Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Sale from Bonnie Bvan Esch

I just wanted to let you know about a little sale Bonnie is having on her blog.
Selected kits are on sale for only $1.30, that is 65% off the normal price of $.380.
So if you haven't got one or two that you have been meaning to get, now is your chance to grab them. The sale is only until the 27th April.
Here are some of the kits for sale:



Saturday, April 03, 2010

CT - Aubrey's Mom - Play Ball

I am working with this kit called Play Ball by Aubrey's Mom this month. Right now it is on sale at 50% off. You can find it here.

Here's a layout I did using the above kit for my son's album.

Sunday, March 28, 2010

March - Blogger Favorites


I use google reader to read many blogs. Most of the time I fall behind and I wind up having over 1,000 posts to read. I have my google reader sorted by category so whenever I have a free moment I try to read all the posts in the category. Last week I tackled my digital scrapbooking blogs. This week I'm trying to get through my organizing and craft blogs. I have over 400 to read. I decided to post my favorites here so I can find them again when I want to do the crafts with the kids.

Kids Crafts:


Flower Prints from soda bottles!

Crafting with Recyclables - Giant Sunflower

Kids Games:

Bug Race Game at Chasing Cheerios
Easter Egg Word Hunt at Chasing Cheerios
M&M Math Sorting at Muffin Tin Mom
Don't Eat Peter by Executive Homemaker
Easter Bingo by Executive Homemaker

Organizing:

Organizing school papers: Steph’s post
Love this idea. I'll be at walmart this week collecting my baskets and starting up this project since my kids are in Kindergarten and the year is almost over I plan to start this.

Basket Weaving with Nap Time Journal

Free Envelope template
to go along with Dave Ramsey Cash Method

Sewing/Crocheting Projects


Love this Spring/Easter Dress at Moda Bake Shop

Packing Flowers at Hello my name is heather

Challenge and Freebie - 365 Template

I am always searching for new digital scrapbooking challenges to participate in.

Deco-Pages has a new "Odds and Ends" challenge. It's all about templates. There are 2 parts to the challenge. First you take a template that you already own and rotate it 90 or 180 degrees and make the layout. The second part to the challenge is to take a favorite layout in the gallery and make a template.

I chose this layout from Grip Design. I am always looking for layouts that have 7 photos in them to make project 365 easier.


Here is the template

You can download both the 12 x 12 and 8 x 8 template here.

Saturday, March 27, 2010

New Designer at SDD

Please welcome Tiffany of InspiredbyDominic Designs to the spotlight over at Scrappity-Doo-Da.

Tiffany's fabulous store is located here.

I always collect alphabets and this is my favorite from her store. It can be found here.

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

New Designer at SDD

There is a new designer at SDD. Come check her store out here.

This is one of her new kits.


You can find it here.

Mega Grab Bag at Scrappity Doo Dah



Isn't this beautiful. I just love the birds and the tree. It's available now for $5.99. Come check it out here.

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Designer Spotlight

Sara Ellis Designs is in the spotlight over at Scrappity Doo-Dah. Come on over and welcome her to the sight.

She is running the Brag About It Challenge. She provides a brag book sized kit for all participants. All you need to do is make one 4x6 page and at the end of the month you will receive one large coordinating brag book.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Digital Scrapbook Challenges

Man, it seems like forever since I actually posted to my blog. Been so busy lately that I just haven't had the time. What have I been up to?

Well, I am trying to run the MOMS Club (I'm president) and Girl Scouts (I'm a daisy girl scout leader for my girls troop). Not to mention I have been volunteering at the kids school. I am also on the Creative Team at Deco-Pages and also for some digital scrapbooking designers teams Bvan Esch, Lori Staton and Michaele Burkhart. I also run the Brag Book Challenge over at Deco-Pages. Take a look a the prize you win if you participate.


With all that going on I continue to scrapbook. I enjoy doing challenges at various websites. I am looking for new digital scrapbook sites that I can participate in challenges that don't require pages done with their kits. If you know of any digital scrapbooking websites that don't require their kits please send me a comment with the link and I'll check it out. Thanks.

Sunday, February 07, 2010

Scrappity Doo Dah Spot Light

Red Ivy Designs is in the Spotlight at Scrappity-Doo-Dah. Her sale from now to 14 FEB is 25% off her store.

I just love wordart and she has a great wordart set on sale. You can find it here.

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Divine Kiss

S.W.A.K - I've Been HIT by a DIVINE KISS!!!!

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
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Deco-Pages Blog: http://deco-pages.blogspot.com/
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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.