I love Danielle from Something Blue Studio and I love her designs equally as much! Danielle is an extremely talented artist and we can see that in her digital designs! I love all of the unique and super fun embellishments she includes in her collections. I’m so excited to have her here with us again! Let’s take a closer look at “All The Small Things” that is included in The Digi Files this month:
This is just ONE of EIGHT collections you get this month when you are a member of The Digi Files and Digi Game. You get all eight collections and a downloadable book with ideas for using the supplies and tricks and techniques for only $7.50 per month. You also get access to exclusive collaborations every four months you are a member (starting on when you sign up). When you become an annual member you get 12 months for the price of 11!
Here are some layouts created using Danielle from Something Blue Studios’ contribution:
Layout by Melissa. Supplies: All The Small Things by Danielle from Something Blue Studios; So Cool (camera, word art, border cluster) by The Hidden Heart; Font: DJB Mouseketeer Kim.
Layout by Heddy. Supplies: All The Small Things by Danielle from Something Blue Studios; Solos Part I by Busy Bee Designs.
Layout by Kimberly. Supplies: All The Small Things by Danielle from Something Blue Studios; Play (red stitching) by Studio Baers Garten; Fonts: Typewriter Scribbled.
Layout by Tara. Supplies: All The Small Things by Danielle from Something Blue Studios; Template Flight Plan #13 by One Little Bird; Fonts: Avenier, DJB Digi Tara.
Layout by Kim. Supplies: All The Small Things by Danielle from Something Blue Studios; Template by Cindy Schneider; Font: DJB Digi Kim.
You can see more layouts created with this kit on our “Team Inspiration” page.
I’m Danielle Catalano-Titus. My husband and I live just outside Boston Massachusetts with our two sweet kids, Max and Zoë, and one seemingly everlasting hermit crab. I work full time teaching High School Art, run a couple of etsy shops, and spend a lot of time wishing I was one of those moms who juggles it all effortlessly.
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I wanted to scrap a couple of pages about my kids’ love for their stuffed animals – Max has Giraffie and Zoë has Ellie the Elephant. This is actually the idea that inspired my featured kit – trying to figure out a theme/color scheme that would work for both boys and girls so I could display the pages together in their album. I love this page because the focus is just on this well-loved stuffed animal without a lot of other “stuff”. I do a lot of busy art journal-type pages and ATC’s, so this one was a nice break from that. I’m working on Ellie’s page now.
Created entirely with stuff from All The Small Things
I started designing scrapbook stuff in 2004, just after my daughter was born. I love Photoshop, and designing fun stuff that I could use to decorate my photos AND sell as well seemed like a pretty good deal to me. I don’t scrap very much at all (not anything I would display in any gallery anyway) so for me it’s really always been about designing and mucking around in Photoshop.
That’s a hard question! I think I just HAVE to create, because it’s who I am. I bet most people reading this can relate. I am not the most prolific digi designer (I’m working on it), but I am constantly busy with other creative stuff in just about every area of my life.
Computer: All I know is I have a computer. Beyond that, I am oblivious. The front of my tower tells me it’s an HP Workstation, if that helps. I have only one monitor but it’s pretty big, so that’s OK.
Program: I’m using Photoshop CS5 Extended. Illustrator too. That’s about it.
Camera: Some sort of Canon Digital Rebel. I’m no photographer, so this works just fine for me. That’s why we have Photoshop.
Anything Else: I could not live without my Wacom tablet!! I also have a lovey and gigantic Epson printer, a CanoScan 8800, and my most recent acquisition is a KNK Maxx die cutter, which is a ton of fun.
I recently went to a Photoshop workshop in Boston and the presenter gave us this cool tip for photographers. You probably already do some version of this but as I’ve said, I’m no photographer so it’s all new to me. I like this tip because we love to travel and always forget where exactly we took the photos. So, what this guy does (darn I forget his name) is at the beginning of a shoot in one place, he takes a photo of his fist in the air. As he’s leaving that place, he takes another photo of his fist. Somewhere in the middle, he takes a picture of a sign that says the name of the place (or you can do what I do – write it on a napkin). If you do this, you’ll not only have a quick visual reference when you’re looking at a zillion thumbnails (the fist in the air is easy to spot), you’ll ALSO know that every photo between the fists is from the same place, which is named somewhere on a napkin or a sign in one of those photos. I thought that was a neat trick.
I really love all of the Altered 365 stuff, but this one is my favorite. The colors actually coordinate with one of our Catwalks at CatScrap – I didn’t even choose them! I just got lucky that they worked so well for this collection. I’ve been doing a lot of ATC’s and I just find that all the little painty doodads in this kit work well for those. I don’t usually go for bright-and-cheery so I’m a little surprised that this tured out to be my favorite. 
After all these years, my Worn Photo Overlays remain my all-time best sellers. All of them. I chose this one because it’s the one I use the most. but they all are equally popular. The first ones were released in a kit called Autumn Decay in fall of 2007, and people started emailing right away to ask for more of them. Then, Dagmar Neumann stretched one out to place over a background paper (did you know she was the first?), the crowd went wild, and the rest is history. I think that’s a cool story.
Here are some of my favorite products by Something Blue Studios:
Here are some more inspirational layouts using Something Blue Studios’ products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Danielle has offered a 50% off coupon for all digital downloads through March 15th only with code tddsbs212.
