Saturday, January 23, 2010

Guest Chickadee: Faith True

Welcome Faith True to Scrappity-Doo-Dah this month.

You can find her store here and you will also save 20% on her products at SDD this month.

Here's a cute kit by Faith (click on image to read more about this awesome kit).

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Scrappity Do Dah Meg Kit

This is the newest MEGA KIT at
SCRAPPITY-DO-DAH
GET IT HERE

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

New Releases at Deco-Pages

Snow, snow, everywhere…..and brrrr…is it ever cold outside. It is definitely winter in North America. The cold weather drives some of us indoors and others outdoors for the snow fun. Building snowmen, sledding, skiing and the likes are just some of the activities going on right now and the design team at Deco-Pages has created kits that are perfect to “Help You to Always Remember!” For those of us driven inside we have lots of new challenges to inspire your pages as well. Check out some of what’s new at Deco-Pages.com.


Art Nouveau Jewels 2 by Retro Designs
Art Nouveau Jewels 2, the second in the series, consists of 14 genuine art nouveau trinkets and a coordinating silky background to add a touch of luxury and sparkle to your pages. This sparkling kit contains: 1 gem-studded brooch, 1 gold and silver brooch with gemstones, 1 gold enamelled brooch with pearls, 1 gold enamelled buckle with gemstones, 1 gold enamelled dragonfly with gemstones, 1 gold filigree brooch, 1 gold gem-studded locket, 1 gold gem-studded peacock, 1 gold gem-studded tree, 1 gold jewelled brooch, 1 iridescent enamelled brooch, 1 silver brooch with enamelled iris, 1 silver brooch with enamelled tree motif, 1 silver enamelled dragonfly, 1 folded silk background. You can find this sparkling kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...4&cat=373&page=

2 Elegant Art Deco Alphas by Retro Designs

Add a little elegant retro-bling to your pages with these gold and silver alphas from the art deco era. Particularly suited to Christmas or any other festive occasion. Each kit includes: all upper case letters, all numbers and 12 symbols. You can find these nostalgic alphas here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...5&cat=0&page=1.
Quick Page Pack 1 by Retro Designs



This pack contains a large collection of 18 elegant art nouveau influenced quick pages. They´re currently on sale at a discount price so, if you like them, you´d better grab them while they still cost only 50% of the normal price! This kit includes: 18 quick pages 12” x 12”, 300 dpi, created from the following kits. All That Glitters: 2 QPs, each with 1 aperture, A New Dawn: 2 QPs, each with 4 apertures, La Vie En Rose: 2 QPs, each with 1 aperture, Noel Nouveau: 2 QPs, each with 4 apertures, Nouveau Nuance: 2 QPs, each with 1 aperture, Satin And Lace: 2 QPs, each with 2 apertures, Victoriana Collection: 4 QPs, three with 3 apertures, one with 2, Vintage Bouquet: 2 QPs, one with 1 aperture, one with 3. You can find this Page Pack in her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...cat=373&page=1 and for more of Retro Designs talented kits visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1


Be Unique by Dream Catchers Scrapping
Birds and colors of yellows, blues and greens this kit reminds me of a warm country home. With 6 Beautiful Papers, 3 Frame Pendants, 3 Heart Pendants, 2 Green Flowers, 1 Heart Stick, 3 Beautiful Colored Birds (Not all are displayed on the preview), 1 "Beautiful" Tag, 1 Scalloped Tag With Heart, 1 Blue Textured Heart With Flower, and 1 Colored Dot Ribbon. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...6&cat=0&page=1


Forever Beautiful by Dream Catchers Scrapping
Polka Dots, plaids and stripes…perfect for any occasion this kit includes: 6 Papers, 2 Doodles with Flower , 2 Frames, 2 WordArt: * 1 Because You Are You, * 1 Dream Really Do Come True; 1 Flower Watch, 2 Button Flowers, 1 Tied Heart Charm, and 3 Button Ribbons. You can find this beautiful kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...4&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Dream Catchers Scrapping beautiful kits visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1


