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Project 365 - Week 14

Credits:
April 365 by Karla Kaleidoscope Designs
Fonts: Snap ITC and Halcyon

Project 365 - Week 13

Credits:
March 365 by Karla Kaleidoscope Designs
April 365 by Karla Kaleidoscope Designs
Fonts: Halcyon

project 365 - Week 12

I've fallen a bit behind on project 365. I'm still taking photos daily but finding less time to make the weekly layouts. Here is March 19 to March 25. Luckily, I continue to journal daily when I upload my photo each day to facebook so that helps a lot in creating layouts since I have fallen behind.

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All That Glitters by Retro Designs

Gold really isn´t all that glitters in this bright and sparkling kit. There are gem encrusted bows and flowers and an extra sprinkling of rhinestones for an added sparkle, plus a jeweled butterfly to flutter through your floral pages. It's suitable for all feminine and heritage pages too, and due to its various heart elements, it makes pretty birthday cards and valentines.

Kit includes:

10 backgrounds 12 X 12
2 shaped backgrounds in PNG format 12 X 12
29 misc. embellishments
6 frames
2 page borders
1 quick page with 2 apertures

You can find this glittery new kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18536&cat=0&page=1

Fridays Fave 5

Details to what it's all about are here.

My favorites for the week:

1. Egg Coloring and Egg Hunts: When I was growing up I would color eggs with my parents. It was a fun project to do. Even though I am now Jewish I thought it was fun to have the kids participate in something I did when I grew up. They even tried to eat it. Of course, they did not like it so I'm left with tons of hard boiled eggs.

We went to 2 egg hunts (our town and one close to my parents house). Our town had their annual egg hunt. It lasted for literally 10 minutes. The kids had a blast collecting the eggs. They sat in the car and opened up all the eggs to find candy and little plastic jewelry. The 2nd one was at the beach near my parents. We went with my sister, BIL and niece. We had to wait 45 minutes in line. There were a lot of people there. The eggs were buried in the sand. There was so many people there that at one point I lost one of my kids (Victoria) luckily my mom was with us and she was with her the entire time. Talk about panic. Anyway, after finding some eggs they opened them up to find coupons to use on the boardwalk. The kids were disappointed that they got no candy.


2. Dairy Queen: We went to DQ for the first time for lunch. The kids were so happy to be able to have a hot dog with fries. The happy meal included ice cream. We will go back another time.



3. Dance: Naomi had her dance photos taken. She was so excited when I put make up on her face. She even told her sister that she was not allowed to have make up because she is not doing dance only her. Look at how big she looks here.


4. Blooms: It is starting to feel and look like spring. The 2 trees in front of my house started to bloom with the white flowers again. It does this every April and last only until May. It is beautiful when all the flowers are out.


5. Rainbow: The kids saw a rainbow for the very first time. It didn't last for very long but I did manage to get some photos.

What are your favorites for the week? Sign on to Mr. Linky if you've done a fave five post.

Happy Birthday Jennifer Rassi

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New at Deco Pages this Week

They say that Variety is the spice of life. Well that holds true at Deco-Pages.com. Variety is the spice of the store and there is a wide variety to choose from. Spring colors, bold bright colors, grunge and more. Here is the highlight of new kits this week!
Brand new in the store this week:



Navaho Commercial Use Overlays by Lori Staton
Perfect overlays to use for your southwestern themed pages or color them softer and use for anything and everything. These great overlays are commercial use designed in PSP; you just color them and go! You can find these great overlays in Lori's store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18502&cat=373&page=2 .
She has also created a wonderful paper pack with these terrific overlays. Deep, rich authentic colors in blue, gold, brown and more. Just look at these great pages.

