Lost

It's been a couple years almost since I posted last.  Needless to say I never got my scrapbooking store up and running.  I have taken a break from designing for a little bit but will probably get back to it at some point.  Life gets busy and in the way of doing things sometimes.  I have had an interesting journey this past year.  Work has been crazy busy, the kids have grown and new challenges arose.  I have gotten back into church after a long hiatus.  I am looking forward to what the year has to bring. 

Store Update

I am having a difficult time with my store and trying to get my kits uploaded and ready to go so there may be a delay in it's opening by the end of April, *sigh*  

While I've been busy with the store I have also been busy scrapping too!  Having 5 kids and 5 grandkids gives me a lot of inspiration.  Here are some of the pages that I've done lately.....

My husband and I made a trip to see some of the grandbabies and we went to the park with their bikes.  It was hilarious as they all had new bikes and didn't know quite how to ride them.  Gabe, the oldest, went riding down a hill and didn't know that you pedal backwards for the brakes....he used the grass to stop himself instead.  Arwen and Liam had difficulty with the pedaling part of it and used their feet instead.  Grandpa decided to show them how it was done.  Too Funny!  I used the April 2013 Collab Kit from The Digi Chick called "Samba, Samba".  Great kit to work with.  I love all the bright colors in it and the elements are terrific.  I found that I have a great liking for feathers lately and incorporated a wonderful teal colored one in both pages.  Too cool!  You can find the kit here  Right now it is on sale so it's a perfect time to pick it up if you like bright colors. 

Easter was a great time with the family and we had about 38 people here at the house.  The weather was chilly but at least it wasn't raining on our parade and we were able to go outside for the Easter Egg Hunt and Pinata.  The Pinata is great fun for all the kids, including the big kids...of course it helps if the person controlling the rope pulls it up sometimes so it doesn't get crushed before the big kids get their turn at it...lol.  For these pages I used a template by Chrissy W and the kit was Scrap Therapy by Kimeric both at The Digi Chick.  This was done for their April Template Challenge.  I had a great time working with it.  I flipped the template for the second page which tied it together so well. 

I will try to post another freebie on here sometime next week so keep checking back to see what I've been working on. 

I've been working on revamping some of my old kits and so I am going to have some freebies up periodically of some of the old pieces from the kits.  The first one I'm going to release are the quick pages I made with the kit Random Acts Of Love.  Here are what the pages look like:

 

Deco Pages has been closed for a while now and I am working on building my own store and hope to have it up and running by the end of April.  I hope you enjoy these.  If you use them and post them in any galleries, I would love to see what you do with them, please share.  

You can get these QP's here: 

  

Catching Up

It's been a long time since I've blogged here.  Busy doesn't seem to be a strong enough word for all that has gone on. I have recently gotten "active" in a couple of digital scrap booking sites; Digital Scrapbooking Studio and Divine Digital.  In doing so, I have created more pages in the last month then I had in the last couple years.  I miss designing my own kits for a store but have had a wonderful time actually scrapping.  I will eventually be opening my own store as I re-prepare my previous kits and design new ones though.  I will post pictures of some of the kits that I have been working on next week and will get some freebies added as well.  But in the meantime, here is some of what I have created using kits from DSS:

The top two pages were created with pieces from the March 2013 Mega Kit "You Make Me Happy" and you can find it here:  https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=315_317&products_id=19347&zenid=f6e2a858b40d7a6558a591a00f67e27b  I have loves playing with this kit.  The third page was created for the March 2013 Color Challenge using the free mini kit from the moderator.  That was fun working with too but my absolute favorite was the fourth page:  My Aunt Stephie.  Maybe it was the most fun because of the subject matter or because of the awesome kit I used for it, I don't know but this one is my fav.  I used Shabtastic by JustSoScrappy and you can find it here:  https://www.digitalscrapbookingstudio.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_390&products_id=19447&zenid=f6e2a858b40d7a6558a591a00f67e27b

Tomorrow I will post some of the pages I've made using kits from Divine digital.  They were great fun to work with as well.

Thanks for reading! 

Liam's Journey

At the tender age of 2 my grandson Liam was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes also known as Juvenille diabetes.  After having been sick for months they had finally figured it out.  He now has to live a completely different lifestyle and take multiple insulin shots everyday just to survive.  As a grandmother, it required a lot of education on my part to understand what this disease really is and how can I help him and his parents.  So, I've spent a lot of time on the JDRF website and getting a lot of education.  I decided that I wanted to help and have registered a Walk to Cure Diabetes team.  In an effort to assist raising money I created a new digital scrap kit called Liam's Journey, as it is just that for him....a new journey.  Here are some pages that I created with the kit:

I really had a lot of fun designing this kit and making these pages with it.  In basic colors used by the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes walk, it turned out bright and cheerful.  You can see the previews for the kit below.  If you are interested in purchasing this kit, please make a minimum of $5.00 donation to Liam' Team here:  Liam's Team  After you've made the donation, email a copy of your receipt to liondesigns@live.com and I will send you links for the kit.  There are over 100 elements and over 30 papers in this kit, it is well worth the money and a great way to support this very worthy cause, that will not only benefit my grandson but thousands of others as well.  Thank you for your support!

Update

I know I haven't been on here for a long time but it was ever so evident when I saw the date on the last post.  Wow!   A lot has happened since then.  The store I was in has closed so I am not designing anywhere except at home for me right now.  I will try to check in more often and just provide a freebie or two until I get into another store. 

