Journaling reads: Thanksgiving week is spent in WV and some deer hunting is mandatory. Ryan got his buck on Monday, November 25, 2024.

Journaling reads: It’s hard for me to wrap my head around how quickly the years have passed; to realize my grandbabies are no longer babies! 11/6/24

Done for Challenge #1 Color Play Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/november-challenge-1-color-play.40742/ November, month of mornings, misty-bright With golden light— Month when the many-tinted leaf Lies thick upon the moss below, While to and fro The breezes moan, as...

Done for the Collaborations Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-1-collaborations.40594/ Listen! the wind is rising, and the air is wild with leaves, We have had our summer evenings, now for October eves! —Humbert Wolfe (1886-1940)

Journaling reads: Jo, Ilene’s cousin, is spending a couple of weeks here in NC. She has a bad back and she had a rough night last night. She was able to play a couple of games with us, but then she needed to lay down with her feet propped up to relieve her back pain. Hopefully she will feel...

Done for the Carol W Designs September Template Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/carols-template-challenge-september-2024.40504/ Every leaf speaks bliss to me, Fluttering from the autumn tree. — Emily Brontë (1818–48)

Done for the Seasonal Challenge #3 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/september-challenge-3-seasonal.40415/ Journaling reads: Autumn is my favorite time of the year! I love the heat of summer turning into the cooler temperatures of Autumn! Here in NC the maple trees seem to...

November Review Right side Journaling reads: Ilene came to visit with me today. While she was here she peeled the hard boiled eggs I had cooked and made egg salad for our lunch. Then we spent the afternoon playing Qwirkle. 11/16/23 My newest way to grocery shop is ordering online, paying...

November Review Left Side Journaling reads: November began with a visit to OrthoCarolina as a followup to the ER in Alabama to have a cast put on my wrist. 11/1/23 I am thankful for the ability to order groceries from my recliner, have someone else gather them up so all I have to do is...

November Review Left Side Journaling reads: November began with a visit to OrthoCarolina as a followup to the ER in Alabama to have a cast put on my wrist. 11/1/23 I am thankful for the ability to order groceries from my recliner, have someone else gather them up so all I have to do is...

Grateful by Sweet Doll Designs This was such a wonderful vacation that we were able to take with friends before I started chemo. The weather was absolutely beautiful and the leaves were changing colors! We were able to go on a train ride, visit a museum and an old fort. We also went to Pigeon...

Secret Gift 2 Found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/day-1-secret-gift-challenge.38677/ Journaling reads: I am surprised to see the bluebirds coming so close to the house with the birdbath hanging off the deck. They don’t really go to the feeders, but even the bluebirds need...

There are no special techniques here. After selecting the background, I selected the mask and applied the photo, added two skyline overlays behind the mask and lined them up with the photo, added the 3 brushes behind the mask, then added the word art in Pin Light blending mode and the title.

It is so neat how God works things out. We had planned this vacations months before I was even diagnosed with breast cancer. We had already picked out the dates and made our reservations at the campgrounds. Then I found out I had cancer and would have chemo. This trip came at the perfect...

Done for the Journaling Challenge #7 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/november-challenge-7-journaling.38585/ From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thanksgiving has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789, with a proclamation by President George Washington after a...

Done for the Big Photo Challenge #6 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/november-challenge-6-big-photo.38568/

I used Color Palette #1