Berry71bleu : February 2015

CAT File was founded in May 2014 as a family business of two people: Pawel and Mira. We are a small online store providing fresh and colorful digital designs: cut files and printables dedicated mostly for scrapbooking purposes. We love documenting our life and CAT File is our way of sharing this passion with others. It's the platform where crafters from all over the world can gather together, find an inspiration and give it. It's also the space that we created for young designers to grow and develop their skills.

Art Workshop Kit Club

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtWorkshopKitClub

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/artworkshoppl/art-workshop-kit-club

Art Workshop Kit Club, located in Poland, is a joint effort of Agnieszka Arnold, a huge fan of handicraft and the owner of Art Workshop, and Tusia Lech, designer, coordinator of many scrapbooking ventures and owner of 7 Dots Studio. Our main mission, as a Kit Club, is to get your creative juices flowing. Each month we offer unique scrapbooking kits, with great products inside. We carefully choose the products for each kit, so they match each other and inspire you. Each month there are two main kits - Scrapbooking and Pocket Life. In these kits you will find patterned papers from various manufacturers, colored cardstock, 3x4'' and 4x6'' cards, stickers, alphas, stamps, chipboard, strings, ribbons, crystals and coming soon Art Workshop Kit Club exclusive products.

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible
for shipping costs. Make sure you follow our CHALLENGE RULES.

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our Facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!

Thursday, February 26, 2015

Wake Up - Guest Designer - Natalia Trofimova

Hello Everyone

The winner of the January Challenge was Natalia Trofimova and so today she Guest Designs for us and once again, shows us her beautiful and amazing work.

Natalia Trofimova from Russia, blog http://lady-scrap.blogspot.ru

Hi! My name is Natalia, I'm 32 years old, my family - husband and soon-to-four-year daughter plus white Fluffy the cat. Education and profession - lawyer, but after the degree did not come to work and stayed at home watching my daughter. My husband says that's my best work - is to be a mom))). I live in Russia, Ussuriysk. And, you can read 20 facts about me ))

Here is my inspiration of Mood Board. Layout about the beginning of spring, when nature wakes up from its winter sleep. I used lace, birds, butterflies and flowers.

Isn't the softness and detailing just so beautiful!!!

Thanks so much to Natalia for this gorgeous page! It really is a stunner.

Please pop over to Natalia's blog. I am sure she would love the visit and you will surely find lots and lots of eye candy and inspiration! ;-)

There is still a little bit of time left to play along with this months challenge.

~February Mood Board Challenge~

Join our February Challenge and share some of the things you love! Our challenge host Dana created this mood board using images that caught her eye on Pinterest. Whether you like birds or butterflies, flowers or feathers, postcards or old books, or something else entirely, just have fun creating a project showcasing the things or people you love. Feel free to incorporate photos, patterns and colors from the mood board in your project, but please do not feel required to use these images. This challenge is specifically about the things you love - no restrictions!

Check out the fabulous prizes donated by our generous sponsors:

First Prize: $15 Gift Voucher to the CAT File Store

Second Prize: Art Workshop Kit Club - Pocket Life Kit

Sponsors:

CAT File was founded in May 2014 as a family business of two people: Pawel and Mira. We are a small online store providing fresh and colorful digital designs: cut files and printables dedicated mostly for scrapbooking purposes. We love documenting our life and CAT File is our way of sharing this passion with others. It's the platform where crafters from all over the world can gather together, find an inspiration and give it. It's also the space that we created for young designers to grow and develop their skills.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtWorkshopKitClub

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/artworkshoppl/art-workshop-kit-club

Art Workshop Kit Club, located in Poland, is a joint effort of Agnieszka Arnold, a huge fan of handicraft and the owner of Art Workshop, and Tusia Lech, designer, coordinator of many scrapbooking ventures and owner of 7 Dots Studio. Our main mission, as a Kit Club, is to get your creative juices flowing. Each month we offer unique scrapbooking kits, with great products inside. We carefully choose the products for each kit, so they match each other and inspire you. Each month there are two main kits - Scrapbooking and Pocket Life. In these kits you will find patterned papers from various manufacturers, colored cardstock, 3x4'' and 4x6'' cards, stickers, alphas, stamps, chipboard, strings, ribbons, crystals and coming soon Art Workshop Kit Club exclusive products.

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs. Make sure you follow our

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook pageand Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

My Two Boys Layout by Kay

When I think about what makes my day or puts a smile on my face--I can only think of one thing--getting some lovin' from my two boys. My eldest four legged boy goes above & beyond when it comes to sharing his unconditional love for me & it always warms my heart when my son hugs me or kisses me simply 'because'.

So here I am, getting some love from my two boys--even though my son doesn't look the happiest in this photo he had actually just finished giving me a very big hug!

