Deco-Pages: New This Week

"And Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the Spirit of Love felt everywhere;
and each flower and herb on Earth's dark breast
rose from the dreams of its wintry rest."
- Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Sensitive Plant

April Showers bring May Flowers, pollen, allergies...you know the drill. We go through winter waiting for spring and the signs of new growth dreaming of the promise of warmer sunnier days. The colors of the season are the colors in the store at Deco-Pages.com. Check out what colors the designers have in store for you. Visit us today at http://www.deco-pages.com and see what's new this week like these new kits:

Brand new in the store this week:

Buds of May Page Kit by RoseMadeDesigns

Buds of May has soft colors and sweet girls growing pretty buds in their gardens. You may even see a cute bug or two. This sweet kit contains: 15 background papers, 5 flowers, 2 flower pots, 1 butterfly, 3 brads, 1 wheelbarrow, 5 girls, 1 fleece flower, 8 bows, 5 ribbons, 1 ribbon flower, 2 string-wrapped hearts, 5 tags, 2 flower frames, 5 buttons, 4 date strips, 4 label tapes, 1 bead string and 2 flower pots.

You can find this kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18540&cat=0&page=1

Also new in the store this week by RoseMadeDesigns is:

Buds of May Add-on Kit by RoseMadeDesigns

Sweet spring gardens, flowers, butterflies, good friends...all of these can be found in the Buds of May Add-on Kit that coordinates with the full Buds of May Page Kit

You can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18545&cat=373&page=1

Watermelon Rind Page Kit by RoseMadeDesigns

Watermelon Rind is cute everyday kit that would also be great for spring and picnic pages complete with plaids you would expect from a summery kind of kit. This great kit contains: 8 background papers, 1 basket, 2 wrap bows, 2 buttons, 2 ribbon flowers, 1 flower clip, 1 ladybird, 1 picnic cloth, 1 scallop frame, 2 rickrack, 1 hanging tag, 1 flower sticker, 1 ivy and 1 bench.you can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18548&cat=0&page=1

For other kits available from RoseMadeDesigns, please visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=8&sort=add_date&sort_direction=1&page=1

Spring Bliss by Jennifer Rassi

Flowers, greenery and pastels are the theme of spring and this kit as well! Perfect for feminine pages or for your gardens, this kit is just what the season commands. Kit Includes: 20 background papers, 6 tags, 6 flower elements, 5 bows, 5 rick racks, 3 metal flower brads, 2 lace, 1 grass border, 2 butterflies, 4 strings, 4 cluster frames, 2 journal clusters and 2 tiebacks.

You can find this springy kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18550&cat=373&page=1

For other great kits by Jennifer please visit her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=32&sort=add_date&
sort_direction=1&page=1

A Chick Thing by Designs by Susanna Wollman

This beautiful, uplifting kit is all about Easter and how we celebrate. For those who also call this day Resurrection Sunday, there is a crystal cross and eight word art items all about Jesus. To others, the kit has baskets, colored eggs, a chick, and more! Fifteen papers and 40 embellishments make this kit all you need for scrapping your memories.

The kit can be found here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18541&cat=0&page=1

Monica Claire by Designs by Susanna Wollman

This hoppy little kit has pastels, bunnies, buttons and more. Soft enough for spring and a variety of elements that make it great for your little bunnies! Complete with 16 papers, 6 buttons, 3 stamps, 6 glass cameos, 2 bunnies, 8 bows, 9 ribbons, 3 curly ribbons, 4 rectangular tags and 5 round tags.

You can find it here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18496&cat=0&page=1

Gabie by Designs by Susanna Wollman

Gabie is all boy... and he's full of fun! This kit just reeks of little boys with 12 papers, 3 sheets of vellum, 2 lost buttons, 1 worm, a ring of oval tags (tags are also separate), 1 rectangular tag, a ribbon, a bow, and of course! -- a pocketful of marbles! You can find this adorable kit here: http://www.deco-pages.com/product.php?productid=18495&cat=0&page=1

Be sure to stop by Susanna's store to see what other wonderful kits she has available. You can find her store here: http://www.deco-pages.com/manufacturers.php?manufacturerid=60&sort=add_date&sort_direction=1&page=1

April 09 Club Deco - Working for a Living

Working for a Living is this month's inspiring Club Deco Kit. With contributions from various site designers there's something for everyone whether you are a SAHM, computer programmer, nurse, real estate agent or most anything else this wonderful kit is to inspire you to create your everyday memories. This monster kit is free to Club Deco Members. Not all contributions are shown here, there is so much more. If you're not a Club Deco Member yet there are three options for you; 1 month, 3 months or a whole year. As a Club Deco Member you receive the monthly mega kit for free, starter kits for some of the challenges, member only freebies and so much more. You may find additional information here in the forums.

http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3355

Challenges at Deco-Pages

There are a variety of fun and creative challenges available that offer a kits, QP's and coupons for participation rewards. Check out some of these great challenges here:

Photography Challenge: The theme this month is working for a living and you are challenged to take a picture of a person or people at work or in their work uniform or a child playing dress up or pretending they are working. How fun is that! You can find this great challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5063

ABC Challenge: This fun challenge provides you with a set of alphas just for the challenge and offers you the challenge of adding a variety of other elements to your page for the final composition. Some of the other elements this month include: 3 papers, 3 flowers, 2 ribbons/rickrack/or lace and a few other things. It definitely takes your mind outside the box. You can find this fun challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5052

Scrap by Numbers: This month's challenge comes in groups of 3's but they have to be different. Three different flowers, three different papers...you get the idea. Stop in and see what RoseMadeDesigns has in store for you this month. You can find the challenge here: http://board.deco-pages.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5074

Are you the chosen one for Layout of the Day? Stop in and see the daily picks of the Deco-Pages creative team. Every day one of the members will choose a layout from the gallery that stands out to them. Here are some of this week's choices: