This is Us . . . for Challenge YOUrself!

Hi everyone! Guess what? October’s here and it’s time for a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself!

Challenge YOUrself #142 opens today,  October 7th, 2025 and closes on November 4th, 2025.

The theme for this month's challenge is . . . "Black and White plus One." They'd like you to make a project using black and white plus the addition of just one color - preferably one of your favorites!  You can use as many shade of this color that you like.

Here is my take on this challenge:

I began creating my page with 12 x 12 white textured bazzill background paper. I chose a photo I adore that was taken during a recent trip to Ocean City, New Jersey. One of my dear friend’s daughters captured us at the beach. I added a piece of red patterned paper to back it up, along with strips of different black and white patterned paper that I had from my stash. I also incorporated various ephemera, red and white twine, black paint splatters, and a large black arrow and letters to create my title.  I really enjoyed making this page and absolutely love how it turned out!

You can check out Challenge YOUrself #142 on Facebook and find out more information about the challenge at their blog.  And the fun part is that this month you have a random chance to win a 12 x 12 Simple Stories scrapbooking kit.

I hope I have inspired you to play along with us at  Challenge YOUrself this month!

Thank YOU, so much, for stopping by my blog today.  Have a wonderful October and enjoy the Fall season.