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Ready Made Page (tm) "Season of Delight" FREE Sample

Dee Bee Designs has created two wonderful Ready Made Pages(tm) using products from the December Guild kit "Season of Delight" as a Free Sample to those interested in the Guild membership. If you like the quality of these designs we invite you to join the Guild today!

You can download the sample HERE

December Guild Kit Now Available

We all have treasured memories of Christmas. Whether we cherish the memories of our own childhood, or are busy creating future memories for our children, grandchildren and other family members the holiday season is undoubtedly a "Season of Delight." Our Guild kit this December celebrates this very special time of year with a very versatile kit. It is part whimsy and part city sophistication. Whatever your Christmas memories this kit is sure to be a perfect compliment to your holiday photos. The kit includes 12 backgrounds, more than 60 coordinating elements, an acrylic alpha, a set of holiday word art, a layered template, Ready Made Page (tm) and a photo calendar. Here is a closer look:

The Guild kit is an exclusive benefit of Guild Membership. In addition to the kit Guild Membership also includes our monthly on-line magazine, "The Artisan Notebook." Here is a look at this month's issue:

December evokes powerful memories of our holiday traditions and gift-giving, and this month's issue provides gift ideas and scrapbook page inspiration for our readers. Meet Kay Miller and her creative team as they share their whimsical holiday designs. Digital and hybrid gift ideas for a variety of skilled artists are showcased including Christmas ornaments, calendars, a children's book and a mixed media project.

Our Design Chefs have cooked up another winning "dish" using our Recipe for Design, and our talented creative team inspires us to journal our favorite Christmas traditions in "Just Write." Finish the year with Jen McDougall as she wraps up her Project 365 journey with us. Learn about the fascinating history of Martha Custis Washington, an ancestor of Lifelines author, Susan Reynolds. Red is our focal color in this month's Pigment of Your Imagination, and you'll love the beautiful sketch by ChrissyW along with the inspiration layouts submitted by guest layout artists. Font organization is the topic of this month's Organize U. As always, we have our Hot Trend, Hybrid Corner, Scraplift Tag, Portraits Plus, Inspiration Station, Photography Clinic, Photo Editing with Julie Mead and Happy Ending.

Free gifts include a darling mini kit by Dee Bee Designs:

And a set of star brushes from Christine Borgfeld to use with the Portraits Plus inspiration article. Christine also offers a special set of brushes to our readers for only $1 each.

Don't miss out on this terrific value, join the Guild TODAY!Guild memberships are normally $15.00 for a three month subscription. However, as part of our "Cyber Monday all Week Long" special you a can purchase or renew your existing membership for just $12.00! Details can be found HERE.

Here are just a few layouts using the Guild kit and Free Gift from this month's kits:

 

Black Friday Weekend Sale!

To help kick-off the holiday shopping season we are offering a variety of discounts on Guild Memberships and Guild products, don't miss out on these savings:

20% Discount on Guild Memberships and Membership Renewals!

Guild memberships normally cost $15.00 for a three month subscription. But now, through Monday, November 30 you may purchase or renew your existing subscription for just $12.00. Guild membership includes our monthly Guild Kit and the monthly issue of our online magazine, "The Artisan Notebook." Here is a peek at this month's members benefits:

Purchase information can be found HERE

30% Discount on all single issue purchases of the Artisan Notebook at NDISB and E-Scape and Scrap

Now through Monday, November 30 you can purchase single issue copies of the current and all back-issues of the Artisan Notebook for 30% off at NDISB and E-Scape and Scrap. Here is a look at some of our back issues:

30% Discount on all Guild Encore Kits!

All of our Guild Encore kits are on sale through Monday, November 30 at 30% off at both NDISB and E-Scape and Scrap.  Guild Encore kits were originally designed as an exclusive kit for Digital Scrapbook Artisan Guild members but are now available to the general public as a Guild Encore Kit.

Here is a peek at just a couple of these kits:

30% Discount on all of Dee Bee Designs Products

Now through Monday, November 30 all of Dee Bee Designs products are on sale at NDISB and E-Scape and Scrap! Here is a peek at some of her products:

Ready Made Page (tm) "This One's for the Birds" FREE Sample

Dee Bee Designs has created two wonderful Ready Made Pages(tm) using products from the November Guild kit "This One's for the Birds" as a Free Sample to those interested in the Guild membership. If you like the quality of these designs we invite you to join the Guild today!

You may download the sample HERE. (12/3 Edit: Unfortunately this Free Sample is no longer available. Be sure and look for our December sample.)

Fun Challenges with Posting Bonuses at The Guild!

We invite you to use the November Guild kit in some fun inspirational challenges and receive some FREE posting bonus gifts along the way!

"Guild Kit Inspiration Challenge"

The November issue of the Artisan Notebook features some wonderful layouts inspired by this month's Guild kit, "This One's for the Birds."

Our challenge to you is to use the inspiration of the layouts featured in the November "Guild kit inspiration" feature to create your own Guild kit layouts. Post your layouts in the Artisan Notebook challenge gallery and link them back to this thread. Your layout may be featured in the Artisan Notebook's Notebook Notes blog.

