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



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Monday, September 21, 2009

Time Marches On Collab Kit by Jennifer Rassi



Time Marches On Collab Kit by Jennifer Rassi

This wonderfully created heritage kit was created as a 2 part collab kit between 2 Deco-Pages.com Designers, Designs by Jennifer Rassi and WildCat Designs. This is only Jennifer Rassi's contribution to the collab kit, please be sure to check out the other part of the collab kit by Wild Cat Designs. Thank you so much for looking... This kit Includes: 12 - 12'' x 12'' & 300 dpi background papers, 4 tags, 2 glitter flower elements, 4 bows, 2 clock elements, 2 ribbons, 1 chicken wire element, 1 old book, 1 screw head, 1 pearl, paperclip, 4 brads, 2 pearl strings, 3 family word arts, 2 cameos, and 19 metal family oriented names. The total size of this kit is approx 104 MBs and due to the size of this kit, you will download 4 zip files at checkout. You can find the kit here:
http://www.deco-pages.com/product.ph...1&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Jennifer Rassi’s talented designs you can find her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufactur...ction=1&page=1

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Deco-Pages is Having a Anniversary Celebration!

It’s our Anniversary!!!! Deco-Pages is four and boy do we have some surprises in store for you this month! Mid-month…on the 15th to be exact, we will be celebrating our community and there will be new kits, coupons and more in store for you. Be sure to mark your calendar and visit us often to make sure that you don’t miss anything! We are changing things up a bit and adding an area to “meet the team” where you can ask questions and get to know the different teams and their members of Deco-Pages.com.


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 lace 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. Please see detailed images for large previews and examples of use. 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 handmade 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 for a total of 45 items. You can find this vintage kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18850&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Retro’s talented and creative designs visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=15&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1
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A Fishing Day by Dream Catchers Scrapping


Perfect for your “Fun in the sun” pages that include the beach, filled with a variety of cute little fish and colorful papers. This kit includes: 12 papers, 6 bubble fish, 6 star fish, 6 beveled fish, 1 water drop, 1 wave banner and 2 frames. To see more of this cute kit you can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18925&cat=0&page=1


Back to School by Dream Catchers Scrapping

This kit is perfect for capturing and preserving those back to school moments with the children. This crafty little kit has 8 papers, 3 frames, 7 colored paint brushes, 7 colored rulers, 7 colored scissors, 7 colored tags, 1 school bus and 1 school house. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18944&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Dream Catchers Scrapping, visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=50&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1



Elegance & Drama by Aubrey’s Mom

Create your most elegant pages with Elegance N Drama. Inspired by black tie parties, this kit is sure to add a touch of drama to all of your projects. This kit contains: 10 papers, 5 bows, 4 frames, 1 chrome decoration, 1 diamond overlay, 8 flowers, 3 glitters, 2 ribbons, 3 staples, 1 rose petal, 1 ribbon flower, 2 ribbon frames and 1 tin heart. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18948&cat=0&page=1


Sweet Surrender by Aubrey’s Mom

Surrender yourself to creating sweet and special scrapbook pages! Contents of this kit include: 20 papers, 2 beaded swirls, 1 bead overlay, 5 bows, 2 journal brackets, 3 brads, 2 buttons, 2 cardboard frames, 1 doodle, 2 fabric leaves, 3 flowers, 1 flower branch, 1 tied frame, 1 gemstone heart, 1 label, 1 leaf, 2 feathers, 2 ribbon flowers, 1 ribbon frame, 3 cardboard pieces, 2 rose petals, 2 clips and 5 ribbons. You can find this sweet kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18937&cat=0&page=1



The Edge of the World by Aubrey’s Mom

Inspired by the vibrant colors of nature and the beauty of the world, this gorgeous kit is sure to inspire you to push yourself to the limit! There is 120MB across 3 zip files in this huge kit that contains: 25 papers, 6 bows, 1 set stacked boxes, 3 bubble frames, 1 bubble overlay, 1 set chopsticks, 1 crayon swirl, 1 dangle heart, 2 fabric flowers, 1 floral border, 1 floral frame, 7 flowers, 3 frames, 3 glitter overlays, 2 grass elements, 1 journaling pad, 2 leaves, 2 paint splatters, 2 ribbons, 3 strings, and 3 tassels. You can find this beautiful kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18926&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Aubrey’s Mom talented designs visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=65&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1.



