Wrapping Up January

Hi everyone! Yay! We did it! We made it to the end of January, the longest month of the year, lol! The weather hasn't been horrible but we haven't seen the sun in a while, so I'm looking forward to the inevitable change of seasons. I haven't done a lot of scrapping since my last post, but I will get us caught up on what I HAVE managed to accomplish. 

The most recent new release at Oscraps I worked with is this kit from Viva Artistry called Shu, commemorating the Chinese New Year:

I used it to document my oldest daughter's new year celebration:

This next layout is a wintery one, created for a seasonal challenge at Oscraps. Once again, I'm proud to say that this layout was chosen for a mention on the Gallery Standouts blog on January 14th:

 

I used an absolutely stunning kit by natali design called Cozy Days:

In the just-for-fun category, I participated in a minikit challenge at Just Art Scrapbooking. Here is the kit participants were given to work with:

You had to use a specific number of papers and elements; here is the layout I came up with:

 

My other CT team is Snapdragon Digital Creations, and after a bit of a hiatus, Michele is releasing some new products again at My Memories. This is a fun kit I grabbed called Winter Friends:

I used the kit to document a trip to the zoo last February, using a template from a challenge at Pixel Scrapper:

Back over to Oscraps! Anna Aspnes Designs has a regular Color Challenge there and I don't always participate, but I couldn't pass this one up. Here is the palette we were given:

And here is the photo I just had to scrap:

 

Except for the button, I entirely used Anna's ArtPlay MiniPalette Breeze:

Last but not least, I grabbed this set of Painted Papers by one of my favorites at Oscraps, Design by Tina:

The set released on January 3rd, which is my mother's birthday, so I was moved to scrap this photo of her, taken when she was just a young woman:

Okay, all caught up once again! I've already started my scrapping for February, so stay warm and cozy, and make sure you come back and see me soon!