Like a Child Digital Collage Kit: Crayon Textures & Backgrounds, Cutouts Frames

Description

Like a Child is a handmade digital collage kit with 127 elements: wax crayon textures and backgrounds, cut paper frames, naive hand-drawn illustrations and a paper cutout alphabet for playful, tactile mixed media collages.

Life is a game. Don’t take it too seriously.

Remember the smell of wax crayons, the sound of scissors cutting through colored paper, the joy of gluing things together just because it felt right? This collection brings that feeling back into your design work.

Every element was drawn with real wax crayons or cut from real colored paper, then carefully scanned so the texture, the crumples and the imperfect edges stay alive. Nothing here is perfect, and that is exactly the point.

Made for people who love the handmade

Like a Child is for designers, illustrators, content creators and small brands who value tactility, handcraft and a little imperfection, and who are not afraid to play.

In a feed full of flat, polished digital graphics, crayon textures and cut paper feel honest and human. They add warmth and soul to a brand, bring back childhood nostalgia and make people smile. A fashion or beauty brand gets a playful editorial edge, a café or flower shop feels friendly and personal, and a personal blog gets a cheerful kidcore look.

What’s inside

• 34 hand-drawn illustrations in transparent PNG: naive flowers, pears, apples, cherries, strawberries, tomatoes, leaves, a pumpkin, a friendly ghost, a crown, a bow, crayon scribbles, spots, squiggles and abstract cut paper shapes
• 27 papers and backgrounds in JPG, 4000×6000 px: wax crayon textures in stripes, scribbles and bold strokes, plus crumpled colored paper
• 23 frames in transparent PNG: wavy, scalloped, oval and rectangular frames, drawn with crayons or cut from colored paper
• 43 cutout letters, numbers and symbols in transparent PNG: a playful cut paper alphabet with numbers 0–9 and punctuation for names, greetings and custom headlines

What you can create

• Instagram posts, stories and Pinterest pins
• Editorial layouts, lookbooks and magazine spreads
• Fashion, beauty and lifestyle campaigns
• Brand identity and social media kits for small businesses
• Posters, flyers, invitations and greeting cards
• Scrapbooking, junk journals, zines and mixed media art
• Seasonal designs, from bright summer collages to cheerful Halloween posts
• Mood boards, photo collages and personal projects

Easy to use

Illustrations, frames and letters come as high-resolution PNG files with transparent backgrounds, so you can place them straight onto a photo or a crayon background. Layer, mix and match freely.

The kit works in Photoshop, Illustrator, Procreate, Canva, Affinity and any software that supports PNG and JPG files.

Let’s make something fun

Pick a crayon background, frame your favorite photo, add a pear, a flower or a little ghost, spell a word in cut paper letters, and your collage is ready. It feels like a childhood art class, only now it’s for your brand.

Photos used in the preview images are for demonstration only and are not included.

FAQ

What is a crayon collage kit?

A crayon collage kit is a ready-made set of handmade elements for building collages digitally. Like a Child combines wax crayon textures, cut paper frames, naive illustrations and a paper cutout alphabet, so you can create a complete layout just by layering pieces over a photo or background.

What design style is Like a Child?

It is a playful, naive, handmade style inspired by children’s drawings and school art classes: bright wax crayon strokes, uneven scissor-cut edges, crumpled colored paper and simple, cheerful illustrations. It fits kidcore, mixed media, editorial collage and modern scrapbook aesthetics.

Is everything really hand-drawn?

Yes. Every element was drawn with real wax crayons or cut from real colored paper by hand, then scanned in high resolution. There are no digital brush imitations or AI-generated graphics, which is why the textures look natural and tactile.

Who is this kit for?

It is for graphic designers, illustrators, content creators, bloggers and small business owners who love handmade details and want their designs to feel warm, personal and less serious. It also works for scrapbookers and junk journal makers who prefer digital materials.

What kind of brands does it suit?

It works best for brands with a friendly, creative or nostalgic personality: fashion and beauty labels, cafés and bakeries, flower shops, stationery and toy stores, art studios, family photographers, kids’ brands and lifestyle bloggers. It adds warmth and a sense of play to any brand identity or campaign.

How can I use the elements with my photos?

Place a photo inside one of the frames, set it on a crayon background, add a few illustrations around it and spell a word with the cutout letters. This works well for Instagram posts and stories, lookbooks, magazine spreads, posters and invitations.

Can I create seasonal designs with this kit?

Yes. Fruit, flowers and bright crayon stripes suit spring and summer designs, while the pumpkin, the friendly ghost and the orange and yellow papers work well for autumn and Halloween. Use the alphabet to spell holiday greetings, dates and names.

Can I use it in Canva?

Yes. All illustrations, frames and letters are PNG files with transparent backgrounds, and the backgrounds are JPG files, so you can upload them to Canva, Photoshop, Procreate, Affinity or any other program that supports these formats.

What files are included?

The kit includes 34 illustrations, 23 frames and 43 cutout letters, numbers and symbols as transparent PNG files, plus 27 crayon and colored paper backgrounds as 4000×6000 px JPG files. The photos in the preview images are not included.

Questions before you buy? Message me through the shop — happy to help.

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