Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Show and Tell

This collage is entitled "Passion." 

We always get a great turnout for our Show and Tell challenges over at Inspiration Avenue.  You can see the other entries here.  I encourage you all to go and visit.  By the way, you have until Sunday, July 28 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to post something you'd like to share. 

Digital Scrapbooking Kit Freebie

I took part in a color challenge over at Scrap Matters and created a free digital collage kit.  Here is the color palette I used.

I split my kit into two separate zip files due to their size.  Here is the preview for the papers.

You can download these papers  here.

Here is the preview for the elements.

You can download these here.

If you choose to download these freebies, I'd really appreciate it if you'd leave a comment.  You can visit the site with the challenge to see what others have created with this palette here.

Art Journal Challenge-Journal Journeys Route 2

Do you love being challenged to create something that has meaning?  I know I do.  Do you love getting digital freebies to enhance your work?  If you do, then you'll want to check out the newest venture by Altered Amanda at Outside the Box Studios!  It's a collaboration with Digiscrap Addicts.  We're already on week two but it's not too late to join in the fun.  

This challenge takes place over four weeks.  It's all about creating meaningful art journal pages.  This time, the prompt was to "let your page reflect some positive steps toward your new venture."  You can see the written post here. 

I absolutely love getting free goodies for my image making, but I'm finding that there's an added benefit to me personally.  I'm really considering what I can do to advance my artistic abilities and include more collaboration with other artists.  I hope you'll take a closer look.

Credits for image components:
Amanda K. (Outside the Box Studios), 2 CHM, Bits n Bobs, Far Far Hill, 2chm,  Digicats (and Dogs), and Moonlight Journey

Inspiration Avenue Challenge-Birthdays

On July 15, I hosted the challenge over at Inspiration Avenue.  It was my mother's birthday so I chose the theme "Birthdays."  Here is the collage I created for the challenge.

I've always loved celebrating my birthday, though it isn't nearly as fun as it was when I was a child.  I loved the quote by Mary Pickford and I believe that all of us must find some way to remain young indefinitely.  You can visit us over at IA and see the challenge entries here.

Credits for image components:
ChrissyW Digital, 2 a.m. Designs, Etc. Dan, Sherwood Studio, Digilicious, Far Far Hill, Pewter 7, Marisa Lerin, Bits o'Scrap, Color Me Scrappy, Digitee Designs, DigiDesign Works, and Fancie Studio.

Art Journal

Outside the Box Studios is hosting an art journal challenge with DigiScraps Addicts.  Each week for four weeks there will be a prompt.  By participating, I get to feed my compulsion to collect more digital art-making supplies.  This week, the route is to create about something I want to do- or learn, or be a part of.

I really want to increase my contacts with other digital image makers.  I've met lots of awesome people and I find I thrive on feedback.  I also love to look at others' artistic creations and share my thoughts.  Within the digital community, there are lots of people who are willing to share their expertise.  I want to increase my skills in photographing things that I can use in my digital collages.  It's not the photography I need help with so much as the skill of extracting objects once they are photographed.  Those are the two things I decided to share in this week's art journal page.