Get a FREE ADD-ON to Something Blue Studio’s kit “All the Small Things” by visiting her Facebook page and clicking the LIKE button.
Go have a look in Something Blue Studios’ 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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I think you just introduced me to my new favorite designer. I’m going to get another cup of coffee and look at EVERYTHING. Thanks so much for searching out the BEST and sharing them with us on TDD.
Love it Thanks for a chance to win
What a fantastic color sense this woman has! I’m awed… and pretty excited about the coupon too- thank you!!
I like the sand alpha. And what a great coupon!
I am loving this “new to me” designer. Thanks for the coupon & the chance to win!
I really like Danielle’s designs. Some of my favs are the Altered 365. Love the colors in the March kit! Her layout with her son’s stuffie is great – makes me want to scraplift it and do one of my daughter’s fav stuffie!
Search around and you will find all kinds of wonderful products. I really liked the project 365 journal card templates and all the worn photo products are wonderful.
Love the sand alpha. Thanks for a chance to win.
Wow, I love the look of this designer’s products — and a 50% coupon? woot!
I’m new to Digi so am excited to try those overlays. Thanks for the chance for some free loot! 
Thanks again for introducing us to another talented designer. I especially love that sand writing-so cool!
That sand alpha looks so cool! So great for beach or summer LOs! Thanks!
Her stuff is really cool. I’ve already got Photo Abuse 1 (is 2, 3 and 4 coming sometime? beg*beg*beg?).
Also–when will the coupon work? The site kept telling me it wasn’t functioning.
Thanks Julie! I’m working on more Photo Abuse stuff. Soon I hope! About the coupon – I’m not sure…all the other orders have come through with the coupon code applied. Let me know what error message you’re getting? We’ll figure it out. Sorry about that! (Just email me directly so I’ll see it right away? danielle at somethingbluestudios dot com) Thanks!
Oh, you know what? Instead of clicking on the link to your store, I assumed it would take me to a different store, and of course the coupon wouldn’t work there. D’oh!
I’m loving that photo tip too – gonna try to remember to do this!
I so have to get the 365 Journal Cards for my Project Life.
Thanks so much for introducing me, I LOVE her style.. The old photos and creased worn looks are the bomb!
I must say that I really love her worn overlays as well. I am sorry I can’t be more creative, but they are really good.
Steph, Wendy, and the DD team – I can’t thank you enough for this feature and the beautiful layouts you’ve created with my kit. This place is such an inspiration and I’m honored to be part of it today! Thanks all for the kind comments – and Shen! Omgosh make me cry why don’t you! (ps everyone – can I add that if you downloaded the free ATCs on my FB page early this morning – it may have been the wrong link? The correct one is up now. Go me!)
Thanks so much for the chance!
No need to enter me in the drawing. I just want to say I love Danielle with all my heart. She’s not only talented, but a REAL down-to-earth super funny awesome chick I’m so happy to have have her in my life. She’s the whole package ~ talented, beautiful, smart, nice, funny. I love her bunches! Love ya, D!
Wowsers!! I love her what i call grungy looking style. And the photo tip was geniously hilarious. Love to read about all the designers. Thanks! And thanks for the coupon. Will definitely use this one!
She is one of my favorite designers!
Only 2 words to describe her collection… SIMPLY IRRESISTIBLE…! Thanks…
Wasn’t aware of Danielle TY dailyDigi for the intro
will go check out her store for sure
Danielle is a new designer to me…thank you for the introduction! I love her Altered February kit…really unique and the cluster frames are fun! Thanks for the chance and coupon!!!
I loving the altered 365 kits and especially May’s. It’s just so pretty.
Thanks so much for the introduction to someone who is new to me. I loved reading the article and looking around in her shop. I love the sandwriting alpha as well as her worn alpha and her baby-block alpha. I also really like the 365 kits and all her overlays. Thanks for the chance to win the GC and for the coupon.
Candi is right–it’s so fun to be introduced or re-introduced to designers! I love love love the soft colors Danielle mucks around with. The March Altered 365 kit is cool and I really like the multi photo templates that could be used for 365 but in my case would probably be used for making pages of the grands
Thanks for a chance to win!
I have so much to learn! I love the photo overlays! Her favorite kit is great! Hoping to win! Thanks for the chance. =0)
I love all of the Worn Photo Overlays. Thanks for the chance to win!
she has so many good things in her store! thank you for the chance!
There is so much texture in her kits – from the stamps to papers to bent frames. Love it! Thanks for the awesome coupon!!
I love the altered 365 months of March and February. I love this month’s contribution as well. I visited her blog too and found an AWESOME tutorial on how one can customize your own page protectors…..maybe I’ve been under a rock but this was very enlightening to me. Thanks so much….love how TDD just brings everything together in one wonderful place.
I’m so happy that I belong to the monthly club and get to enjoy products from artists that are new to me. Thank you for the generous coupon also. The kits are gorgeous and the DT did an awesome job with the layouts.
Oh! I love the storyboards and the P365 templates! Great stuff! I had never been to her this shop before. Another fabulous reason to be a Daily Digi Member, you always show us fabulous designers we may not have ever had the chance to get to know! TDD ROCKS!
xo,
Candi
wow I’d like to win!!