12 Days of December 2024 is Here at Oscraps!

Hi everyone! Today is the last day of November, Thanksgiving is past, and just like that we are headed into the month of December with all that entails. Of course, at Oscraps that means the annual 12 Days of December event is here once again!

What that means is that you could win any number of Daily Challenge/Games coupons or one of the fabulous GRAND PRIZE PACKAGES!

And, of course, there will be free DAILY DOWNLOADS of our brand new and gorgeous digital scrapbook mega collaboration Jingle & Mingle:

 

 

Here's a couple of pages I've done so far with the collab. The first is fairly simple, as it was made for the Pre-Party Avatar challenge that's already going on:

 

Since it's still November, this next layout was a last-minute post in the November Border Only challenge at Oscraps:

 

While I've got your attention, I should mention that Oscraps is also currently running its Black Friday-Cyber Monday sale HERE! You may want to check it out before Monday night and hop on over to the forum for the 12 Days of December event. You just might see Yours Truly hosting an event, so check it out, and make sure you come back and see me soon!

Scrapping Along in November

Hi everyone! I was in such a scrapping slump in October that I didn't think I'd be doing many pages this month. However, there's nothing like a wedding and a trip out of state to get those creative juices flowing! My oldest daughter got married in Seattle on October 30th, and since I've been home, I've been inspired. Please take a look at what I've done so far this month!

My first layout was for the current Anna Lift challenge at Oscraps. Recently, Anna's creative team has been offering a combo color/lift challenge, instead of two separate challenges. This is the first such challenge I've participated in:

 

Here's my page for the challenge, documenting a memory from my trip:

 

 

To fulfill the challenge requirements I had to source from a wide variety of products, so I won't post images, but here are the links (where available) for everything I used. Everything is by Anna Aspnes except where noted:

 

main kit: ArtPlay Palette He
background text and bead wordart: Milieu WordART Mix No. 1
transfers: ArtPlay Palette Plage and ArtPlay Palette Natural Instinct 

Postage Frames No 1
flower and foliage: ArtPlay Palette Prismatic
foliage: Elegant by CarolW Designs
word strip: The Journey by Vicki Robinson Designs
Alpha: Grandcestors by Idgie's Heartsong 

 

Speaking of Anna Aspnes, she is retiring over 300 products at the end of the month, and everything that is being retired is on sale! If you're interested, take a look HERE at what's available! 

 

Okay, back to layouts! I love combining photos I want to scrap with challenges, and these next few pages check off both those boxes. First up is this page for the current Font Challenge at Oscraps, which did double duty for the Clean and Simple challenge at Just Art Scrapbooking:

 

 I used this seasonal kit by Mystery Scraps called No Fear: 

 

Here's a layout I just posted for another favorite challenge, the White Space Challenge, also at Just Art:

 

 

For this one I used Sentiment All in One Bundle by natali design:

 

 

If you're observant, you may have noticed these last two products have the Color Play logo on their previews; they are part of October's Color Play collection. I combined them for November's Color Play challenge at Oscraps, and ended up with this page:

 

All right, we're all caught up! We'll see how long this creative flow lasts! I've got a bunch more photos to scrap from the wedding trip, so make sure you come back and see me soon!

It's All About The Great Outdoors!

Hi everyone! In my neck of the woods, October means fall colors making their slow appearance. I love to get outdoors and try to capture all the golden hues, the end result being that I found myself scrapping mostly nature photos this month.  I'd like to show you a few wonderful products and what you can do with them!

 

First up we have Forest Path Collection by Palvinka Designs:

I used the collection for two separate challenges. First of all, both Oscraps and Just Art Scrapbooking have Big Photo challenges in October, and this is the layout I created for them:

A challenge I try to never miss is the White Space challenge at Just Art, and this is my page for that one this month:

Another bundle I grabbed is Wake Up Happy Digital Scrapbooking Collection by Lynn Grieveson, which is the focus of her Featured Product challenge this month at Oscraps:

 

I used it for the Color Challenge at Just Art, this month's color being orange:

...and then I used it for the Poems and Lyrics challenge back at Oscraps:

 

Isn't it cool to see how one can pull two different colors out of the same collection, even though the subject and general arrangement of the two layouts are similar? Here's another outdoorsy layout; this was made for Rachel Jefferies' Featured Product challenge at Oscraps:

It was created with Heathland Collection by Rachel Jefferies, which I've shown you before:

 

 

Both Heathland and Wake Up Happy are on sale through the end of October since they're the focus of their respective challenges!

 

Finally, we are at Color Play time at Oscraps! This collection of products by different designers, all created with the same palette, is on sale for 50% off through Monday October 28. I worked with this adorable kit from FeiFei Stuff called Woodland Walk:

 

 

I created two layouts. The first is for the October Rearrange a Template challenge at Oscraps. Here's a peek at the template in question:

 

 

 My take on the challenge:

 

Then, I did this page just because I thought the kit worked well for this photo from a couple of years ago:

And that brings us to the end of my scrapping for October! I'm headed out of town for a few days, so it will be November before I'm back to scrapping! Enjoy the autumn colors if you have them, check out the Color Play category at Oscraps HERE, and make sure you come back and see me soon!

Farewell to September

Hi everyone! It's the end of September and the season has turned to autumn. I'm always sad to see summer go, but you can't beat the colors and textures of this time of year. I embraced that concept in a couple of layouts I recently did for challenges at Oscraps. 

 

My first layout was for the Creative Techniques challenge. I scrapped some photos of my daughter and her fiance at this year's Renaissance Festival, always held in August and September:

 

I then turned to a photo I took a couple of years ago. The way the light hits the world this time of year always catches my attention:

For both of these layouts I used these products:

 

Nature's Notebook Collection by DigiARTventures:

 

 

and Blendy Goodness (one) by Joyful Heart Designs:

The end of the month always means Color Play time at Oscraps - designers create various products using the same palette, and all the goodies are on sale for 50% off for the weekend. I was captivated by the watercolor papers in this offering by Vicki Stegall called Worth It:

The colors were perfect for this photo taken at a family gathering last September:

The 50% off sale ends tonight, so check out the Color Play offerings HERE, and make sure you come back and see me soon!

Autumn Wings - mid-September Scrapping

Hi everyone! Halfway through September, and the the upper hemisphere is gearing up for autumn. I'm resisting a bit, though, because the weather in my neck of the woods has been very summery and I'm just not ready to let the season go.  I found a happy medium by finding this older kit by Vicki Stegall in the shop at Oscraps. Take a look at Autumn Wings:

 

I chose it to participate in the September Momma O challenge at Oscraps, which asked participants to use Vicki's products to scrap a layout with one of the many national "days" as inspiration. I chose Pet Bird Day, September 17 (tomorrow!):

 

I like the kit so much I used it for a second challenge at Oscraps, the September Quote It challenge:

And, coming to the realization that the first day of autumn is indeed just a week away, I decided to use this same kit for the signature challenge at Just Art Scrapbooking:

I hope you found a little inspiration for scrapping during this change of the seasons! Have a good week, and make sure you come back and see me soon!

August Scrapping

Hi everyone! It's almost the end of August, and for so many it also signals the end of summer. As always, I'm not sure where the time went! I certainly didn't have a lot of time for scrapping, but let me show you the layouts that I did do this month.

 

You know I'm often motivated by challenges to get pages done, and this first layout is no exception. It was made for the One Word challenge at Oscraps, the word being SUMMER. Here's my layout, scrapping a photo from several years ago:

 

 

 

I used a fun kit from a newer designer at Oscraps, Summer Song by Karen Chrisman Designs:

I grabbed this next collection from Natali Design because of the poppies and the hints of yellow and blue colors. It's called July All In One:

 

Here's the layout I made:

The last two layouts I have today are both made with products from the August Color Play collection that hit the Oscraps shop yesterday and are on sale for 50% off through Monday.  First up is a great collection by et design called Life Is Fun:

 

It was perfect for scrapping these photos of my nephews on vacation with their grandparents:

 

I also grabbed this paper collection from Joyful Heart Designs called Color Crush 77:

 

I used it to scrap another photo from that same vacation:

Bundles are always the best value, but as always, you can also pick up the individual packs. The Color Play products are on sale through Monday night, so check everything out HERE, and make sure you come back and see me soon!

52 Inspirations at Oscraps

Hi everyone! I decided to take a break from some of my other projects and participate in one more challenge at Oscraps before the end of the month, and I chose the 52 Inspirations Challenge. 52 Inspirations is the yearly subscription service at Oscraps that allows you download a new mini product every week! You can also buy individual products as they are released, but the subscription is the most cost effective way to go. The really nice thing is that even if you subscribe later in the year, you are still entitled to download all the prior releases for that year!

Anyways, July's challenge asked you to use at least 3 different products for your layout. This one-kit scrapper amazed herself by using 5 different products! They are:

52 Inspirations 2024 No 11 by Sweet Doll:

52 Inspirations 2024 no 28 Remember Me by Foxeysquirrel:

52 Inspirations 2020 No 07 Postage Images Stamps by Karen Schulz Designs:

52 Inspirations 2020 No 47 Bits and Pieces Elements by ViVa Artistry:

52 Inspirations 2023 no 34 Uplifted Flutterbees by Mixed Media by Erin:

 

 

This is the layout I made with all these diverse products: 

 

 

If you're looking for a new way to try out different designers in a fun and inexpensive way, check out the 52 Inspirations category in the Oscraps shop HERE, and then make sure you come back and see me soon!