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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

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I got behind on posting my pages!  Enjoy!


Good Times

Done for the Lyrics Birthday Challenge found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/day-7-june-16-lyrics-challenge.37728/#post-667790 

Journaling reads:  I enjoyed the day with my daughter and her daughter.  We went to the $1 bin sale in Greensboro.  On the way home we stopped at Culver’s to eat.  Thanks to Elisabeth for the lunch treat!  After we got back to my house we played a game of Qwirkle and Rummikub before they had to mosey on home!  Thanks for the fun day, girls!  Love spending time with you!  6/21/23

Credits list

Good Times Mega Kit Oscraps Designer Collab

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine



A Wet Week

Journaling reads:  It’s been very rainy this week so tonight Mark and I played card games:  Kings in the Corner and Sequence.  6/22/23

Credits list

Showers And Flowers Kit  by Xuxper

Fonts Arial Narrow and American Typewriter Condensed Bold (with a glass button style added)

Photo is mine



June Review - Left

Journaling reads:  Kim has come up to NC for vacation the last several years and spends the week with me.  She usually arrives the Thur. or Fri. before the Memorial Day weekend at the end of May and stays until the following Friday, the first part of June.  The kids and grandkids enjoy seeing their Aunt/Great Aunt, which is why we start- ed having a family reunion on Memorial Day weekend.  You can never spend too much time with family!

On Thursday, June 1st, before Kim left on Friday, we went over to Elisabeth’s and went to Arby’s for lunch, which we brought back to the house.  After lunch we played games.  Before Kim and I left, we moved to the porch to enjoy the weather and some chit chat.

On Saturday, June 3rd, Mark took me to DQ and then we went to Jen’s to see the newborn goats.  We got caught in the downpour and hail before we got home!  OUCH!

On Wednesday, June 7th, Liz invited me to go to the bin store in Greensboro.  We ate at Jason’s Deli  before coming home.  GREAT food, if a little pricey!

Picture Journaling, top to bottom:

After lunch, we played Qwirkle and Rummikub.  Abby won’t play Qwirkle because it takes too long.  But she likes Rummikub.  6/1/23

Colonoscopy scheduled for Monday, June 5th.  Prep began Sunday afternoon.

One last picture before Kim heads back to FL.  It was a good visit!  Friday, 6/2/23

On Saturday, June 10th, we rode to Lakeview Family Restaurant on High Rock Lake in Salisbury.  Great ride on a beautiful day!





Right

Journaling reads:  After spending the day with Ilene, her cousin, Jo, and Carolyn, on Friday, June 17th, Mark wanted to take a bike ride.  So we rode to Reidsville and ate at Monterrey Mexican Restaurant with Mark’s Aunt Libby and her son Lee.  Then we stopped in Kernersville at DQ for some ice cream before we got home.

Tuesday, June 20th, I had a dentist appointment to re-do a root canal and fixed my front chipped tooth.  My mouth was very tender when we went to Ruby Tuesday for supper.  Mark left work at 3:00 and we left after his shower.

On Thursday, June 22nd, Elisabeth and Hannah picked me up and we went to the bin store and ate lunch at Culver’s in Kernersville before coming on home to play some games before they went home.  That evening, Mark was in the mood to play some games.  So after dinner and devotions we played some card games:  Kings in the Corner and Sequence.

On Saturday, June 24th, Mark was cutting grass when he saw this zebra swallowtail flitting around in the back yard by the woods.  How beautiful!

Picture Journaling, top right around to left and down:

Jenifer took Mark out to lunch for Father’s Day on Sunday, June 18th

On our way to Reidsville, June 17th

Supper at Ruby Tuesday, June 20th

Lunch at Culver’s, June 22nd

Credits list:

MonthReview Template Album No 7 by Anna Aspnes

Beach Day Kit by Karen Schultz

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine



Bluebird

Journaling reads:

Then flash the wings returning Summer calls

Through the deep arches of her forest halls,

The bluebird, breathing from his azure plumes

The fragrance borrowed where the myrtle blooms.

