MORE Snow!

Let it Snow

Journaling reads:  This is our 3rd snow so far this year!  I don’t remember it even snowing 3 times in one year since moving to NC 14 years ago!

 

I placed the dark bg first and layered it with a lighter color and blended it with the overlay mode to make the area lighter behind the photo.  I used one of the paint elements as a photo mask.

 

52 Inspirations 2022  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/52-Inspirations-2022/

52-2022-02 Fancy Flakes by Vicki Stegall (snowflake in title) https://www.oscraps.com/shop/52-Inspirations-2022-No-02-Fancy-Flakes-by-Vicki-Stegall.html

52-2022-04 Today Scrapbook Kit by Vicki Stegall  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/52-Inspirations-2022-No-04-Today-Scrapbook-Kit-by-Vicki-Stegall.html

Font for title is Beautiful Regular

Photo is mine

 

Frosty Morning by Simplette

Journaling reads:  His eye is on the sparrow and I know He watches me!

Frosty Morning by Simplette 

Overlays  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Morning-overlays-by-Simplette-Oscraps.html

Clusters  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Morning-clusters-by-Simplette-Oscraps.html

Embellishments  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Morning-embellishmnents-by-Simplette-Oscraps.html

Patterned Papers  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Morning-patterned-papers-by-Simplette-Oscraps.html

Stamps  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Morning-stamps-by-Simplette-Oscraps.html

Full Kit  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Frosty-Morning-full-kit-by-Simplette-Oscraps.html

 

 

Whose Woods These Are

I love taking photos of the snow.  My husband was going to walk his dog in the woods and I had him take the camera along to get some pictures.  

Whose Woods These Are

Journaling reads:  Whose woods these are I think I know.  His house is in the village though; He will not see me stopping here To watch his woods fill up with snow. – Robert Frost (1874-1963)  The beauty of the snow falling silently to the ground is a wonderful thing to watch.  It seems to bring a halt to everything.  And in that halt of activity comes a peace.  A pure, white peace.

 

All products by Anna Aspnes

ArtPlay Palette Inkling https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Inkling.html

MultiMedia Winter No. 3 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-3.html

Artsy Layered Template No. 284 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Artsy-Layered-Template-No.-284.html

Inkling WordART Mix No. 1 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Inkling-WordART-Mix-No.-1.html

ArtsyTransfers Inkling https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Inkling.html

MultiMedia Winter No. 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-2.html

 

 

Winter Snow

I love this picture my husband took of the neighbor's cows while he was back in our woods.  They sure were curious about him taking their picture!  I'm sure they did not really feel the cold or pay attention to the snow collecting on their backs, but it makes me thankful that I am not a cow!

Winter Snow

Process by layers:

1. Solid paper base first
2. Painted paper next
3. Photo Masked Photo next
4. Coffee Stain Circle added over masked photo
5. Snowy edge next
6. Clear overlay word art next
7. Snowflake elements, word strip and beaded word

 

Credits List:

October 2021 Color Play items by Palvinka Designs

First Snow Elements

First Snow Papers

First Snow Overlays and WA

First Snow Photomasks

First Snow Edges

First Snow Solid Papers 

Photo by my husband, Mark Whittemore

For the Birds!

I have had so much fun watching and capturing pictures of the birds at my feeders this winter!  I'm wondering where some of them have been!  I rarely ever see towhees or dark-eyed juncos.  And even the house finches have been sparse!  Maybe the colder-than-normal, snowier-than usual winter has brought them around!  Whatever the reason, I'm glad to oblige and feed them!

Bird Watching

Journaling reads: I love seeing the different kinds of birds that come to my feeders. Seeing this Red-bellied Woodpecker was a lovely sight!

Credits list

Life After 50 by Karen Schulz
Font Arial Narrow
Photo is mine

 

Dark-eyed Juncos

Done for the January 2022 Anna Aspnes Color Challenge
Journaling reads: The dark-eyed juncos move quickly across the iced snow beneath the bird feeders to gather up the scattered morsels of seeds.

Credits list

ArtPlay Palette Family by Anna Aspnes
Fonts Arial Narrow and Franklin Gothic Bold
Photo is mine

 

Red-bellied Woodpeckers

Done for the January 2022 AnnaLift - My inspiration from Life is a Story: 1930 Road Trip by NanaJ were the multiphotos and the larger blended photo.

Process:
I grouped all of the artsy layers from the template together, except for the top photo mask, and clipped my background photo to the combined layers, using a miscellaneous brush to give more fill and definition. To add more red to the background, I used the different layers from the artsy transfer, changing some of the layers to the color I picked from the woodpecker's head.

Journaling reads: I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing the red-bellied woodpeckers enjoying themselves at my feeders this winter. They not only are hanging out at the suet feeder, but the bird seed feeders, too! And I have been able to get clear pictures of both the male and female. The female looks as though she has a receding hairline!