I have become a Grandma again to a precious little boy, Kaleb.  He is now nearly 6 months old.  Liam has been diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and that has been a tremendous learning curve for both his parents and myself.  I have not kept him overnight since his diagnosis as I am terrified that I may miss a critical sign and cause him some kind of harm.  I am educating myself on diabetes, especially type 1 but have not come to terms with my fears enough to keep him.  It is my goal to try to keep him at least one night over my vacation in October...a long ways away yet but I want to make sure that I don't panic and right now I am still panicy!  Gabe has graduated Kindergarten and starts the first grade in a matter of a few weeks and Arwen will be two in November and is quite a little diva with a captial A.  She loves to wear dresses but can hold her own with her two brothers.  Amaya turned 9 already!  I don't know where the time goes! 

Here is a layout that I did for Arwen recently: 

She is quite the little sweetie!

I created a kit for little Kaleb called My Little Monkey

His favorite toy is his little stuffed monkey.  I love his little outfit and his toy.  The colors are perfect for him!

I will try to put a freebie on early next week so check back for it!  I have marked my calendar for Monday but....it will be on by the end of next week so make sure that you come back!  till then....have a great week!

Family Fun

Seems like it's been a busy summer and I haven't scrapped much of it to speak of.  I have been fortunate to get to spend some time with family this summer and I managed to have a garden too.  There's great fun in watching the plants grow and then getting to harvest them.   I did manage to scrap a couple pages with my kit Family Fun, just uploaded to the store today.  

Check out this flexible little kit.  It has 10 papers and 42 elements all for just $3.99.  I just love the rich colors that are so "summer."  You can find Family Fun here at Flights Of Fancy Digi-Scrap  I will put up a freebie that coordinates with this kit later on in the week so stay tuned :)

Mother's Garden

Mother's Garden, a new kit in my store at Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap. It has all the rich colors you'd expect to find in the natural environment of Mother's Garden and the tools too! This kit is perfect for your outdoor acticvities that center around a warm summer day in the back yard or garden. Mothers Garden contains: 17 Background Papers, 4 floral elements, 3 greenery elements, 2 journal mattes, 2 journal strips, 1 stone planter, 1 stone birdbath, 1 wheel barro, 1 garden spade, 1 handrake, 1 pair gloves, 3 butterflies, 2 birds, 5 frames, 4 paperclips (w/shadows to create reality), 3 twine pieces, 3 glitter rickrack, 3 ribbons, 4 tags, 2 brads and 6 curled papers. I know you'll enjoy using this kit everyday! The greatest part is that it is only $3.99! You can find the kit here: http://flightsoffancydigi-scrap.com/boutique/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_63&products_id=85 For more of my designs, visit my store at http://flightsoffancydigi-scrap.com/boutique/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_63

Green Hunt

I just added my first kit to Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap! I am so excited about it! It went through a rigorous quality check before I could post it so you can rest assured that it has no stray pixels, missing pixels and is 300 dpi. It has 19 papers, 45 elements and a quick page. You can find the kit here: http://flightsoffancydigi-scrap.com/boutique/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_63&products_id=70
I love the great outdoor and especially Old Man's Cave in Hocking Hills! That is where my husband and I went for our winter survival celebration. Love the sandstone and the caves and had a great time. I loved creating this kit for it as well. I will be posting new scrapbook pages that I create with it as I finish documenting our day in the magnificance of Mother Nature.

Flights of Fancy Digi-Scraps

I've been accepted as a designer at Flights of Fancy Digi-Scrap. I will be putting my kits in there very soon. You should check out the store there...high quality digital scrapbook designs from several talented designers! Yay! I'm so excited!!!!! You can find the store at: http://flightsoffancydigi-scrap.com/boutique/ Can't wait to see you there!

January Club Deco Contribution

Hi! I have finally finished my contribution to Club Deco and wanted to share it with everyone here. Club Deco is the subscription membership over at Deco-Pages.com so if you're not a member you should check it out. Every month a group of us collaborate on a kit and create a monsterous sized kit free for our subscribed members. It's easy to join and the benefits are huge! You get 12 monsterous mega kits designed by a group of our designers, access to free downloads for our members only, savings coupons that are available to members only and so much more....You can get more information on Club Deco here: in the meantime....here is what I created for the kit this month:

Also, stop in daily to receive a free Download A Day made exclusive for our free forum membership. Hope to see you there!!!!

New Challenges, New Rewards

There are new challenges and rewards up at Deco-Pages.com and they've added a Download A Day (DAD) for a daily freebie so be sure to stop by and check it out. Check out the photography challenge hosted by "yours truly" and the theme is barren beauty.... I hate winter but it has a very barren and strange beauty to it I have to admit. So, I went to the local Metropolitan Park with the dogs and took some pictures and here is the page that I created for the challenge.



I created this page for the Journaling Challenge reward with "A New Dawn" by Retro Designs. You can find the challenge here and the kit here.

Hope to see you there! Stay tuned though....I may put up a freebie on friday created with the reward kit for the photography challenge.

DAD

It's been a while since I've posted anything and this is going to be short and sweet. I just want to let everyone know that there is a Download A Day (daily freebie) at Deco-Pages.com. Stop over and check it out! There are so many new challenges and things for the new year, it promises to be a great one!


Happy New Year!

Charity Kit: Toys for Tots

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

Weekend At The Chateau

Inspired by The French Country Style, Deb Ammerman & Rose Made Designs present to you a Weekend at the Chateau, A Collaboration Kit. For a Limited Time Only, this kit is available to you as a complete package at a fantastic price! This kit will only be available for sale as a bundle until November 1st, 2009. The Weekend at the Chateau Bundle contains 38 background papers, 3 alphas, 122 elements, 12 quick pages and 12 Abby hybrid pages. Get all of this for a special bundle price of just $8.99!

You can find this wonderful kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=19144&cat=0&page=1

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 1 by 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/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=68&sort=add_date&sort_direction=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.php?productid=19126&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/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=62&sort=add_date&sort_direction=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.php?productid=19123&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.php?productid=19113&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/showthread.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!

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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