Coming in January - Download a Day @ Deco-pages

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.

Creating Today with Lacy Days by Ice Princess Scrapz

Love this photo of DH's mother and father taken when they were newly weds. Gotta love the tipped hats of the service men back then!

Lacy Days by Ice Princess Scrapz can be found here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=5



Recently scanned photos of my DH's mother...shown here are the years 1922-1952. The colored one in the center is my favorite.

Lacy Days by Ice Princess Scrapz can be found here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=5

A Few Deco-Pages Challenge LOs

Decided to post a few of my Deco-Pages Challenge LOs...these are so fun to do!

Template Challenge - This LO was chosen as Layout of the Day!



Wasn't sure I was going to do this challenge this month, but when I saw the photos for electronic sharing of Reese's studio session I knew I wanted to use them in this template!

Quote Challenge



Pretty simple LO...no elements seem to work so I just made up this word art of the quote...that was fun to do. Used a technique I learned at a paper scrapping retreat and over wrote on top of the word SMILE. Used a mask on the photo to add dots to the page. Didn't have time to search for a brown background paper, so I made this one using a filter to make more dots for the LO! Simple LO but fun!

Font Challenge - Use provided font in a LO...this month's font was Buttons and Patches



I can make LOs using the previews of Reese's studio picture...they are great online but can't be printed as the resolution is very low.

Brag Book (4x6 pages that can be printed like a picture) Challenge - Use the word Thanks in the LO!

I have always adored this picture of Avery with her eyes closed...came across it again while looking for Thanks pics....and here my brag book page! Didn't add any elements this time.

Material Girl Challenge - One photo, 2 papers, 5 elements



Lyric Challenge - LO of Doggies!



From Jennifer's blog...perfect pics for the Challenge...notice the change in the lyrics of the song as Sadie came from Craig's List!

Here's last months Lyrice Challenge - couldn't scrap just one baby...had to do all three!




Color Challenge - Use a certain color palette to make 5 LOs...Club members get a Starter kit free which I generally use for my Color Challenge LOs. Make 3 LOs and you get an addition to the kit...make 5 and get another reward addition to the kit! Here's two of my 5 LOs with the kit.






Heritage Challenge - Photo with more than 3 people and must name them all and give info about the photo.

Luke's Lego Truck - Layout Of The Day

Loved how this LO turned out and just saw this morning that it was chosen LOTD for Monday. I think Luke will like it when he sees it! I was great that I had this photo that makes it look like Luke is looking at his fantasy road trip!

LOTD Comments: Another day and hard to choose just one of the wonderful layouts! My pick for Monday is scrapladyandmore's Lego Truck with its delightful fantasy road trip.



Luke with just a little help from Nana made this truck from Legos while Avery was taking her nap. Just realized as I extracted the truck that he had the pipes turned down...bet he catches that when he's older.

Easy2Riders by Cornelia Designs worked great to make an imaginary road trip for Luke's Lego truck!
You can find the kit here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18721&cat=0&page=5

Will be making another LO with this kit...thinking about using Luke's Lego ATV's for that one!

Decided to make a LO on Tony's Colorado Elk Hunt instead...I don't scrap him much so it was a nice change!



DH got to go elk hunting with some guys he had worked with years ago. Since he took pictures, I don't have him on his ATV, but he was rigged up just like these. Though he didn't bring home an elk for the freezer, he had blast riding the rough terrain and just having a fun guy week in the mountains!

Easy2Riders by Cornelia Designs had some great rough and tough papers and elements to make this guy LO for DH!

You can find Easy2Riders by Cornelia Designs here
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...amp;amp;page=5

Keep scrolling to Gone Fishing Post...Words of Wisdom was also chosen LOTD last week!

Luke, One Kewl Shaving Dude!

The minute I saw Lookin' Good by Deb Ammerman I knew it was perfect to scrap my DGS, Luke...One Kewl Saving Dude! Took a few days to find the photos...can't believe this was taken in 2007. They do grow up fast...but, at least, it will be quite a few more years before Luke is shaving for real.

Journaling
Dad's razor was off limits, but that was OK because you had your own Lightening McQueen Shaving Kit!

You can find Lookin' Good by Deb Ammerman here!
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=1

Creating Today with Gone Fishing by Lion Designs

Believe it or not, I do scrap photos other than those of my grandkids...LOL!

