I'm back from the Coast ...

After spending most of last week at the Texas Gulf Coast, I just had to go look at some fabulous ocean-themed kits from Alexis Design Studio.  If you have beach pictures to scrap, you will want to check these out at The Digi Chick.

OCEAN BREEZE

My layout created in 2015 for a TDC challenge

That's one of my absolute FAVORITE vacation photos taken on Ocracoke Island, North Carolina in May 2009

OCEAN BREEZE SIMPLICITY

My layouts

Template - La Belle Vie Designs MIX AND MATCH Vol 4

Same day on the beach in Ocracoke, NC!

Template - Alexis Design Studio Former FB freebie 

Same beach on Ocracoke Island!  Love that place!

SEASIDE SOLACE

I have two similar layouts made with this kit.  The first one was CT work when the kit first released. (July 2015)

Template freebie from Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs

I like the quote so much I decided to use it again for  a challenge in 2016 at The Digi Chick.  

Template/composition designed by me! 

Be sure to drop in at Alexis Design Studio store at The Digi Chick to see all the beautiful product designed by Alexis and Barbara for Alexis Design Studio.

And even MORE challenges!

These challenges were done for Go Digital Scrapbooking!  Check out

TEMPLATE

Collection:  Dana's Footprint Digital Design WISHES & DREAMS

Template:  Dana's Footprint Digital Design freebie provided for the challenge

COLOR

Collection:  PattyB Scraps (Over the Fence Designs) 
SAFFRON DAYS AND AZURE NIGHTS
Template freebie from Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs

More challenges!

Check out these fabulous challenges at Gotta Pixel

DRESS UP YOUR TEMPLATE

Collection: Jen C Designs BELIEVE IN YOUR DREAMS
Template - provided for the challenge 

SIMPLE SIMON SAYS

Collection:  Jen C Designs DOCUMENT IT

Template - provided for the challenge

I love challenges!

I love digital challenges, and there are plenty to be found around the web!  Here are some I've been doing at The Digi Chick:

TIC TAC TOE

Collection:  Sherwood Studio SUMMER SUNSET

Template - made by me (gift on my other blog 9/21/2016)

TEMPLATE 

Collection:  Sherwood Studio WESTERN WONDERS

Template:  Akizo Designs TEMPLATE CHALLENGE freebie 

"WORD" - Fall

Collection:  Sherwood Studio AUTUMN MOSAIC

Template: made by me - gift on my other blog on 9/28/2016 

GIVE ME SPACE

Collection:  Sherwood Studio DAKOTA PRAIRIES
Template: made by me for challenge specifications

It's September ... and I'm longing for Fall

Each year when September rolls around, I start feeling a longing for Fall ... which has become (almost...) my favorite season now that I'm no longer in school as a student or teacher!  The Autumn color palette certainly has it's appeal for me, and I find that I can scrap Autumn photos at any time of the year!  I love the rich, vibrant hues that "speak of Autumn" so fluently!

Manu Scraps has 3 wonderful little mini kits (all very full, by the way) which cover the entire gamut of rich, vibrant Autumn color.

FALL FAMILY PHOTO 

As a nature photographer primarily I'm always looking for realistic elements ... flowers and foliage especially ... to compliment my landscape photos.  Manu Scraps FALL FAMILY PHOTO fills this requirement beautifully for me!

Here are my layouts with the fun kits:

Mini #1

Template is a freebie on my blog on 9/7/2016

Mini #2

Template is a freebie on my blog on 9/28/2016

Mini #3

Visit the Manu Scraps store  and gallery at Digital Scrapbooking Studio.