Welcome to week 2 of our October Challenges. Our word prompt for October is EMBRACE. Here's the meaning of the word Embrace, according to the American Heritage Dictionary:
I was inspired by the first quote on the first mood board page. "Embrace the day, you'll never get it back.". We had just returned back to the pier from a day of boating with friends. Chuck caught that opportunity to "throw in a line" while the rest of us were joking around. He was never happier than when he was fishing. This is one of my favorite pictures of him and his beautiful smile.
You can choose to do a single page/tag/TN each week, or do a divided template - one part for each week. If you don't have the Divided Template and would like to have it, you can get it here at Dropbox. Thank you to Ona @wombat146 for providing the template choices for us! If you do the template, we would love it if you would post it incrementally. Post one done in the first week, post an image of the two together on the second, and three on the third, and then the finished page on the fourth week.
Again - the template is NEVER a requirement to use, just something fun and different if you want to use it.
Everyone who participates in any of this month's challenges will be entered into a drawing for a $5 gift certificate to Oscraps. You can receive up to four entries into this month's drawing.
I can't wait to see what you have to share about the prompt EMBRACE
Challenge Rules:
You have until 11:59 p.m. CST on October 31st to complete your pages for this challenge.
Embrace /ĕm-brās′/
intransitive verb
To clasp or hold close with the arms, usually as an expression of affection.
To surround or enclose.
To include or contain as part of something broader.
(The American Heritage® Dictionary)
I've found some great quotes along with some inspiration pictures that meant something to me. I hope that you can find inspiration from them, as well.
To surround or enclose.
To include or contain as part of something broader.
(The American Heritage® Dictionary)
I've found some great quotes along with some inspiration pictures that meant something to me. I hope that you can find inspiration from them, as well.
I was inspired by the first quote on the first mood board page. "Embrace the day, you'll never get it back.". We had just returned back to the pier from a day of boating with friends. Chuck caught that opportunity to "throw in a line" while the rest of us were joking around. He was never happier than when he was fishing. This is one of my favorite pictures of him and his beautiful smile.
You can choose to do a single page/tag/TN each week, or do a divided template - one part for each week. If you don't have the Divided Template and would like to have it, you can get it here at Dropbox. Thank you to Ona @wombat146 for providing the template choices for us! If you do the template, we would love it if you would post it incrementally. Post one done in the first week, post an image of the two together on the second, and three on the third, and then the finished page on the fourth week.
Again - the template is NEVER a requirement to use, just something fun and different if you want to use it.
Everyone who participates in any of this month's challenges will be entered into a drawing for a $5 gift certificate to Oscraps. You can receive up to four entries into this month's drawing.
I can't wait to see what you have to share about the prompt EMBRACE
Challenge Rules:
You have until 11:59 p.m. CST on October 31st to complete your pages for this challenge.
- To qualify for the drawing, you need to use 80% Oscraps products that are currently in the store (non-Oscraps products or retired O designer products can be used whether the designer is selling elsewhere or not).
- You need to credit all the products used on your page.
- You cannot use a page you create for this challenge for another Oscraps challenge.
- Upload your page to the Art Journal Gallery and then add your layout to the challenge thread. (Below you will find instructions on adding your page to this thread.)
- Upload your layout to the gallery first. In your forum post click the Gallery Embed icon (little camera).
- This will open your gallery, simply click on the layout you require, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Continue button.
- Your linked layout is now in your post, the image will appear once you have clicked the Post Reply button
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I am ready to give out a random coupon for this month, or maybe a few more 
I opened PSE and as with all AJ pages, I never know what to expect. Its been an emotional couple weeks, and last weeks AJ about tipped me over the edge. So I thought I would go easy peasy and make a layout on the weather. Nope, not what happened. But this one didn't make me cry so its a win.
But then again, who knows. 