Navaho Paper Pack by Lori Staton

You can find this great paper pack here: http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/LStatonNavahoPaperPackPreview.jpg
and don't forget to check out her store to see other inspirational kits that she's introduced lately.
You can find her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=40&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Tagger Resizer for PSP by Dragons Lair Designs
Ever want to resize those full size kits into a tagger size kit? Well this is the script is for you, Two scripts in one set. Take the Paper Resizer to change your 12X12 inch papers and make them into 800 x 800 pixel size papers and all in a few easy steps, you can alter them all in one go, The element resizer which will take your regular size elements and reduce them to tagger size again in a few easy steps to alter them all in one swoop. Tested in PSPX & PSPX2. Personal & Commercial use OK.
You can find it in the store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18504&cat=373&page=2

What a Girl Wants Alpha by Cornelia Designs
This Alpha is an Add-on to her purple "What a Girl wants" Kit, to make all those great layouts, with that cute Princess Crown Alpha. There are 26 letters included that are 6x6 png files.
You can find it in the store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18505&cat=373&page=2
and don't forget to stop in the store and check out her "What a Girl Wants" kit.
You can find her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=62&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Mermaids Gold by Mary Ridgeway
Mermaids Gold is loaded with 170 elements and perfect for you aquatic pages as well as storyboard pages. It also includes 23 background papers and one quick page to get you started.
You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18506&cat=373&page=1
and don't forget to visit Mary's store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=13&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Magic Rainbow by Jen Henson
Bright Bold and beautiful! That's what you'll find with this kit! It is wonderfully versatile with multiple color schemes that you can use individually or mix and match.
This kit is truly magical and you can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18507&cat=373&page=1
and don't forget to visit Jen's store and see what other magical kits she has available http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=9&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Tropical Expressions by Ice Princess Scrapz
Aloha! Bon Voyage! and Beach House are just a few phrases that come to mind when perusing the contents of the Tropical Impressions kit. Fascinating background papers of water scenes, impressionistic/whimsical palm trees, bubbles, basket weave patterns, and more all created in a bright, cheerful color palette. High-quality, colored line art crabs, seashells, replicated vintage botanicals, a multi-colored wave border, 10 truly unique frames, and a stuffed shark for you to splash around your layout. There's plenty more for you to explore in your creative session. This is a kit that you will definitely want to have on hand in your scrapping toolbox!
You can find this wonderful kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18508&cat=373&page=1
and don't forget to visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=55&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Template Duos - Set #14 by Michaele Burkhart
Do you love templates or just something to get you started for a quick page: then these templates are for you! Drop in your photos and papers from a favorite kit and presto...you have a wonderful memory to help you to always remember.
You can find these great templates here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18517&cat=373&page=1 .

Michaele has also released Everyone Is a Winner this week. With a sporty theme and variety of colors this kit is as versatile as they come.
You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18518&cat=373&page=1 .
Her store is here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=10&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Stars Overlay Pack by Flutterbyefaery
Need help making your own background so that you can choose your own colors scheme? Flutterbyefaery has created these wonderful overlays just for that purpose...you can choose your own color and texture.
She has it available here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18519&cat=373&page=1



Also released this week are Twinkle and Cute as a Bug! These kits are available in her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=59&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

Working For A Living: at Deco-Pages.com and if you are a Club Deco Member you can receive this wonderful Mega kit for Free. Not all contributions are shown here, there is so much more. If you're not a Club Deco Member yet there are three options for you; 1 month, 3 months or a whole year. As a Club Deco Member you receive the monthly mega kit for free, starter kits for some of the challenges, member only freebies and so much more. You may find additional information here in the forums.
http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3355



