Kitschy Digitals Blog

A new kit & news :-)

I wanted to share with you guys a new Kitschy Digitals Kit! They are digital Washi Tape Frames. :-) I just love this kind of tape... it's made from Washi paper which is a type of Japanese paper. It's comes in beautiful colors and it's slightly transparent... yum!

You can purchase the kit here!

Price: $4

Kit includes: 10 high-resolution PSD and PNG files. These come in 10 colors.

Here are some examples... These would be so fab to use on your personal (or commercial) blog to frame your photos! Just gives your photos that extra something. :-) I just adore these colors!

 

As you can see, the photos show through the tape very realistically. I've included PSD files (unflattened Photoshop files) that allow you to do this. Your photo is "masked" so that it looks like the transparent tape is really right on top of it. I'll have a tutorial on how to do this later in the post.

I've also included PNG files that you can use.. with these, the tape frames are opaque, so that your photo will not show through. So you have 2 options... a transparent Tape Frame (PSD file) that allows your photos to show through:

... and Opaque Tape Frames (PNG files) that are just that.. opaque. It gives you a different look. These files have just one layer in them and are easier to work with.

 

That said, the PSD files are easy too... just a few more steps with those. Here's a tutorial on how to use those.

Step #1: Open your desired Washi Tape Frame & your photo that you want framed:

 

Open your "Layers" Palette (Windows>Layers).

Step #2: Drag your photo onto your Washi Tape Frame file...

Step #3: You'll see (as in the example above) that there is a layer that says "DRAG YOUR PHOTO BENEATH THIS LAYER". Do just that with your "Layer 1" photo layer.

You'll see that your photo is already being "masked" so that your image only extends to where an actual photo would if it were under the "tape frame".

Step #4: You will probably need to reduce your photo in size to "fit" your Tape Frame.. or you can always crop it any way you'd like. Your photo is being "masked" so you can just drag it around and/or reduce in size until you like the way it looks. (to reduce or enlarge your photo: hit Control T, place your arrow on one corner point, hold the shift key at the same time, and drag.)

You'll want to move your photo around so that no more black is showing:

Then hit "enter". All done!

Now, you can either use this finished image to display on your blog, or you can even print it out as all of these Washi Tape Frames are high-resolution.

Or, if you want to use this on a scrapbook page, you'll need to "link" all of your layers together and then drag them all to your scrapbook page canvas.

So, as you can see above, I've selected all of the layers in my file. (Select the top layer, hold the shift key, then click the bottom layer - this will select all of your layers. They will all show up in blue.) Then click that little "chain link" icon at the bottom of your Layer's Palette. You can see my arrow pointing to it in the above image.

Now your layers are linked and you can just drag them all to your scrapbook page layout. You can move them around on your page easily since they're all linked together. (Feel free to delete the "DRAG YOUR PHOTO BENEATH THIS LAYER" layer as you don't need it anymore. It was strictly for instruction.)

There's really so much you can do with these! Here are some *totally* inspiring and colorful examples from some Creative Team Members!

From Anna Backstrom...

From Karli Plant...

  

And a CUTE purse that Stina Glaas just whipped up in an hour and a half! amazing! I'm assuming she ironed the image onto fabric (using iron-on ink-jet paper) and then sewed it up. I think that rose image looks beautiful with that pink frame. Think of all of the possibilities with these.. you could use photos of your children and make handbags for the grandmothers... fun!

 

And a digital page by Rachel Fischer... LOVE the white space on this!

 

And last, a scrapbook page by me. :-) (the "Worn Overlay" I used is from Holly McCaig and you can find it here.)

