Cool Summer Nights QP

I know this is a little backwards, but that's how it goes, I guess :-)

This will be part of a larger kit. It will have some cool colors with a little hot sun- sort of Eastern Oregon. I think this will be kind of random- elements here, papers there- but that's just the way it's showing up. Look for a sprinkling of Designer Resourse items, too.

It's early morning here. My toothless but none-the-less beloved cat is lazily sleeping on my computer. My family is safe , the grape vines are growing and I am typing. Life is good !
I wish you the joy of all your blessings today, whatever they may be.

Huggers- Catt

Oh! Download Cool Summer Nights QP HERE

Correction to Boys & Girls . . .

Seems I left the ribbons out ofmy last Boyd & Girls entry-

here'sthe lik:

ribbons HFS Boys & Girls part 4 HERE

i AM SORRY for the omission- Catt

Quilted Cozies

Sorry to be gone so long...

MS and I are getting along fine- some of my other long-term visitors have been acting up, tho- alternatively known as MY FAMILY :-) LOL

Things are settling down, sort of, so I can post something.Yay !!!!!!!!!



More along this line soon. Huggers- Catt

Download Quilted Cozies papers HERE

Download Quilted Cozies elemets HERE

To Rose-

Thank you for your lovely comment ! I'd be happy to e-mail you. I updated my profile to include my e-mail, so you'll have to come back !

Thanks- Catt

Rose Accent Ribbons

Ha ! Guess who can't spell "resourse" ? Yours truly. LOL. Oh well...



Designer Resource here means you can use this as is or altered to make kits to give or sell, with credit in your TOU.




yOU CAN GET THEM here









If you want to make your own style curly ribbons,
try my CU freebie here

Popsicle paradise wallpper

Hi everyone :-)



Just made this for my desktop- thought I'd share.

SOME ROSE CURLY RIBBONS FOR YOU in just a bit !


Download HERE

I've been Tagged . . .seriously!

I done been tagged! ... again .. and again ... and yet again ! ! !

I am complemented, to say the least- now to respond.

First off, here are my worthy Taggers:

Monica at Simply Sensational Scraps

TaraDK

HSDesigns

AND BY sHEILA drat caps ! whose info I have somehow lost :-( Please contact me )

Here's how this works:

1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.

Okay, here goes . . .

1. See tag links above - (go visit, even. Cool stuff there)

2. Facts:
-I use a PC, but secretly wish I had a MAC
-i HAVE 3 Cats, but only one is on speaking terms. The other two are snobs :-)
-I used to run a thrift store in the red-light district of Charelston, WVa
-I am a Greek Orthodox convert
-i oFTEN GET MY CAPS BACKWARDS
-I dream vivid color dreams every night and mostly remember them and make everyone listen to them
-I have 17 years of experience working in battered womens' shelters


3. Tag 7 people: -(bwhaaa ha ha ha ...)

Sally at WingedHearts Ohio
Rainy at Sweetwrapz
Penny at Alliekat Creations
Nancy at Scrappy Cat Creations
Tammy at Scrapping with Tammy
Patty at SHA Scraps
Leaonna at Busy Scrappin

4. I'm off to let them know he he he

A plug for ADSDesigners

I'm a members of ADSDesigners ( Short for Aspiring DigiScrap Designers ), and I'm loving it !

Highly recommend it :-) if you're designing scrap stuff.

Check out Simply Sensational Scraps by fellow ADSD members Monica and Lorna. I thought their Popsicle Paradise kit was so very cute I just had to share it . They have other lovely things to share, too. Popsicle Paradise Preview:





ABOUT POPSICLE PARADISE . . .

I am so jazzed ! Over 3,000 total downloads! Wowsers !!!

Thanks for all the fabulous comments on Popsicle Paradise. You folks make it a pleasure to give things away :-)

Not sure what's next. Can't wait to find out :-) Catt

Last of Popsicle Paradise

This has been very fun.! But I am pooped :-)

A HUGE HUG of appreciation to all of you who have taken the time to go to all the different downloads I ended up with. A better thank you I could not have. I look at every download as a thank you, 'cuz if you didn't like it, why get it?

And for those of you who blessed me with comments, they were the perfect dessert with my tea. I enjoyed them so much! If you ever want a reply, just leave a comment on my blog ( not 4 shared) . The blog comments come to my e-mail and I can answer you.

Now...

I have a confession to make- I have no idea what a linen tea mat is. But it sounded so elegant I had to use it. . . . . on my porch, having tea, surrounded by a tropical paradise sunrise, my linen tea mat arranged beautifully on my hand- made lace tablecloth.... Sigh :)




These borders are much nicer close up-they are 12" x 3". Just click on the pic to see a close up .My pewter just can't handle the full size papers.