Do you enjoy challenges that stretch your imagination on preserving your everyday life? Then check out some of these challenges:
Color Challenge: All Sprung Out is the new challenge this month. With a wonderful starter kit available in the store for $1.99 or free to Club Deco Members this challenge shouts spring! Stop in the forum and check out the rewards for participating in this challenge. With the combined talent of Dana Conditt and Lorene Hill they are awesome and make a super kit! You can find the challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=5046
Template/Sketch Challenge: Michaele Burkhart has created a wonderful template to get you started with a page in her challenge this month. You get the template for free! Drop in your papers and pictures and you've created a page that will help you to Always Remember! You can find her challenge here:
http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5060
Photography Challenge: This month the challenge is hosted by Mary Ridgeway. Partnering with the theme of the Club Deco Kit "Working For A Living" Mary challenges you to take a picture of a person or people at work which captures something that tells a story or an essential quality which makes them good at their job (the photo of a quality can be a portrait or candid shot). Then use the photo or photos in a layout telling a story or explaining the quality or qualities. You can find the challenge here:
http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5063
Stop in the Forum and check out the other challenges that are created to inspire you and "To Help You Always to Remember!"
While you're at Deco-Pages.com don't forget to check and see if your page has been chosen for Layout of the day. Look at some of the recent choices for this week's featured pages

Chris and Dillon
by Jen Hanson

That Sweet Baby Girl
by Scrapkat4914

Have you been chosen for Layout of the Day?
Visit us here http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=145 to see if your page has been chosen for LOTD and don't forget to leave some love while you're browsing around the gallery.
There is something for everyone at Deco-Pages.com . Stop in and Let us help you to always remember!
We appreciate you being part of our community.
Thank You!
Deco-Pages.com
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Bonnie van Esch Designs Sale

Bonnie van Esch Designs is having a $1 sale until 12th April on 3 of her kits

A Burst of Sunshine


Midnight Dreams


Flutter My Heart.


You can find them at Enchanted Studio Scraps.

Project 365 - Week 11

I have fallen a little bit behind on my weekly layouts, however, I'm still taking my daily photos. Here's my week 11 layout.


Credits
March 365 by Karla's Kaleidoscope Designs
Fonts: Franklin gothic and Gill Sans Ultra Bold

Book of Me - 5 Annoying Things

Credits:
April 09 Club Deco Working for a Living by Jennifer Rassi
Font: Eras Bold ITC

This month at Deco-Pages, make Working for a Living seem more like Play Time with the April Mega Kit for Club Deco Members! If you are not a Club Deco Member, this is a fabulous month to join! Working for a Living has a color scheme that goes with so many layouts, you are going to love the versatility of this kit! Once again, the Design Team has done a wonderful job in creating these kits.

..... if you aren't a club member, it's just
$36 for an entire year's worth of goodies - or $7.99 for one month, or $15 for 3 months!

A complete steal for all your get.
Signup in the forum today by clicking here,
and you'll get kits like the one shown below each month of your membership!!
Plus so much more...

Are you the Chosen One?

Are you the chosen one? Have you created an awesome scrapbook page and placed in the gallery at Deco-Pages.com? If you have then you could be the page that is chosen for Layout of the Day! Every day we are searching the gallery for the page that stands out and choosing it for LOTD! Stop in and see if we've chosen you! http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=145

Don't forget to stop in the store and see the newest products created by our talented designers. There have been lots of new designers added to the store this month and the talent is beyond description! You can see the newest products here: http://www.deco-pages.com/home.php?cat=373&sort=add_date&sort_direction=1 Just look at some of what the talented designers of Deco-Pages.com have added this month!:

The Birds and the Bees by Sharon Craven: You can find the kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18453&cat=373&page=4


You can find her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=39&sort=add_date&sort_direction=1&page=1

There is something for everyone! Stop by and Let Us Help You to Always Remember!

Sisterhood Award

I received this award today from a new reader Veronica at http://veronica-ibarrafamily.blogspot.com after I posted my marriage encounter. Thank you what a surprise.

And now I get to pass it on! First, the fine print ;)

1. Put the logo on your blog or post.

2. Nominate at least 10 blogs which show great Attitude and/or Gratitude!

3. Be sure to link to your nominees within your post.

4. Let them know that they have received this award by commenting on their blog.

5. Share the love and link to this post and to the person from whom you received your award.

And now, to share in the Sisterhood Award are:

1. I'm an organizing Junkie
2. Creative Organizing
3. Living to tell the story
4. The Life of Loonyhiker
5. Beth Nixon Blogging
6.
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8.
9.
10.

Thanks to all of you for inspiring to try to blog more often!