I was thinking when I created this page how awesome digital scrapbooking is... or digital ART in general. For a person like me, that's a mom, a business woman, etc, etc.. free time is VERY scarce around here. It's so cool to be able to whip up something like this, in under an hour... to get that creative energy OUT of my system and to do something for *me*, ya know? And it doesn't have to take forever and i don't have a mess to clean up afterwards. And it doesn't have to be all that meaningful if you don't want it to be.. it can be just FUN. :-)

On that note, i wanted to share some somewhat sad, but also some very *EXCITING* news about Kitschy Digitals. You might have noticed that this new kit is available directly from this blog. From now on I will be selling my digital kits through my own website! :-) I will no longer be selling future kits through Two Peas in a Bucket. Selling my kits there was a great way to get my feet wet in all of this, but I'm looking forward to creating my own brand and my own little Kitschy "world" on my own. I know that the very kind people that purchase my kits come from ALL different backgrounds, not just scrapbooking, so it only feels *right* to not be selling through an exclusively scrapbooking oriented site. Not that Two Peas isn't an AMAZING place in the scrapbooking world. Because it is. :-) And i'm so happy I got to be a part of it for almost a year!

It's always a little scary branching out "on your own", but honestly from the beginning I've really wanted to DO this on my own. In the spirit of independant small business. Crafters, scrapbookers, photographers, DIYers, Etsiers, use my kits, so I want my website to appeal to ALL of those people. I'm excited about the future! This new website will not only have all of my new digital kits, but also my Kitschy Digitals {Goods} line of printed goods, embroidery patterns, vinyl decals, and more! Everything will be in ONE place. :-)

It will take a few months to get my site going, so in the meantime, I'll be selling my new kits directly from this blog. Please note that ALL of the kits I've already released will STILL be available at Two Peas in a Bucket! So all past kits are still available and always will be, at Two Peas.

Until I can figure out a better way to do this (and after I've had a good night's sleep.. it's 12:28am right now), if you want these frames with a Commercial or Photographer's License, the cost will be $12 total. So go ahead and purchase the frames with the "add to cart" button at the beginning of this post, and then just send the remainder amount ($8) to me directly through PayPal. Send payment to: thousandclowns (AT) yahoo.com. Thanks! Email with any questions!

P.S. if you want to see all of the kits that the girls used besides the Washi frames, go to my Two Peas shop! They used lots of other Kitschy Digitals kits! :-)

Garden Girl Artwork

Time to share with you some wonderful artwork by the Garden Girls over at Two Peas. I'm pretty lucky that such talented girls use my kits. :-) That is a wonderful benefit of having my shop there! ;-)

First I want to show you some GORGEOUS 100% digital layouts by Chelsea Parsons. She designs her own kits as well and you can find them here! I absolutely *adore* her style. It's so artsy and out-of-the-box... I love her kits because they are SO different then anything out there. And I'm very lucky because she's used several of my kits in her beautiful pages! You can also see her beautiful kits as well on these pages. I especially love how she uses my Feather kits!

Gosh, these are all just stunning! This one below particularly took my breath away.. i LOVE how she used the feather so big in the background. And that photo is amazing.

 

(other kits used: blue doily from the Matilda Digi Kit and the vintage blue button is from the Olivia Digi Kit)

I love how she added the very tiny Yarn Flower and Feather to her daughter's hat in this photo! *adorable!*

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I love her desaturated color palette...

 

(kit used: Picture Frame from the Thrift-Store Chic Picture Frames Deux Kit)

I love how she used Matilda from the Matilda Digi Kit on this page... her girls are just darling!

 

(other kit used: Olivia Digi Kit)

Here's a beautiful digital page by Garden Girl Jamie Waters, one of my all-time fav designers. :-) She just used my Vintage Button kit on this one, but i still wanted to show it.. such a beautiful page!

 

Here are 2 hybrid pages by Jamie as well... she printed out elements from the Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit... i just LOVE this page!

 

 

Make sure to check out Jamie's inspiring blog and photography business website!

Here are some beautiful pages by another one of my favorite designers, Jen Johner. Check out her always inspiring blog as well!

(kits used: Kawaii Cute Fruits, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux)

Another beautiful page... she just used my Vintage Button Kit on this one, but it was too pretty of a page not to share! :-)

 

Here are some gorgeous pages by (yes) ANOTHER one of my favorite digi designers, Ranie O'dell. I saw that she isn't a Garden Girl anymore (so sad!), but I still wanted to show these pages by her. She was a Garden Girl not too long ago and she's incredibly talented! I love her!

Ranie is SO good at making digital layouts look so REAL. And her sense of design just blows me away.