The minute I saw this kit, I knew I wanted to scrap this picture of my Dad taken in the early 40s. These antique fishing catalog papers were so perfect. Once I scanned the photo and got it into the computer I was able to see these are catfish hanging on his line! This kit has tons of different fish.

Journaling in Dad's handwriting
"What everyone should do at least half of their life!'



Not sure which Dad loved the most...hunting or fishing...but I could almost safely say that he spent at least half of his life doing one or the other! Ten days of family vacation each summer for many years were spent in Colorado fishing...wished we had some photos of those trips!

Gone Fishing by Lion Designs can be found here
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=2



When the girls were small we went to Colorado 2 summers on vacation...found these photos of them fishing. Note that only one shows Dad in it...he usually got a ways from them leaving Mom to deal with the tangled lines...LOL!

Love, love this kit by Lion Designs...there's even some papers with sea fish and anchors for deep sea fishing photos...great frames, too!

You can find Margies great kit Gone Fishing here
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=2

Reese Taylor is One Month Old

Couldn't resist scrapping Reese's One Month Old pics!





Background from Sweetly Spring by Kathie Woolery; Vine from Club Kit - It's a Jungle Out There by Lori Staton; Orange Butterflies, Frame and Branch from August Color Challenge Kit "Back to School" by Lion Designs (Margie)!

Creating Today with Lovely Spring Kit by Helly Creations

Our new DGD shown here at 1 day old...these colors match her quilt I made and she has a tree on the wall behind her crib...so you will probably see several LOs with birds and trees with Baby Reese.



Lovely Spring Kit by Helly Creations worked perfectly for the Tweet Tweet LO!
You can find this cute kit here
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=1

Reese made a surprise visit to Papa and Nana's house. Here's our Little Tweet Heart asleep on mom's shoulder. She's 3 weeks old here!

Lovely Spring Kit by Helly Creations
You can find this cute kit here
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=1

Creating Today with Fruity Tooty by Dream Catchers Scrapping

Reese's Aunt Dusty and cousins Anna and Mia came for a visit at the hospital. They wanted to give kisses and Aunt Dusty had a great idea...let's kiss Baby Reese's toes...playing it safe with all that is going around this time of the year.



Nana made the quilt and crib rail vail...Grandmommy made
the bumper pads, dust ruffle, and sheet. Papa didn't know
that he was going to be in the picture...just holding up the
quilt for Nana...next time Nana will have him smile...LOL!



All the cute flowers and swirls of Fruity Tooty by Dream Catchers Scrapping were perfect for the all girl LO!
You can find this kit here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...t=0&page=1

I'm The Big Brother

Bryce gets to introduce Reese to my Deco Friends!
This is the first LO of Reese that I posted online. I made
this using Michaele's Template #36! Her Template Challenge
was a perfect way for Bryce to show off pictures of Reese!



Posting Comments: I'll let Bryce introduce you to Reese Taylor Brown...our new little DGD. Poor Bryce was sick and didn't get to hold Reese before we had to come home so I don't have any pics of him with her yet.

Michaele's Template #36 was perfect for Bryce to show off some pictures of Reese.

Journaling
I was sick and didn’t get to come see you in the hospital. I thought about you all day and hoped that I would get better fast so I could hold you when you come home. I love you.
Your Big Brother,
Bryce

REESE TAYLOR IS HERE!!!!!!

Welcome Reese Taylor...we love you!

Tonia and Zack's precious little Reese Taylor Brown was born at 2:11 p.m. on Sunday, October 18th weighing in at 6 lbs. 9 oz. and was 20 1/2 in. long. We were thrilled that she waited until Papa and Nana could get to Austin before she made her appearance!

More pictures added 10-21 so keep scrolling!

Proud and Happy Mom!


Mom shows us Reese's fingers and toes!


Proud Dad and Grandmommy!


Hi Grandmommy!

Papa and Reese getting to know each other!

Papa Brown...proud Papa Brown


Dad, JoJo and Papa Brown think Reese is a keeper!
In this picture Reese looks just like her mom's baby picture.


Sleeping Beauty!


Best picture of Reese with Nana...Nana's eyes are closed,
but Reese's are open and how sweet are those cute little
lips!


Nana had Papa take a picture of all my hair!


Showing those Chubby Cheeks!


Bright eyes...how cute am I!


