August Challenges

Sorry I'm a day late getting these posted - I can't believe it's August already! Plus, I was working on my layout for the Cherish Challenge earlier this week, and Brailee got a hold of it - grrr - and tore the left page apart, so I had to fix that before I could finish. So, I didn't get around to doing a brand new layout for the Imagine or Reflections Challenges, so sorry to those who have seen these before.

So, here are the challenges for this month. Here's how it works - at the beginning of each month, I announce which layouts from Cherish and Imagine that we are going to be doing - and starting this month, I'm going to add in Reflections! You don't have to do all of them, just what you want. I will also post my example. You then create the layout using your choice of theme, papers, orientation, etc. and send me a link or a picture of your layout. I will draw a name from all participants and the winner will get a fun bundle of cards at the end of the month. It's fun to see the different results from the same layout!

The Cherish Challenge is Dreamy Look on pages 52 and 53

Melissa's Little Miracle Layout

On this page, I used the hole from a Photo Hanger to 'circle' the number 7 for the date.

The Imagine Challenge is Up the Tempo on pages 64 and 65

On these pages, I cut each petal on the Big Blooms in half and then rounded the ends to resemble the flowers in the pics. I also used my sewing machine on these pages - fun, fun!

The Reflections Challenge is Bottom Border - Base on page 29

On this page, inspiration came from the Laurie Berkner song, I think it's called 'Who's That?' Anyway, the song echoes, so to take that echo onto the page, I created a mirror effect on the left side by using my rubber brayer. The tab on the top right pulls out for hidden journaling. I just love the look on Brailee's face in this picture!