(kits used: Olivia Digi Kit, Vintage Button Kit, Free kit)

The feather on this looks so beautiful with the rich tones in this layout... isn't Ranie gorgeous? :-)

I LOVE how she used the Kawaii Cute Fruits kit in such a unique way on this layout! :-)

 

Here are some other pages by some other very talented Garden Girls...

Shimelle... I love how she used the Frames on this...

Holly McCaig... Holly has her own line of digi-kits at 2Ps as well!

 

(kit used: Thrift Store Chick Picture Frames)

Erica Hernandez... who ALSO has her own line of digi kits! :-)

 

(kit used: Feather Accents Kit)

Tia Bennett... who (you guessed it) also has her own line of digi kits! :-)

(kits used: woodgrain background from the Olivia Digi Kit, Feathers Accents Kit)

 

(kits used: Matilda and Olivia digi kits)

And lastly, a super*cute hybrid page by Jennifer Gallagher... LOVE!

 

 

She printed the Olivia Dolls from the Olivia Printable kit.

Thanks to all of these incredibly talented ladies for this wonderful eye candy! :-)

More artwork to come from the Kitschy Digitals Creative Team! :-)

Vinyl Wall Decals are available!

Yaaay! They're in the shop!

**Edited to add! I forgot to mention in my rush to post this that the first person to place an order will get 50% off their entire order! :-) I will let you know by the end of the day if you were that person! :-)

ALSO, and this is at any time that you place an order for decals from my shop, if you purchase THREE or more decals, you get 15% off your entire order. Just input this coupon code at checkout: "decals15" **

Important info: Pre-orders for these will end June 26th, 2009. At that time, all orders for decals will go to the printer/cutter. Expect a delivery time of 2 weeks after June 26th to allow for printing and shipping (possibly sooner).

 

If there is a color you'd like for the full-color frames (not the flat cut vinyl frames), but you don't see it above, let me know and I might be able to fit in a custom order for you. :-)

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All fixed. :-)

If you are trying to access my Kitschy Digitals {Goods} store, I've totally screwed it up... I'm working on it now to "fix" it. SNIFF! :( (For those of you with Big Cartel shops, I had no idea changing the "theme" of your shop, changes it indefinitely!! UGH! there's no reverting back.)

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:-(

*Introducing 2 New Creative Team Members & Giveaways!*

Hi! I wanted to introduce our new Creative Team Members... one has been a member already for a month or so, I'm just so behind (shame on me!) Her name is Waleska and she does mostly hybrid work. Here are some SUPER-cute projects by her!! I really love her style. She has such a great sense for design. I *LOVE* her work. We're so happy to have you on the team, Waleska! :-)

I absolutely adore how she clusters her elements and leaves lots of negative space. I especially love how she used a rosette from the Prize Ribbons & Rosettes kit. Love how three-dimensional it looks!

 

(kits used: Prize Ribbons & Rosettes, Thrift-Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, Olivia Printable Kit)

I wanted to point out something important to you all: Something you might have had a question about. You'll notice that some of my kits have the word "Printable" in them. You might wonder "Well, are only THOSE kits printable then?" The answer is "no". When I started creating kits (like with the Olivia, Matilda and Skyler kits), I designed 2 versions for each one - one that was "digital" and one that was "printable". I wanted to make it easy for digital artists and paper artists to decipher which kit pertained to them.

Since then, I'm not creating 2 versions of each kit anymore. Simply because in actuality, *ALL* of my kits are printable. If you own a photo-editing program like Photoshop for example, you can print ALL of my kits. You just must be able to open PNG files. And that is mostly what my kits are made up of. Adobe Photoshop (PS), Adobe Photoshop Elements (PSE), Jasc Paint Shop Pro (PSP), Microsoft Digital Image Pro (DIP), Ulead Photo Impact (PI), Corel Draw, Lumix Foto Fusion and Memory Mixer are examples of programs that will open PNG files.

That said, for the kits that say "printable" in their descriptions, those can be opened on any computer without the use of any photo-editing program. Those files types are usually jpegs or PDFs. Sometimes I'll add printable files within regular kits... for example: The Woodland Tag kit has png files AS WELL AS some printable PDFs.

