Just wanted to let you know of a new sale going on at Kitschy Digitals! It's a Buy One, Get One FREE Sale! :-) Just purchase anything from the Kitschy Digitals digi kits shop, e-mail me your receipt (thousandclowns (AT) yahoo.com), and you can choose any kit that's $4 and under and I will give you that kit FREE! :-) Once you choose your free kit, I will email you a download link where you can download the kit files.

Soo... if you want in on this offer, please:

- Purchase anything, between now and May 25th, from the Kitschy Digitals digi kits shop

- Send me an e-mail (thousandclowns (AT) yahoo.com) with the following: Your receipt for your purchase and your choice of $4 and under kit.

- Then I will send you your FREE kit! :-)

The kits you have to choose from for your FREE kit are here. Here are previews of those kits:

And just another heads up, I will be releasing two NEW kits on Tuesday the 19th.. here are previews of those 2 kits (if you want to wait and take advantage of the BOGO deal then! These 2 kits fall under the $4 and under category as well. :-)

I'm so excited to show you our next Guest Designer, Karli Plant! I like to refer to Karli as Our-Number-1-Supporter. :-) She has always been so excited about Kitschy Digitals products (thank you!) and I *always* love what she creates with KD designs. It's truly a treat for me to see what she's created next! :-) She is a kindred-spirit in that she loves ALL things vintage, COLORFUL and of course, kitschy. Her flickr name is "The Gnome Hut" by all means. ;-) (Her Etsy store is also called this! Check out her super-cute vintage toys and things!)

She has created SO MANY *CUTE* projects for her Guest Design, I'm going to be quiet and get sharing! :-) I'm also sharing some cute things that she has designed in the past because I couldn't resist those either.

First I'll show you her 100% digital pages. One thing I always love about Karli's digi pages is how *big* and boldly she displays her elements.. i love that! They are just so fun, and of course, always colorful. I also love how she'll scan or photograph different objects from her vintage collection, and use them on her personal scrapbook pages.. I love this idea! :-) Here are several examples of that:

(kits used: Matilda Digital Kit, Olivia Digital Kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits kit)

 

(kits used: Olivia Digital Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frame kit)

 

(kits used: Olivia Digital Kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frame kit)

 

(kits used: Matilda Digital Kit, Olivia Digital Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frame kit)

I also cannot deny that I find her children INCREDIBLY cute and cherub-like, and her youngest reminds me of Campbell for some reason! :-) I just *LOVE* the vintage baby illustration with the japanese word bubble.. too cute for words.

(kits used: Matilda Digital Kit, Olivia Digital Kit)

(kits used: Matilda Digital Kit, Olivia Digital Kit)

Here's a page she created using the new Kawaii Cute Soft-Serve kit .. LOVE that row of big ice cream cones! :-) so cute! I also love how simple some of Karli's pages are.. that is the fun thing about digital: you can create a page really quick during naptimes or when you have like 15 minutes of quiet time during the day. You can fulfill that creative side of you, even when you have the kids at home all day. It's DOABLE with digital. No mess. Isn't time consuming. It can be quick and clean. :-) It can be as easy or as complex as you want it to be.

On this one, i love how she used the feathers in the background to create a sort-of patterned paper! :-) and the photo is TOO MUCH! :-) makes me smile. Babies don't get much cuter than that right?

 

(kits used: Monotone Fresh Feathers, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux)

 

(kits used: Vintage Style Yarn Flowers, Woodland Die Cuts, Woodland Book Lover's Kit, Monotone Fresh Feathers kit, Thrift Store Chic Vintage Buttons, Olivia Digital Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux)

The huge cherries on this one are killing me.. I LOVE IT. :-)

 

(kits used: Olivia Digital Kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits kit)

I can't ever pick a favorite of Karli's, because she always makes something next that i love even more.. :-)

(kits used: Olivia Digital Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, Kawaii Cute Fruits kit, Kawaii Cute Cupcake Kit)

Her vintage toy collection is amazing!

 

(kits used: Skyler digital kit, Woodland Die-cuts kit)

I *LOVE* this color combo!

