Challenge 8

This challenge was hosted by the wonderful people at Oscraps. It was styled after the popular show American Idol ~ Scrap Idol! I picked this wonderful layout at NDISB by Tchela at NDISB to lift. Pictured here is my baby girl, Cari, 20 years ago when she wouldn't let that kitten out of her sight. Click here to go to the ADSR gallery for credits. Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge #7

Little did I know how soon! Challenge #7 ~ hosted by Sunshine Studios ~ was fun. I scanned a very old photo and restored it in Photoshop to the best of my ability. Here's the result:

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Challenge #4

I have been impatiently waiting for Challenge #5 today, but then it dawns on me that I haven't posted my Challenge #4 here yet! LOL!!!

I am not the type to usually go to the "artsy" side -- I like my traditional papers and layering concept, and my white space as well. But to the dark (art side) I went.




image is linked to credits

Here we are on challenge #4 ~ It's hosted by Tangie Baxter Designs and it's a doozy! I'm pretty new at digi scrapping so I'm not always sure about the terminology. This challenge is called "Art and Soul" and should be art inspired. I decided to make a layout of Cari because she is the artist that most inspires me! Here's what I made:
I want to make sure you can read my journaling, Cari, because I am so proud of you. It says: When I feel that I haven’t made much of my life or am unsure of my reason for being, all I have to do is look at you, my child, and I understand all that is beautiful in the world. You are so talented and full of creativity that it takes my breath away. I am so thankful to have you in my life. You fill me up with love.

Challenge #3

Challenge #3 was actually fun for me since it was going back to layout one and lifting it. My first layout was created with the paint bucket tool and an element that I had downloaded at digitalscrapbookplace.com; you can find the layout here

And my new layout is

We're still racing!

The third challenge is hosted by Gotta Pixel. The challenge is to redo the first layout that you posted to a gallery. My very first layout was at Scrap Girls. You can see the original layout here: http://scrapgirls.com.ipbhost.com/index.php?autocom=gallery&req=si&img=48759
The photos in this layout were taken when Josh graduated from Officer Candidate School. It was really an exciting moment for our family and we were so proud of him. Hope you like the page.

Challenge #2

Well, challenge #2 was just that! It was hosted by Elemental Scraps and was an intersection. An intersection is a challenge shared by both partners. The theme was Cabin Fever. Penny & I (yep both of us!) emailed crazily back and forth, back and forth, back and forth! This is what we decided on for our final layout. It was mostly made with Valerie Randall's CampScrap kit. Thanks for stopping by! Hope you like it!