As you know, there are awesome Kenner Road digital kits & elements available now at 2Peas! Now, I’ve taken two (yes, two!) digi-scrapping classes, but honestly, the digi stuff just didn’t stick in my brain. I stink. However, even though I’m digi-lame, I still *adore* digital kits! Here’s why:

• Instant gratification. I can download, print & play in minutes.
• Ability to make custom-sized embellishments. I love that I can open a digital element and make it bigger or smaller, depending on what I want to use it for.
• More goodies to play with!

Here’s how I use digital stuff for my regular ole paper scrapping….

1. I download the kits & extract the files.

2. I open my very, very old version (cough, cough, 3.0, cough, cough) of Photoshop Elements. I create a new Blank File that is 8.5×11 in size, with a transparent background (300 dpi).

3. I pick a digital element that I want to use and double-click on it so it opens in PSE.

4. When the element opens, I drag it onto my blank 8.5×11 document. The digi element copies onto my new document. I can resize it, and move it around.

5. I close the original digital file and open a new one. I simply repeat steps 3 and 4 and until my entire 8.5×11 document is full of digital elements. My thinking is that if I am going to print a digi element, I might as well print a whole sheet of them at one time. So essentially, I am creating my own print sheets full of custom digital elements!

6. When I’m done with the sheet, I just print it on my color printer (see cheesy photos below of actual sheet I printed using the KR digi kits). Voila! I have cool embellishments and accents to cut out and use in my paper scrapping!

So if you’re digi-lame like me, don’t worry…you can still use digital kits! In fact, you’ll fall in love with them! Now, get to downloading so you can play! :)

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we’ve been spotting a lot of kenner road digi goodies being used and posted out in the online galleries and blogs and wanted to showcase a few that have caught our eye. seriously beautiful eye candy, yes? click the little love spots for each designers credit.

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holly hanks – i absolutely adore how she dangled the little mm circle tags from the border.

The week before the new kits reveal is always a little hectic around the kR studio, as i’m sure you can imagine. processing emails, getting the kit images ready, etc, etc. But the highlight for me and the part that always makes it worthwhile is seeing what everyone creates with the little paper window displays i put together each month. From the design team gallery to all of the lovely items that are loaded into our flickr gallery, that truly is how it feels, like a little window display of items for my lovely paper crafting friends.

So when the design team images start being emailed to me a few days before reveal i get a little excited. These ladies, and our guest designer each month, put so much love & creative energy into everything they do, and i love and appreciate each and every one of them. Make sure you check out the rest of everyone’s gallery and leave a comment letting me know what was your favorite. whether it was an image that i have listed here or another one in the gallery, I love to see what gets your creative ideas flowing.

amy – she always makes me happy with her hybrid creations. the folded mm paper with all of the bits and bobs peeking out was just perfect for this lo.

debee – this one is all about the little cut triangles for me. and the layers. and the splatter. wait. it’s just perfect.

dina – i just adore how the paper was cut and fits so perfectly with this lo. and the echoed stitching is just divine.

gigi – those houses are perfect, i don’t think i need to say anything more.

gretchen – isn’t this just the sweetest thing ever? that cut 7gypsies paper with those lovely chipboard flowers. i would buy this, wouldn’t you?

jessi – she makes the sweetest and loveliest mini books. i love the reused packaging and that stitched heart.

julie – having her in our gallery now makes us all so happy as does that free arm stitching over the k&co borders.

kl – i was a little conflicted on mine. i LOVE my monogram i made but i was so happy to create this one which was completely inspired by this. sewn ruler paper is good.

lisa – ok, i am a little biased since that is my sweet bean with lisa’s franki sue. but it’s the way lisa cuts & piles that makes me happy. and the pierced brads, such a lisa signature.

so now, tell me, what were some of your favorites?
happy wednesday!
xo

ps : make sure you check out the reveal giveaway post to see if you’re a winner!

the winner of the crate paper kit is :

#93  KIRSTI COOK Says:
February 14th, 2010 at 10:18 am   edit
What gorgeouse, happy, Spring colours…love them…xoxo

congratulations kirsti. email us your info {info at kenner road dot com} and we’ll get this out to you asap!

Leave a comment here before midnight on Sunday, February 14th and we’ll pick a winner to receive the Crate Paper Bliss Collection. Winner will be announced here, on Tuesday February 16th.

Don’t forget that our reveal night chat begins at 8pm pacific tomorrow night. We hope to see you join us as the gallery goes live at 8pm and we get ready for the kit reveal.

happy Saturday!
xo

we are so excited about the big reveal in a couple days!  this month’s kits have been so fun to create with, here are some more sneak peeks for ya :)

from gretchen:

from julie:

from me:

hope you have a great weekend!!!

xoxo

gi