Oh no...did someone say hearing test!
Something new in Texas...newborns hearing
is tested before leaving hospital. Audio tech
came in and was getting set up for the test
and Dad was holding Reese...we had a big laugh
when we noticed Reese had her hand over her
ear. Reese woke up and the test had to be
postponed.


Proud Mom and Dad!


Day 2


Waiting to go home-Day 3. As soon as
the hearing test is done we can go home!

Here's a couple of LOs of Reese and Mom's baby pictures!


Nana with Reese...Nana with Tonia when she was born.


Big Sisters...Reese with her big sister Jordyn...JoJo and
Reese's Mommy with her big sister Jennifer.

It's A Jungle Out There

Fall is upon us already and the leaves are changing fast bringing with it brisker, cooler air and lots of photo opportunities begging to be scrapped. Leaf raking and with it comes piles of wonderful leaves for kid-diving. We also find pumpkin picking, hay rides and all kinds of activities we identify with fall. Deco-Pages.com has the perfect kits to preserve those memories and help you to always remember. Just check out some of what's new....


October Club Deco Kit:
It's A Jungle Out There! The team really went wild with this kit! There are so many wonderful elements and papers to add to your digital scrapbooking pages! We can't wait to see the pages you create with this awesome kit! If you aren't a club member it's easy and affordable to join. For just $7.99 a month or $15.00 for 3 months you get a monstrous mega kit with contributions from many of the talented designers often totalling over 1 GB in size. It's a steal for all you get. You can sign up in the forum today. Visit us at: http://board.deco-pages.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3355for more information.


Fruity Tooty by Dream Catchers Scrapping
A little fruity with warm colors perfect for your fall pages as well as bright birthdays and any other occasion, this kit is a bit retro and a lot perfect! It has 10 papers, 2 journal tags, 6 painted flowers, 6 ribbons, 12 doodle stickers, 7 flower stickers, 5 fruit textured frames, and a whole lot of fun! You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19114&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Dream Catchers Scrapping talented designs you can visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufactureid=5&sort_direction=1&page1



Overlays - Nature Pack 1by Cautcha Lookin Images
Floral, earthy and all natural; this pack of overlays is perfect for your outdoor pages. With 6 jpg 12x12 @ 300 ppi - grayscale overlays (floral, textured, foliage) you will use them again and again. Commercial use okay for these. You can find this overlay pack here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18959&cat=0&page=1.


Simple Templates by Cautcha Looking Images Got to come up with something fast and simple for your photos...want to give them away for a gift? This template pack is perfect....Just drag your photos into it and Walla! You're ready to roll! There are 5 psd. 12x12 @ 300 ppi - templates just ready for you! You can find these inspirational pages here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19104&cat=0&page-1



Sweet Dreams of You by Cautcha Lookin Images Using rainbow pastel colors that are extremely versatile for any occasion this huge mega-kit should contain everything you need to make a multitude of pages for the whole family. Personal and S4H (flattened images) only. Kit Includes: 116 jpg 12x12 @300ppi - Papers (grunge, patterns, plain, floral, crumpled, textured, multi-colored, rainbow pastels, oil paints, photos, ripped/torn, squares, circles, plaid, clouds, pathways, swing, trees, water, romantic, land) 8 png - Alpha (patterned, multi-colored, floral, circles, plaids) 7 png - Borders (corners, full-length, pathway), 48 png - Frames (bracket, ribbon, square, rectangle, circular, paper, clustered, hanging, patterned, textured, floral, glass, stamps, star, ripped, masks, corners, doodles, bling), 3 png - Overlays (realistic, fantasy, hills/land), 27 png - Wordart (multi-colors), 300 png - Elements (realistic, patterns, textures, glass, fantasy, romance, outdoors, doodles, floral, etc.) 1 – Beanstalk, 2 – Benches, 3 – Bikes, 1 - Bird feeder, 5 – Birds, 9 – Bling, 22 – Bows, 2 - Brick Walls, 1 – Bubbles, 1 - Bumble Bee, 7 – Butterflies, 1 – Campfire, 1 – Castle, 3 – Caterpillar, Doodles, 9 – Clouds, 3 – Crayons, 10 - Doodles, 1 – Dragonfly, 1 – Duck, 1 – Fairy, 12 - Floral Doodles, 6 – Glitter, 1 – Gnome, 1 – Grass, 2 – Hats, 5 – Hearts, 2 – Horses, 3 - Hot Air Balloons, 1 – House, 3 - Jean Pockets, 6 - Journal Mats, 4 - Ladybug Doodles, 1 - Lawn Chair, 1 - Lawn Patio, 1 – Moon, 1 – Mushrooms, 2 - Music Sheet, 3 - Outside Lights, 1 - Paint Roller, 1 – Rainbow, 1 - Realistic Bush, 2 - Realistic Female Dolls, 61 - Realistic Floral, 10 - Realistic Leaves, 4 - Realistic Trees, 13 – Ribbons, 8 – Sequins, 3 – Spirals, 7 – Stars, 1 – Stitches, 7 – String, 2 – Sun, 1 – Sunflowers, 5 – Swings, 17 – Tags, 2 – Trees, 1 – Unicorn, 1 – Waterfalls, 6 – Wings, and 7 – Wraps. This kit is huge! You can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18939&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Cautcha Lookin Images talented designs; visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1



