National Scrapbooking Day @ Deco Pages

Party Animal

Kits: Club Deco January 2009 'Enchanted' - Michaele Burkhart, Lori Staton, Dana Conditt, Deb Ammerman, Jennifer Rassi, Paris Designs, SherrysScraps (glitter alpha); Celebrate by RoseMade Designs (party hat and gift- recolored)

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New Beginnings - FREEBIE

Kit: New Beginnings by Ice Princess Scrapz

Come on over and participate in RoseMade Designs' Color Challenge and learn how to receive the FREE kit I made for this challenge. Here is the Color Challenge Thread Link

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Winter Floral by RoseMade Designs

Download Link for my Freebie has expired.
New Beginnings has been revamped and will be for sale in stores soon.

National Champions

Kit: Celebrate by RoseMade Designs (some recoloring to match theme of my layout), border with torn paper edge (recolored) by Akizio, top background from a poster in my collection.
Photographs: From the internet.
Font: Bookman Old Style
Journaling: The Florida Gators won 24-14 over the Oklahoma Sooners, Thursday, January 8, 2008, to claim yet another National Championship.

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ALL of the Club Deco Brag Book Albums are on sale!!!

ALL of the Club Deco Brag Book Albums are on sale!!! They make a great gift for someone special, and are available in many themes. Here are just a few samples...

Have you seen what the Club Deco Members are getting this month?? Cabin Fever is filled with lots of wonderful, complimentary colors that are perfect for scrapping those camping, vacation, hunting and even Christmas photos, and much more!!

Next up is the December Color Challenge Starter Kit by Lori Staton, which is totally jam-packed with papers, elements, and also includes an alpha!

For some whimsical fun, try Fairy 3 by Ariasparkle

Dana Conditt has some new Commercial Use Snowflakes this month.

Here's RoseMade Designs' October Club Deco - Full of Emotions...
It contains the following items:

1 Blue Alpha, 1 Blue Dotted Alpha, 9 background papers, 4 bows, 3 ribbon flowers, 2 frames, 1 felt heart, 3 heart locks, 4 ric-rac, 3 thought/speech bubbles, 6 word art, and 2 quick pages (not shown - see detailed images).

Jennifer Rassi has created a special treat this month, "Home for X-mas"

There's much, much more. Check it out at Deco Pages today!

Seashells

Kits: Fall Alpha by Jennifer Rassi; Club Deco July 2008 Indulgence - Paris Designs (paper), CAZ (stitches); Club Deco Nov 2008 Heritage Blessings - RoseMade Designs (lace), Lori Staton (frames), SherryScraps (string and tag), Carol Rupley (paper), Theta (paper)

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Cranberry Pear Pie Recipe layout

Brush: Cucurbita
Kit: Recipes by RoseMade Designs
Fonts: Lily Paige, Magneto
Journaling: You can make it with a double crust or replace the pears with baking apples. Serve it with ice cream or whipped topping.
Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 tablespoons butter, melted
5 cups sliced peeled fresh pears
1 cup fresh or frozen cranberries

Topping:
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup cold butter
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; trim and flute edges. Set aside. In a large bowl, combine the flour, syrup and butter until smooth. Add the pears and cranberries; toss to coat. Spoon into crust.

For topping, combine the flour, brown sugar and cinnamon; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over filling. Cover edges of crust loosely with foil to prevent overbrowning. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°. Remove foil; bake 35-40 minutes longer or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly. Cool on a wire rack.

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Aunt Doris' Collectibles

Kits: Pumpkin Spice by Dana Conditt & Lorene Hill; Club Deco Oct 2008 Full of Emotions - RoseMade Designs (ric-rac), Michaele Burkhart (ribbon, paper)
Font: Art Gothic
Journaling: Aunt Doris' collection of old kitchen items, a gong, and her living room wall dedicated to fairies.

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Pumpkin Mousse recipe

Kits: Recipes by RoseMade Designs, Recipe Cards by RoseMade Designs, COC Alpha by AFS (p and m)
Fonts: Arial Black, Balloon EF Extra Bold
Journaling:
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups cold fat-free milk 1 package (1 ounce) sugar-free instant butterscotch pudding mix 1/2 cup canned pumpkin 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice 1 cup fat-free whipped topping, divided

Directions: In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Combine the pumpkin, cinnamon, ginger and allspice; fold into pudding. Fold in 1/2 cup whipped topping. Transfer to individual serving dishes. Refrigerate until serving. Garnish with remaining whipped topping. Yield: 4 servings

Nutrition Facts One serving: 2/3 cup mousse with 2 tablespoons whipped topping Calories: 95 Fat: 0 g Saturated Fat: 0 g Cholesterol: 2 mg Sodium: 351 mg Carbohydrate: 19 g Fiber: 1 g Protein: 4 g Diabetic Exchange: 1/2 starch, 1/2 fat-free milk.

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'Big Jim' the Cowboy

Kits: October Harvest by RoseMade Designs, All in a Tumble by Ilona Hamp (background paper used as journaling tag), Banana Mango by RoseMade Designs (background papers), Tough as Nails QP by Jen Hanson (used as a small element)
Fonts: Folkard, Arial Narrow
Journaling: Upon his retirement, my Great Uncle Jim created "Big Jim" because he was passionate about the Old West -- he loved reading books by Louis L'Amour -- even though he had never been farther west than St. Louis. With an artisan's attention to detail, it took him more than a year to craft the 20-foot tall, 3 1/2-ton sculpture, which shows the cowboy with a cocked, long-barreled six-shooter in his right hand and a flintlock muzzle-loader along his left side. His neckerchief is made of a yard-wide swath of steel, hand-formed to resemble folds of cloth and hand-cut fringe borders on his buckskin jacket and on his wide-brimmed 10-gallon hat with its turned up edges, and a watch fob made from a recycled antique stove. He also has glass eyes. Metal "rawhide" fastens the jacket in place of buttons. The sculpture was put into place with a crane in 1978 amid much fanfare and publicity and it immediately turned into a head-turning landmark. Since Uncle Jim passed away, his family decided to donate him to Charleroi. Ultimately, he was moved to nearby Bentleyville where he is on display in front of the Best Western hotel.

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