I wanted to embrace the storybook aspect of the challenge, but since the kit I was using didn't have a book element and I didn't feel like looking for one from another kit, I decided to make my own. There was a stacked style paper in the kit, so I took that, duplicated it, and then played around...

Done for the Color Play Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-6-color-play.38416/ Journaling reads: I am amazed that we still have an abundance of tomatoes in all stages of growth. We have blooms, green, yellow and red tomatoes. The grasshoppers are...

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Journaling reads: It was such a beautiful day so we rode the bike to Digestive Health in Kernersville for a consultation with the doctor. After it was determined Mark would need to have a colonoscopy and endoscopy, we made the necessary appointment and then stopped for a late lunch at Cracker...

Journaling reads: I like to take shadow pictures of Mark and I on the bike. Today the sun was shining so nice and brightly that I took several. Mark wanted a good steak after his colonoscopy procedure on the 27th but we ended up at Arby’s instead. But, the taste for steak was still there, so...

Journaling reads: With temperatures expected in the 70’s today and a mix of clouds and sun, it was a perfect day to ride to church! I always have my camera with me, just in case. Today’s views were not unusual. However, I did capture a bird flying over the church that I did not notice when I...

Journaling reads: On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Mark had an appointment with the Digestive Health people. The weather was beautiful, so we decided to ride the bike. It was determined that Mark needed to have a colonoscopy and also an endoscopy to see what was causing the blood. After the...

Journaling reads: While riding behind Mark on the bike I have my camera at the ready for capturing whatever sparks my interest as we travel. Tonight’s ride was a study in the clouds. I love the different shapes and shades they form. I love the different colors the sun brings to light as it...

Journaling reads: We went to Jenifer’s house to let Axle out to potty. While Mark took care of that, I walked back up the lane to get pictures of the beautiful yellow flowers. I was pleasantly surprised to see all of the bees flying from flower to flower! I got Mark to get off the bike when...

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Done for the Template Challenge #4 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-4-template.38436/ using the Free With $15 Purchase, brand new OScraps Designer Collaboration. Journaling reads: I received this begonia from my daughter, Elisabeth, for Mother’s Day. I am...

Done for the Double Scraplift Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-1-double-scraplift.38428/ Journaling reads: I love seeing the hummingbirds at my feeder. I am usually making a new batch of nectar every other day through the summer days. And...

Made for the October Double Scraplift Challenge at Oscraps https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-1-double-scraplift.38428/ Created with products from Rachel Jefferies at Oscraps Viridian | Basic Backgrounds It's All In My Head | Collage Bits & Bobs The Assembles Collection...

Done for the Collab Challenge #2 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/october-challenge-2-collaborations.38377/ Quote reads (I changed original words from a rose garden to sunflowers): A bee that was searching for sweets one day Through the gate to sunflowers happened to stray...

Journaling reads: What is more relaxing than sitting by a fire under the stars on a fall evening? I cannot think of anything at the moment! And, yes! I did some knitting in front of the fire! And what a nice surprise to see deer rambling through the dark woods when we were headed back to...

I was thrilled one morning last fall to wake up to a dewy spiderweb spanning two balusters of my balcony railing.

This is the companion page to “This” Journaling reads: Anyone who spends much time with me at all will soon realize that I am not the most observant person in the world. And I know that I miss a lot of details because of it. So, sometimes I do my best to focus on my surroundings. It is...