It’s been a long time since Kaye Winiecki joined us in The Digi Files and we are thrilled to have her here this month! I just love Kaye’s use of strong, bright colors! Her little, whimsical felt pieces, paper bits, and doodling are easily recognizable and so fun to scrap with. Our team really enjoyed working with her contribution and if you are ready to break out of the winter blues, you will love it too! Let’s take a closer look at “Ordinarily Special and A Little Edgy Vol. 2″ that is included in The Digi Files this month:
This is ONE of SEVEN collections you get when you become a member of The Digi Game this month. You also get an interactive Playbook (in PDF and iBooks formats) that has lots of ideas for using the supplies including techniques, tips, and tricks! All of that, including access to exclusive collaborations every four months you are a member, for only $7.50 total per month! Here are some layouts created using Kaye Winiecki’s contribution:
Layout by Jacki. Supplies: Ordinarily Special and A Little Edgy Vol. 2 by Kaye Winiecki; Glasses by Dani Mogstad; Fonts: A Little Pot.
Layout by Katie. Supplies: Ordinarily Special and A Little Edgy Vol. 2 by Kaye Winiecki; Soarin’ template by Scrapbook Lady.
Layout by Melissa. Supplies: Ordinarily Special and A Little Edgy Vol. 2 by Kaye Winiecki; Too Many Photos 133 by Janet Phillips; Font: The Silver Reed by Heather (Hess) Joyce.
Layout by Trina. Supplies: Ordinarily Special and A Little Edgy Vol. 2 by Kaye Winiecki; Goldenrod by Sara Gleason; Font: The First Day of School by Heather Hess.
Layout by Ronnie. Supplies: Ordinarily Special and A Little Edgy Vol. 2 by Kaye Winiecki; Stunning Singles Templates by Scrapbooklady.
You can see more layouts created with this kit on our “Team Inspiration” page.
Hi! I’m Kaye and I live in Australia with my husband, 2 children and 1 chow chow. Those 4 keep me pretty busy most of the time but I also work from home 2 days a week doing design work for a local business and then there is my scrapbook designing. Things I enjoy but don’t do enough of include reading, scrapping, playing Super Mario Bros on the Wii, genealogy and drawing.
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This one is an oldie but still a goodie! I originally created this page for a magazine publication and it is still one of my favourites. This was one of the first pages that I had done without using a photo, it was also one of the first that I had done that wasn’t directly about one of my children. So there are a few firsts involved in this page and then there is also the subject of it. I love that is shows what my life was like at this particular time, which I think will be great to look back on.
When my son was born, I purchased some paper scrapping supplies but never used them. The thought of having to cut everything out, glue etc just did not appeal to me as I knew I would notice the imperfections and would want to change things. Then a friend showed me a basic digital scrapbooking program that she had purchased and I was hooked, I needed to know more. I already had photoshop due to my line of work but had never even thought to use it for scrapbooking. So I started digital scrapping and then progressed into designing from there.
Inspiration comes from many different places for me. It could be what my kids are doing at the time, music, colours, homewares, or conversations, just to name a few places.
Computer: I have a pc running Windows7, 4Gb RAM, 2.33GHz processor and a 21 inch monitor.
Program: Photoshop & Illustrator (CS6)
Camera: Canon 450D
Anything Else: Wacom Graphire 4 tablet, Epson Perfection V200 scanner, Epson Artisan 730 printer and good old fashioned art supplies
Use the layer blending modes in photoshop to combine 2 or more papers together to create a paper that suits your page better.
I tend to use white/light coloured background papers on my scrapbook pages, so if I combine a light coloured paper with a patterned paper using layer blending modes, I can add a little bit of interest to that plain coloured paper.
What I love the most about this element pack is its versatility. You can use a lot of the pieces in one layout or you can use just a few. I also love the randomness of the elements, there is no theme so it can be used on many different types of pages. I also love the colours in this pack too.
The Never Ending minikit that I originally created for the Digi Files a couple of years ago has turned out to be quite a popular product. I think most of us can relate to the theme of this one. What I love about it, is that people can scrap about a day-to-day thing that they may not have considered scrapping about before.
Here are some of my favorite products by Kaye Winiecki:
Here are some more inspirational layouts using Kaye Winiecki’s products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Save 25% off Kaye Winiecki’s store with coupon doe kwTDD25off, expires March 31st, 2013,
Go have a look in Kaye Winiecki’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)!
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New here and to digitial scrapping. Kaye’s kits look whimsical, fun and a lot are family oriented. Just what I want!
This kit is just so darn cute!
don’t know how I missed it but I love “home”!
Kate’s elements are the perfect touch to a page that needs that pizazz…I love the Ordinary special and woot to the coupon!
love Kaye’s products! I love her Framed Affection: http://www.the-lilypad.com/store/framed-affection.html
I just love Kaye’s designs! They are always so fun!
Thanks for the chance!
I love Kaye’s felt pieces! so fun to work with
thank you for the chance to win xx
I love Kaye’s style
Thanks for the chance to win!!!
i love Kaye’s kits. so much fun. I have bought lots and would love to buy many many more. Thanks Kaye.
Love the bright colors of this kit! I’m a big fan…so glad to see Kaye’s work in The Digi Files this month!
Kaye’s shop is awesome! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love Kay’s doodles. Her kits are just such fun.