Sorry for 2 links- big files.

download BORDERS HERE

download LINENS HERE

Popsicle Paradise Bows !

BOWS! These are my first 100% Catt bows. These below are hand-done, and te second was a scan. Very different lol






Download HERE

Popsicle Paradise Elements 2

Here ya go ! This is one download.

Bows next :-)




Download PP Elements 2 HERE

Popsicle Paradise Papers 2

Wooo hoooo ! I'm getting there. BOWS, LACE & GLASS ELEMENTS, AND BORDERS are left.Coming as soon as I can post !


Download Popsicle Paradise Papers 2 HERE

Popsicle Paradise Papers 1

Here's the first part of the papers. Again , it's one download.


You get my first lace ever! Popsicles, no less. I just got into it, I guess. Hope you can use it.





Download Popsicle Paradise Papers 1 HERE

Popsicle Paradise !

These are one down load-

I'm late getting this up- my hand simply gave out last night. THERE ARE SEVERAL MORE DOWNLOADS FROM ME. This is the first. You might want to check back at the end of your rounds to catch the rest. You wouldn't want to miss my popsicle lace, would you? LOL


Download Popsicle Paradise Elements 1 HERE


Here are the links to all the other designers in this wonderful collab kit:

Aeryn

Angie

Anne

Brittney


Chantal

Crystal 1

Crystal 2

Dawn link fixed

Donna

Faye- her potion is up and available now

Heather

Joni

Leaonna

Melanie

Monica

Nancy

Nikki

Patty

Penny

Sheila

Tammy

Xandra

Enjoy!

Working on stuff ....

Just letting you all know I'm alive :-)

I'm participating in a mega kit called "Popsicle Paradise". There are 23 designers participating , including yours truly- and I am having a ball with it. I am trying desperately to get a rose in it somewhere.... anybody up for popsicle lace? LOL ( I can't design with out lace somewhere ...)

It goes public June 1st. I hope you like it. It will be perfect for all those summertime scrapping memories.

Wish me luck- I'm all a-twitter ! More pretties soon. Promise :-) Catt

Ribbon-edged Roses 1 PAPERS

I love roses....

There are 2 more ribbon papers in the download. I have a few more rose papers coming up.
I would be more chatty, but too hard to type. Keep your fingeres crossed for voice activation...




Download Ribbon-edged Rose 1 Papers HERE

Ribbon-edged roses 1

Just playing around with my new bows- couldn't resist adding an old fav- ribbon-edged paper- to the mix. More papers in the next post. Suggestions...?


Download Ribbon-edged Rose 1 mini kit HERE

More Bows ...

Just a quick dash to send these out-

The rose bow in this group has been modified with a color change; the additional bows reflect it.

Chech it out !

Download Bouquet of Bows HERE

link renewed: 6/10/2009

I've been busy ..... it's bow time !

Been gone for too long !

I've been busy, tho.....
Rainy from my Sweetz group made a comment about making bows, and I went on a month-long bow-making search and try- out binge. I've learned a LOT :-)

I want to preface this download with a note about this bow. I copied the style of this bow from an image I downloaded months ago on the net. (it had rainbow stripes) It wasn't from a scrap or designer site or a kit. I have easily put in 50 hours of work drawing, shading, outlining, refining, re-drawing, etc before I even made a bow other than my template. Imagine my shock when I saw an almost identical bow as a giveaway 2 weeks ago ! I guess I'm not the only one who thought it was a great style :-)

I almost didn't put it out, but I've made over 100 of them! (I had a creative fling with adjusting hue, saturation, color balance, you name it) and I want to share them, and what I've learned from making them.

NEWS FLASH !! THE BOW COMES FROM THIS TUT-
http://eaglesrestgraphics.com/tutorials/redbow.htm
It's made from selections.

So- here's the first of them.

Because of their net ancestry- PLEASE- NON-COMMERCIAL USE ONLY !!! :-)

I will have some CU ITEMS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.



Download Bouquet of Bows HERE


link renewed 6/10/2009

Last of Boys & Girls

A few more buttons in the download than shown here. Now, my anonymous friend, you can do that birthday scrap brag book! (Which I would love to see... :-) )

DOWNLOAD HERE

DOWNLOAD RIBBONS HERE

Boys & Girls Tags

Heart Frame Series 3 is winding up ! The last of part 3 will have ribbons and buttons and who knows :-) It's been a lot of enjoyment to do this, but I'm ready for roses.