So in conclusion (i feel like i'm writing an essay ;-)... Most of you out there that scrapbook usually have access to a photo editing program. If not, there are lots of inexpensive programs that you can get if you don't. (Photoshop Elements for example is around $90) Having a program like this will greatly enhance your scrapbooking experience whether you are a paper scrapper or a digital scrapper! :-) (Thanks for baring with me with this explanation.. it's something I've been wanting to explain for so long now!)

Ok, back to Waleska's work!

Here's another super-adorable hybrid scrapbook page... I *LOVE* how she adding embroidery to the watermelon! :-)

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

And a totally cute and CLEVER hybrid project! SERIOUSLY CUTE! :-) From what I can tell, she arranged the ice cream cones in Photoshop, and then printed her entire image out and then attached to the popsicle stick. Adorable!

 

(kit used: Kawaii Cute Soft Serve Kit)

You can see more of Waleka's work on her blog and in her Two Peas gallery and Scrap In Style TV gallery.

Our next new member might look very familiar, her name is Karli and she was just recently a Guest Designer! :-) I just couldn't resist adding her to our team. #1 her work makes me so happy. :-) And #2 she is Kitschy Digitals' biggest supporter! (she earns a prize ribbon for that! :-) Welcome, Karli, to the team!

 

I wanted to show you some *incredibly* adorable projects she created for her daughter's 1st birthday party - a "Sweet and Sour" theme!! I'm just blown away by her creativity with these. Totally beside myself at all of the cuteness. :-) I always love Karli's use of COLOR and how everything ALWAYS has a tinge of retro nostalgia. Just warms my vintage-loving heart. :-)

Here's the invite for the party, created totally digitally...

 

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

And i've saved the best for FIRST this time.. :-) *THE CAKE!* Created from the lemon image from the Kawaii Cute Fruits kit! eek! brilliant. Pink and yellow has been my favorite color combination of late!

 

 

She embroidered this CUUUUTE onesie from the Cupcake and Fruits Embroidery patterns!! *LOVE*!

 

A banner she created for her little "Cotton Kendy" sticks she made!! This is the CUTEST idea i've seen in a LONG time for a child's party! brilliant!!

 

(kit used: kawaii cute fruits)

A little game she created.. instead of "Pin the Tale on the Donkey".. it's "Pin the Birthday Candle on the Cupcake"! :-)

(kits used: Kawaii Cute Cupcake Kit)

And lastly, i couldn't resist posting this totally charming photo of the party table.. in all of it's retro cuteness. :-) These colors make me SWOON!

 

Karli, you outdid yourself on this party, and i know your family and girls enjoyed it so much! you're a great mom! :-) See Karli's blog post for more party pics!

Here are some recent 100% digital pages by Karli as well... Every time i think i have a new "Karli favorite" she makes a page like this... and then i have a NEW favorite. :-)

(kits used: Prize Ribbons and Rosettes, Olivia Digital Kit)

(kits used: Woodland Tags Kit, Matilda Digital kit, Prize Ribbons and Rosettes, Woodland Diecuts Kit, Kawaii Cute Soft Serve Kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit)

(kits used: Olivia Digital Kit, Prize Ribbons & Rosettes)

Ok, on to the giveaway info! This week the awesome product review site, Craft Critique, is having MANY of their team review Kitschy Digitals products! Check out their projects and reviews and also leave a comment on their site for your chance to win 5 Kitschy Digitals kits and/or 5 Kitschy Digitals {Goods} Cut-Out Sheets and your choice of the Embroidery Patterns!! :-)

...eye candy continued...

Here's some new hybrid work by Dina Wakley.. I love how she used the red houndstooth from the Olivia Printable Kit... and how she printed the Prize Ribbon and Feathers and machine sewed messily on top... beautiful! :-)
 

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

And i *LOVE* this page! it's so incredibly *cute*! The ice cream cones are killing me. :-) And you gotta give some props so a Mother with 3 boys! :-) Dina prints the kit elements onto textured cardstock... love the way it looks.

