April Challenge Spotlight

Hello everyone!  It’s Polly Karen bringing you an inspiration packed Challenge Spotlight post!  Each month we have 8 monthly challenges hosted in our forums and at the end of each month, I look through the challenge galleries and shine my spotlight on just a few of my favorites.  So without further delay, let’s check out some amazing new layouts created for this month’s challenges!

1. Inspiration Challenge – Spring Photo Mood Board:

by tappy
by janisn

2. Template Challenge – Use the provided free template:

by cinna
by AJK

3. Random Challenge – Create a layout divided into quadrants:

by curio
by mary kate

4. Photography Challenge – Capture a photo of something unique in your community:

by zinzilah
by cinderella
by DivaMom96

5. Style Challenge – Create a pocket style layout:

by Roxana
by 3BluEyedBabies

6. BYOC Challenge – Use 90% current BYOC products from at least 3 designers:

by MargaretA
by carrie1977

7. Journaling Challenge – Create a layout with journaling about a time you or someone you love had to work through a challenge:

by elwaechter
by Meliora

8. Scraplift Challenge – Scraplift a layout from StoryKeeperBeth’s gallery:

by LuLuLor
by Thuria

I know I say this every month, but I just love taking the time to write this spotlight post each month! There are so many fabulous layouts in the galleries that I might miss otherwise and I love shining my spotlight on just a few of them. The hardest part is narrowing down my choices! Ha ha! I hope you are as inspired by these pages as I was and if you are, please take a moment to leave these layouts a little love.  All the images above are linked. This is also your reminder that Thursday, April 30th, is your last day to participate in this month’s batch of challenges. 

I’ve been married for nearly a quarter of a century and have two awesome kiddos currently off at college. I’m a bit of a hobby collector—I love learning new things and trying out creative projects. Right now, some of my favorite pastimes include painting, art journaling, making hand-bound books, crocheting, and reading. In the past, I’ve also dabbled in stained glass, cross stitch, knitting, printmaking, and sewing—if it’s artsy, I’ve probably given it a try!

My scrapbooking style is messy, full, and journaling-heavy. I usually start with my photos and the stories behind them, but sometimes a kit is so fun and colorful that I’ll go find a photo just so I can scrap with it. Bright, vibrant kits always draw me in.

Photoshop is my home base when I scrap. I especially love working with shadows on separate layers so I can warp them for a more realistic effect. The pen tool is another favorite—it helps me create text boxes that fit any shape or space. And templates? I absolutely cannot scrap without them.

If you’re new to all this, remember: Ctrl-Z is your best friend. And more importantly—be brave enough to suck at something new. That’s how the magic start

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