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February 2012 Challenges

Monday, February 6th, 2012

It’s that time again- time for another month of challenges. Click here to find the access to all the challenges and then take your pick what to participate in. There is something for everyone!

1. Let’s start with everybody’s favourite- theDesign 365 Challenge, hosted by Gennifer Bursett. It’s only February so if you haven’t started yet, there is still time! It’s such a fun way to document your year and have a great book ready to go by December.

2. Crystal’s hosting her monthly Journaling Challenge. This month she has you look back into the past for Valentine’s day. A fun idea and one that often gets overlooked!

3. Next up is our Inspiration Challenge hosted by Tiffany Bodily.

4. It’s onto Missy Backues and our monthly Photography Challenge. This month is of course LOVE photos!

5. Janell’s here with another Scraplift Challenge. It’s gorgeous one to lift too!

6. The swatch challenges are another fave around here. Agnes has some lovely colors that are sure to inspire you this February. Check it out!

7. And what about Liz and our Blueprint Challenge? She’s got the template all ready for you to download and get started asap!

8.Last, but not least, don’t forget to check out our Technique Challenge, hosted by Jen Flaherty. Selective recoloring is a lot of fun and not as hard as you think. Give it a go!

Take your pick, try one, try ‘em all! And remember, we’ll be giving away a Design House Digital gift certificate for each challenge! The more you play, the better your chances to win! Don’t forget to post your layouts/photos to the correct galleries. We look forward to checking out all of your hardwork!

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1 Kit, 4 Ways – Winter Whisper

Thursday, December 8th, 2011

It may not officially be winter here yet, but this week’s kit sure gets me in the mood!

Agnes Biro’s Winter Whisper definitely evokes feelings of a crisp, cold winter morning with it’s cool color scheme. Let’s take a look at some gorgeous layouts created by the Design House Digital Decorators, shall we?

Layout by Celeste Smith

Celeste says: “The cool blues and greys in this kit were just perfect for scrapping our first snowfall this year. Agnes always packs her kits with unique elements. This collaboration with Dido Designs does not disappoint! I fell in love with the washi tape she included in the kit and the snowflakes really add fantastic wintery touch to my page.”

Layout by Tiffany Bodily

Tiffany says: “This kit will work perfectly for most of the next three months of weather in Idaho. Heck who am I kidding… It will work until April. I wish the cold winter days didn’t settle in for so long here, but with beautiful kits like this I just might get inspired to go outside and snap more photos. I loved the cool blue/grey tones in this kit and the snowflake elements are delicious enough to make you try to catch them on your tongue.”

Layout by Carey Bridges

Carey says: “The browns and blues of this gorgeous kit were the perfect backdrop for a fun winter photo. All of the little details in the papers and elements are absolutely gorgeous and their subtlety adds to the winter theme without over-powering the photo. I love the snow texture and knew that I had to use it! The frame with distressed overlay gives a worn, well-loved feel to the photo and layout. I added several layers to be able to use more of the fun patterns of papers and used stitches from Robyn Meierotto’s Kraft Party Elements to hold the paper strips down. I can’t wait to use the Winter Whisper kit again so I can add the adorable owl!”

Layout by Lori Pickens

Lori says: “Such a fun and whispy kit. Lots of fun winter elements to mix and match. I also love how several of them has a glitter accent to them – gives cold winter layouts a fun glisten and sparkle.”

Ready for your chance to win? Comment here, and answer this:

What’s your favorite winter activity?

We’ll be back next week to choose a winner, but in the meantime, stop by this weekend for some great deals on Agi’s kits. Her entire shop will be on sale, plus she’ll have a free kit and a dollar kit!

(Congrats to mamabug, who wins last week’s kit!)

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1 Kit, MANY Ways – Autumnal

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A new month, and a new designer… does it get any better? We’re so happy to be welcoming Erica Coombs as our newest designer at Design House Digital! Her new kit, Autumnal, really showcases her fun, graphic style:

This kit is chuck full of amazingly beautiful patterned papers, plus distressed photo masks and fun textural embellishments. I can’t wait to show you what the Design House Decorators have come up with this week; there are some amazing layouts here!

Layout by Janell Nugent

Layout by Celeste Smith

Layout by Missy Backues

Layout by Anna Drozd

Layout by Jen Papadimitriou

Layout by Crystal Livesay

Layout by Jennifer Hignite

Layout by Shannon Dombkowski

Layout by Jen Flaherty

Layout by Sarah Hemmert

Layout by Katherine Hansen

Seriously gorgeous, aren’t they? And isn’t the kit? Ready for your chance to win it? Comment here, and answer this… (it’s a toughy!):

Do you call this season Autumn or Fall?

One lucky winner will be announced next week, and if you can’t wait, be sure to check out all of Erica’s new kits; they’ll be 30% off all weekend long, plus she’ll have a free and dollar kit, too!

(Congrats to lizziej, who wins last week’s kit, and is fresher than fresh. Have fun!)

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Hybrid Light Covers – 20 Days of Christmas

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

December is here and it’s time to decorate!

I hope you are feeling festive today because I have a really fun way to decorate your indoor lights! We will be creating Christmas Light Covers! I originally saw the idea for a Halloween theme on Pinterest and thought it would be perfect to use for Christmas as well!

So here we go! It’s really easy! The first thing you need to do is pick a bold colored Christmas kit – I chose Shannon Hegartys’s Peppermint Papers because, well,  they looked so yummy!

Additional supplies:

*small paper cups (I used dixie-type cups)

* a string of Christmas lights

* craft knife

* scissors

* black marker

* double sided adhesive

I used PSE 7 for this tutorial.  So here’s what you do:

Choose three different patterns from your paper stash.

Open a letter size document (8.5×11) and drag the first pattern to it.

Save as a .JPG and print the  image.

Repeat above for the other two patterns.

You should have three sheets printed. This will make 12 cup covers.  If you would like a longer strand of 24, then print out three more sheets.

Take one of the small cups and very carefully peel it apart. Start with the rim at the top and uncurl it and then carefully rip the seam. You should have a nice curved template of the side of the cup. Discard the bottom piece. See photo below.

By tracing your template close together on the back of each sheet you should be able to trace four cup covers.

Cut out each one using scissors.

Each cover will fit very snuggly around the paper cup. Use strong double sided adhesive to seal.

Now slice a tiny X on the bottom of each cup using a sharp craft knife.  This will allow you to feed the light bulb through the cup cover so don’t make the X too big as you want a snug fit.

Now just string up your adorable light covers on a window or fire place mantel!

*frame from Shannon Hegarty and elements from Lori Whitlock

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial! Have a Merry Christmas!

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Layout of the Week

Tuesday, November 29th, 2011

There were so many amazing layouts in the gallery this week, from holiday layouts (Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas) to every day sweetness to hybrid projects that put me in the mood to create! It really was a difficult choice, but I finally chose “Snow White” by daiti73 as Layout of the Week.

The photos and color scheme are just so striking – I love how the red really pops on the black and brings out the red apple in the photos while also contrasting the girl’s delicate skin. Beautiful photos, beautiful girl and costume, and fantastic use of this template (52 Thursday Templates No. 25 by Tiffany Tillman) and the splatters. Simply gorgeous!

Congratulations daiti73, you have won a $5 DHD gift certificate!  Thanks for sharing this layout with us!

Would you like to see your page featured as our Layout of the Week?  It’s easy…upload your pages (using at least 50% DHD product) to our member gallery. We’ll choose a new Layout of the Week each Tuesday!
Carey Bridges

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