–Oliver Wendell Holmes (1841–1935) Almanac Newsletter

Credits list

52 Inspirations:

52 Inspirations 2017 No 42 Artsy Layered Template Inspire by Anna Aspnes 

52 Inspirations 2020 No 31 Summer Brushes by Anna Aspnes 

52 Inspirations 2023 no 23 Faded Elegance Addon by Daydream Designs 

I also combined threads and beads from the following to make the Bluebird title:

BeadedThreadz No 1 by Anna Aspnes

BeadedThreadz No 3 by Anna Aspnes

Font is Arial Narrow

All images from Pixabay



Rainbow

Anna Color Challenge found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/annacolor-challenge-06-17-2023-to-06-29-2023-rainbow-edition.37841/#post-668958 

Journaling reads:  My daughter took this picture of a rainbow over her house.  And I have to agree with her that it is the brightest rainbow I have ever seen!  It is perfectly beautiful!  Our God is a Master Painter!   6/25/23

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes:

ArtPlay Palette Jubilate

ArtPlay Palette Prismatic

ArtPlay Palette Rainbow

ArtsyLayered Template Rainbow

WaterColor FotoBlendz No 1

Fonts Arial Narrow and Myriad Pro Regular

Photo taken by my daughter, Jessica Jones





Love 2 Ride

Anna Lift Challenge found here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/annalift-challenge-06-16-23-06-30-23.37842/ 

Journaling reads:  Mark had worked outside all day.  He asked if I was in the mood for a bike ride.  Of course!  He called to see if his aunt in Reidsville was home for a visit and supper out.  Martha wasn’t home but Libby was so we met her and Lee for supper at Monterrey Mexican.  We headed home and stopped for ice cream at DQ as we went through Kernersville.  6/17/23

Credits list:

Jean’s page as inspiration:  https://oscraps.com/community/media/summer-time.379052/

My inspiration was the grunge, stamping, etc around the photo and the muted colors.

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes:

Framed Masks No 11

ArtPlay Palette Moorlands

ArtsyTransfers Moorlands

Enjoy WordMix No 1

MultiMedia Flowers No 13 

Bicycle WordArt No 1

MultiMedia FlutterBys No 3

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine (one is blended into the background for the shadow at the bottom of the page) 


Thanks for looking!

Thursday, June 22, 2023

Biking Pages

I decided to scrap our Honda Goldwing bike rides this year using 8.5" x 11" format.  Persnickety had their 50% off sale a month or so ago, so I pre-paid for 50 pages of the 8.5" x 11", 50 pages of the 8"x8", and 50 pages of the 12"x12".  I will wait until I can get all of the 150 pages printed at the same time, that way I will save money on the shipping costs.

Here are the pages I have done from our trips so far this year.  I decided I wanted them to be the same style, so I am using.....at this point.....all products by Anna Aspnes.  Grab a cup of coffee or a glass of sweet tea, sit back and relax and enjoy the trips! ;)

Let’s Go Experience

Journaling reads:  The weather was warm enough for a bike ride.  Our first outing of the year.  The low for the day was 54 and the high was 81 at noon and it was still 79 at 6 p.m.  We drove 34.5 miles in just over an hour.  We traveled the back roads away from all of the traffic.  Mark grew up in this area so he knows all of the back roads and where they lead.  It was great to be on the bike again!  Tuesday, late afternoon, 4/4/23


I blended one of my photos into the background and enlarged it to fill the background.

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Meadow

Adventure WordArt Mix No 1

Framed Masks No 11

Trees No 5

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine




Build Memories

Journaling reads:  We rode to a restaurant in Welcome for supper, Jimmy’s Steakhouse.  From there we took the scenic route home.  We traveled a total of 39.4 miles.  We rode for about an hour total.  I enjoy taking pictures of old buildings.  5/7/23

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Lush

ArtPlay Palette Beach

Mountains No 1

Framed Masks No 11

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine



Enjoying the Journey

Journaling reads:  I love taking pictures of cattle grazing or lying in the meadow.  I always think of the verses Psalm 50:10-11, “For every beast of the forest is Mine, the cattle on a thousand hills.  I know every bird of the mountains, and everything that moves in the field is Mine.”  5/17/23

I changed the word art “on this journey” to “journey” and combined it with “enjoying” and “the”.

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Cherish

ArtPlay Palette Moorlands

ArtPlay Palette Escape

FotoBlendz Overlays No 4

MultiMedia Hearts No 2

MultiMedia Leaves No 10

Enjoy WordMix No 1

Bicycle WordArt No 1

Travel WordArt Mix No 3

ArtsyTransfers Wilderness

ArtsyTransfers Scenic

ArtsyTransfers Fernweh

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine




Look and See

Journaling reads:  I love to photograph the clouds.  I especially love to see the sun behind them and the “silver” lining that seems to glow around the clouds.  The Bible tells us that Jesus will come back in the clouds.  Maybe subconsciously that is who I’m looking for!  5/17/23


I changed the beaded thread element by moving the beads around and changing the word from lust to lost.