 

(kits used: Vintage Style Yarn Flowers, Woodland Die Cuts, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, Matilda Digital Kit)

(kits used: Woodland Diecuts kit, Matilda Digi Kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit)

And the last digi project... i love the tones in this one..

 

(kits used: Vintage Style Yarn Flowers, Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit)

Ok! on to her hybrid projects!! are you on a sugar high from all of this eye candy? ;-)

This one was a special treat for me.. she sewed some clothes for my Blythe dolls!! how sweet is that(!!) using little appliques she created by printing the little mushrooms onto iron-on paper. Here's a photo she took of the shirt that is being modeled by her vintage Barbie! I cannot express how much i *LOVE* this pic! :-)

I love Ken standing in the background. :-) I'm assuming these are vintage Ken and Barbie.. i'm not exactly schooled in vintage dolls. ;-) But dang they are cute together. I would pay money to snoop around in Karli's house with all of her fun vintage finds!

And here's my Blythe modeling the shirt herself!

And here's the little patchwork dress she made using another little mushroom applique. She just sewed it on with invisible/clear thread:

Here are some more projects she created by printing Kitschy Digitals elements onto iron-on paper (she uses the Avery brand). She mentioned to me that she noticed that when she let her iron-on/fabric completely cool before she peeled off the iron-on, that it would transfer perfectly, and she had no cracks or places that tore off. That was so good to know because I've had the worst luck with iron-on paper! :-)

how darling is this apron? For these projects she used the Woodland Stuffie add-on kit - perfect sized artwork for big projects as this apron and pillows! :-)

 

This gnome pillow totally stole my heart when i first saw it. :-)

Isn't the print quality on these iron-ons fabulous? truly! Looks so pretty on the linen fabric too..

Mixed in with these vintage (?) fabrics, it's all just so *perfect*. :-) Too much for my color-gnome-vintage-loving eyes.

Isn't her photography and styling so charming?!

And a little Olivia iron-on for her daughter's onesie. :-)

Here's a hybrid scrapbook page she created... i LOVE all the textures and elements on this page.. and of course that little pompom!

 

She printed several of the KD elements onto textured paper.. really beautiful:

 

Some darling headbands she embellished with printed elements from the Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit, once again printed onto iron-on ink jet paper:

 

 

And lastly a *CUTE* wreath she created! I just LOVE this! I truly covet this to hang in my house. I love every single thing about it right down to the very last detail. :-)

 

 

 

Karli, I can't thank you enough for ALL of these wonderfully fun projects you created for us to enjoy! :-)

Don't forget to check out Karli's blog, flickr and Etsy shop.

More artwork from Kitschy Digitals Creative Team members soon!

I love the feather trend of late, especially in fashion. One thing that can be hard with feathers is that they are fragile and often fall apart with even the smallest amount of wear. I had this in mind when I created my Monotone Fresh Feathers digital kit and Feathers Accents digital kit. The great thing about these kits is that you can print out the feathers on your home printer, use them in your projects, and you don't have to worry about them disintegrating!

I wanted to apply this feather trend to a home decor project and create a wreath out of these printed paper feathers. For this wreath, I used feathers from the Monotone Fresh Feathers kit.



For this project you will need:

- the Monotone Fresh Feathers kit

- Some good sharp scissors

- Metal wreath form (as pictured - mine is around 12" in diameter)

- Your choice of paper to print the feathers on (I used regular matte white photo paper, but you could use cardstock, textured cardstock, or any paper in any color you'd like)

- A strong glue that will hold paper to metal (I used E-6000 because I wanted to make sure the paper would adhere to the metal really well. It's super strong but very toxic, so if you use this glue, use it in a very well ventilated area!)

Step One: Open your Feathers files in your photo-editing software. Arrange them onto an 8.5"x11" canvas. Print them out. I used *several* sheets of feathers for this wreath. It will take alot. To save paper and ink, just print them as you need them though. (These files are PNG files, so as long as you have software that supports PNG files, you will be fine! Most photo-editing programs support this format, like Photoshop. :-)

Step Two: Cut out your feathers. One tip I learned a long time ago when I was doing alot of decoupage: Instead of letting your cutting hand take the lead, let your non-cutting hand move the paper/shape. In my experience, it's much easier to cut out detailed shapes this way! :-) If that didn't make sense, for example if you're right handed, you hold your scissors in your right hand, and your printed image/paper in your left hand. Keep your right hand (and scissors) still, and let your left hand move the paper back and forth. Your left hand will guide the cutting instead of the scissors.