Birthday Princess by Jen Hanson aka Digiscrapthat
Sweets and Treats for your Birthday Princess! The yummy shades of pink, peach, lavender, sky blue and lemon include polka dots, flowers, and hearts, happy birthday words and solids. There are 24 in all so there are lots of choices for your layouts. There are enough elements to make any little girl feel like a princess when she looks at her scrapbook page! With buttons, bows, ribbons, party hats, cakes, presents, flowers and sprays of jewels and sequins as well as an invitation in an envelope so you can put the details of the birthday party in your layout as well. You can find this royal kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...3&cat=0&page=1

Indian Summer by Jen Hanson aka Digiscrapthat
Hues of browns, golds, reds and oranges Indian Summer will fill your senses with the delights of fall. There are 20 different papers in solids and patterns. They are all a bit grungy and beautifully textured. There is also a beautiful supply of elements to make your layouts pop with fall colors. There are leaves, pinecones, acorns, pumpkins, ribbons, doodles and so much more! This kit includes: 20 papers, 3 fall flowers, 6 maple leaves, 2 pine cones , 2 acorns/acorn hats , 1 ribbon wrapped bunch of plants , 2 pumpkins, 1 twirly oak tree seed, 2 brackets, 1 bronze arrow clip, 4 buttons, 3 tied ribbons, 4 criss cross stitching with eyelets, 4 doodles, 1 copper hinge, 1 piece of masking tape, 3 folded ribbons, 1 rusty nail, 1 rusty screw, 1 staple, 2 negative strips, 2 journaling tags, 3 square frames embellished with leaves and bow, 1 ribbon wrapped frame 3 photo cardboard frame embellished with foliage 1 framed fence with a garden of pumpkins and fall foliage in front. You can find this colorfall kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...3&cat=0&page=1


Garden Romance by Jen Hanson aka Digiscrapthat
Garden Romance is an elegant kit that brings the beauty of a garden to everyday life. There are 15 beautiful background papers in rich colors of burgundy, teal and light coffee brown adorned with florals and plaids and lightly textured with a bit of grunge. This kit includes: 15 background papers, 7 buttons, 4 arrows, 2 strands of beads, 2 lines of stitching, a spray of jewels, 2 silver swirl pins with gemstones, 2 whimsical birds, 4 butterflies, 10 realistic and/or photographed flowers & leaves, 2 elegant doodle floral sprays, 2 flower sprays 3 layered felt flowers, 1 teal mosaic frame, 1 embellished silver heart frame, 3 photo opening, white cardstock frame with ribbon & bow, 3 round mattes, 3 frayed cloth hearts, 1 square frame adorned with flowers and butterfly, 3 puffy felt heart shaped frames, 1 round silver ornate frame with flowers, 2 flower & ribbon embellished binder clips, 1 cardboard edge, 1 wooden heart charm, 1 silver skeleton key, 3 grosgrain ribbons, 3 ornate scrollwork corners, 2 sparkle swirl doodles, 2 twisted ribbons, 2 twisted strings, 1 gold stamped cardstock note card, 1 layered journaling tag, 1 beveled floral swirl and 1 envelope with journaling card inserted. You can find this wonderful kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...1&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Jen’s talented kits visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1

Autumn Blaze by Cautcha Lookin’ Images
Capture the splendid colors of fall, creating gorgeous seasonal Autumn and Halloween pages. Personal and S4H (flattened images) only. This kit includes: 32 Papers, 16 frames, 25 Floral images, 4 Ribbons, 7 Bows, 3 Stitches, 3 Butterflies, 20 Leafs, 2 String, 1 Brads, 3 Lace, 4 Buttons, 4 Staples, 8 Tags, 2 Prongs, 1 Twig, 5 Glitter, 1 Clip, 1 Nut, 1 Squirrel stamp, 1 Scarecrow, 1 Doodle, 1 Ladybug doodle, 4 Halloween Retro, 1 Candy, 1 Lantern, 1 Witch, 3 Beads splattered, 3 Post-it's, 3 Brackets, 1 Pocket, 1 Mushrooms, and 1 Bonus - Clustered Frame. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...1&cat=0&page=1