Witchy Halloween by Cornelia Designs
I have a new kit in my store, it’s a Halloween kit "Witchy Halloween", and perfect for all your spooktacular pictures. Also 2 WA Packs, each with 10 spooky Wordarts and I have a special for all of you. Buy all together, for only $ 5.99. You can find the Witchy Halloween kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19130&cat=0&page=1 , Word Art Pack 1 here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...6&cat=0&page=1 , Word Art Pack 2 here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19127&cat=0&page=1 and the whole kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19131&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Cornelia Designs talented kits visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1



Dark and Frightful by Paris Designs
Do you like the dark side of Halloween? Have a macabre sense of humor? Paris Designs Dark and Frightful has the dark side you want, with a touch of light heartedness thrown in. This kit has 27 backgrounds, 1 overlay and 54 assorted elements all set to make the Dark Side come out in your pages!! A special thank you to Dover Publications, Country Clip Art/Trina Clark and friends, Rose Li, Debra Pas and Cida Merola. You can find this frightful kit in their store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19124&cat=0&page=1


Trick or Treat by Paris Designs
A fun kit for fall or Halloween with just about everything you need to create lots of fun pages. This kit has a variety of 21 backgrounds and 47 assorted elements. Made with oranges, browns, greens, yellows, purples and hints of other bits of color, ghosts, including a "ghost rider", tags, and frames just to name some. Fall is one of my favorite times of year and I wanted to give you a nice variety in a fun kit for the Halloween/fall season! You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...3&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Paris Designs talented kits visit their store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=22&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1



Teatime Treat by Retro Designs
For young and old cupcakes are everyone´s favorite teatime and party treat. You´ll find many of them in this kit along with matching table napkins, plates, cups and even a cupcake shaped teapot. There are also tiny tea sets for tiny tots´ pretend tea parties. And the edible looking jelly and cream alpha is the perfect finishing touch. A delicious kit for parties and, best of all, you won´t have to count the calories! Kit includes: 10 backgrounds 12 x 12, 44 misc. Embellishments, 4 brads, 8 frames, 3 page borders, Jelly And Cream Alpha: all upper case letters, all numbers, 8 symbols. A sweet treat of a kit, high in fun but surprisingly low in calories and you can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...3&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Retro Designs you can visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=15&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1

Need Inspiration for your pages? Let our creative challenges stretch your imagination in preserving those memories that will help you to always remember! Here are just a few of the challenges offered this month:


Greeting Card Challenge hosted by Lori Staton
This challenge offers a wonderful starter kit in the store for $2.00 or is free for club deco members. You get one Card Template, 4 Papers, 1 Flower, 1 Tag, 8 Elements, and 3 Brads in the starter kit! What an awesome way to send greetings to the loved ones with this inspiration to get the creative juices flowing! You can find more information on this challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6195



Template Challenge hosted by Michaele Burkhart
Perfect for those quick scrap pages that take little time to put together. You just add the papers, elements and photos easy as 1, 2, 3... Best of all, this challenge template is free. For more details on this challenge visit the forum here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=6209

Do you like to gain inspiration from looking at what others are doing? So do we and we choose one page per day that really reaches out and speaks to us! Check out what’s been chosen for Layout of the Day at Deco-pages.com recently:


My Dad by Retro Designs – Helen Weber


Exchange of Rings by Casey1


Autumn 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!

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