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

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.

iNSD Freebie Kit

Happy iNSD everyone! All kits in my etsy shop are 40% off until midnight EST May 6th.
It wouldn't be iNSD without some free stuff so I created a set of free digital papers. Some have a little texture...some not. Download the kit from mediafire HERE.

Spring Sale and freebie journal cards

Spring was in the air here last week...but today we got snow! In the hope that spring will return I have created a set of spring floral journal cards. I have them in PDF, 8.5x11 inch jpg sheet,  and for those that are digital scrappers as individual png cards too. When printing either the PDF sheet or the jpg 8.5x11 sheet be sure to print it at 100% in order to fit your photo pocket pages. There are a few extra cards in the png set as a little bonus for the digi scrappers.

My 35% off Spring sale in my etsy shop will run until midnight EST April 30th 2013.

For personal use only please. Links to download the free cards are below the preview photos. 

Click HERE to download the 3x4 cards as a PDF

Click HERE to download the 4x6 cards as PDF

Click HERE to download the 3x4 cards on a 8.5x11 inch jpg sheet

Click HERE to download the 4x6 cards on a 8.5x11 inch jpg sheet

Click HERE to download the whole set in PNG format

I would love to see any layouts you create with these. Enjoy creating!

Holiday Sale

This space has been so neglected lately! I've been busy switching over my shop to instant downloads, making some new kits, and new printables.
I will be having a holiday sale in my etsy shop from December 8th to December 18th with everything in my shop at 50% off.
To start the holidays off I have some free printables. Here is the first of many. Some project life 3x4 sized journal  cards and filler cards.

Download the PDF Filler Cards here

Download the PDF Journal Cards here

Print and cut out the cards to add to your project life weekly album.

Enjoy creating!

iNSD weekend Giveaway

 A little note...this post is mostly geared to those that are interested in getting started in personal digital scrapbooking. Looking for the contest giveaway? Skip to the end of the post!

I am a little sad that I will be missing out on iNSD (inter National Scrapbooking Day) this weekend. We are heading up north for the weekend...and will likely not have an internet connection.

There will be some great freebies and sales to be had this weekend for iNSD. Persnickety Prints has a roundup of a bunch of the digital deals going on. The Daily Digi usually has a list of great deals too.

iNSD weekend is a great time to get started in digital scrapbooking. There are lots of high quality freebies and super discounts. It can be hard getting started though...as the learning curve is high if you've never used a program that uses layers before. I get lots of questions from customers about how to get started. I started a pinterest list of tutorials. My Digi Scrap Tutorials board has lots of links to some great tutorials found on the web.

Here are a few more tips on getting started:

1. Find your scrapping style.
This way you don't waste money, time, and harddrive space on stuff you won't use. Here are some links to free, open, digital scrapbooking online galleries.
My Scrapbook Art Gallery
The Daily Digi's Flicker Pool Digital Scrapbooking Inspiration

Open means that you can post layouts that contain digital supplies from any and all sources. There are also "closed" galleries belonging to digi scrap stores where you can only use digital items from their store designers...or a minimum amount (say 50%) from their designers on the layouts you share in the gallery.
Find some layouts that you really love and you will get an idea of the type of kits you will want to get started. I love pinterest for this part...you can get an idea of my personal style here. One warning...it's a large mish mash of a pin board!!

2. Read through the Daily Digi's Digital Scrapbooking Manual

3. Pick a program that has the ability to utilize transparent layers. It is very easy to find tutorials for using Photoshop Elements, and I suggest using this as your starting program...but up to you if you would like to give something else a try. Most programs have a free trial.

4. Download a few free kits and start learning how to use that program! Find a tutorial for creating your first page (link is for an Elements tutorial). This is the hardest part...learning how to use layers...ect. I am still learning new things years later btw.

5. Start a shopping list! This is where the open galleries come in handy. A list of the digital products used in each layout are added to the layouts description in these online galleries. (You will need to learn how to do this later if you wish to share your finished layouts in an online public gallery like one of the ones listed above.)

6. I am totally in love with The Daily Digi monthly membership. The Digi File members get over $50 of digital scrapbooking supplies, layout ideas, techniques, tutorials, and exclusive collections for only $7.50 per month.  Usually you get at least 7 full kits per month, plus extra goodies each month. There is a variety of different kit/designer styles each month too. The following is my personal affiliate link:

 (for those that don't like affiliate links....go here to signup or find out more)

7. Sometimes...try as you might...it may be too time consuming to get layouts done. Or the learning curve is just too great. There are also kits out there that contain what are called Quick Pages...or QP for short. A quick page is a finished scrapbooking layout...with a cutout area for you to plop your photo(s) into. Some designers will have a whole set of matching quick pages so that you can create an entire album in a very short amount of time. 

Here is a tutorial on how to use a Quick Page in PSE from the Designer Digitals site.

8. Starting something new can be overwhelming at first...take your time...go at your own pace...drink your tea (or other calming beverage of choice), and most of all have fun. Oh..and you might want to join a forum. The Digital Scrapbook Place has a Beginners Learning Digital Scrapbooking forum. There are hundreds of forums out there for you to find...simply do a google search for "digital scrapbook forum".