Never Ending Friendship by Paris Designs

Flowers for every occasion. Eye-catching backgrounds and elements, along with 2 quick pages give you plenty of versatility for any layout. This kit is designed with friendship, love of flowers, feminine feeling in mind. Pick your bouquet and may your special layouts! This kit has 24 backgrounds, 80 elements and 2 quick pages and you can find it in the store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18950&cat=0&page=1



Merrys Floral in Pastels by Paris Designs

Soft and floral, light and simple is the theme for this kit. Something you can use for accenting your photos and scrapbooking pages! This kit consists of 8 papers and 20 various embellishments. The kit was created in 300 DPI, papers are 12x12. Special thanks to Atomic Cupcake and RoseLi. You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18949&cat=0&page=1 and for more of Paris Designs beautiful kits, visit the store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=22&sort=add_date& sort_direction=1&page=1

September Club Deco Kit


SEW MANY APPLES! This kit has wonderful colors, lots of yummy apples and fun elements to add to your autumn digital scrapbook pages. Once again, the Design Team has done a wonderful job in creating these kits and we can't wait to see the pages you create with them, so 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, http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/payments.php and you'll get kits like the one shown in the preview each month of your membership!!Plus so much more...

Challenges to inspire you to “Always Remember”
Do you have tons of pictures and just don’t know where to begin? Deco-Pages.com has just the ticket for you with loads of fun and inspiring challenges.

Deco My Ad by Wildcat Designs
Advertisers have known for years that to make money you need to grab someone's attention, so they spend hours and lots of money creating very eye catching graphic layouts. Why not use those great ads as an inspiration for a LO. The challenge is simple - - -I give you and ad---this one your job is to take all or part of the ad and create your own version in a LO. You can crop, rotate, and eliminate what you don't care for. Use it as a base and just go with it. Can't wait to see all your versions. Once you post you LO in the Deco My Ad Gallery - - -come back and leave a link in this thread. At the end of the month those that complete the task will be rewarded with a mini-kit. You can find more about the Deco My Ad challenge in this forum http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5724and see pages inspired by this new challenge in the gallery here: http://board.deco-pages.com/showgallery.php/cat/1051

Eclectic Challenge hosted by Aubrey's Mom
Every month is something new!! Inspiration came from many sources, so each month we'll explore a different inspiration item and learn new techniques... and maybe do something a bit different than normal. You can find the Eclectic Challenge Forum here: now http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=197

Layout Of The Day
Every day a member of the Sunshine Team of Deco-Pages.com choses a layout that stretchs the imagination, grabs attention or is just so unique that it is worthy of bringing attention to. Here are some of this last weeks choices :

Vol De Nuit by ACountryRose


Love Me1 by Sisa0309



Roll Out Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days of Summer by Scrapladyandmore

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!

Creative Team Members
We have an opening for two creative team members.
Are you creative and want to be on Deco-Pages CT team? Do you want to be on a CT team and not sure if you are creative enough? That is right, Deco-Pages is looking for CT's for the site team!! One of our beliefs is that this is a place to learn, a place for all levels to grow. And believing that, we have our call open to all levels of experience for doing layouts. Requirements: Pick 1 kit from 2 different designers, create 2 layouts for each kit, post them here at Deco and at least 2 other sites; rotating designers each month. ---15 minutes a day active on site -- this could mean different things depending on your likes, talents and experience. If you are interested, please PM me (PatinParis) with: -The link to your gallery (I love seeing layouts!!) -A little bit about you (I want to feel I know a bit about you when I say yes) -Why you would like to be a CT here at Deco-Pages

Deco-Pages.com Newsletter Correction:
Oops! We made a boo boo in the September Deco-Pages.com Newsletter. We accidently displayed the incorrect Layout and omitted the credits. The following are corrections to the Heritage Tip in the newsletter:

The LO that was originally displayed in the NL was wrong and has since been corrected with this one:http://board.deco-pages.com/data/955/KY-home_sm.jpg
This is the link to the LO credits:http://board.deco-pages.com/showphoto.php?photo=24726

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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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.