Step Three: Once you have quite a few feathers cut out, you can start gluing them to your wreath form. This metal form has two "tiers". You'll need to start on the bottom tier. These feathers will rest underneath the feathers on the top tier. Start by adding a drop of glue to the top metal rim as seen here:

Then add a drop of glue to the bottom rim:

Then attach your first feather:

Keep attaching the feathers all the way around until you finish the bottom tier.

Now attach feathers to the entire top tier.

 

You're finished! Now you can embellish it if you'd like, or keep it as is. I added some green pompoms to my wreath.

 

The result is a modern take on the traditional wreath. And so pretty to display for Springtime! :-)

**Please note: If you'd like to make this wreath, but don't have photo-editing software to open PNG files, please email me at thousandclowns (AT) yahoo.com and you can purchase a printable PDF file from me (can be opened on any computer) or you can purchase printed feather sheets that I can snail-mail to you. :-) Email me for pricing!**

More eye-candy from our Creative Team! :-)

So let's get right to it....

First I have something I've never shown before on the blog: a movie! :-) Rachel Fischer created this little movie of herself, putting together this scrapbook page. I just *love* it. There's something very soothing about watching this... I don't know why! Lol! But it's really, really cool and I'm so glad she shared this with us. :-)

And here's the completed page:

So *CUTE*! I looooove how she outlined the letters with a pen.. really, really love that. Thanks Rachel for such a treat!

(kit used: Thrift Store Chic Frames Deux)

Here's another cute page by Rachel using the Woodgrain paper from the Olivia Printable Kit.

 

And an *adorable* card using one of the ice-cream cones from the Kawaii Cute Soft-Serve kit! :-)

 

 

Next up is another hybrid page by Larissa Crescini Albernaz. The textures, pastel colors and layering in this page are so pretty! And I **LOVE** how she used the soft serve ice cream cones as well! :-)

 

Next are two beautiful pages by Steph Devlin using the Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames kit and Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux kit... it looks like the red frame was printed onto a transparency. I think this gives it such a soft look.. almost like a watercolor... and as always, i love Steph's use of color! :-)

 

Next is insanely cute and sweet project by Amy Parker.. she made this for her daughter!! It's a book to teach her her *COLORS*... so sweet right? :-) She covered the pages in page protectors and then machine-sewed around the edges to protect everything from little toddler hands. ;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amy used TONS of Kitschy Digitals kits, so I won't list them all, but you can go to the shop to check everything out! :-)

And the last hybrid projects are these *ADORABLE* jewelry pieces by Stina Glaas. Wouldn't these be adorable to make with your daughter? (I'm especially smitten with the ice cream cone necklace.. would love something like that for myself!)

(Her adorable daughter modeling one of the necklaces.. ;-)

This is how she made them:

I printed the first earrings onto ordinary printer paper. It was a bit thin, so I printed the rest onto cardstock (with NO texture), because I wanted it a bit thicker. I then laminated the pictures and cut them out, made a small hole with a needle, used sandpaper on the back and then attached the ring/rings and other jewelry parts.

She mentioned that the laminate sheets she used were a bit too "milky" or filmy for her liking, but that is what she had on hand.. and no reason to go out and buy new supplies! A great way to use what you have around the house and these would be super fun for kids (and adults) alike! You could always print them onto glossy printer paper if you wanted more saturated colors and then have them laminated at a copy place, like Kinko's. Fun idea! :-)

Ok, I've got even more artwork to show you but I'm going to split up the posts so you have something to look at later this week.. I've got digital projects and an embroidery project by team members, in my next post.. I'll set it to post in the next couple days! :-)

Wow, I'm so behind with posts here... working through my most recent sinus infecton. Looks like I'm not winning. :( Blast springtime and pollen! ;-)

On a lighter note.... ;-)

We have a NEW Creative Team Member at Kitschy Digitals! :-)
 
Yep, the talented Mrs. Dina Wakley. I'm so thrilled to have her on the team. She is an artist in the truest sense of the word! Her work could be hung in a gallery and no one would even think they were scrapbook pages. :-)  I love the way she uses spray paint, paint or whatever the heck she uses to get the very cool affects on her pages. ;-) So artsy! Here are a few hybrid pages that she's already created with some of the Kitschy Digitals kits!

