December 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 of 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. Scraplight Challenge – Scraplift a layout from the gallery of Roxana:

by Thuria
by 2BluEyedBabies

2. Style Challenge – Create a “Clean Mixed Media” layout:

by KarenC
by cinderella

3. Template Challenge – Use the provided free template:

by crazycat1126
by Meliora

4. Inspiration Challenge – Create a layout that “remembers the small moments”:

by cinna
by janedee

5. Random Challenge – Use a date element on your layout:

by Pheeebzzzz
by Beth Holmes

6. Journaling Challenge – Create a list of at least 5 items:

by Roxana
by carrie1977

7. Photography Challenge – Create a layout with an old Christmas photo:

by bonnenuit
by mary kate

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

by Dady
by Aerobigirl

Ahhhh…. so many fabulous and creative takes on this month’s challenges! As always I love setting aside time for this spotlight post because it never fails to inspire me! 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 tomorrow, December 31st is your last day to participate in this month’s batch of challenges.  And THEN on January 1st we will be starting our Next Chapter version of the Month of Challenges. I’m so very excited! I hope you will join us!

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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