Here's this month's mood board full of pictures that grabbed our host for this month; Dana's, attention & represented a form of love in some way or another for her.

I used several printables & images from this month's sponsor the CAT File Store on my page. The bold black & white printables is what inspired me to do yet another layout with a black background. The solid black background allows for my photos, printables & embellishments to really 'pop' off the page.

In Photoshop I was able to add the digital design 'the cutest' right onto my photo.

Looking forward to seeing your interpretation of this month's challenge.

Now onto the prizes...

Check out the fabulous prizes donated by our generous sponsors:

First Prize: $15 Gift Voucher to the CAT File Store

Second Prize: Art Workshop Kit Club - Pocket Life Kit

Sponsors:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtWorkshopKitClub

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/artworkshoppl/art-workshop-kit-club

Please
note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they
will be responsible for shipping costs. Make sure you follow our CHALLENGE RULES.

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!

Monday, February 23, 2015

February 2015 - Denise van Deventer - Mixed Media Layout

Hello Everyone

It's Denise here today, to share my take on this month's mood board.

I created this mixed media page.

I used the very cute and gorgeous digi pieces from The Cat File Store.

Along with these pieces, I used the "All About Me" collection from Prima and some pretty Prima blooms.

I also used the gorgeous "Captured Stamps" from BoBunny.

Below is a close-up of my journalling.

My "staple" these days for most of my pages is watercolouring and gesso! ;-)

We would love to see your take on the mood board this month, so why not play along and join in the fun.

There are also some super prizes for inspiration too! ;-)

First Prize: $15 Gift Voucher to the CAT File Store

Second Prize: Art Workshop Kit Club - Pocket Life Kit

Sponsors:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtWorkshopKitClub

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/artworkshoppl/art-workshop-kit-club

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs. Make sure you follow our

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Card - Guest Designer - Klaudia Szpunar

Hello Everyone

We have a super Guest Designer for this months challenge and she is a really talented and amazing creator. Klaudia Szpunar.

Hello, my name is Klaudia.

I'm from Poland, living in Switzerland with my family. I'm a housewife and mother of two little sons.

I discovered scrapbooking about 3 years ago. Crafting is my remedy for stress and a form of escape from the routine of housework.

I love creating and using flowers. I often also distress paper in my artwork.

I am very happy and excited to be here as guest designer :)

You can see some of my work on my blog: kszp.blogspot.com and on my facebook fanpage https://www.facebook.com/kszp.handmade

Klaudia created this stunning card for us.

Isn't this just divine and so very soft....

Klaudia makes most of the flowers that you see here and on her blog! She is such a talented and creative artist! ;-)

Thanks so much Klaudia for Guest Designing for us!

Please pop over to Klaudia's blog, you will be amazed and wowed by her beautiful work!

There is still plenty of time to play along with our Mood Board Challenge, so please play along and join in the fun! We also have some yummy prizes!

~February Mood Board Challenge~

Check out the fabulous prizes donated by our generous sponsors:

First Prize: $15 Gift Voucher to the CAT File Store

Second Prize: Art Workshop Kit Club - Pocket Life Kit

Sponsors:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtWorkshopKitClub

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/artworkshoppl/art-workshop-kit-club

Please note that if the winner(s) of this challenge are international they will be responsible for shipping costs. Make sure you follow our

We appreciate each and every challenge entry and share the designs that catch our eye on our facebook page and Pinterest Boards. Look for your work there!

Thank you and we hope to see your beautiful creations this month!

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

FEBRUARY MOOD BOARD CHALLENGE - Its Time for a Hug

Hi everyone its Caroleanne here with you today to bring you my take on the

BERRY71BLEU February Mood Board Challenge.

THIS IS WHAT I DID.

For this challenge I used all the things I love,- the flowers, the colours, the butterflies, the lace, hugs and of course the subject, Jessie!!!

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HERES HOW

Cut down a pretty paper to 11 x 11 inches, distress the edges

Adhere to a 12x12 inch piece of cardstock

Matt photo onto white cardstock and distress the edges

Matt again and distress the edges

Lightly adhere to the page

Print out some of the digital stamps from CAT FILE STORE

Cut out the ones needed and layer up

Add some lacy die cuts in white card

Stamp and die-cut flowers, birds, leaves, branches and butterflies

Attach the branches, flowers etc down one side of the page and underneath the photo

Add lots of blooms, pearls and little birds

Add mini roses and butterflies

Attach a large butterfly with a stick pin body

Add the cut out heart with the date

Adhere some lace and a fern chipboard piece, painted

Add the title.

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Check out the fabulous prizes donated by our generous sponsors:

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First Prize: $15 Gift Voucher to the CAT File Store

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Second Prize: Art Workshop Kit Club - Pocket Life Kit

Sponsors:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArtWorkshopKitClub

Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/artworkshoppl/art-workshop-kit-club