KatiesWish Top 10 Downloaded Freebies

I have been cleaning up and sorting through some old files and I came across all my digital kits I used to make. I am surprised at how many people still download all the free files I created. A special thanks to all of my readers!! I will be cleaning off my computer and adding some more digital kits for free. 

Click on the links to download each of the files from Mediafire. Photos are not linked to the downloadable files.

Here is the top 10 downloaded kits from KatiesWish in no particular order:

1. Winter Freebie available to Download from Mediafire HERE.

2. North Star Overlay Download from Mediafire HERE.

 

3. International Scrapbook Day 2013 Freebie Download from Mediafire HERE.

 

 

 

4. Old Paris backgrounds download from Mediafire HERE

 

 

 

5. Pretty Posh Download from Mediafire HERE

 

 

 

6. Summer Trellis Download from Mediafire HERE

 

 

 

 

7. The Lake II  Download from Mediafire HERE

8. Windchill Download from Mediafire HERE
 

 

 

 

 9. Holiday download from Mediafire HERE

 

10. Dear Santa download the free kit from Mediafire HERE

Free Digital Chalkboard Backgrounds

Sale Announcement: 2014 Black Friday / Cyber Monday sale in my Etsy Shop 50% off all kits from November 28th through to December 5th.

I've had the following blackboard/chalkboard backgrounds in my stash for a couple of years. They are a go to digital supply and one of my favorite design  resources. You are welcome to use these in any of your commercial projects or just for your personal use. I included a useful variety - one PNG framed chalkboard, five 12x12 inch 300dpi backgrounds, and two 18x24 inch 300dpi backgrounds. I've created everything from little web ads to 18x24 poster prints using this set of backgrounds.
Hope you enjoy creating with these! Download them from mediafire HERE

Recoloring PNG overlays in Photoshop

Here is the first in a series of tutorials to recolor png/psd transparent overlays. Other tutorials will follow for programs such as GIMP, Word, and Elements users.
There will be a free overlay with each tutorial. Click HERE to download todays free PNG transparent overlay. It is commercial use friendly.

Once I have my transparent png open in Photoshop I like to go to Image>Mode and choose the color mode I would like to work with (RGB for printing on my home printer or CMYK for printing at my local Staples). Then I save my file with a new name so that I will always have my original overlay without any changes.
The next step is to choose the foreground color for the snowflakes. With the overlay layer selected go to Layer>New Fill Layer>Solid Color. Check off "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask" and then OK (If you forget to check the box choose the color layer then Layer>Create Clipping Mask). Now your snowflakes should be the foreground color on a transparent background. Now we will color the background. With the overlay layer selected, create a new layer. Drag this new layer to the bottom of the stack. Choose a color for the background and use the bucket tool to fill the layer. Save your file and you are done!

This is just one way to recolor the overlays. Get creative with adding texture layers to the snowflakes, or background, or both. With this layer "sandwich" you can quickly create a series of different colored snowflakes by simply using your bucket tool to fill the color layers any color or texture you want. You can get extra creative by playing around with the layer blending modes too.
Tutorial Summary:

1. Image>Mode>RGB Color
2. Choose color for the pattern
3. Layer>New Fill Layer>Solid Color  check "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask">OK
4. Layer>New> Layer (uncheck "Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask")
5. Drag newest layer to the bottom of the layer stack
6. Choose color to background layer
7. Use Paint Bucket to fill the background layer
8. Save

Enjoy creating!

Thinking inside the box

A Christmas in July sale wouldn't feel right without a few free gifts. I've been collecting lots of boxes lately...cereal boxes (we love our cereals), frozen pizza boxes, waffle boxes, and cracker boxes. When you cut these boxes apart...they each have their own krafty goodness inside them. After scanning them and cropping them in Photoshop they make great textured backgrounds. A few other papers were added...and a couple of pictures of the wood shed too. I then combined a few of my chevron overlays and these cardboard textures to create another free set for you. All are for personal or commercial use. But I couldn't stop there. My daughter and I have been playing around with paints lately...her current favorite paints are watercolors. Lots of watercolor experiments have been happening around here. I made some drip, splatter, and spritzed Photoshop brushes to go along with these kraft backgrounds. I just love this look! My daughter had lots of fun spritzing her papers too. The brushes were created in PS CS6 and tested in Elements 11. They are all 2500px or less. I also included most of the brushes in black transparent PNG format (24 pngs in total). The preview only shows a few of the brushes in this set. All are high quality created at 300dpi for print. Enough of the technical stuff and on to the free gifts!

Download the free texture backgrounds HERE from Mediafire

Download the free Krafty Chevron backgrounds HERE from Mediafire

Download the free Photoshop Ink Brushes HERE from Mediafire

Hope you enjoy creating with these as much as I had making them. Please do not redistribute as is...work them into your own projects.

something for the new year

I came across my ombre inspiration board while cleaning up my crafting space last week. Thought I'd do some ombre chevrons. I love the combination! Download the free kit from mediafire HERE. For small commercial use and personal use.

November Sale Announcement and Giveaway

My best sale yet! Get 50% with COUPON CODE: 50TKV21A expired
A special thanks to all my customers for making my first year on etsy a success! I am making some changes in my shop over the next couple of months. Lots of new kits in store and a coupon code for a special discount with each purchase. I also have a bunch of great free mini kits and a few printables for the holiday season lined up. Here is the first of the mini kits available to download from mediafire HERE. Preview pic is not linked.

Be sure to keep checking back throughout November to grab all of the free kits and printables.

NOVEMBER GIVEAWAY: A draw for $30 worth of kits from my etsy shop! Simply leave a comment after this post to enter. One entry per person. Winner will be chosen randomly at midnight November 30th, 2011. Good Luck to all!