Ok, sooo after a long wait I’ve found the art and is prepping it to upload, it turns out I didn’t find the final AI i originally posted. But instead I found the files I used to build it. A big plus for you all!

So in this post ill give you a quick tutorial on how to use the pattern.
Step 01
Open the file and open your Swatches and Appearance pallets.

Step 02
Create a box:

Then fill it by selecting the pattern swatch (top left):

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You can resize it or even grab your pen tool and make an odd shape.

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Simple right? So the only problem is when your Paisley shape is over something else like so:

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Lets fix that. Open your Appearance pallet if its not already.
Add a fill. And fill it with white.

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Then move it down below the Paisley pattern fill.

TADA!!! Nice work.

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Lets go a step further and look at the resizing issues. In your Transform pallet lets click “Transform Both”.

See what happens when you resize it? The pattern resizes with the shape.

Now select “Transform Object Only”…

… and see what happens. This time the shape resizes, but the pattern stays.

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You’ll witch between “Transform Object Only” and “Transform Both” as you move the object around. This setting doesn’t only affect resizing but also position.

Now go and have fun with this. Oh whoops i almost forgot the link to the download.
Illustrator CS2 (but im pretty sure it will work in version 10 and CS):

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