Happy Moments . . . for Challenge YOUrself and Art Journal Journey Monthly!

 Hi everyone.  It's time for a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself!

Challenge YOUrself #120 opens today:

This month's theme is ANYTHING GOES!  You can make your project about anything you like and in any format that you want, but don't forget to include a photo with YOU on your layout.  And don't forget, it's not just a scrapbook challenge. Art Journal pages, Project Life pages, Digital Scrapbook pages are all accepted for Challenge YOUrself. They love creativity!

Here is the page that I created for the challenge:

I was on the Blue Fern Studios' design team a few years ago and still had this gorgeous paper in my stash:

So I decided to use it to make my scrapbook page for the challenge.  Because the paper is so beautiful, I had little to do but to add some extras:  snowflakes in the December sky, chipboard, ehpemera, and my vintage photo from 1961. I absolutely LOVE this photo of my twin sister(Karen), my older sister(Cathy), and me playing in the snow right in front of our house. What a wonderful memory.  It's amazing how scrapbooking can bring back such awesome memories!!

I hope you get a chance to check out Challenge YOUrself this month and play along with us!

I am also linking my page to Art Journal Journey Monthly's theme for December.   

This month is hosted by Wendy K, whose blog is Wendy's Craft Journal . Her theme for December is "Above us only sky," which is a line from a Beatles song.

 

Wendy says: "This give you loads of scope.  You could do night skies, sunny or moonlit ones.  Rainy or dull, snowy, cloudy or hazy skies.  The possibilities are endless." 

And as you can see, the centerpiece of my page is the great big December sky with all of the added snowflakes!

I want to thank Wendy and Art Journal Journey for this wonderful challenge. I also want to encourage you to participate in their challenge this month.  You will get a chance to meet so many talented and friendly artists from around the world!!

Thank YOU, so much, for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you are enjoying the hustle and bustle of the holiday season! 

Spring Time . . . for More Than Words and Art Journal Journey!

Hi everyone!   It's December and time for some new challenges.

The December Challenge at More Than Words opens this month:

For those of you who don't know, More Than Words is an art journaling challenge blog with one main theme to inspire you each month.   (And the winners have a chance to win fabulous prizes!)

Here is December's Challenge:

This month's theme is all about SEASONS!  Be inspired by the current season (no matter where you live), or your favorite season, the Christmas season, etc. It's up to you!

And here's my art journal page:

I decided to make my page about Spring because I love the suggestion of new beginnings that Spring brings!  I love new flowers, sprouting green grass, the beautiful light blue color of the sky, and everything about Spring.  I took this photo of the daffodil a few years ago in early spring and it's still one of my favs!

I really enjoyed making this page and I hope you can play along with us this month at More Than Words!

 

I am also linking my page up to July's Art Journal Journey Monthly challenge:

 

This month is hosted by Wendy K, whose blog is Wendy's Craft Journal . Her theme for December is "Above us only sky," which is a line from a Beatles song.

 

Wendy says: "This give you loads of scope.  You could do night skies, sunny or moonlit ones.  Rainy or dull, snowy, cloudy or hazy skies.  The possibilities are endless." 

And as you can see, the centerpiece of my page is the photo which shows the beautiful blue sky of Spring!

I want to thank Wendy and Art Journal Journey for this awesome challenge. 

And thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  I hope you enjoy the hustle and bustle of December but also get a chance to take part in some challenges!