Journaling reads: More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. – Spanish proverb I decided to not plant any vegetables this year in my boxes, yet we have more tomatoes from volunteer plants than we had last year from the ones I planted! The goldfinches LOVE eating the seeds from the...

July Monthly Review Journaling across the page reads: More grows in the garden than the gardener sows. – Spanish proverb I decided to not plant any vegetables this year in my boxes, yet we have more tomatoes from volunteer plants than we had last year from the ones I planted! The goldfinches...

Done for the Vicki Robinson August Designer challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/2023-08-vicki-robinson-august-challenge.38128/ Journaling reads: The whole unit of three was split today as Ryan and Abby begin another school year without their big sister, Hannah. Hannah...

Created for week 1 of the Art Journaling challenge here I love notebook layout and I believe that one of the coolest things I've learned to do as a scrapbooker is to build a notebook from scratch, complete with cover and shadows. There are multiple tutorials on YouTube and all it takes is just...

Done for the August Momma O’s Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/vicki-stegall-designs-momma-os-august-challenge.38011/ Journaling reads: In the Good Old Summer Time (edited lyrics by me) In the good old summertime In the good old summertime Keepin’ cool in our shaded...

Created for Challenge #2 Scraplifting Tanteva

Léte Indien by After Midnight Designs

Nature presented me with some color challenges on these days. The full moon brought high tides (flooded the harbor area, but it's safely 60 feet below us) and crashing waves and exciting scenery! I placed my photos - the easy part - chose Vagary ArtPlay Palette frames for 3 photos and an MM...

Journaling reads: Driving home one evening after church on a Wednesday night, I caught a glimpse of this beautiful sunset out the front window of the car. I had to wait for a clearing in the horizon for this picture. What a beautiful picture from the western sky! Thank You, Lord, for making...

Done for the Recipe Challenge #4 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-4-recipe.38014/

Done for the Use it All Designer Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/use-it-all-challenge-with-karen-schulz-august-2023.38074/ Journaling reads: Asher was part of the “deal” when I married Mark. I guess you could say, “he came with the house!” I wasn’t used to...

At the Atlanta Aquarium. My two boys are on the left. This little penguin chick fell in love with my youngest and followed him all around the area as long as he could see him. Background is solid paper 06 in Darken mode over solid paper 1- with various elements sandwiched in between. The...

August Challenge #5 - Sketch — https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-5-sketch.38005 I love the way one photo looks placed in several frames so I started with a layered frame template frame from the Live Life Collab. There were only two frames so I duplicated all of the layers...

Done for the Sketch Challenge #5 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-5-sketch.38005/ Journaling reads: I was surprised to see two male goldfinches together. Normally, I see male and female feeding together. I blended 2 papers together to create the background...

Done for the 52 Inspirations Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-6-52-inspirations.38106/ Journaling reads: To celebrate 5 years of marriage we rode the Goldwing to Lakeview Family Restaurant on High Rock Lake in Salisbury. It was hot. I was...

The Mixed Media Signature Kits: On Foot | Rachel Jefferies Photo: My own, a photo of a lovely little spot called Dip Falls, located in Mawbanna - Tasmania. 2018

Done for the August Sweet Doll Designer Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/sweet-doll-august-2023-challenge.38070/ Journaling reads: When I think of watermelon, I always think of this picture of my son, Michael. He looks to be 4 years old, which means this was...

Done for the August 2023 White Space / Clean Challenge #1 found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/august-challenge-1-white-space-clean.38053/ High Rock Lake, 7/26/23 Bike Ride to Lakeview Rest.

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