As always, thank you for your thank yous and comments. They're my warm blankie when life sends a little chill my way :-)

Download HFS Boys & Girls part 3 TAGS HERE

DOWNLOAD CORRECTION

I HAVE CORRECTED THE DOWNLOAD addy FOR THE LARGE OVAL FRAMES- IT'S CORRECT NOW. IF YOURECEIVED PAPERS, PLEASE RELOAD.

MY APOLOGIES... :-'( THANKS FOR LETTING ME KNOW

Boys & Girls Part3 Small Oval Frames

Here's a big view of these frames- the preview is a might small 'cause there's so many. Just frame happy, I guess ;-)



The rest oftheframes !
DOWNLOAD HERE

Boys & Girls Part 3 OVAL FRAMES

These are the bigger ovals. I wasn't sure just how wide to make them- feel free to use deform to make them suit your pics. The preview was pretty cluttered , so I just included part of the other frames. They are much hansomer up close :-) and co-ordinate nicely with the whole kit.

Small ovals next post !

Download HFS Boys & Girls Part3 Large Oval Frames HERE

Boys & Girls Part 3 PAPERS

I have really enjoyed taking this kit to the limit- the black is such an accent. You'll find that this coordinates pretty well with parts 1 and 2 of Boys & Girls, but will also hold it's own.

I don't plan much out in advance, just "go with the flow", so I'm just as interested as you are in what's going to get posted :-) This is all pretty new for me. I have a feeling if I did more actual scrapping my designs would be different, so I guess you're stuck with my 'Let's try this" approach. I just don't have the energy to do much actual scrapping ( although I have 2 books in my head...) .... I'm not complaining ! I'm grateful to be able to do this much. Besides, when is there enough time and energy for ANY scrapper you ever met ? LOL





Here's the download link to Boys & Girls Part 3 PAPERS

Next post: frames

Boys & Girls PART 3 PREVIEW

jUST A QUICK PREVIEW- oopps caps......

Next post will be the papers. I think this can stand alone as a mini kit, but it does co-ordinate with the other 2 parts of boys and girls. Have fun mixin' n' matchin'! More later :-)

Last of Part 2 Boys & Girls

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Hi ! Here's the last of the Elements for this set. I had fun trying everything I wanted to try- hope I didn't bore you silly with pastels. :-)

The papers in these last few items are a few posts back if you want any of them.

Thank you for all your lovely comments ! Makes me feel great, and glad I had some folks to share with.

For those of you who asked me about the roses in my header, check my first kit Tea & Roses. Its still up. Go to the October posts in 2007

Download Boys & Girls Part 2 Elements HERE

Bonus Frame

Just .... couldn't.... stop ... making frames :-) So here's an extra!

DOWNLOAD EXTRa HERE

Boys & GirlsFrames ...

Such fun making these ! They are the "fancy frames" of this kit. There are a few homey ones coming up, in this theme or in part 3, which has some floral and black prints.

This download has 12 frames total- hard to see, but there's blue and blue/green frames, and blue, pink, black, and floral rings for each. See my detail shot below- Thanks!



I'm very pleased that so many folks are enjoying my kits. It's my genuine pleasure to make them.
One blessing of MS- I get to play on my 'pewter lots :-) Gonna go soak up a cup of Earl Grey and contemplate tomorrow's post.



Download HFS Boys & Girls Part 2 FRAMES HERE

Boys & Girls Papers

So much for the next day! Should have checked with my 'pewter before I made any promises!
Poor thing was so bogged down it took 3 days to finish up the papers. Well, here they are:




I re-did the preview, as I had the wrong papers in it. There's more in the download than shown here- just a few extras.

Download Boys & Girls Part 2 Papers HERE

Boys & Girls Heart Frame Series #3 Part 2 LACE

Here's the first of Part 2- some wide LACE to border your pages. Courtesy to the
Epheremeral Victorian for the lovely lace template.

There will be daily downloads for awhile, and at the end I'll offer all of Part 2 as a download-
so if you want to wait until it's all here..... Some folks just want parts of kits, others like to collect the whole thing, so I thought I'd try it this way.

Download Boys & Girls Part 2 LACE HERE

Boys & Girls Heart Frame Series#3 Part 2 Preview

This is a preview of part 2 of Boys & Girls. It's not everything, but you get the idea from this. I calld it "Boys & Girls" because it's mostly pink & blue, but it can be used any way that suits you. I'm going to do it in several downloads so it's not so long between posts.

The lace is next as soon as 4 shared is happy again :-)

Boys & Girls- Heart Frame Series #3 part 1

Long time no see ! Been under the weather, but sun's out now :-)


Here's another in the heart frame series. This is part one, 'cuz there's more . lol

Everything is in the download. Parts 2 and 3 have more individual sections. Just in case it's confusing, all of the Boys & Girls kits are in the 3rd Heart Frame Series; there was just a lot of them!