These pages document her recent trip to Spain to teach her amazing art journaling. These pages REALLY REALLY made me miss our travels to Spain, one of favorite European cities. She printed the kit elements onto textured cardstock.. love the rich quality!

(Kits used: Feather from the Monotone Fresh Feathers kit, Wooden plaque, lace journaling tag (cut into strips), Pink lace patterned paper from the Skyler Printable Kit, Yellow "buttons" printed from the Vintage Buttons kit).

I love the colors on this page below and as always, I love her artful compositions.. just beautiful.

 

 

(kits used: Feathers from the Feathers Accents Kit, Blue vintage "buttons" from the Olivia Printable Kit)

On this one, I love that she printed the blue feathers directly onto the cream paper she used in the background. So pretty!

 

 

(kits used: Pink frame from the Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, Blue Lace from the Matilda Printable Kit, Blue feathers from the Monotone Fresh Feathers Kit)

I love all of the negative space on this one.. and the vibrant green splattered paint! :-)

 

(kits used: Woodgrain Paper and Pink Vintage Velvet flowers from the Olivia Printable Kit, Flower patterned paper and "Skyler" doll patterned paper from the Skyler Printable Kit, Gold circle picture frame from the Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Kit.)

Welcome Dina, we're so glad to have you! :-)

And here are some recent projects by Kitschy Digitals Creative Team Members:

Some STUNNERS by Anna Backstrom... always a delight on the eyes. :-) These are all 100% digital scrapbook pages. I wanted to note that you may notice that alot of people change the colors of my kit elements.. which is one of the GREAT thing about digital. You can change and alter elements in Photoshop to your heart's content. You can make it something different every time you use it getting so MANY uses out of ONE digital file. :-) I thought I'd share one of the MANY easy ways you can change the colors of digital kit elements.

Anna shared with me that in Photoshop she just goes to the Image Menu at the top, then Adjustments, then Hue/Saturation.. then you just move the "Hue" slider back and forth til you get the desired color. Easy Peasy! :-) She did this to all of the velvet leaves on this page below.. they were originally a deep red!

 

 

 

(kits used on Anna's 3 pages: Vintage Buttons kit, Thrift-Store Chic Picture Frames Deux kit, "I Love You" Silhouette tag, Olivia Kit, Montone Fresh Feathers kit, Skyler kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits kit, Woodland Die-cuts kit, Matilda kit)

A digital page by Lu Braxton... i LOVE the way she combines patterned papers! I have another page coming by Lu, in my next post (I have so much artwork to share! :-)

 

(kits used: Skyler kit & Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux)

And a *gorgeous* page by Tara Anderson...her photography is always so beautiful, and i *LOVE* how she printed the blue vintage flower, from the Olivia Printable kit, onto textured paper and layered it making it look very REAL! It's so three-dimensional. She even used stamens in the middle! So clever. :-) And of course the additon of the feathers and guilded frame, looks so rich!

 

(kits used: Olivia Printable Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames, Feathers Accents kit)

Here's a *super-cute* digital page by Rhi Cooksey Quinton... LOVE the row of toadstools! :-) I also REALLY love that fun typeface she used on the title!

 

(kit used: Woodland Die cuts kit)

And now I have something fun to announce! If you post your work using my kits in the Kitschy Digitals Flickr group  or Kitschy Digitals {Goods} Flickr group, and I post them on the Kitschy Digitals blog (with your permission), you will get a free Kitschy Digitals kit download! So make sure to add your projects! (Or you can always share what you've created by emailing me at thousandclowns (AT) yahoo.com if you don't have a Flickr account:-) I love seeing what others do with the kits. And you might win a free digital kit! :-)

Here's a page by Tammy Kay! She is a reader/customer who emailed me to share how she used the Thrift-Store Chic Picture Frames Deux on her blog design. I was totally thrilled to see what she created.. it's really SUCH a beautiful and elegant design! I love how clean and feminine it is.

