I'm on Papernstitch!

I am excited to share with you some news.
I was selected to be on Papernstitch - an exhibition site for indie crafts and handmade goods! And today I am a "Daily Favorite"!

You can read more about how I got picked here. Or if you want to check out my gallery at papernstitch go here. If you're in the mood for a little Christmas shopping, I would definitely check it out and the other artists as well.

And if you have your own craft business, I would definitely check out the Papernstitch blog. Lots of great advice.

Happy Shopping!

sweets, grow and let's celebrate!

I have some exciting news! I have 11 new items in the shop. I thought it would be fun to group them in collections and use my Photoshop skills for these little "ads" of my items. So without further adieu here are the Sweets, Let's Celebrate and Grow collections.

baby cake | pink scoop | vanilla cream | eat

pink/grey bunting | celebrate

grow (no. 1) | grow (no. 2)

It's been so fun experimenting with how to photograph my items. I bought a Lightbox to take photos during those dreary, rainy days that we enjoy here in the Pacific Northwest, but today it was a sunny day so I took some natural light photos as well. While I was snapping away, Zara and Jamie came back from dropping Sofia at school and I had a Eureka moment. Why not get one of my darling daughters to "model" them? So I took these shots today.

Digital frame by Paislee Press.

So do you have preference for the photos? I think I like the Zara photos to draw you in and give a sense of scale, but the staged shots give more detail....

Thanks for stopping by!

tale of two blogs + 10% off

When I launched my hand-made/crafty business and Etsy shop, CatShy Crafts this summer, I created a blog to share all things Catshy. My papercat blog (the one you're reading now) was originally intended to share my scrapbooking pages, both digital and paper and personal photos of my family. But as I dedicate more time to Catshy and less to scrapbooking,* I am posting more on Catshy. And rather than to double-post, I would love to invite you to read my other blog.

And as a little thank you for following me over to the Catshy blog, I'm having a little sale!

All you have to do is one of the following things:

• subscribe to receive an e-mail whenever I post (there's a little box on the right column of my blog "Follow by E-mail")
• become a "Follower" (again look on the right column)
• or "Like" my Catshy Crafts Fan page on Facebook.

Then, let me know at cayla73@yahoo.com and I'll send you a coupon code to save 10% at my Etsy shop! Thanks for your support!







* Before I go, I wanted to share my latest digital page. It's been a long time since I sat down to scrap! But I really love this one. I used One Little Bird's Sweater Weather kit. I took these photos at a local blueberry farm that happened to be selling pumpkins as well. It was the closest thing to a pumpkin patch that we went to this year.

new items at catshy crafts (my etsy shop)

I updated my shop with some new items! And a new banner....

hand-stitched felt heart embroidery hoop art

paper flower mini garland

I'm a newbie at Etsy, but trying to learn as I go. Do you have an Etsy shop? Link me up! I'd love to see.