Credits list

MultiMedia Winter No. 3 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-3.html
ArtsyTransfers Inkling https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Inkling.html
MultiMedia Winter No. 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-2.html
Artsy Layered Template No. 244 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Artsy-Layered-Template-No.-244.html
Photos are mine

 

Life After 50

Journaling reads: Mark and I love spending time with Ilene. She may be 15 years older than me, but, as Mark says, "age is just a number!" We have a wonderful time sharing a meal together and playing games or working on puzzles.

Credits list

Life After 50 by Karen Schulz
Font is Arial Narrow
Photo is mine

There's still plenty of time to participate in this month's challenges at O'Scraps!  Check them out HERE!
 

Birds of a Feather

Beautiful Winter

Journaling reads:  I captured pictures of a pair of Downy Wood peckers around the bird feeders today.  I didn’t realize I had taken pictures of a male and female.  The male is in the tree and is smaller than the male that is on the suet feeder.

Birds of a Feather

Journaling reads:  Lots of birds walking on top of the icy snow underneath the bird feeders.  They scurried here and there for the tiny morsels that fell to the ground from the feeders.  They were fun to watch, but it was so cold that I could not watch for long!
 

I used the Chamonix 1937 Collection by Regina Falango

Chamonix 1937 the Kit https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-THE-KIT.html

Chamonix 1937 Clusters https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-CLUSTERS.html

Chamonix 1937 Add On https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-ADD-ON.html

Chamonix 1937 Tableaux https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-TABLEAUX.html

Chamonix 1937 Accents https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-ACCENTS.html

Chamonix 1937 More https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-MORE.html

Chamonix 1937 Papers 1 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-PAPERS-1.html

Chamonix 1937 Papers 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/CHAMONIX-1937-PAPERS-2.html

 

Font is Arial Narrow

Photos are mine 

For the Birds

For the Birds

Journaling reads:  I made my own suet cakes for the birds.  The chickadees are my most frequent visitors.

I removed portions of the string holding up the bird feeder and the string of the heart on the fence to make them look like they were wrapped around the tree branch and fence.

I worked with two kits by Emeto Designs

Nostalgic Dream  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/emeto-Nostalgic-dream.html

Nostalgic Dream Clusters Part 1  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/emeto-Nostalgic-dream-clusters-part-1.html

Nostalgic Dream Clusters Part 2  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/emeto-Nostalgic-dream-clusters-part-2.html

Welcome Winter  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/emeto-Welcome-winter-by-emeto-designs.html

Welcome Winter Backgrounds  https://www.oscraps.com/shop/emeto-Welcome-winter-backgrounds.html

Font for journaling is Shorelines Script Bold Regular

Font for title is Shelly Regular

Photo is mine

 

Cherish Every Moment

Journaling reads:  The snow finally arrived in West Virginia!  So my youngest son and his daughter had some snowball fun.  Addy made her snowball and then tossed it at her dad.  But, as dad’s snowball flew at her, Addy’s snowball disintegrated before it found its mark.

I used one of the Artsy Transfers as a photo mask for the larger photo.  I changed the hue and saturation on the background texture to match her coat.

AnnaRelease 25 January 2019 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/AnnaRelease-25-January-2019.html 

This limited option is back at a 58% discount and now includes the coordinating ArtsyTransfers. This product will no longer be available after January 19, 2022 at 9am EST.

Includes:

ArtPlay Palette Inkling https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtPlay-Palette-Inkling.html

MultiMedia Winter No. 3 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-3.html

UrbanThreadz No. 19 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/UrbanThreadz-No.-19.html

Inkling WordART Mix No. 1 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Inkling-WordART-Mix-No.-1.html

Artsy Layered Template No. 284 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Artsy-Layered-Template-No.-284.html

ArtsyTransfers Inkling https://www.oscraps.com/shop/ArtsyTransfers-Inkling.html

(Not included in the above release) MultiMedia Winter No. 2 https://www.oscraps.com/shop/MultiMedia-Winter-No.-2.html

 

Ear-Warmers for Ellie

Ear-Warmers for Ellie

Journaling reads:  At church Ellie said her ears were cold so she needed her "new thang".  Backstory:  I knitted the ear-warmers for myself.  However, they were too small, so I decided they would probably fit Ellie perfectly!  She opened them at church today.  1-2-22

 

I used the following items from the At First Blush Collection by Laitha Art Studio

At First Blush - Photo Masks

At First Blush - Mixed Media Papers

At First Blush - Papers

At First Blush - Stamps

At First Blush - Transfers

At First Blush - Page Kit

At First Blush - Watercolor Brushes & Stamps

At First Blush - Painted Papers

At First Blush - Watercolor Add-On

Font is Arial Narrow

Photo by Joy Parks Fleshman

 

Vicki Robinson's January Challenge

For Vicki Robinson’s January 2022 Challenge HERE:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/vicki-robinson-designs-jan-2022-challenge-ends-1-28.34749/

Challenge Products:

All Products by Vicki Robinson Designs:

Just for Today Add-on Elements and Papers

Just for Today Kit

Just for Today Masks

Just for Today Inspirational Words

January 2022 Challenge Story Starters 01 FREEBIE

Stamp Sampler 01

Art Journal Marks 01 Circular, Art Journaling Marks 02 and 03, Mark Making Stamps 03, Mark Making Stamps 04. 