And here is a digital page that Tammy Kay created as well! Seriously, how beautiful is this? :-) It is a 100% digital page.

(kits used: Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, kit, Feathers Accents kit, Olivia Digital Kit, )

Thank you so much Tammy Kay for sharing with us!

And lastly, here's an incredibly cute page by Karli Plant... it's a little sneak peek of her work because she is our upcoming Guest Designer, and boy, do I have alot to show you! :-) Her stuff is so fun and colorful.. i just love her style. Not to mention, her kids are way adorable. Be on the lookout for more of her creations here on the KD blog. This is a digital page as well...

(kits used: Kawaii Cute Soft-Serve Kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits kit, Montone Fresh Feathers kit

Tons more artwork to come! :-) Thanks for stopping by!

Yay! We have another Guest Designer this week! :-) Since I've been so behind, I thought I'd go ahead and post all of them this week. They've all been waiting so patiently on me.

I was so thrilled when Cathy said she would guest design for Kitschy Digitals. :-) She did some pages for me when I initially launched KD last year. I asked her to be on the team as well, but she couldn't because of obligations to another team... but I'm happy she could still do the Guest Design!

Cathy does digital and hybrid work. She is on the Digital Artist Magazine Creative Team which is a lovely digital art monthly publication. So she does alot of digital! But everything she made for this Guest Design is hybrid! :-)

Ok, i don't even know where to being because her pages are all so beautiful!

I think her design on this one is stunning, as is her photography. Isn't her daughter gorgeous? And she has another little girl on the way! :-) Cathy has a way of making beautiful pages that are so clean, but never simple or boring.. they always have such energy! The fabric gingham flower from the Olivia Printable Kit and the aqua feather from the Montone Fresh Feathers kit are the perfect accents for this page. So pretty.

I *LOVE* her design on this! I love the blocking she did with the Kitschy Digitals patterned papers and the photos. I think it's cool how she filled two blocks with a bunch of phrase strips from the Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit.

How darling is her family? :-)

(kits used: Houndstooth paper/Fabric flowers from the Olivia Printable kit, Yellow lace paper from the Matilda Printable Kit, Cherry paper from the Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit, Diamond pattern paper from the Skyler Printable Kit, Vintage Style Flower Loomed Flowers Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames, Feathers Accents Kit)

How stunning is this pretty-in-pink page? I *adore* the way she used the magenta feathers from the Monotone Fresh Feathers Kit. So pretty. :-)

 Cathy uses my papers better than anyone I've seen. I love it! Here she used the Skyler kit patterned papers. I also love the frame she used from the Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux kit and how she added the little crystals to embellish it. So pretty!

(other kits used: Pink vintage leaves from the Olivia Printable Kit, Pink feather from the Monotone Fresh Feathers Kit)

Another page using the Skyler pattered papers...

I think this one is my favorite.. the movement in the photo. Beautiful! And the border and phrases she digitally added to it are so stunning. I LOVE how she folded the feathers to make them more three-dimensional. They look almost real! The browns + the pinks =  yum. :-)

 

(kit used: Feathers Accents Kit)

Again, i *LOVE* Cathy's design sense! look at this CUTE page! Totally sweet. Love how she did the photos and how she used the Kawaii Cute Fruits watermelon and the little face word bubble from the patterned paper from the same kit.

And here she used the Woodland Book-Lover's Kit And Woodland Diecuts kit for this library themed page... so perfect for her cute library photos!

 

A beautiful card using elements from the Olivia Printable Kit...

 

And lastly, how cute is this? Cathy had some extra feathers that she had printed from the Monotone Fresh Feathers Kit and she put them in this clear packaging she reused from a previously purchased scrapbooking product. Brilliant idea! Such a cute way to hold onto the extra embellishments you've printed from your digital kits, and to keep them organized.