(Banner & Heart is from the Woodland Diecuts Kit, Houndstooth paper from the Olivia Printable Kit, Ice Cream Cones from the Kawaii Cute Soft-Serve Kit, Wooden Plaque from the Skyler Printable Kit)

Here's a gorgeous hybrid project by Larissa... I can't ever say enough about Larissa's work.. I just love the way she layers and clusters and she even adds her own hand-drawn elements! look at the beautiful flower in the bottom right corner! The attention she gives to each little detail amazes me. :-)

(kits used: Woodland Diecuts kit, Kawaii Cute Fruits Kit, Olivia Printable Kit)

and some more colorful, clustered goodness. :-)

Here are some breathtaking projects by Tara.. how can you not be charmed by her work? :-) This page was recently featured on Decor8... congrats Tara! Well deserved! Holly was right, such beautiful artwork deserves to be hung on the wall! :-)

(feathers from the Feathers kit, Pink leaves from the Olivia Printable Kit)

A beautiful card... (blue and red flowers and velvet leaves from the Skyler and Olivia Printable Kits)

 

 

Another beautiful hybrid page...

 

(kits used: Yarn Flowers, Olivia Printable Kit)

And a *super-cute* card using the Kitschy Digitals Gnome! Love!

 

(kit used: Prize Ribbons & Rosettes, Olivia Printable Kit)

(kit used: Matilda Printable Kit)

Here is a gorgeous hybrid page by Regiane... i think the way she layered the Prize rosettes is so pretty! she printed them out twice, cut out the 2 layers and razed the top layer with dimensional adhesive (maybe foam adhesive or pop dots?) I love how dimensional it looks! I love that you can have the *look* of dimensional images without having the bulk of the real thing! Having them in "paper versions" keeps your pages nice and lightweight.

 

Here are some *adorable* projects Stina!

She printed the rosette images out onto ink-jet fabric paper and then sewed them onto her make-up bags that she also made! so cute. She also used the heart from the Woodland Diecuts kit and a button from the Matilda Printable Kit.

And here are some INSANELY cute stuffies! She also printed these onto ink jet fabric paper.. and then sewed them up. These would be great for cell phones, key rings, zippers, etc.. so cute! i love the way she added beads around some of them as well. :-)

 

And last, here are some great out-of-the-box ideas by Kirsty! She printed some of the Kitschy Digitals elements onto ink-jet tatto paper and made these uber cute tattoos that her cute sister is modeling for us!

(Kit used: Olivia Printable kit)

(kit used: Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames)

And how many times have you written your to-do list on your hand? Well Kirsty has found a way for you to keep your to-do's all lined up nicely. :-)

And she is so nice to have offered the to-do list in a download from her blog! hop over there and download it! :-)

And here is a darling applique project she created with the Silhouette Tag kit. here's how she did it:

To add the applique, I printed out the silhouette to a suitable size and then traced around the outline on to the paper side of a piece of BondaWeb (which I think is called either Heat’n’Bond or Wonder Under in the US?). I ironed the webbing onto the reverse of my fabric, cut out the silhouette shape, following the traced line, then peeled off the paper backing and ironed the shape onto the cardigan. To embellish, I sewed a line of whipped backstitch across the centre as a headband and added a layered felt flower and button. To keep the outline of the silhouette as clean as possible, I didn’t sew around the edge as you usually would for applique. On a rougher surface, though (such as a bag), you probably would need to so it didn’t begin to peel at the edges.

 

 

 

Thanks so much girls for these amazing projects!

Some new eye candy...

... from our Creative Team Members! :-) First some *gorgeous* 100% digital layouts from our artists.

First up, is Karine! Karine always creates some of my favorite digital pages. :-) The aquas, violets and magentas in this make my heart skip a beat! One of my favorite color palettes! And I adore the way she mixes in realistic looking images like the bunnies with the more "flat", opaque Kitschy Digitals gnome, fawn, cupcake elements. Love the juxtaposition of these elements together!

