New Month New Challenges

I was occupied in travel most of the month of October, so I am way behind on my scrapbooking!  So, I'll just skip that for now and post things as I catch up!

For now I've been working on the new challenges for November at OScraps.

Challenges:
#1 Fantasy

In the Pumpkin Field by Lorie Davison
Where To Now Dreamer? (With everything in it) by Lorie Davison

#2 Artsy/Mixed Media

Beautifully Wonders – Page Kit
Beautifully Wonders – Mix
Beautifully Wonders – Artsy Papers
Beautifully Wonders – Wordart All by Dutch Dream Designs

#3 52 Inspirations

52 Inspirations 2026 No 44 Altered Art Fairies (photo spots 1) by Joyful Heart Designs
52 Inspirations 2026 No 43 Label It by FeiFei Stuff
52 Inspirations 2026 No 42 Cozy Fall Wordarts by Just Because Studio
52 Inspirations 2026 No 41 Walking in the Forest Mini Kit by CarolW Designs

#4 Seasonal

A Scrap of Autumn by Lynne Anzelc


I still need to work on the following challenges:

#5 Template
#6 Recipe
#7 Gratitude


I also finished adding pictures to my 
Monthly Review - October Spread

MonthReview Template Album No 10 by Anna Aspnes
Enchanting October Additions by Palvinka Designs
Enchanting October Kit by Palvinka Designs

 

Our Family

Our Family

Anna Lift Challenge found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/annalift-challenge-09-02-22-09-16-22.36201/

Journaling reads:  My paternal grandparents, William and Hazel Tharp Brandenburg.  My dad is the oldest child standing in the middle of the crowd, maybe 4 or 5 years old.  I believe the babies are his twin brothers, Herbert and Hubert and the seated girl is his sister, Opal.    ~1933

 

Credits list

Family WordART Mix No. 3 by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Classico by Anna Aspnes

Photo is mine

 

Play Hard and Be Grateful!

Play Hard

Journaling reads:  Ryan plays soccer for the Chargers at the Christian school where he attends.  For a relatively new team (I think this is the second year for them to play together) they played well today....at least in the first half.  They quickly pulled out in the lead, ending the first half 3 or 4 points ahead.  Not sure what happened between the first and second half but they would have likely lost the game, had it not been for the whistle to end the game with a score of 5 to 4! 

 

Credits list

All products by Anna Aspnes:

Sports WordART No. 4

Memories WordART Mix No. 1

Memories WordART Mix No. 2

MultiMedia Branches No. 11

ArtPlay Palette Sonoma

ArtsyTransfers Sonoma

ArtsyLayered Template No. 277

Warping Frames No. 1

Photos are mine

Be Grateful Hebrews 12:28

Credits list

Inspiration from the web

Prairie Page Kit by Daydream Designs

Fonts for word art are Bookman and Ameliya

 

 

Simply Wonderful Natural Beauty

Simply Wonderful and Natural Beauty

I went to one of Ryan’s soccer games yesterday, Sept. 12, 2022.  Rain was in the forecast, but a small percentage of a chance during the game.  I left the house at 2, with my camera and my umbrella, so I could stop to get something to eat for the first time of the day.  Knowing my stomach likes bland, I stopped at Chick-fil-A and got a grilled chicken sandwich meal.  I finished my trip to the school as I ate the waffle fries and then I ate the sandwich when I got to the school.

 

Abby came out to their car to change clothes after school; she came over to the car and we hung out for a bit while her mom finished working the carline.  While we waited it began to sprinkle rain.  As we sat there the sprinkles got heavier and heavier.  We decided to go into the school to find her mom who was back in the classroom with the teacher she aided.  We headed out to the soccer field to watch the guys warm up.  As we headed out, the guys were headed back into the school because a rain delay had been called.  So we went back into the gym to watch the girls play volleyball.  As they finished up their warm-up we were told the soccer game was back on.  So we headed back outside.

 

The sun was out, there was a nice breeze; it was perfect for watching the soccer game.  I’m glad I had my umbrella because the sun actually got hot.  The game went well for Ryan’s team in the first half and they were in the lead by 4 points, I believe.  But something happened in the second half and if the whistle had not been blown to end the game they may have lost it!  I think the ending score was 5 to 4.

 

I parted ways with Elisabeth and family and headed home.  When I got about a mile up the freeway I noticed a sign saying there was an accident up ahead.  All of a sudden, the traffic was at a standstill.  I had maneuvered myself to the far left lane and was stuck.  Google maps told me there was a 40 minute delay!  Googling back roads home only resulted in getting off at the exit where the accident was and the traffic was not letting anyone move from the lane they were in.  So I turned on my audiobook and just went with the flow of traffic!

