Always Grey@2X #54
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

Crossing lines with a subtle emboss effect on a dark background.

Source Stefan Aleksić

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White Paperboard #374
 Fabric  CC BY-SA 3.0

Could be paper, could be a Polaroid frame – up to you!

Source Chaos

Retro Squares Background 4@2X #419
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Squares Background 4

Source GDJ

White Texture@2X #132
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Not the most creative name, but it’s a good all-purpose light background.

Source Dmitry

Vintage pattern #1958
 Grid  CC 0

Formed from a tile based on a drawing from 'Viaggi d'un artista nell'America Meridionale', Guido Boggiani, 1895.

Source Firkin

Random Grey Variations #69
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

Stefan is hard at work, this time with a funky pattern of squares.

Source Stefan Aleksić

Decorative divider 231 #2149
 Dark  CC 0

From a design found in 'History of the Virginia Company of London; with letters to and from the first Colony, never before printed', Edward Neill, 1869.

Source Firkin

Whitey #109
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A white version of the very popular linen pattern.

Source Ant Ekşiler

Background pattern 261 #2076
 Dark  CC 0

Inspired by a pattern found in 'A General History of Hampshire, or the County of Southampton, including the Isle of Wight', Bernard Woodwood, 1861

Source Firkin

Brushed Alum@2X #68
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

A light brushed aluminum pattern for your pleasure.

Source Tim Ward

Background pattern 223 #2353
 Red  CC 0

Seamless pattern formed from a tile that can be had by selecting the rectangle in Inkscape and using shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Old Wall@2X #347
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Old concrete wall in light shades.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Decorative divider 288 #1820
 Dark  CC 0

From a drawing in 'Navigations de Alouys de Cademoste.-La Navigation du Capitaine Pierre Sintre', Alvise da ca da Mosto, 1895.

Source Firkin

Sports car pattern #2442
 Red  CC 0

A seamless pattern formed from a sports car on clker.com. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Colourful background #2007
 Colorful  CC 0

Made by distorting a simple pattern using the 'sin waves' plugin for Paint.net and vectorising in Vector Magic

Source Firkin

Lined Paper #362
 Stripes  CC BY-SA 3.0

The classic notebook paper with horizontal stripes.

Source Are Sundnes

Background pattern 224 (colour 3) #2340
 Colorful  CC 0

To get the tile this is based on, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift-alt-i.

Source Firkin

Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background #557
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Geometric Tessellation Pattern 4 No Background

Source GDJ

Little Pluses@2X #74
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Subtle grunge and many little pluses on top.

Source Atle Mo