Wow! More than 2 weeks have past!

DHD designer Agnes Biro and her friend Janka collaborated on  a beautiful new kit called Renewed Spirit. They decided they would give away two complete kits to randomly selected scrappers who posted a favourite family photo. A second chance would be offered to those who also used the free add-on sampler of the kit to create a layout. This was my entry - and I WON!! Watch for more layouts using this fabulous kit.

June's DHD Inspiration challenge wanted layouts that evoked a nostalgic carnival feel. The photos on the poster used for inspiration were slightly faded, with a warm pink cast to them. This is what came from that inspiration.

DHD's June Journaling challenge asked us to use either the title to or the lyrics of a favourite song. I did both. The photos aren't actually from the Atlantic Ocean, but of Lake Michigan. The schooner is the Windy, which provides tours of the Chicago waterfront.

DHD's June Technique challenge was looking for weaving something in and out of the elements on the layout. I've done lots of this technique, but not using DHD products. So I created this layout for that purpose. Zoom in on the photo to see how I've woven the ribbon in and out of the punched border and then wrapped the string around it all. (ETA: June Technique Challenge winner!)

Gotta Pixel has a Crock Pot challenge, sort of a speedscrap in reverse. I'd never done one until this. The designer gives us a list of supplies we're to use and we take it from there. I've wanted to scrap this photo of Bruce for a long time and it just seemed to work!

Gotta Pixel's Journaling with a Twist's Silvia Romeo gives all participants an element to include in the layout. Her element is the piece of rickrack that runs behind the photos. I used a template for this one. Credits for these last two layouts can be found at http://www.gottapixel.net/gallery/u27063-janfrn.html

I've also made a ton of jewelry in the last couple of weeks, but haven't gotten the pics done. Stay tuned!

This week's efforts

DHD's June Color Swatch made me think of this photo, so I used it.

Gotta Pixel's june Blast from the Past is a father/grandfather theme. I chose this pic of my dad holding me in front of Grandma and Grandpa Curry's house on George Street in Brockville in 1961.

This Twisted Pixel challenge from Gotta Pixel gave us a template to use for our layout. The small photo on the left is from the same farm as the photo for this:  https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMLcTwiP6gRJ37e3TE_LCZRAlPdUscuI9vzgFecCuAtq47wILyj8H_E2FAT2BTOoRUvydG5TqMXhDZiZH0b2-oBzIaiiOw2aOcRUHgYNPhld3TiT-dXncBaBZz68YBRconLr7hp6AjVk/s1600/History.jpg ... Unintentionally I used the same paper and overall color scheme.

Jen Parbon from Word Art World issues a special word art for each month's challenge. This month there was also some papers and a journaling mat that I used as a frame. (ETA: Gotta Pixel June Word Art Challenge winner!)
 

I didn't know about the Sunday Brunch Crunch challenge until this week. The theme was the one modern convenience we couldn't imagine living without. Et voila!

Last but not least is the layout I did for a new site I checked out called Digitals. The challenge is called Around the World and it's a journaling challenge... The theme for this 2 month period is a world-changing event that had an impact on us personally. This one sure did. There is so much I wanted and needed to say that it'll be impossible to read it here. It's an abridged version of a Random Remincence: http://randomlyreminiscing.blogspot.com/2009/05/october-crisis-as-seen-through-eyes-of.html

A New Month, a New Batch of Challenges...

This is my layout for our second Digimorph. The first time, there were about 20 of us and we worked from one layout that was morphed and passed on to the next in line. It took months! So this time we split up into two groups with the same layout as our starter; I was first to get the layout for the Green Team. This is my result. I couldn't post it anywhere until after the reveal, so it went into the DHD Gallery the week of May 29 to June 4... and was selected Layout of the Week!

For the June Blueprint, Jennifer Valencia was the designer. My layout is very similar to hers, with a few minor changes. I used the same photo as for Lindsay's birthday card.

The June Scraplift was perfect for this photo of Amanda and Micah walking along the shore of Lake Michigan after our visit to the Shedd Aquarium.

Gotta Pixel's challenges are a bit different. This layout is my Grab Bag effort for June, and the theme is BLUE. There were 12 random facts about the colour blue listed, with a secret required element attached to each one. I selected 6 of the random facts, with the result being that I had to use at least 1 tag, at least 1 cluster, an odd number of flowers (no fewer than 3), a heart, an animal or bug, a splat/scatter/spill and the colour blue. Done!

GP's June Use the Prompts Challenge  was to use the phrase, "The view from my home I see..." and it was a no-brainer that I should use some of the scads of sunset photos I have. 

And last but not least, there's the GP What's in a Name challenge. This month the necessary piece to include was to use Times New Roman as the font for our name. Here's my new signature tag!

There are more challenges on my list... NINE of them to be exact! and I want to get some jewelry made this month too so there will be much creating going on here.