Vintage Christmas kit by Cautcha Lookin' Images
Go back in time to create beautiful vintage pages and cards perfect for the holiday Christmas season. Personal and S4H (flattened images) only. This kit Includes: 82 Papers, 33 Frames, and 160 png – Elements that include: 6 Floral, 13 Ribbons, 27 Bows, 10 Stitches, 10 String, 6 Lace, 2 Doodles, 9 Sequins, 5 Christmas Trees, 25 Wraps, 2 Ivy, 45 Beaded Spirals and 5 Bonus – Cards. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...2&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Cautcha Lookin’ Images beautiful kits visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1

Challenges To Inspire You


Challenges are a great way to step outside the box, get motivated, and even have some new direction for your layouts... plus they can be great ways to earn freebies and rewards!! Just check out some of what is available to inspire you today:
Project 12:Create an album of 2010, one month at a time! We will support you through the challenge and you will have a wonderful album of all of your memories of 2010 to cherish for years and generations to come. You can find this challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/f...play.php?f=211
Deco My Ad: Find inspiration in an advertisement. Buyers do it all the time. Ever wonder what it is about an ad that stimulates you to purchase the product? It’s the layout that catches your attention and then the content that stimulates you to buy. This challenge provides you with an advertisement and you design your page around the layout of the ad. You can find this challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/f...play.php?f=131
Heritage Challenge: Your host for this challenge and our "site genealogist, Scrap-genie" will lead and challenge you to make images of your heritage memorable! You can find this challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/f...play.php?f=124

This Month’s Club Deco Kit





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is the Theme for the January 2010 Club Deco Mega Kit. We can't wait to see the pages you create with these kits, please do share with us in the gallery!
..... if you aren't a club member, it's just
$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 in the preview to the left each month of your membership!! Plus so much more...

ownload – A – Day (DAD)

Winter Bliss
Love those free downloads! New in January Deco-Pages.com designers have come together to provide you with a free Download – A – Day!
You can find it in the forums here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/index.php


Layout Of The Day




Just by submitting your layouts to the gallery each day, you could be chosen for Layout Of The Day (LOTD) So start adding your layouts, show us what you've got... Check out some of the recent choices:

Layout by macochran

Layout by Summerhaze
Layout by Marilyng


Help Wanted!



Sunshine Team Members :
Are you of sunny disposition, enjoy being on your computer and being involved? We would like to invite you to join our Sunshine Team! We currently have openings. It’s easy to apply, just send a PM to PatinParis with a bit about yourself and why you would like to be on the team. It’s simple really. Just spend 30 minutes a day on the site or equivalent each week, taking part in the challenges, games, posting in the forums and gallery. Just having fun, making friends and helping Deco-Pages spread sunshine and love all around! We also ask that you help us promote Club Deco. Create LO’s using the kits and post them in the gallery and on your blogs showing off the talent of yourself as well as the design team. There are lots of benefits! Meeting new friends, getting to know everyone better around the site and you get the Club Deco for Free! If you are already a subscription member, your subscription will be extended for the amount of time you have left when you leave the team. We would love to have you join us!

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
Other Links of Interest
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Gallery: http://board.deco-pages.com/
Facebook Group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8672640733
Digital Scrapbook Connection: http://www.digitalscrapbookconnection.com/
Digital Scrapbooking News with Deco-Pages: http://digitalscrappingnews.blogspot.com/
Deco-Pages Blog: http://deco-pages.blogspot.com/
Twitter : http://twitter.com/DecoPages

Friday, January 08, 2010

January Daily Download - Deco-Pages

Welcome to 2010! Deco-Pages hopes that 2009 was good to you and wish you a year of health, wealth, happiness and lots of photo ops and to get you started we've put together a daily download for you to preserve your memories and "help you to always remember!"

Stop back in daily to pick up a new piece of the kit created by 1iceprincess, CautchaLookinImages, Deb Ammerman, Michaele Burkhart, JanW., Jennifer Rassi, LionDesigns, Paris Designs and Wildcat Designs. Just check out some of what you will be getting daily!!!



Links are valid for 24 hours only so be sure to stop back daily! Come here to get your daily download.