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Moorlands

ArtPlay Palette Beach

WaterColor FotoBlendz No 1

Adventure WordArt Mix No 2

Excerpts No 2

Mountains No 1

Trees No 5

ArtsyTransfers Scenic

Fonts are Arial Narrow and Mistral

Photos are mine





We Love to Ride

Journaling reads:  Mark worked hard outside today and decided he wanted a steak for supper, so we rode to Dodge City in Clemmons.  After we ate we rode until it was dark by the time we got home around 9:30.  Great ride!  6/2/23


I used threads and beads from the 3 different sets of BeadedThreadz to create the beaded threads shown in my page.  One of my photos is enlarged and blended into the background.

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtsyTransfers Moorlands

BeadedThreadz No 1 

BeadedThreadz No 2 

BeadedThreadz No 3 

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine



And Then it Hailed!

Left Side

Journaling reads:  I was in the mood for ice cream.  I asked Mark if he wanted to take a bike ride to DQ.  The weather was great!  While we were at DQ, Mark sent a text to Jenifer to see if she was home.  Three baby goats had been born earlier in the day so we rode over to see them.  They were so cute!  When we got there it began to thunder in the distance.  The babies were in the horse pasture and needed to be taken to the goat pen before it started to rain.  We helped Jenifer carry them to the pen and we hit the road quickly, hopefully to beat the rain! 


I clipped photos of clouds to FotoBlendz Overlays for the sky.  The same elements have been used for both pages, just flipped horizontally.



Right Side

Unfortunately we didn’t make it home before the bottom dropped out and it began to.....not just rain.....pour buckets full of rain!  And before we got home we were pelted on our bare arms with hail!  OUCH!  What happened to all of the sunshine just an hour ago?!   6/3/23


I clipped photos of clouds to FotoBlendz Overlays for the sky.  The same elements have been used for both pages, just flipped horizontally.

Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Moorlands

ArtsyTransfers Moorlands

ArtsyTransfers Scenic

ArtsyTransfers Wilderness

FotoBlendz Overlays No 4

WaterColor FotoBlendz No 1

Framed Masks No 11

MultiMedia Branches No 2 

MultiMedia Branches No 5 

MultiMedia Branches No 9 

MultiMedia Flowers No 6 

MultiMedia Hearts No 2

Fonts are Arial Narrow and Mistral

Photos are mine



Let’s Ride!

Left side:

Journaling reads:  Mark and I rode a total of 72.2 miles with Bobby and Joy today.  Plus it is 10 miles from our house to their house.  We left our house around 4:08.  We left their house around 4:36 and arrived at the Lakeview Family Restaurant on High Rock Lake in Salisbury around 5:45.  The drive was beautiful!  The fellowship around the picnic table on the porch overlooking the lake was wonderful!  We left the restaurant just after 7 and Mark and I arrived home at 8:14.  We always have a lovely time with our wonderful riding friends!  

6/10/23

Bobby and Joy have a beautiful new-to-them trike!  Mark let Bobby lead the way to the restaurant.


Shadow photo on bottom is blended into the bg.



Right side:

Journaling reads:  Bobby leading the way.

Our journey from beginning to end.

The drive was beautiful and even on the drive home it was warm.  It was a great day for a ride!

As we crossed the lake I noticed there were people swimming in the lake!  It was warm, true, but I would bet the water was not that warm!  Not warm enough for me, anyway!

The restaurant was packed but there was room for us to eat out- side on the porch with a view of the lake!  Very nice and enjoyable!


Photo at top is blended into transfer to give it more blue color.


Credits list

All by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Ocean Cove 

ArtPlay Palette Explore 

ArtPlay Palette Escape

ArtPlay Palette Delightful 

FotoBlendz Overlays No 4

FramedMasks No 10 

Framed Masks No 11

PaperTextures No 4 

MultiMedia Branches No 2 

MultiMedia Branches No 5

Motorcycles No 1 

Fonts are Mistral and Arial Narrow

Photos are mine


 

Hope you enjoyed the journey with me!