Download Boys & Girls here

Some folks have asked me about TOU- pretty basic:

PERSONAL USE only,
SEND FOLKS HERE TO GET IT don't redistibute it,
MAKE YOUR OWN STUFF WITH IT if you want,
GIVE ME CREDIT WHEN YOU CAN

Mostly, enjoy it. It's meant to be a gift.

Thanks as always to those who are able to comment- love hearing from you. Hugs to all- Catt

Spring Valentine Mini-kit !

This is the second in the "Heart Frame Series". My love affair with plaid continues! blended with my February infatuation with hearts...

Many thanks to "The Ephemeral Victorian" for the tag & label templates.

I like this little kit- I have plans to expand it, but I'm going to take my time. I think it has potential :-)


Download Sring Valentine HERE

Please enjoy! Feel free to post a comment if you do )) Hugs-Catt

The rest of the papers...

I think these papers might make so easy quick pages. I have no idea why this is underlining. !?!



As usual, it took longer... but- here's the rest of the lace frames and papers. There are a few extra this and thats- thought you might as well have all of it :-)

Download ribbon-edged papers 2 HERE



Download LACE FRAMES 2 HERE

Thanks as always. Look for another mini-kit in a few days. Bye! Catt

Lace frames

Here's a close up of the frames- in these, the laced is colored. The next set is ecru lace and the background is colored. These seem a little lighter to me. ? Compare with tomorrow's post.





I can't seem to get away from lace for long. Something about it just facinates me. There's just so much of it !!

I think I hoped to get a kit out of the frames and ribbon papers,but it just didn't go that way. Maybe it will sneak up on me.:-)

Just scroll down if you'd like the link for the ribbon paper the frames are previewed oN.

Your thank yous are very welcome, and all your comments enjoyed very much. It's nice to know what y'all like.

Enjoy! Catt

If you like these frames, get the download HERE

Just a little something . . .

Here's a big view of these papers. I'm not quite sure what to call them. I've made several-there's 6 in the download for today. Different flowered ones tomorrow.

I've been doodling around with all kinds of heart frames- I have some more coming in the "Sweetheart" style I did in the mini kit.

In the meantime, these next few frames and papers in this and the next few posts just 'appeared'- so, whatcha gonna do?


Download Ribbon-edged papers HERE

Heart Frame Mini Kit

Welcome back ! Been having way too much fun making the template for this frame. I'm going to try some mini kits with different frame variations. Here's the first one. I wasn't planning on red & green, but....

I'm sorry I can't write more (yet) but soon I'll have my voice-activated stuff and then - look out !

Hugs and deep appreciation for your comments- they make my day brighter :-)

Download for you :HERE

Been busy .....

Howdy, folks! Been running around lately, which is quite new for me. I've been house-bound for a couple of years, but thanks to a new power chair and the most amazing gift of a wheel-chair accesible van, I'm styling now !:-) I actually went to the Mall and took my daughter shopping. Whee-haa! Shoot, I've been to church 3 Sundays in a row, which beats the 4 times I made for the whole last year.

Needless to say, I've been excited, and distracted. It's fun, but I missed the sanity of my quiet time with the 'puter. Found some bows to share, so here they are:

Download is in 2 parts: Here & Here. Enjoy!

THE LAST OF ALMOST CHRISTMAS

For those who don't want to make their own flowers, here's a few I made. There's 3 new papers, just because the stripes got me :-)

Download Flowers

Plus HERE


This whole kit has been a trial and error thing for me; all of this is new. I messed around with various ribbon styles and decided to just give them all to you!

Download Almost Christmas Ribbons HERE




CORRECTION FOR THE CHRISTMAS DAY KIT:

Somehow I left out elements (a green candle, red & green ribbons), so get them here

Almost Christmas Part Six

Almost Christmas is almost over! I'll be putting out the rest of the kit this week, and then it's on to the new year :-)

I'm very new to this designing stuff, but I'm really enjoying it. I guess you all get to come along for the ride as I learn how to do this. For example, the flowers below. I got started and I couldn't stop! By the time I'd made 50 + flowers I sadly realized that I could not anticipate every design combo a scrapper might want. The RESULT: this kit. Mix and match to your hearts content.

*** A TIP: if you have a clear glass preset in Eye-Candy or SBPro, try flood filling a template with a gradient and use the pre-set. ***

Next post will have some flowers I made for this kit and some other goodies if you don't want to assemble any.

Download flower kit HERE