background, and export decisions.
## Use transparent-PNG guidance
The [transparent PNG guide](/blog/how-to-choose-transparent-png-clip-art-files) adds alpha-edge and visible-bound checks.
## Use palette and motif guidance
The [palette and motif guide](/blog/choose-digital-scrapbook-paper-by-palette-contrast-and-motif-scale) adds crop and motif-scale comparisons.
## Protect customer privacy
Keep names, addresses, order details, private photos, personalization, and device identifiers out of shared files and troubleshooting records.
## Review the license
Check allowed output, modification, personalization, transfer, and redistribution. Digital access does not authorize source-file sharing or resale.
## Keep labels descriptive
Mediterranean, coastal, celestial, moon, star, English, cottage, garden, floral, and botanical describe visible directions. They do not verify culture, geography, astronomy, science, species, artist, process, origin, or provenance.
## Confirm digital-only delivery
No physical paper, print, ink, frame, device, cutter, tool, decoration, finished project, or shipment is included.
## Follow manufacturer-led safety
Follow current software, device, printer, ink, paper, cutter, blade, mat, tool, electrical, ventilation, PPE, cleanup, storage, and disposal instructions.
## Avoid compatibility and output promises
Software, devices, screens, profiles, printers, inks, papers, cutters, and environments vary. Do not promise compatibility, seamless output after editing, exact color, print quality, durability, safety, or results.
## Expect result variation
Scale, crop, repeats, alpha edges, placement, color, export, printing, cutting, and recovery vary with software, equipment, materials, environment, and operator choices.
## Final buyer checklist
Confirm eighteen-paper, twelve-tile plus twelve-paper, or forty-element intent; exact JPG/PNG/PDF/README counts; pixels; DPI and alpha; warnings; full-canvas coverage; repeat edge; visible bounds; motif density; overlay space; crop; tile proof; element placement; export; correction; reopen; archive; restore; recovery; license; privacy; mockup disclosure; digital-only delivery; manufacturer-led safety; descriptive limits; and variation.