I can’t resist Kaye’s designs – like seriously, who else could make me want to scrap about housework? Lol. Thanks for the chance – can’t wait to see what else February brings
Thanks so much for a chance to win! I love Kaye’s style!
Cute. Thanks for a chance to win!
I loved looking at Kaye’s store. What a variety of mediums! Thanks for introducing me to her.
Great feature- I love all the inspiration pages! I know just the stories to tell with “Just One More Page” and “Abracadabra” kits. Thanks for the chance to win and the marvelous coupon!
Oh, I’d give all of the felt in my craft drawer to win a GC to Kaye’s store! I absolutely LOVE everything she does, especially all of her amazing felties! Thanks so much for this kit and for the coupon and the chance to win!
I love Kaye’s stuff! Felt us just so cute!
Oh, I love this kit, it’s so colorful and happy!
So many super fun kits! I love the One Page More especially.
Another new to me! What a fun designer, and incredibly talented! Off to explore her store. Thanks for the generous coupon and the chance to win!
love your work!! i started digital scrapbooking the same as you! thanks for the chance to win!
Kaye’s designs are so fun and versatile. A fun read to learn more about her.
I LOVE all of Kaye’s felt products.. they are all so cute and fun to add to my pages!
I love Kayes designs and have a serious love of felties
Gracias por el cupon. Me gusta este kit del daily digi febrero
I finally joined the Daily Digi because of this feature!! I love Kaye’s work, definitely one of my favorites.
I love Kaye’s style of designing, the bright colors combo in her kits always attracts me and LOVE the turqouise in her kit in digi files this month. Thank you for the chance!
I love her kits! Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for the coupon and great product!
I still so new to all this and I’m still in the overwhelmed stage. I did go check her store out over lunch but when I get home tonight I’ll be shopping. It will be hard to narrow down the purchases because everything is so cute. I love her color choices and the “puffy” feeling of so many of the elements. I ideas are already swirling in my head!
I love the Fauna from Down Under collection. The animals are so unique; not your average zoo members these!
I am a super huge fan of Kaye’s…I love all of her stuff, from the paints, to the felt goodies, to her alphas…just love her!
I really like the looks of the kit “Just One More Page”! Thanks.
Just One More Page has my name on it!
I love Kaye’s realistic styled elements, like stamps, paints, and felt, and I love her papers too … I love all her stuff!
Gosh how is it I don’t have more of Kaye’s stuff in my stash? I’m just gushing over stax on – chevron and mess it right up.
Love her kit for this month – so fun and definitely going to get a lot of mileage out of it!
I love Kaye’s stuff as well
. My favorite product (at least that I own currently) is her fave, too. The Framed Affection collection is a staple in my stash 
. Thanks for the chance to win this awesome prize!
Kaye’s kits are such fun. I’m delighted to find Ordinarily Special in the digi files this month and the Little Edgy 2 will definitely get a lot of us.
Thanks for a chance to win. I’ve got my eye on “Just One More Page”!
I have Kaye’s Say Cheese, Away in a Manger (stamps and kit), The First Noel, and A Perfect Day all of which I love. Also in my wish list is I Like Nonsense, Click 2 Scrap and Mess it Right Up. Absolutely love the contribution to this month’s TDF. Thanks so much!
I immediately see my dd when I saw Just One More Page! And Ordinarily Special will definitely be a go-to kit…love the colors & fun ellies! Thanks for the chance, coupon and intro to a new designer!
I love the uniquely themed kits she has in the store…laundry, potty training, Australia, pool. Different and fun!
wow, so many cute kits! Love the gardening theme.
Love the designs! I agree the felt pieces are awesome. Thanks!
Oh how I love Kaye’s designs. I was thrilled when I saw she had a kit in this month’s downloads. I have an extensive wishlist for her store! I think the seed and weed is at the top of my list. Thanks so much for the code and chance to win.
Never Ending is too cute! I like her Stax On series from the store too. Leslie
Great stuff, as always!
Love Kaye’s designs and the kit here is fabulous!
So exciting to see an Aussie designer! Love the “Down Under bundle” would be so useful for school assignments and cards from Australia to rellies overseas. I have previously searched for Australian digital scrapbooking supplies and found very little so this is exciting.
I love her products and have quite a few of them. Her felt pieces are so well-done! Thanks for the chance!
Wow, another new to me designer. I clearly need to check out the Lilypad more often. I adore so many of her kits, Jack’s room, Click to scrap and more. The car layout is another fabulous idea generator…oh, the places we go.
This kit caught my eye right away when looking through this month’s Digi Files! Love the little felt pieces…and defo need to add some more to my collection!
Such wonderful bold colors and prints. Thanks for the coupon.
Wow, great start to February! I do remember Kaye’s last kit and this one, with its bright fun colors is great! I’m a pretty big fan of paper edgers too so this is a double score! From her shop I liked A Little Edgy Volume 1, Loom Bloom (my grandma used to make those flowers!), and I Like Nonsense. Thanks for the coupon and a chance to win!
I have loved looking through the store and found lots that have struck a chord with me. Great colour combinations and design. Thanks for the chance to win!
Loved looking through the store. Thanks for the chance to win!
I love Kaye’s style and would love to win! Ordinarily Special is such a bright fun kit, I know I will use it a ton! And I can’t wait to play with A Little Edgy 2 as well! Thanks for the chance!