To make things even MORE fun we are giving away a FREE GIFT to everyone who participates in this challenge. Creative Team Member Frani_54 has used the Guild kit to create a terrific wallpaper calendar:

"Color Wash Overlay Challenge"

In the November issue of the Artisan Notebook we share tutorials on converting color photos to black and white and utilizing the color overlay washes that come with the November Guild kit.

Our challenge to you is to use the inspiration of these tutorials to create your own color wash layouts. Post your layouts in the Artisan Notebook challenge gallery and link them back to this thread. Your layout may be featured in the Artisan Notebook's Notebook Notes blog.

To make things even MORE fun we are giving away a FREE GIFT to everyone who participates in this challenge*. Dee Bee Designs used Chrissy W's templates and the November Guild kit to create this darling set of Ready Made Pages (tm).

For detailed information about Guild kit layouts be sure and check out the November issue of the Artisan Notebook (tm). If you are not a member or do not have a subscription to the magazine purchase information may be found HERE.

November Guild Kit & Notebook Now Available!

Guild Memberships are sold on a 3-month subscription basis. Each month Guild Members receive an exclusive Guild kit available ONLY TO MEMBERS as well as a monthly subscription to the online, digital magazine, "The Artisan Notebook." Here is a look at the November kit and magazine:

The November Guild kit is filled with warmth and whimsy. The backgrounds are a mix of warm, shabby fall colors. The coordinating elements include some delightful birds, and bird-house elements, multi-colored frames, flowers, patchwork strips, buttons, felt elements, stitches and word art. The coordinating alpha has a fun patch-work theme and the bonus features this month include a layered template, a Ready Made Page (tm), a set of photo overlays and a set of word art. This kit is sure to be a wonderful complement to all of your fall photos and layouts that celebrate your Thanksgiving holidays.

Here is a closer look at the kit:

Guild Membership also includes a subscription to the Artisan Notebook:

Photo manipulation and editing is our theme for November 2009. Get to know Kim Hill, photographer, designer and photo action maker. Meet Michelle Reaves, a digital painter, and see her amazing work. Join the fun with a mermaid project by Aaron Morris aka Sir Scrapalot.

This month we introduce a new monthly feature, Scraplift Tag. Our creative team members lift a paper layout by the talented Stacy Cohen and shares their creative process with you.

Our regular features include tips and techniques for manipulating your precious photos, from our Inspiration Station to our cool Recipe for Design. This month's color is purple in our Pigment of Your Imagination feature. As always, we have a fun hybrid project, our Photo Clinic, Stretch a Sketch with ChrissyW, Hot Trend, Project 365, LifeLines heritage article, Just Write (title and journaling inspiration) and Happy Ending. Continue on the journey of organizing your digital files in Lesson 3 of Organize U.

FREE GIFTS: Kathryn Wilson provides a free gift, a duo of overlays for a cool project in our Portraits Plus article. Dee Bee Designs has created a darling element set for our readers.

Don't miss out on this terrific value, join the Guild TODAY! Details may be found HERE

Here are some layouts by Guild designer Debb Cozzi (Dee Bee Designs) using this kit:

A "Treat" of a Sale on Guild Memberships TODAY ONLY!

To celebrate Halloween we are offering you a very special TREAT! A 20% discount on Guild Memberships and Guild Membership renewals. Membership is normally $15.00 but on SATURDAY ONLY you can purchase a membership or renew your existing membership for just $12.00. Saturday is also the LAST DAY that the October Guild Kit "Autumn Reprieve" will be available to members:

Don't miss out on this terrific value, join the Guild TODAY! Directions on purchasing or renewing your membership may be found HERE.

We are also offering a 50% discount on ALL Guild Encore Sets!

Guild Encore Set: Licorice & Lollipops Now Available

Originally designed as a member's only kit for the Guild this delightful kit is now available as a "Guild Encore Set."

This kit combines the sweetness of little girls & lollipops with the grubby charm of licorice & little boys. The elements are set against the soft sherbet colors of summer to create a scrapbook kit that is as versatile and it is fun!

Here are a few layouts created with this kit:

Dee Bee Designs created a lovely add-on set using elements from the Guild Encore Set "Licorice & Lollipops" to give you even MORE layout design options. The set includes layered frame clusters and layered borders and layered word art sets:

And, to give you just a taste of this wonderful kit we are also offering this FREE SAMPLE:

Ready Made Page (tm) "Autumn Reprieve" FREE Sample

Dee Bee Designs has created two wonderful Ready Made Pages(tm) using products from the October Guild kit "Autumn Reprieve" as a Free Sample to those interested in the Guild membership. If you like the quality of these designs we invite you to join the guild today.

11/1 EDIT: Unfortunately this FREE Sample is on longer available.

October Guild Kit Now Available

Autumn is a celebration of nature, its rarefied air tugs at our senses with its crescendo of golden tinged color. The October Guild kit pays homage to this season with backgrounds inspired by the light of Autumn. To put a fun twist on the kit the elements have an altered art theme that can be used in all your fall-themed layouts as well as fall-themed ATC's.

Here is a closer look at the kit:

This month we have also included some 2-dimensional "blendable" graphics designed to be used in combination with the kit's backgrounds and various blend modes.

Don't miss out on this terrific kit, join the Guild TODAY!

The Guild kit is an exclusive benefit of Guild membership. Details may be found here.