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Day Twenty-One: Connection to Kit
I have loved the colors in this kit for the longest time and its been on my wish list forever. When my DD got this onesie for Christmas, it gave me the perfect excuse to purchase the kit!


Credits:
Storyteller BYOC 2021 March - Not Today
Fiddlesticks 96
 
Day Twenty-Six: Repeating, Transforming & Connecting Shape
Well, I missed the part of it needed to be a frame. So I'll be back with a different version to qualify for the challenge.

But for this version, I made a holly leaf border by stacking 9 squares and playing with resizing and strokes for each leaf. On some of them I added a fold overlay to add interest and stitching to make the center stem line.


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Christmas Joy
Sunny Side Up
CU - Folded Overlays #1

With a frame-
I started with a square and resized and rotated then added a couple of rectangles. Added a stroke. Finished with a vellum action.


Credits:
Colorful: Patterns & Backgrounds
Colorful: Rainbow Basics
All You Need: The Kit
Style No.81: Vellum - CU
Deja Vu & Bright by APennington
 
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Day Twenty-Eight: Blind Scrap
1.) Use a solid or lightly patterned background. √
2.) Use paint/gesso/brushes to make a cluster in the center of the page.√
3.) Use at least one paper piece (patterned or solid) to make a strip down the center of the page.√
4.) Place a photo on the middle of the layered strip.√
5.) Add a stroke or frame to the photo, and add at least 2 layers behind the photo- wordarts/tabs/paper layers, to add some visual weight to the photo.√
6.) Layer at least 1 foliage or floral around the photo.√
7.) Tuck some thread/string into the cluster by the photo.√
8.) Add at least 1 line of journaling below the photo.√
9.) Place a wordart or title above the photo on the page.√
10.) Add at least 1 small element (sequins/confetti/scatter) around the photo.√


Credits:
All You Need: The Kit
Documented: The Kit
Foundation: Subfloors v.3
 
Day Thirty-One: Connecting with Me
Word Count: 172


With life’s circumstances right now, connecting to myself is a bit harder. It’s not as easy to take a couple of hours for a walk on the beach or in the mountains. So more and more, I find myself turning to scrapbooking and getting lost in creating something. Most days, it’s too overwhelming to pick a kit and pictures. And more times than not- by the time I’ve done that- I’m out of time to scrap. So, my compromise is to just scrap a page. I put cute insert photos here cards in place of the photos. And then when I have the chance, I add pictures as I find them that work for the layout. I’ve found giving myself the grace to not have a complete page done with pictures is very freeing. I ended 2023 with more pages scrapped with pictures than any previous year. And as a bonus, since I’m not worried about kits and photos coordinating, I’m using different kits and colors than I normally tend to choose.

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Audacity
September Challenge Template by V Wibbens
 
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