deco pages

my challenge group does this 'deco page' swap and even though I have been with this group for a few years now - I have been scared to sign up.

 Reason being.....I didn't really know what they were.

so my good buddy - Dot - sent me a sample.  Well - hello - what was there to be scared of ......

what you do is pick a theme for yourself - ie: birds.  then those who have signed up for the swap make you two pages of their design.  Oh, and you also have to pick your size ie: 5 x 5.

Once the swap is over you make a book/journal with the pages you received.    I did these two trial pages for Dot.

 the birdcage stamp is from Impression Obsession. The old crow is from Rubber Moon.