Marriage Encounter

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Fridays Fave 5

Welcome to Friday's Fave Five. The perfect place to reflect back over your week and find your five favorite moments or things. If you're joining us for the first time we welcome you. If you need the details you can go here first if you'd like.

So here we go:

1. Marriage Encounter: For the longest time I have been too tired for any quality time to spend with my husband. The kids just exhaust me. Well, my husband bought me a new cell phone (blackberry curve) where I can do text messages. My husband went back to work so I'm home to deal with the kids. We've been texing little love notes during the day which has made us each excited to see each other. It's like we are dating all over again. Helps to have a bottle of wine too.

2. Financial: Our credit cards are all closed now after our debt consolidation. We finally received some checks back from over payments from some of them too. Hopefully this will releave some stress in the next couple of months and we can start saving again once we pay off our kids what we borrowed from them.

3. Taxes: So far our personal taxes came in the mail from our accountant. We overpaid on our estimated taxes! No, we won't be getting money back, however, they will apply it to our estimated taxes for 2009. At least we won't have to dish out a lot like we did last year. I was really worried about that as we just do not have the money to do so. Unforutnately, we did not get our business taxes back so I still can't relax until that comes back.

4. Kids: I've been trying to tell them more that I love them and have been getting more kisses and hugs. It has helped my attitude since I have been very resentful that I am doing everything all the time. They are starting to help out with chores which really helps too.

5. Knitting. I started a new project. Nope didn't finish the scarf or the baby blanket. The scarf is 3/4 way done. The baby blanket is 1/2 way done. I am making skirts for the girls. I just started it so don't know how long it will take me. Will post photos when I get it done.

So what where your favorite things from the week?

All About Me - G = Grow

Credits

Project 365 - Week 10

Credits:
March 365 by Karla Kaleidoscope Designs

New at Deco Pages this Week

March 20th began the new season of spring. At long last we are going to be able to shake off the winter blues and trade them in for new shades of blues, greens, pinks and a host of various other colors. Just look what the designers at Deco-Pages.com have created for your inspiration this week:

French Bulletin Boards #2 by Deb Ammerman


Image Location: http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/D...oards2-600.jpg
With dark mauve, browns and grays, this warm and Inspiring kit contains 11 Papers, 1 Circle Tag, 1 Arrow, 1 String with Beads, 1 Strand of Beads, 1 Belt, 1 Bow, 1 Butterfly, 1 Button Layer for Board, 1 Single button, 1 Crimped Journal Paper, 1 Criss Crossed Ribbon for Board, 1 Feather, 1 Floral Border, 1 Safety Pin, 1 Staple and 1 Sunflower; and in the store now for only $2.99. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18436&cat=373&page=1

French Bulletin Boards #3 by Deb Ammerman






Image Location: http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/D...rdKit3-600.jpg

A variation of her French Bulletin Boards #2 this kit has softer colors with the addition of pinks and blues and contains 11 Papers, 1 Circle Tag, 1 Arrow , 1 String with Beads, 1 Strand of Beads , 1 Belt , 1 Bow , 1 Butterfly, 1 Button Layer for Board, 1 Single button, 1 Crimped Journal Paper, 1 Criss Crossed Ribbon for Board, 1 Feather, 1 Floral Border, 1 Safety Pin, 1 Staple and 1 Sunflower; and in the store now for only $2.99. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18437&cat=373&page=1


Boyish by Lori Staton

Image Location: http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/LStatonBoyishPreview.jpg
Grungy colors complete with trains, cars, boat and computer there is something in this kit perfect for your big or little guy! This is a fun kit to create those Boyish Layouts. It comes complete with 19 Papers, 3 Torn Papers, 4 Torn Borders, 1 Circle Border, 3 Ric Racs, 2 Glitter Stars, 3 Cars, 2 Small Grungy Overlays, 3 Grouped Balloons, 1 Train, 1 Sailboat, 1 Seaweed, 7 Tags, 3 TV Frames, 5 Journals, 3 Torn note paper edges, 10 Other fun Frames and 1 Ribbon and all for just $5.99. You can find this boyish kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18439&cat=373&page=1