9. Need more help? There are also online classes that you can take. The JessicaSprague site has some great classes. Again...hundreds of online classes can be found by doing a google search for these. I suggest asking in the forums about a particular class first to be sure is it at the level you are looking for.

And last but not least is my iNSD giveway. 

It's been a while since my last contest/giveaway...but here it goes. Contest is open to all...One grand prize of digital kits worth $30 from my etsy shop are up for grabs. To enter once...add a little reply to this post ( a simple "hello" will do). To enter a second time you can do one of the following:

1. Follow me on pinterest or one of my pinterest boards

2. Pin your favorite product from my etsy shop and reply below with the link

3. Reply with a list of 3 of your favorites from my etsy shop

4. Reply with a link to something you've made using one of my kits (does not need to be 100% made with my digi products...Even a little snippet that you printed, cut and pasted to a card).

Contest closes at midnight EST May 7th 2012. Winner will be chosen at random...and announced May 8th. Good luck to everyone!

Star Overlay Freebie

Santa will be using the North Star soon to navigate the world in his magic sleigh. Here is a png star overlay for use in your own creations. It is provided in jpg and tiff formats as well as in white too. A quick way to recolor the black stars in the jpeg format in photoshop (or elements) is to add a color filled layer on top of the stars and set the color layer to screen. Download the overlays via mediafire HERE. For small commercial use and personal use. Enjoy creating!

P.S. I fixed the link to the previous chevron freebie. It can be downloaded HERE in case you were sent elsewhere last week!

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.

And the winner is...

Congratulations goes to comment number 4 by Carly @ Mason's Roost! You are the winner of the 5 free kits. Please contact me with your wishlist and I will send you your links.

I'm looking forward to the Christmas Holidays. I hope I'll have time to get all of my new kits listed by the New Year...we'll see. I always find it a challenge to pick a dozen papers for a kit...there's almost always two dozen or more that I narrow down to a designers dozen. You can usually find a bonus sheet or two in all of my kits. I have several folders of extra's that don't make it into my kits for sale...but sometimes make it here as freebie mini kits. Today is a little different though...an exclusive mini kit that I am creating for personal use...it will be released in two or three parts as I create it. My daughter has been singing Twinkle, twinkle, little star all the time lately. I captured the singing in a cute picture that needs a special layout. I'll be sharing the finished layout at the end too. Here is the first part, a set of 4 papers that you can download from mediafire.

Our December projects are started...but not as far along as we'd hoped. We are short at least one peice of tile for our fireplace surround...and some trim for the mantel. I'll share the before and after pictures hopefully before santa arrives. We need to get those stockings hung!! Only a couple of weeks left. You can check out my inspiration pinterest board for our mantel. Off to finish a couple of sewing projects from my to do list. The play mat MUST get done!!

Dear Santa...I've been good!

Anyone started on their wishlists yet? I know I have. Here's a look at a few of my favorite things on etsy.



I'm trying to get an early start this year as we always seem to be doing things last minute. The holidays are crazy busy...and I end up getting run down and am out one of the days with the flu. This year I have a plan to take things slower and start working on those handmade gifts now. A letter to santa is on the list soon so I created a little mini kit to match the Dear Santa kit that I have for sale in my etsy shop. The mini kit below is commercial use or personal use with no credit required.
You can DOWNLOAD the free mini kit from Mediafire.

 
Don't forget to enter my November giveaway. Enjoy creating and making you're own lists!

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!

Posh Tartan Freebie Kit

I came across a free web application called Tartan Designer the other day. I used it to create these patterns. It is so easy and fun to use! With a little tinkering in photoshop I turned them into printable sheets in both 12x12 inch and 8.5x11 inch sizes for you to use in all of your creations. The original 72dpi png and jpg icons are also included. Totally in love with this cool web application. The creators also have a stripe generator too.
Download the free Posh Tartans from mediafire

Starry Eyed freebie kit

I am feeling starry eyed with all the wonderful comments left here and via etsy from the EtsyGreetings Team. Here are some stars ('n stripes) to help celebrate the 4th of July. There will be a matching set for sale today in my etsy shop. Download free kit from Mediafire

Thanks to EtsyGreetings Team

A special thank you to the EtsyGreetings Team for all the wonderful comments and for all the votes for my Lake inspired kit. I am tickled pink that you will be using my kit in your card design challenge.
Here is a special thank you from myself. A bonus kit of matching papers with small commercial use terms.
Free kit can be downloaded from Mediafire here

Getting Started in Digital Scrapbooking

There are so many tutorials on the internet for digital scrapbooking. Here are some of my personal favourites in no particular order:
Designer Digitals Getting Started in Digital Scrapbooking
Ali Edwards Scrapbooking with your computer
Daily Digi Unzipping files
Daily Digi Programs to use

And one of my customers asked if my prints will print as seen on their monitor:
Daily Digi Calibrating your monitor so prints come out exactly as you see them on your monitor

Garden trellis inspired freebie kit

Garden planning for this spring is well under way. A large set of trellis papers for small commercial/scrap for hire use. Download from Mediafire