Background pattern 336 (colour 3) #1719
 Blue  CC 0

Formed by distorting the inside front cover of 'Diversæ insectarum volatilium : icones ad vivum accuratissmè depictæ per celeberrimum pictorem', Jacob Hoefnagel, 1630.

Source Firkin

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White Plaster #368
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sweet and subtle white plaster with hints of noise and grunge.

Source Phil Maurer

Starting Diamond Shape #137
 Light  CC BY-SA 3.0

Simple blue and line to mix.

Source SliverKnight

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background@2X #490
 Noise  CC 0

Prismatic Rounded Squares Grid 3 No Background

Source GDJ

Stucco@2X #295
 Wall  CC BY-SA 3.0

A nice and simple gray stucco material. Great on its own, or as a base for a new pattern.

Source Bartosz Kaszubowski

Retro Circles Background 4 No Black@2X #423
 Dark  CC 0

Retro Circles Background 4 No Black

Source GDJ

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 6 No Background@2X #546
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Curved Diamond Pattern 6 No Background

Source GDJ

R.I.P Steve Jobs #292
 Paper  CC BY-SA 3.0

He influenced us all. “Don’t be sad because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”

Source Atle Mo

Background pattern 208 (colour 2) #2462
 Grid  CC 0

A seamless pattern created from a square tile. To get the tile, select the rectangle in Inkscape and use shift+alt+i.

Source Firkin

Spotted Light Yellow BG Pattern #1216
 Yellow  CC BY-SA 3.0

This light yellow background pattern consists of an irregular pattern of spots. Here's a light background pattern with yellowish tint.

Source V. Hartikainen

Checkered Light Emboss@2X #281
 Grid  CC BY-SA 3.0

Sort of like the Photoshop transparent background, but better!

Source Alex Parker

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 8 #519
 Noise  CC 0

Abstract Tiled Background Extended 8

Source GDJ

Starring@2X #586
 Dark  CC BY-SA 3.0

If you need stars, this is the one to get.

Source Agus Riyadi

Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background #469
 Dark  CC 0

Prismatic Chevrons Pattern 5 With Background

Source GDJ

Background pattern 306 (colour 5) #1879
 Colorful  CC 0

Seamless pattern the tile for which can be had by using shift-alt-I on the selected rectangle in Inkscape.

Source Firkin