I have been a fan of Kim and her templates for a long time! Her templates are very similar to my natural scrapping (when I’m not using templates), so I find them very easy to use! I am really excited to have her finally joining us in THE DIGI FILES! I really enjoyed going through her interview and laughed right out loud a few time, I’m sure you will too! Let’s take a closer look at her contribution included in THE DIGI FILES this month:
You can grab this set along with 6 digital scrapbooking kits by 6 different designers in THE DIGI FILES in the store or through a subscription. Here’s what our team created with these templates:
Layout by Katie, additional supplies: color me happy by Jennifer Labre. Font is CK script
Layout by Tara, additional supplies: font CK Ali’s Writing,
Kit Love at First Cuddle by Fei-Fei’s Stuff
Layout by Melissa L., additional supplies: Gina Miller Chunky alpha (retired), Zoe Pearn Happy Go Lucky, Kate Hadfield Heavy Duty staples and Scrapping 9 to 5 from TDF22
Layout by Lauren R., additional supplies: vintage carnival by jennifer barrette and sahlin studio, fonts: mtf jotted and orator
Layout by Karen, additional supplies: Leora Sanford and Designs By Lili Boy Oh Boy kit; Fontologie Printing Primer font
You can see more inspirational layouts using this collection on the Team Inspiration page.
Name: Kim Wresh
Hometown: Maricopa, Arizona
Family: My husband and three fine sons
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Usually I don’t share this information with anyone, but I love the filter>liquify tool in photoshop. It takes a little playing around with to learn how to use it but I often do to “trim” myself down a little or to give myself a subtle little nose job. There. I said it. I alter my nose and attempt to make myself a little thinner in my pictures. Please don’t tell anyone!
I have been a scrapper since I got married back in 1998. After my son was born in 2002 I just could not stomach pulling out all my stuff to scrap…just to have to put it all away again. I found a digital scrapping program at an electronics store but it was lame. I looked online to try and find what I was looking for, but never did.
I was at a craft fair and came across a booth for Memory Mixers. It was like the heavens had opened. My hubs bought me the software and I was hooked! Before I would scrap pages in Memory Mixer I would set up my layout with grey boxes and then clip my pictures to them and add elements. My brain worked better when I saw the page design before I added pictures. Little did I know I was creating templates! When I first started seeing templates pop up on IkeaGoddess’s site I was like, “HEY! That’s what I do!”
After I outgrew Memory Mixers and started using Photoshop I was able to save my templates. I contacted a digiscrap store that I liked at the time and they agreed to let me sell my templates in their shop!
Family memories is the number one reason I scrap. My kids love their scrapbooks and enjoy recalling fun family times. I also find scrapping (and crafting in general) to be therapeutic and calming when I am feeling anxious.
I will only tell you if you promise not to laugh. I have an eight year old Dell desk top computer. I have no idea what the model number or anything crazy like that is. I am a creature of habit and until this dinosaur ups and dies on me for good…we are in this together. When you have survived that many blue screens together the bond is strong.
There are two other laptops in our household but I really prefer my desk top. Weird, I know.
My camera is a Canon Power Shot. Someday I will get a big girl SLR camera but for now this little one takes good care of me.
I also have two external hard drives that my family has been instructed to grab first in the case of fire.
I have no idea how much RAM I have. I am guessing it is not enough.
I use CS3. It is the bee’s knees. Thank you Adobe.
I have a Wacom Tablet but I have never really used it. It is very new and high tech and therefore intimidates me. There is a pretty blue light on it and having one makes me feel legit.
Sorry if my lack of cool tools or technical knowledge is disappointing. I am just trying to keep it real my digi-sisters!
Here are some of my favorite products by Kim
Here’s some inspirational layouts using Kim’s products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Go have a look in Kim’s Store! We will randomly select a winner from the comments below to win $10 in product from her store! (Comments must be posted before midnight EST to qualify)!
As a thank you to our readers, Kim has created this coupon code to share with all of us! Good for today only!
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Love that you are keeping it real! We all don’t have the latest and greatest!
Just went and purchased the photoblending masks…wonderful! Thanks so much Kim!
Love the templates and love what everyone did with them. Shows how even with a template each scrapper can make it her own.
Love the contribution to this months Digi Files and thoroughly enjoyed reading her blog! As a designer who literally just replaced an extremely old (and busted) PC… I understand. There’s something to be said for knowing exactly how your computer is going to react when you ask it to do something.
I took a break for awhile from scrapping and am just coming back around. One of the first places I went was Kim’s old blog. lol. I have most of her old templates.She has a special spot on my EHD and in my heart. She is a very sweet person from what correspondence we’ve had.
Wonderful! I love that castle template! Thanks for the chance!
So many templates. It is so hard to choose from this many. I do love the fairy dust. I think I have it. Yum!
I love the templates…favorite would be Doodlerific.
Thanks for the chance.
I love her Doodlerific Template Set!
Love the crowded template set as well as Home Grown.
I love Kim’s templates! They are so versatile and fun! Loved her interview – I use a dinosaur desktop computer, too! With XP no less!! LOL
I normally don’t comment just to win something! But LOVE her items!
There is even more good stuff for ya’ll on my blog! Thanks for looking and commenting. This is such fun!
I love seeing seeing a person from AZ! Howdy Kim!
How fun that my girls were born in 2002 also
Loved all her templates
I love her twin sets!!! Thanks!!!
a great interview! her templates are so similar to my style! thanks for a chance!
I love templates. And these look great!
I enjoyed reading this, and I got a kick out of Kim’s not feeling the need to replace things which still “work.” That is a nice trait to have. I love templates as well, and hers are great. I like all her templates, but I really like the Twin Sets. Thanks.
I love using templates. The Story Book Albums both caught my eye….it is always so interesting to see a new (to me) designers store.
You have inspired me to go back and play with some of Kim’s grab bag templates I bought last year. I really love the blending masks and the text paths (though I don’t know if they would work with PSP).
Love those photo blending masks. What a nice selection of templates in your store!
Well maybe i am basic but i really liked the January 365 and February 365 templates, lots of photos. But they were all great!! Once again the templates encouraged me to go subscribe to the digi files!! Thanks!
I love a good template! That Disney castle set is so perfect for our California vacation photos.
I forgot that I have Kim’s Mint Tin album template! I’ll have to whip that out for Christmas gifts for the grandparents!!! I love Collage it… I always have too many photos that I want to scrap!
I am totally smitten with this new-to-me designer. Her products are such great timesavers. I love the photoblends, storybook templates-Shutterfly Ready! and the wreath tutorial. Thanks for the introduction, chance to win and the GREAT coupon!
Great templates! I like the scallop set and give it a whirl set.
I love Kim’s Story Book Template Album. Great way to use lots of photos!
Wow! Love all her templates! I like the Crowded template set and the castle text path a lot…..
What fun! So many templates in one place…..
I know this is going to surprise you, but I love using templates! I really enjoyed using Kim’s template! From her store, I like Scallop Celebration, The Big Picture, Give It A Whirl, Sets of Three… omg! They’re all a dollar! A little retail therapy for me today!
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Templates are great! Love what I saw here, definitely something I would use on a regular basis.
Wow, Kim is new to me, but after viewing her store, very, very talented! Luvvvv the templates and the photo blending masks. I loved reading about her computer. I love my Dell desktop too, hehe.