 

Thank you Cathy so much for sharing your talent with us! I'm so honored to see Kitschy Digitals on these beautiful projects! :-) To see more of Cathy's work, check out her gallery.

I'm so excited to share with you Guest Designers Jen Jockisch and Jo-Anne te Raa! They've been so patient with me about posting their *beautiful* work... I've been behind... but here they are! Finally! :-)

First up, is Jen! I was so thrilled when she agreed to Guest Design for me. I really love her work! And I adore what she did with the Kitschy Digitals Kits! She describes herself as a die-hard paper scrapper, but that she really enjoyed working with digital kits for a change! Her projects are hybrid... she printed out all of the kit elements on her printer at home. She still got to keep her paper! :-)

I just love this embroidery hoop piece! I love the idea of using a hoop as a base for art like this. The Kitschy Dolls look like they were printed onto white or cream textured cardstock. I love that look. It adds a richness to them. I love how she layered all of the elements so beautifully.

(kits used: Olivia & Matilda Printable Kits, Vintage Style Flower Loomed Yarn Flowers)

I just LOVE this scrapbook page.. i think my favorite part is that photo. :-) Again, her layering is so nice and I love all of her little details! I also love how she hand-outlined alot of the elements that she printed from the kits. :-) It adds such a cohesive element to the page!

(kits used: Olivia & Matilda Printable Kits, Vintage Style Flower Loomed Yarn Flowers)

Thank you so much Jen for these gorgeous projects! :-) You can see more of her work in her gallery.

Next up is Jo-Anne! Jo-Anne is such a sweetheart! I met her when I contacted her a while back to be on the Kitschy Digitals team, but she had some conflicts with another team, so I asked her to be a Guest Designer! :-) I'm very happy she took me up on it. :-)

Jo-Anne is also primarily a paper scrapper (but she also does lots of fun three-dimensional projects!) She printed the kit elements out for these projects. This scrapbook page is so beautiful. I love the way she printed the Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit phrase strips onto Ledger paper. LOVE that! I also adore how she printed the yarn flower onto fabric, and then "stuffed" it with some sort of filler, making it a puffy flower! :-) Insanely cute!

And here's the cutest hanging piece. I **ADORE** the pom-pom hanging from the bottom!! SWEET!

 

 

(kits used: Olivia Printable Kit, Thrift-Store Chic Picture Frames Kit)

And how incredible is this paper cake?

I love that the base is made out of the woodgrain paper, LOVE the yellow and white striped ribbon ruffle, and how seriously cute is that bird perched on top? :-)

 

(kits used: Skyler & Olivia Printable kit)

Here are a few more projects by Jo-Anne...

She printed the fawn onto fabric on this project and she also made rub-ons with the Kawaii cute fruits using Ink-jet decal transfer paper! Here she applied the cherries directly to the mustard yellow paper and then stamped the white ornate pattern on top of that! cool! I've been wanting to make some rub-ons from some of my kit elements.. this has inspired me to do so!

 

 

And she sewed up this doll using Matilda from the Matilda Printable Kit! She printed her right onto fabric on her home printer (you can use temporary adhesive to attach fabric to an 8.5x11 sheet of printer paper, and then run it through. Or you can purchase Fabric Paper that is made to use with ink jet printers.)

 

 

She printed these Woodland elements onto fabric as well and then handstitched them onto this blanket.. cute idea!

Thanks Jo-Anne!

I'll share with you another Guest Designer later this week! :-)

I've been meaning to post some instructions for the Halloween Treat-bag Toppers and candy wrappers... so here goes! :-)

They are very simple to use. For the Candy Wrappers, your file will look like this:

 

See the crop marks? Just line your ruler along those lines and cut with an Xacto knife. You get 9 wrappers to a sheet. Your cut-out wrapper will look like this:

 
Then just wrap the label around your mini-chocolate bar, add a little adhesive or dot of glue to one end of the wrapper, and stick the ends together at the back. You can also cut around the wrapper with decorative scissors like I did with the catwoman wrapper below... i used scalloped scissors.

 
If you aren't comfortable with using a ruler and Xacto knife, and would rather just cut out your wrappers with scissors, you can use the individual wrapper files instead of the full sheet of wrappers (included in your download). I set up each wrapper as an individual file as well. Just pull up your file, print and then cut out with scissors.

