I digiscrapping and my favorite place to scrap online has been with my friends at Deco-Pages! I was a member Creative Team for 4 1/2 years and had the opportunity to make LOs for all the wonderful designers at Deco-Pages. The site is now closed and I miss it so VERY much!

I am taking a break from my digital scrapping...but to prevent withdrawal symptoms, I am on two Creative Teams for now! Check out their blogs and watch here for my layouts with their great kits!

RETRO DESIGNS
HORSEDREAMN DESIGNS



DON'T FORGET TO CLICK ON LOs TO GET A LARGER PREVIEW!


Friday, August 28, 2009

Creating Today with Vintage Bouquet & Picnics and Patriots

What does Vintage Bouquet & Picnics and Patriots have in common? Take a look and you'll see they are 2 wonderful kits you can find at Deco-Pages.com! Check them both out below...love, love my LOs I now have from creating with these 2 kits!

Vintage Bouquet - Retro Designs at Deco-Pages.com ~ this ornate art nouveau influenced kit with its silky floral backgrounds in various shades of rose is perfect for feminine or romantic pages and my two LOs of Aunt Allie Rae's angels.



My LO - Crystal~Brass Angels



We gave Allie Rae the Crystal Angels years ago for Christmas and she has enjoyed them so much. Don't know the history of the brass angels although, now that I think about it, the large one here may be ceramic that she covered with gold foil and inked.

I was in awe as I watched this LO come together...how perfect is Helen's Vintage Bouquet for scrapping these vintage angels...Allie Rae has had them for many, many years!

Here's my LO ~ Pink Angels

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When I last visited Aunt Allie's home, I took pictures of all her wonderful angels. I too collect angels and plan to print and frame these LOs for my computer/angel room.

Journaling: A Few of Aunt Allie Rae's Angels
The ceramic angels, the vase, and the table were all painted & finished by Allie Rae. The cutout angel sat on the floor beside the table.

Vintage Bouquet - Retro Designs was soooo perfect for these LOs. Loved working with Helen's great kit ... watch for more as I have many more angels to scrap!

Picnics and Patriots by Sharon Craven at Deco-Pages.com has picnic baskets, watermelon, flags, fireworks and much more...see preview and my Summertime Watermelon LO below!



My LO - Summertime Watermelon



Took these watermelon pictures of Avery during Luke's 4th birthday party. She was perfectly content to sit in her red chair, eating watermelon, and watching all the kids play on the water slide. She had many pieces of watermelon that day!

Picnics and Patriots by Sharon Craven had everything I needed to scrap these cute pics of Avery...the kit also has a yummy hamburger and hot dogs, fireworks, and much more!

My LO ~ Ant and Aunt

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These are clips I made from photos of Luke's first day home and old pics of my middle daughter, Aunt Tonia, when she was actually still in the hospital...they really favored each other. The clip on the right is Aunt Tonia holding Luke. The top left clip is a photo of Luke's mom, Jennifer, brushing her new baby sister, Tonia, her first day home.

The little ants in Picnics and Patriots by Sharon Craven reminded me that I had always wanted to scrap these photos for Luke's ABC book. This kit even had the perfect papers for these photos!




Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Creating Today with Pearl of the Ocean Tide Pool AddOn Kit by RoseMadeDesigns

After the formal cap and gown and diploma presentation, the kids presented an adorable ocean theme program...cute songs and each child recited a verse that began with their letter of the alphabet. Luke selected L and V for his initials.

Pearl of the Oceant Tide Pool AddOn Kit by RoseMadeDesigns is so perfect for these photos...more LOs to come with this great kit as Nana took lots of photos...lol!



Loved using Pearl of the Ocean Tide Pool AddOn Kit by RoseMadeDesigns...so perfect for this little surfer!

Journaling
After seeing Luke “Riding” his surf board at his Kindergarten Graduation reception you knew exactly how it is done. Nana caught this picture of you giving it a try!



Here's a Preview of Pearl of the Ocean Tide Pool AddOn Kit
Pearl of the Ocean Tide Pool AddOn Kit (S4H) by RoseMadeDesigns




Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Look What's New @ Deco-Pages - Satin and Lace by Retro Designs

Satin and Lace by Retro Designs
Add a touch of genuine vintage luxury to your pages with satin and lace. This sparkling gem-studded kit includes many original laces and satin backgrounds with coordinating lacy frames and embellishments and if some of them look real that’s probably because they are real. There are also many original and unique embellishments such as an art nouveau butterfly set with amber stones, an elegant Tiffany vase and several vintage scraps, to mention but a few, plus a sprinkling of gemstones for an additional sparkle. This kit includes: 12 backgrounds 12 x 12, 1 cream lace border, 1 white lace border, 1 jewelled border, 1 ornate jewelled frame, 1 pink lace frame, 2 white lace frames, 1 ribboned lace frame, 1 ornate blue embossed frame, 1 authentic art nouveau butterfly brooch, 1 blue leaf flourish, 1 sparkling gold leaf flourish, 2 silk flowers, 1 chiffon flower, 1 cameo brooch, 1 diamond and pearl brooch, 2 hand made filigree tags, 1 jewelled bow, 1 jewelled pin, 1 pressed flower posy, 1 pressed flower brooch, 1 sapphire, 1 topaz, 3 original vintage scraps, 1 original vintage card, 1 vintage lace bow, 1 vintage lace ornament, 1 Tiffany glass vase and 1 QP, 12 x 12. A total of
45 items in all.

You can find this elegant kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18850&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Retro’s elegant designs visit her store at: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=15&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1


Here's some previews and keep scrolling to see my LO using a QP from this wonderful kit!





I post this with a heavy heart...we spent last weekend with Allie Rae who is reaching the end of her life here on earth. Her health is failing and though she's very ready to move on to glory, she will be missed. She will be 91 on October 9th should the Lord delay her going home until then.



Go to the first post in this thread to get this freebie QP: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/s...ed=1#post75718

Creating Today with Penguin Power by Carol Rupley

This photo was part of the invitation of my nephew's first birthday party. Just too cute...had to scrap it with this wonderful Penguin Power kit by Carol Rupley!




My Great Aunt Jimmie had some wonderful adventures especially for 1914. This post card was mailed from Germany to her older sister Bessie in Texas.



These penguins were at Germany's most successful privately owned zoo, the Tierpark Hagenbeck, which was moved to its present location in Hamburg-Stellingen in 1907.

Love these two LOs I now have using Penguin Power kit by Carol Rupley!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Creating Today with Romantic Moments Kit by Michaele Burkhart

I love heritage photos and am blessed to have many from my Grandmother and Granddaddy Thomas side of the family!

I loved using Romantic Moments Kit by Michaele Burkhart at Deco-Pages to feature some of the photos I have of my Great Aunt Jimmie. Yes, her name was Jimmie and she was called Jim most of the time. Actually, I just found a group picture that had her listed as Jimmie Carrie Thomas Dietrichs.

You can find Michaele's Romantic Moments Kit kit HERE!

This is my first LO ~ Vintage Romance!


This post card sent by Jimmie to her sisters had the stamp and post mark missing. I have other cards sent that were dated 1914 and she was married to Karl not Joe...so I can only guess this was sent in the early 1900s.

Here's my 2nd LO ~ Great Aunt Jimmie


So far I haven't found anything to document a name other than Jim or Jimmie. She sign all post cards I have to her sisters as Jim...maybe some day I'll do a genealogy search and learn more. Love the collection of photos of Aunt Jimmie.