 

I had sent Mark a text at 6:12 to let him know I was headed home.  It was between 7:30 – 7:45 when I finally got home.  So, what should have taken about 45 minutes took twice as long.  That’s OK.  I finished my audiobook!

 

Credits list

Prairie Page Kit by Daydream Designs

Prairie Accents Brushes by Daydream Designs

Prairie Clusters by Daydream Designs

Prairie WordArt by Daydream Designs

Prairie Photomasks by Daydream Designs

Prairie Solid Papers by Daydream Designs

Photos are mine

 

Harvest Love

Karen Schulz Use It All Challenge found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/use-it-all-challenge-with-karen-schulz-september-2022.36156/

Journaling reads:  Mom was 20 when she and dad married.  Dad was 26.  They married on Dec. 20, 1954 and I was born 9 months and 18 days later.  I am one year 2 months and 18 days old in this photo.  Little did I know I would be a big sister in about 3 1/2 months!  12-26-56

 

I clipped one of the papers provided to the mask that was provided.  The leaves from the kit, shown in the background on the right, were changed with one of the watercolor styles.  Beautiful styles!

 

Credits list

All items by Karen Schulz

Use it all Freebie found at link above

Harvest Sunset II Kit

Harvest Sunset II Accents

Harvest Sunset II Word Art

Harvest Sunset II Framed Masks

Harvest Sunset II Watercolor Styles

Font is Vani Regular for journaling

Photo is mine

 

 

Feeling Incredibly Nostalgic

Designer Challenges

Anna Color Challenge found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/annacolor-challenge-09-09-2022-09-23-2022.36231/

Journaling reads:  I was about one year old in this photo.  I was looking at myself in the mirror.  Not seen here, but my pregnant mother was standing in the background watching me.  I’m not sure if I was looking at myself, really, or if I was looking at her.  I wish I had asked her about the details of the old photos I now have in my possession before she passed.  Now most of her family and most of dad’s family are gone, so the details will remain a mystery until it won’t really matter anymore as the things of this life vanish away like a vapor (James 4:14).  Autumn 1956

 

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

Artsy Layered Template No. 296 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Artsy-Layered-Template-No.-296.html
ArtPlay Palette Ochre https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Ochre.html
MultiMedia Branches No. 5 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Branches-No.-5.html
Autumn WordART Mix No. 5 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Autumn-WordART-Mix-No.-5.html
Hinge FotoBlendz No. 1 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hinge-FotoBlendz-No.-1.html
ArtPlay MiniPalette Deciduous https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-MiniPalette-Deciduous.html
ArtPlay Palette Autumn Cheer https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Autumn-Cheer.html

Fonts Vani Regular and Arial Narrow

Photo is mine

 

 

A Wet Ride on Labor Day

Monday forecast:  Scattered showers.

That was the forecast I remember someone talking about.  Well, those scattered showers seemed to be going the same direction we went on our bikes!  It wasn't too bad when just sprinkling, but it got worse and worse the longer we were out.  We finally had to resort to donning our rain gear on the way home after supper.

We did have a nice reprieve while we were at Dan Nicholas Park, but when the sun came out it was HOT and HUMID!  (We just can't be satisfied, can we? 😉)

We left here at 10:30 to meet Bobby and Joy at the gas station.  From there we traveled through Lexington to get to a Subway so we could get subs and chips to eat for lunch when we got to Dan Nicholas Park.  But, I began to sprinkle about 11:15.  It eventually got hard enough that we had to find shelter.  As it happened, the restaurant near the park that we had intended to eat lunch at, had it not been closed, had two awnings over the doors that we were able to park under, since no one was going in or out of the restaurant.  We took our lunch around to the outside dining area.  We stayed there until around 1:15 when the rain finally quit except for a few sprinkles.

Bobby bought some duck food and he fed the ducks hanging out around the lake.  It is always an entertaining activity, especially for the kids.

We then went into the kids section of the park where there is a water park, playground, animal habitats, train ride, carousel, shelters, and painted backgrounds with places for you stick your head through.

We left the park at 4:18 and went back through Lexington to eat supper at Applebee's.  We were probably there an hour and a half to 2 hours.

We parted ways from Applebee's as we headed to our separate homes.  We donned our rain gear before we left the restaurant.  What a great day we had!  Thank You, LORD, for good friends to share good times with as we enjoyed your creation!  We traveled right at 100 miles round trip.  Thank You, LORD, for safety as we traveled the wet roads!

When I transferred the pictures from the camera to my laptop I had nearly 400 pictures to go through!  I'll just show you a few.  You can thank me later!  😉

    

And that's a wrap for now!  Thanks for reading!