For the Treat-bag toppers that can be personalized (with no photo), your full sheet file will look like this:

 

You can cut them out with an Xacto knife or scissors. You can also add the "to:" and "from:" names in Photoshop before you print them out, or you can just handwrite the names after you print them out. Once you've cut them out, fold each in half horizontally, place over the top of a treat-bag, then staple into place. Your finished product should look like this:

 

For the Treat-bag toppers WITH added photo: this is how you add your photo in Photoshop:

Step One: Open the topper file and the photo(s) you want to add.

 

Step 2: Drag your photo to the Toppers file.

 

Step 3: Make sure the photo layer is selected in your Layers palette, and drag that below the Toppers layer so that your photo is behind the Topper designs.

 

Step 4: You will now resize your photo so that it fits in the little window designated for the photo. Go to Edit>Transform>Scale in the Edit pull-down menu at the top.

 

Step 5: Hold your shift key, put your cursor on one corner of the scale box and then drag down to reduce the photo in size. Then hit Enter to finish.

 

Move your photo around behind the photo window until you have it where you want it. Repeat this step for the other toppers. Once you're finished adding your photos, then you can print your file, cut them out, fold them horizontally, add to the top of your treat bags, and staple into place.  The finished product should look like this:

 

If you have any other questions, or need further explanation, feel free to ask in the comments section here or email me at thousandclowns AT yahoo.com.

Thanks! :-)

Hi! The Skyler Kit is now available at Two Peas in a Bucket. Digital scrappers can purchase here. Paper scrappers can purchase here.

I'm still getting my Creative Team together, but 2 girls that I can tell you now will be on it are Marla Kress and Joleen Thiesenn! They have been so wonderful to work with and have created such beautiful work! Girls, I appreciate your hard work this week! :-) I will make an *official* Creative Team announcement hopefully in the next couple weeks once I have everything finalized. I'm excited! I already have some great girls lined up!

Joleen created so many wonderful pieces for the Two Peas Skyler Kit release this week.

I am just in love with this page. The photo is stunning. And I love how she used the patterned papers. And the title is made from her own font that you can buy here! Isn't it the coolest?!

 

This digital page is something she created for my initial launch. I just think it's the cutest page ever! I love how the patterned paper goes so well with the photo. I LOVE Blythe dolls... i asked for one for Christmas!

 

She also made this fab pocketbook/mini-book hybrid project!

 

 

 

 

And this hybrid page:

 

 

And here are some pages from Marla! She is one of my all-time favorite scrappers. :-) Her sense of design, pattern and color are amazing! And her little girl is the best-dressed child I've EVER seen! :-) So cute! I think if I had had a little girl, Marla and I could do some serious damage to our pocketbooks together. ;-)

She used the Paper scrapper kit for these pages. She just opened the elements in Photoshop and then printed, cut out and adhered to her page!

 

And here's a new hybrid page by Denise Laborde. So cute! She also used the Paper Scrapper Kit. I love how she printed the elements right onto that ruled paper.

And here are some pages from my initial shop launch that use the Skyler kit. I'm not sure that I showed all of these pages on this blog, so some are new! :-) These are a mix of hybrid and digital.

 

by Cathy Pascual

 

by Rachel Denbow

 

by Rhian Cooksey Quinton

 

by Celine Navarro

 

By Rhonna Farrer

 

By Cherie Mask

 

By Cathy Pascual

I'm so thrilled to be a part of Two Peas in a Bucket, selling my digital designs, Kitschy Digitals. Please come visit me at the Kitschy Digitals blog to learn more about my digital goodies, for how-to's and tutorials, and to see inspiring artwork by fellow scrapbookers and paper artists. If you have any questions about my products, please don't hesitate to email me!

For now, I'll leave you with some photos of some new Halloween Goodies that will be in the Two Peas shop soon! To learn more about these, go to the Kitschy Digitals blog. To learn more about me, visit my craft and family blog, Thompson Family-Life.

Halloween Candy Wrappers

Halloween Treat-Bag Toppers

Thanks! Danielle