Brag Book Challenge

I'm hosting a Brag Book Challenge over at Deco-Pages. Brag book pages are 4 x 6 in size. They can be printed like a regular photograph.
Theme this month is January.

Please post your layout in the gallery Brag Book Challenge and then post your layout link in this thread to get your reward. Thanks.

Here is the preview of the two quick pages you will receive if you participate

Monday, January 04, 2010

New Designer at SDD

Check out the new designer Chickadee over at Scrappity-Doo-Da. If you go here you can get a coupon for 30% off her store.

Friday, January 01, 2010

Happy New Year - Daily Download

It's a brand new year and Deco-Pages.com is kicking it off in style with new challenges, new kits and so much more. For instance for the first time ever there is a Download A Day.... (daily freebie). Visit us daily for a new piece of the kit contributed by the designers and you can find it here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/index.php

Happy New Year from everyone at Deco-Pages.com. We wish you a safe and happy one

Thursday, December 31, 2009

2009 - Facebook Preview

I joined facebook in 2009. They have this really cool thing where you can pick your statuses from the year and make a page. Go here. This is what I generated on facebook.

I took the journaling from above and created a digital scrapbook page below:

Credits

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Deco Pages - Coming Soon

Coming in January - DAD: No, it’s not your dad…it’s Download A Day and it’s new at Deco-Pages.com. Join us daily for a new piece that will complete a kit a month created by the talented designers. January 1, 2010 starts the DAD and is free for our community membership.

Toys For Tots Chairty Kit

Please purchase this kit so that we can buy shopping carts FULL of toys to give to the Marines Toys For Tots Program.

To Purchase this kit go here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19249&cat=0&page=1

Picture in your mind the joy on the faces of these children who otherwise might not have had such a happy day. Together we can make a difference!

Thank you so much for helping out! Please see detail images to see all the wonderful contributions to this kit from our Design Team here at Deco-Pages.

All proceeds from the sale of this kit will go toward toys for the Marines Toys for Tots Program.

We will go shopping on Dec. 19th for Christmas 2009.
Any kits sold after that date will apply for the 2010 contribution.

Happy Holidays From All Of Us At Deco-Pages.com!

Monday, December 07, 2009

Day 7 - Free Templates

For all my digital friends who like to use template go over to Scrappity-Doo-Dah as they are giving away 7 free templates on day 7 of their Christmas party.

Sunday, December 06, 2009

Day 5 Freebie at SDD

Come over to Scrappity Doo Dah to receive day 5 freebie.

Girl Scouts - Flag and Kaper Chart

Since our troop is a new troop and we don't have existing funds to purchase a troop flag that cost $25 I decided to take out my sewing machine and again use my quilting skills to make our troop flag. I used my sizzex to cut out the numbers. The numbers and the green girl scout emblem I embroidered by hand. Who would have known those quilting skills I learned over 12 years ago would come in handy again so soon.

I have researched Kaper charts and was going to do a daisy type craft with close pins but I think this idea would work out better. I searched on line for a daisy image and I found this one here. I then edited it and changed the words to add the girls names in our troop. I punched it out with my hand circle punch. I then laminated it. Again took out my hot glue gun and glued it to close pins. I made additional blank ones for when we get assigned more girls.

Here is my daughters up close to show you what it looks like.

I found this idea on line here. We will do "Do it, Done It" We will have 2 bowls they are zip lock snack bowls, "Do It" and "Done It". Each girl had a clothespin that I made above with their name on it. All pins start out in the "Do It" bowl. My co-leader or I will draw a pin out for the first that we need done. The person who is drawn, draws for the next job. Her pin goes into the "Done It" bowl, etc. When all pins have been selected, they get dumped back in the "Do It" bowl and we start over! Doing it this way minimized the disappointment when having set jobs that you didn't always need at each meeting - more flexibility!

This is what it will look like at the meeting. The pins inside the bowl are extras made for girls that haven't been assigned yet.

The best part about this is there is a lid for the bowl and all the pins fit inside so it will be easy to transport to each meeting plus the empty bowl will stack underneath.

