Paris Designs Blog Contest

Want to win a free kit? It is really quite simple. Study this layout and then head over to Deco-Pages and check out all the previews of the kits that Paris Designs has for sale. Be the first person to email PatinParis@torchlake.com (be sure to put 'layout info' in the subject line) with the correct list of what items (hint....there are 7) were used in this layout before June 30th and you win a free kit from Paris Designs!!!

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Explanation and New Layout

I know it has been a while since I last wrote anything in the blog. Several times I have started to type something to post but I couldn't bring myself to click that 'publish post' button. We have had a little (okay...more than a little) bad luck lately and I figured if writing about it was depressing then reading about it would be too. We try to remain optimistic and continue to be thankful that the black cloud over head has a silver lining but after a while that becomes really quite difficult.

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But enough of that.....here is a layout I made using the Mother's Day Kit from Paris Designs at Deco-Pages.

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Paris Designs Contest

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Do you want to win a free kit?
Head on over to Paris Designs blog...check out the layout that is posted there and get the details!
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The 13th and a Layout: Lilacs

Friday the 13th....are you superstitious? I am not normally but I have to say this hasn't been a very good week for us. And, because it is depressing to think about I'm not going to write about it.....instead I will just move right along and show you a layout I made recently.
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I made this layout for the Stone Accent Studio Freestyle Challenge. The challenge was to make a layout using flowers....but the catch was that it had to be about flowers that were your favorite as a child.
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Journaling: I love lilacs. Lilac trees lined the property that I grew up in and I would play in them for hours. I would pretend that they were my house. Two of the trees had branches that came together to form an ‘arch’ and that was my front door. The paths and gaps between the trees were the various other rooms. Now when I smell them I think I associate it with a simpler time and the innocence of my youth. When my husband and I bought our home one of the first purchases we made was a small lilac tree. We planted it outside our bedroom window. My favorite time of year is when the lilacs are in bloom and I can open my window and smell them.
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Credits: Digital scrapbook page created in Microsoft Digital Image Suite. Background: Circus Brights Kit by Kate Hill. Elements: prong from Electric Urban Kit by Brittney Ferguson Designs; x stitches from Love and Life Kit by Melany Violette; charm from Sunshine Sweets for Easter by Shawn; purple brad from Darcy from the Ninety Nine Names Collection by Phreyfall; bow cluster from Sunshine Sweets for Easter by Adriane Richardson; ribbon (color altered) from How She Shines Kit by Ellie Lash; staple from Garden Party by Kathie Woolery; ring from Well Dressed Man Kit by Paris Designs; bow from Country Potpourri Kit by Paris Designs. Font: PT Diploma (title) and PT Opals Hand (journaling)
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Home

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Well....we came home yesterday. And, I swear it was the hottest day of the year so far....the thermometer in the truck read 97 degrees. Needless to say, by the time we had unhooked the trailer we were hot and sticky. A shower sounded like a great idea until we discovered we didn't have any hot water. The house smelled musty from being closed up for 3 weeks. And, while eating supper I managed to break a tooth (thankfully it was a back one) so I visit to the dentist is probably in my near future.
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I hate going to the dentist.
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