I’m happy to welcome back Designs by Kat to The Digi Files this month! My team always goes crazy for the textures on her papers! I love her doodles and cute animals; shabby pattern combinations of dots and plaids on her papers and elements. Let’s take a closer look at “Close to Heart” that is included in The Digi Files this month:
Here are some layouts created using Designs by Kat’s contribution:
Layout by Jenn.
Layout by Tara.
Layout by Anne.
Layout by Kimberly.
Layout by Karen.
You can see more layouts created with this kit on our “Team Inspiration” page.
My name is Kjersti AKA Kat. I live in Norway and I’m married to my dear husband Paul. We have two boys, Sander 16, and Elias 8. We also have a cat called Scotty.
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Fun in the Sun. Elias is having a nice time in Rhodos, Greece. I have used Tropical for this layout and I also made it in to a quickpage. The quickpage is included when you buy the Tropical kit.
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I have always been creative and have tried almost everything when it comes to arts and crafts. I still have not tried to paint with watercolors so that is the number one on the list of things I’ll try next. I started out as a cardmaker. I sold my cards at a local hairdresser. One day when I was searching the web for new stash I found a Norwegian Digital Scrapbooking site. My life has never been the same since. After a couple of months with scrapping (I started out scrapping in Powerpoint) I started to design and I just loved it! I love spending time with all my colleagues, my great team and all the scrappers at Scrap Orchard. I’m so amazed by all the talent in this digital scrapbooking world.
There are so many things that inspire me. It usually starts out when I see a color combination, a word, an amazing layout, a preview or a commercial with fancy fonts and colors. I have a quite big folder called Inspiration where I store pictures that tickle the designer in me.
I have Acer Aspire 5738ZG laptop, 4 GB RAM. I use Photoshop CS5 and I love Illustrator. My old tablet just passed away so I had to get a new one. So now I’m learning to use my new Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch. I have a Nikon D40 and a macro lens.
Since I started out as a card maker I always have that in mind when I start a digital layout. I build a page like I would do it in real paper. I choose a photo and find the paper I want to use. Then I search the kit for everything that goes just over the background paper like brushes, paint splats, rub-ons and so on. This items are “attached” to the background paper and have no shadow. Then I build a base of straight ribbons, scallops and stitching and give them a small shadow. Now it’s time for the photos and frames and I give them more shadow than the scallops behind the photos. The elements on top like flowers, bows, buttons and so on gets more shadows. I often do this when I’m designing also, build a kit from papers, to rub-ons, paint splats, frames and elements 
My favorite product at this moment is Tropical:
My best selling product is Animal Adventures:
Here are some of my favorite products by Designs by Kat:
Here are some more inspirational layouts using Designs by Kat’s products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Go have a look in Designs by Kat’s store! We will randomly select a winner from the comments to win $10.00 in product from her store! (Comments must be posted before midnight EST to qualify)!
Receive 40% off Designs by Kat with coupon code kat40tdd through December 31, 2011!
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I really love this kit. It’s so cute and whimsical, I can’t wait to use it on some of my summer pages. Thanks for all you do!
I love the owls in Whimsy Spring! Thanks for the chance to win and the generous coupon code!
Thanks so much for the great kit in the Digi Files this month. Close to Heart is georgeous! Also, Thanks for the awesome coupon. I love winning but with this coupon, we ALL win. Kat’s store is so much fun. It is really inspiring to just look at all the kits. I love “Unique” and “It wasn’t Me” was made for me, I think. Thanks again!
I LOVE Funny Adventures!!! I would love to win!!! Thanks for the chance
I love Kat’s designs! I Believe in Love is on my wishlist. Thanks for the chance to win.
Can’t believe August is almost over!!! Lovin’ Tropical and Unique by Kat. She has such a one-of-a-kind style. So neat.
Thanks!
I think the layout I made with Kat’s kit was my favorite this month! I love those colors! From her shop, I really liked her templates (of course) and Lil’ Monsters, Oh Boy, and Perfect Summer.
She has such cute kits! Thanks!
Love Kat’s designs
Tropical is on my wish list
Thanks for the chance
I just love all the designs in store but particularly ‘Oh Boy’ and ‘Spring’.
omg… those pink owls are so flippin’ adorable!
– dalis
I loved her Roots collection last week. Thanks for the chance!
Love her Tropical Kit! Thanks for the chance to win!
Kat has such gorgeous kits! Thanks for the chance! I’m loving Close to Heart and Whimsy Spring!
Love the colors she picks for her kits.
Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful designer!
The new tropical kit is fabulous.It’s on my wishlist.Kat is very talented.Thanks for the chance to win.
I really love learning about new designers! The tropical kit is my favourite, too! I hope I win!
Found so many kits to love. The fun and whimsy would be perfect for kid pages. I just couldn’t settle on 1 favorite. Love My Backyard Friends, Oh Boy and Ship O’Hoy.
Thanks for the chance
These kits look great!
Love the whimsicle designs! Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for introducing me to Kat. I love her designs and what a generous coupon for TDD viewers. I love Unique as it just shouts “my grandson”. Thank you!
I have the Funny Adventures kit and its so cute! I made finger puppets for my son with some of the animals one time
I love Kat’s entire store, such cuteness in there I could never pick just one thing!!
Adorable kits with super fun doodles! totally drooling!!
This was my first visit to Kat’s store. I love the animals – Funny Adventure and My Backyard Friends – too cute!
Wow, just gorgeous!
Thank you for introducing me to Kat. Now on my wish list: Roots, Lazy Days, Hug a Bug, Missing Spring and Digi Addicted. Fun, fun, fun. Thanks for the opportunity.
This is super cute! Thanks for the chance