Girl Scouts - Swap Banner

The other day I made those daisy pins for a Girl Scout swap. Well, Friday night my girls swapped all their pins and got lots of pins in exchange. What to do with all the swap pins. I came up with this idea to make a pin banner. Actually I have one already in my craft room that is filled with pins that I have collected in the past 10 years or more. So I made these banners for my girls to display all their pins.

The first one is Naomi's. She wanted ribbon on the entire outside of border of hers. She picked out matching fabric for me to applique an N on the top. The one she is holding started to bulge out when I hung it one the wall so a bit of more sewing was involved to make it lay straight on the wall.

After sewing some of the ribbon more on the back just leaving a little pit of a look to hang it up it did lie flat against the wall. Here is her finished banner along with the pins that she received from the swap.



Now my other daughter Victoria I decided since her fabric that she choose was lighter than Naomi's for her initial I'd try to hand applique it on. Okay, it looks nice but I will never attempt that again. The felt was too hard to push through so I had to use a thimble which took me way longer to complete than Naomi's where I used the sewing machine.

Victoria only wanted ribbon on the top and bottom of hers. Here's her finished banner.

Toys For Tots Chairty Kit

Please purchase this kit so that we can buy shopping carts FULL of toys to give to the Marines Toys For Tots Program.
To Purchase this kit go here:
Picture in your mind the joy on the faces of these children who otherwise might not have had such a happy day. Together we can make a difference!
Thank you so much for helping out! Please see detail images to see all the wonderful contributions to this kit from our Design Team here at Deco-Pages.
All proceeds from the sale of this kit will go toward toys for the Marines Toys for Tots Program.
We will go shopping on Dec. 19th for Christmas 2009.
Any kits sold after that date will apply for the 2010 contribution.
Happy Holidays From All Of Us At Deco-Pages.com!

Thursday, December 03, 2009

I am a GIrl Scout Leader Poem


Where have I been? Training to be a daisy girl scout leader. I've been searching on line for various things to include in our meetings. I was a girl scout when I was little, but at that time there was no daisy. I was a brownie and girl scout. I remember the crafts and swaps very well.

Being a Girl Scout Leader is one of the most rewarding opportunities you can take on. It can't be measured in points scored or points on a test, but it does make a difference in a girl's life!

Today I made some pins for the girls to swap with other troops when we go Christmas caroling tomorrow. These are the pins that I made. Aren't they pretty. I hope the girls like them.

I made 35 of them. Look how pretty.


Now, this poem I just found fits perfect for my life as my fingers are all swollen from the hot glue gun which I haven't used in years to make those pins.

Poem Written by Barb Hunter.

I am a Girl Scout leader, I own a hot glue gun,
A 3-ring notebook, an American flag, and a seven-passenger van.
I know all about Safety-Wise, permission slips, and registration forms.
I save bits of string, scraps of fabric, old tin cans,
And a whole garage full of recyclables.
I am a Girl Scout leader.

Wednesday, December 02, 2009

Mega Kit at SDD

Check out the new mega kit at Scrappity-Doo-Dah this month. You can purchase it here.

It's Starting to Look like Christmas at SDD

Well December is here and all of the wonderful designers at Scrappity-Doo-Dah are decking the halls. Check out there Christmas Forum to see all of the games, challenges, and gifts they have to offer. I promise you won't be disappointed!

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Days Gone By - Bonnie van Esch Designs

Bonnie van Esch has a new kit called Days Gone By. You can purchase it from her blog here.

39 Elements, 10 papers and a alpha too!
Detail
the paper pack...you can buy it separately (10 papers)

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Freebie - November Color Challenge Kit

Bet you thought I left the face of the earth. Boy, the past couple of months have been extremely hectic. The kids started Kindergarten in September and I volunteered to help out in the classroom. Then my girls joined the daisy girl scouts in October. Well, guess who volunteered to be their leader? You got it, ME! So I've been attending meetings and classes to start up the troop. I even became CPR/First Aid certified. Yes, I've been scrapping as well but it certainly has been a while since I made a kit. Since I'm still actively taking my daily Project 365 photos I decided to make a project 365 kit. Over at Enchanted Studios Scraps they are having a mini kit color challenge. Here is the preview of what I made


You can download here.