Done for the Momma O Designer Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/vicki-stegall-designs-momma-os-august-2024-challenge.40232/ The brilliant poppy flaunts her head Amidst the ripening grain, And adds her voice to sell the song That August's here again." ―Helen Winslow

This collection is absolutely gorgeous and fun! This is just for fun. I started out with Vicki Robinson's Layered QP 20 as a base but by the time I finished it's really hard to tell that! Except for the OOB, everything here is straight forward, just play!

My new siggy Lots and lots of layers!

My new avatar

The background is one of my photos of our yard with poster edges applied then posterized in Darken mode at 32% opacity over paint 3 over paper 3 in Divide mode over paper 7 in Divide mode over paper 1. I then used paint 2 as a clipping mask with paper solid 8 applied, added photos and elements...

The background is pp-ViVa 1 in Pin Light mode over paper lynneanselc 02 with various scribbles and paint in between. I clipped different papers to the paint on the template to get the desired colors and added various elements and paint beneath and over. I enlarged the photo and made 2 additional...

My new siggy. It was time for a change.

Done for the Fantasy Challenge found here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/january-challenge-2-storybook-fantasy.38923/ From high above on their perch, the birds observe the townspeople enjoying a day of relaxation around the frozen pond at the edge of town, as the Polar Express...

... and the companion page to my last layout. These templates are a joy to scrap with. I love the texturized brushes included in the pack, and all those torn edges that go so well with the color palette...

I just love these templates... and the colors of the kit... and scrapping practical pages... October seems to be a very productive month for me... Thank you for looking.

Created for October Challenge No 6 - Colorplay - use ColorPlay products and a minimum of three papers. This is also the companion page to one of my previous layouts. Thank you for looking.

Sweet Summer Delights by Karen Schulz Designs has just been released in the Oscrap's store.

Journaling reads: I woke up Tuesday, August 8th with a sore throat and headache that I could not get to go away. On Wednesday I did a COVID home test which read positive. So I called my COVID doctor, Dr. Guardino in Reidsville (an hour away) and got an appointment to see him on Wednesday...

Journaling reads: We had cooler weather the first week in August, so I enjoyed sitting on the deck with my camera to watch the birds. Mark fixed a circle of metal with hooks on it so I could place a 14” plastic dish in it and hang it with four chains next to the bird feeder. I was hoping the...

August - Left Journaling reads: We had cooler weather the first week in August, so I enjoyed sitting on the deck with my camera to watch the birds. Mark fixed a circle of metal with hooks on it so I could place a 14” plastic dish in it and hang it with four chains next to the bird feeder. I...

We rode to church on the bike since the temperature was relatively low. 8-20-23