Girls Just Want To Have Fun by Flutterbyefaery


This mauve colored girly kit is perfect for any diva and comes with 15 papers - 6 solid, 9 patterned, 4 buttons, 4 clipped flowers, 1 border, 1 key, 1 rose and 1 leaf bunch, 1 sequined edging, 3 frames, 1 ribbon and 1 buckle, 1 stitched page border, 1 hanging string, 1 word art, 3 string bows, and a button alpha that contains upper case and numbers.

Girl Power by Flutterbyefaery

If Girls Just Want to Have Fun isn’t Diva enough for you then Girl Power definitely fits the bill. With bold pinks and teals, polka dots and flowers this kit shouts girl power. This girly kit comes with 20 papers, 12 buttons, 8 flowers, 4 frames and 1 frame cluster, 4 girl heads, 1 lock and key, 6 ribbons, 4 Ric Rac, 1 Ric Rac photo wrap and 2 Bonus Quick Pages. You can find this kit at http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...cat=373&page=1

Commercial Pack by Flutterbyefaery

Image Location: http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/FFDCUpackpreview.jpg
Licensed for commercial use this pack contains 8 basic elements and two overlays and retails for just $5.00. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...cat=373&page=1

Blue Dream by Dream Catchers Scrapping




Image Location: http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/NMulder_Preview_BlueDream.jpg

A sucker for blue as she puts it, Nancy Mulder has created another blue kit decked out in multiple shades of blue and filled with ribbons. This kit has 7 Blue Textured Papers, 4 Wavy Blue Flowers, 6 Eyelet Blue Bows, 8 Blue Bows, 4 Glitter Heart Chains, 4 Blue Butterflies, and 4 Dragon Flies. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...cat=373&page=1

Precious Boy Photocutters by Flutterbyefaery




Image Location http://www.deco-pages.com/images/D/FFDPreciousBoy0preview.jpg

If you love those photos that have word art cutouts then this is the thing for you. This has six cutouts just for boy and is in the store now. You can find this here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...cat=373&page=1



Everyone is a Winner at Deco-Pages.com and if you are a Club Deco Member you can receive this wonderful Mega kit for Free. Not all contributions are shown here, there is so much more. If you’re not a Club Deco Member yet there are three options for you; 1 month, 3 months or a whole year. As a Club Deco Member you receive the monthly mega kit for free, starter kits for some of the challenges, member only freebies and so much more. You may find additional information here in the forums.
http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=3355

If you need a little inspiration or an idea for a page, stop in and check out the challenges that the Designers have created this month. You can find the challenges at: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=77
Just look at some of the pages created by the members at Deco-Pages.com for the challenges:
March Color Challenge Submission by Mom2triplets04



Image Location: http://board.deco-pages.com/data//1008/2009-03-03-MOMSClub.jpg

Here is a page created by MommyMichelle for the March 09 template challenge:

Image Location: http://board.deco-pages.com/data//745/March_2009_Template_Challenge.jpg

Here is something created for the Photography Challenge this month:


Image Location: http://board.deco-pages.com/data//728/dp_photography030972.jpg


New at Deco Pages.com this month: Layout of the Day. Have you been chosen? Look at some of the pages chosen for this week:
Daffodil Buds by Scrap-Genie

Image Location: http://board.deco-pages.com/data//1008/daffodil-buds_sm.jpg


Imagine by MaggieMae

Image Location: http://board.deco-pages.com/data//500/medium/March-2009-002-Page-1.jpg

For a very short time Jennifer Rassi has a coupon for you. Save 25% off any order of $5.00 or more in her store! Just enter JR_25%OFF and enjoy your savings! Coupon expires March 31st so hurry in today!

There is something for everyone at Deco-Pages.com. Stop in and let us Help You To Always Remember! We Appreciate you being part of our community!

Thank You,
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