(kits used: Woodland Diecuts Kit, Kawaii Cute Cupcake Kit, Olivia Digital Kit)

Here is a blog banner she created with Kitschy Digitals elements.. **SO seriously cute** :-)

(kits used: Prize Ribbons & Rosettes, Woodland Diecuts Kit, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux Kit, Feathers Kit, Monotone Feathers Kit, Skyler Kit)

I just *adore* the 70's vibe of the page below. :-) Notice how Karine often changes the colors in the embellishments, like the Gnome in the previous scrapbook page, and the one below. All you have to do in Photoshop is go to your "Image" menu at the top, then scroll down to "Adjustments", and then to "Hue/Saturation". Then put your arrow on the slider under "Hue" and click and drag back and forth til you achieve your desired look. So easy! :-)

(kits used: Thrift Store Chic Frames, Yarn Flowers, Woodland Diecuts, Kawaii Cute Fruits, Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux)

And Karine, I snagged these from your Flickr stream, i couldn't resist sharing these! :-) She used the Kawaii Cute Soft Serve & Kawaii Cute Cupcake kits on these cards for her daughter's birthday. SO CUTE! :-) Happy 1st Birthday Daria!

 

Another digital page... i love the eclectic mix here... a 100% Kitschy Digitals page! I especially love how she used the new Prize Ribbons & Rosettes kit!

(kits used: Kawaii Cute Fruits, Kawaii Cute Cupcake, Thrift Store Chic Vintage Buttons kit, Matilda Digital Kit)

And here's a last digital page by Karine.. again, I think i love every single thing that Karine creates. :-) I think this one's my new favorite.. i love the (again) 70's feel/colors on this.. and I love how she used the new Gnome Tag in the upper left corner.. I love how it's sort of "stamped" there. Super cute!

Thanks Karine for so many awesome pages!! :-)

And on to some more lovely digital pages.. this beautiful page is by Lu. :-) Love the simplicity of it...

(kits used: Thrift Store Chic Picture Frames Deux, Skyler Digi Kit)

And two always colorful 100% digital pages by Anna! :-) I love how she arranged all of the velvet leaves and ribbon roses around the circular frame.. so pretty. And she also changes the hue of the elements the same way that Karine does. This gives you such a variety of colors for one single digital element! Again, another great thing about Digital! :-)

I absolutely *adore* this one! the combo of the neutral graph paper in the background with the yummy popsicle colors of the Kitschy Digitals elements is just *SO* lovely! I adore these fresh, summery colors. :-) (This is a 100% Kitschy Digitals page, minus the background paper and photo frame... all kits available here.)

Here are some hybrid projects by Marie... just a refresher.. hybrid projects are when you actually PRINT the digital elements from your home printer, and use them in your paper projects! Here Marie used the tags from the Kawaii Cute Fruits kit as treat toppers.. darling! I adore these colors... all she did was add the "Sugar Cookie with Cherry Frosting" text to the tags in Photoshop, and then printed them out! Totally customized treat toppers... love it! :-)

 

And a cute little altered project where she added elements from the Matilda kit to the armoire windows... :-)

 

And a digital page...i love how the Prize Ribbons go so well with the photos! :-)

Below is a *gorgeous* business card design by team member Jessie. I think the tree silouette she created is just beautiful. :-) She "cut out" the tree from the woodgrain paper from the Olivia Digi kit, and used the velvet leaves from the same kit. (Please note that this kit does not have a commercial license, but many of the other Kitschy Digitals kits do! Just check for a "commercial license" when looking at the kits in the shop. ALL of the kits are available for purchase for "personal" use/license.) I have some beautiful embroidery projects coming from Jessie... I'm VERY late in photographing them (shame on me!!)

And speaking of embroidery projects.. here are some wonderful projects by Marie and Larissa using the Kitschy Digitals {Goods} embroidery patterns. They both have used the Kawaii Cute Fruits Pattern!

Marie embroidered her design onto some denim fabric that she used to cover a journal.. so beautiful! I love the colors she used for the Japanese lettering in the word bubble!

Larissa embroidered her design onto some fabric that she used to cover a box where she keeps her stitching supplies.. ADORABLE! She actually first embroidered the designs onto various patterned fabrics, and then appliqued them onto the fabric cover. Seriously gorgeous. :-)

 

Here's the inside of her box.. look at all of the yummy colored thread! :-)

 

Ok, i've got more to come... in another post! SO MUCH eye candy. :-)

*New BOGO Sale*

 
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. :-)

*Guest Designer: Karli Plant*

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!