Font is Cathleen Script Regular

Journaling reads:  “And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.”  Matthew 10:28 (ESV)

 

Font Challenge

Hi!  My name is Vicky and I'm a fontaholic!

I like the font challenge because it forces me to search through the hundreds and hundreds of fonts I have.  I am bad about using the same ones over and over and over again!

You can find out more about the Font Challenge #5 here:  https://oscraps.com/community/threads/january-challenge-5-font-challenge.34686/

Journaling reads: Ilene and I began work on one of the puzzles she got for Christmas. It took us all afternoon just to get the border in place! Even at that, we still have a few pieces that are missing or not in the right place!

Credits list

Hello Winter By Palvinka
Stamps https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hello-Winter-Stamps.html
Clusters https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hello-Winter-Clusters-PD.html
Overlays and WA https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hello-Winter-Overlays-and-WA.html
Photomasks https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hello-Winter-Photomasks.html
Solid Papers https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hello-Winter-Solid-Papers.html
Kit https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Hello-Winter-Kit.html
Fonts used:
Parchment Regular - Christmas
Perpetua Titling MT Bold - Puzzle
Arial Narrow - Journaling

Photos are mine 

Baby, It's Cold Outside!

Since we got our first snow of 2022 on Monday, I did a scrapbook page in remembrance of the event!  I'm so glad, for the most part, that when it snows in NC it is usually gone by the next day!  Yesterday, however, it was gone the same day as soon as the sun came out, except for the little patches that were in the shadows!

Done for the January 2022 Big Photo Challenge #4

Journaling reads:  The temperature dropped steadily through the night as the winter storm blew into our area with gusty winds.  It began as rain which turned to sleet and before long turned into BIG, fluffy white flakes of snow that covered the ground.  But when all was said and done for the first snow of the year, the sun came out and it was gone as quickly as it came, as is the case with most snows in NC. 

I used a paper from the kit by NLD Designs for the background.  I also used an overlay from the kit as the photo mask.  I used 2 overlays by Palvinka designs for the upper right and lower left corners.  I used 2 of the painted brushes by et designs for the upper left and lower right corners.  I laid the white frame from the kit by NLD Designs over the top and then added my journaling using the Arial Narrow font. 

You can find more about the Big Photo Challenge #4 here: https://oscraps.com/community/threads/january-challenge-4-big-photo.34691/ 

All of the products I used are under the category of January 2022 Featured Products found here: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/digital-scrapbooking-featured-products/

I used: 

Freezing Season Playing with Brushes by et designs https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Freezing-Season-pwb.html

Free as a Bird Overlays by Palvinka designs https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Free-As-A-Bird-Overlays.html

Midnight Madness Kit by NLD Designs https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Midnight-Madness-Kit.html

 

New Challenges for January 2022 at O'Scraps

Here's a couple of scrapbook pages I've done for the activities so far this year.

MultiPhoto Challenge #1 https://oscraps.com/community/threads/january-challenge-1-multi-photo.34688/

 

Done for the January 2022 MultiPhoto Challenge.
Journaling reads: We spent a quiet day at home. I was in front of the computer while Mark worked out on the sawmill. We began another year of Bible reading and I worked on the knit blanket.

Credits list

All items used were from New Years ValuePack No. 1 by Anna Aspnes.
Font for journaling is Charmie
Photos of us, Bible passage, and the knit blanket are mine.

 

 

Border Challenge #2 https://oscraps.com/community/threads/january-challenge-2-borders.34581/

 

Done for the January 2022 Border Challenge
Journaling reads: Last year Mark and I read a devotion and a few verses in reference to the devotion every evening. This year we are listening to Chronological readings and using a study guide to answer some questions about the portions of scripture we heard to step our Bible study time up a notch. Can we do it? YES, we can!

Credits list

All items used were from New Years ValuePack No. 1 by Anna Aspnes.
Font is Arial Narrow
Photo is mine

  

Color Palette Challenge #3 https://oscraps.com/community/threads/january-challenge-3-color-palette.34689/

 

Done for the January 2022 Color Palette Challenge #3

Relaxing on New Year's day.

Credits list

Sunday Morning by Lynne Anzelc

ShutterBug by Lynne Anzelc (photo mask)