{"id":34815,"date":"2020-04-06T07:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/?p=34815"},"modified":"2020-04-06T08:52:58","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:52:58","slug":"challenge-spotlight-a-year-of-blessings-and-template-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/2020\/04\/challenge-spotlight-a-year-of-blessings-and-template-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenge Spotlight &#8211; A Year of Blessings and Template #1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/images\/Blog\/Headers\/GS_blog_ChallengeSpotlight_Header.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hi fellow scrappers.\u00a0 Hope your week is starting off well.<\/p>\n<p>Today we&#8217;re focusing on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.gingerscraps.net\/showthread.php?51378-A-Year-Of-Blessings-April-2020\">A Year Of Blessings Challenge<\/a> and the first <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.gingerscraps.net\/showthread.php?51528-April-2020-Template-Challenge-by-Laurie-s-Scraps\">Template Challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>First up is the <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.gingerscraps.net\/showthread.php?51378-A-Year-Of-Blessings-April-2020\">A Year of Blessings Challenge<\/a>. This month it is hosted by Luv Ewe Designs. Her challenge to us was to scrap flowers. That is a perfect subject for me because my husband loves to photograph flowers. While we were vacationing in Lake Lure, NC in Jnue of 2018, we got to experience their Flowering Bridge. It was a super experience. Here is my take on the challenge and a few others I&#8217;ve chosen from the gallery.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34816\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34816\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34816\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AYOB_Challenge_April.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AYOB_Challenge_April.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AYOB_Challenge_April-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AYOB_Challenge_April-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/AYOB_Challenge_April-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From Grace:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34817\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Grace_AYOB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Grace_AYOB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Grace_AYOB-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Grace_AYOB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Grace_AYOB-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From Dannisa:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34818\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dannisa_AYOB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dannisa_AYOB.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dannisa_AYOB-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dannisa_AYOB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Dannisa_AYOB-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From ktmoonblue:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34819\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ktmoonblue_AYOB.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ktmoonblue_AYOB.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/ktmoonblue_AYOB-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Aren&#8217;t these beautiful?<\/p>\n<p>Next is one of my favorite challenges each month. The <a href=\"https:\/\/forums.gingerscraps.net\/showthread.php?51528-April-2020-Template-Challenge-by-Laurie-s-Scraps\">Template Challenge<\/a>. There are two of these each month. This month the first challenge is hosted by Laurie&#8217;s Scraps. Look at this gorgeous template that she has provided for us to use.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.gingerscraps.net\/showthread.php?51528-April-2020-Template-Challenge-by-Laurie-s-Scraps\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34820\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April20_Template_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April20_Template_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April20_Template_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April20_Template_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/April20_Template_1-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love working with templates so these fall right into my wheelhouse. I had a blast pulling out some older pictures of my kids. They are now much older than this.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_34821\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34821\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-34821\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Template_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Template_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Template_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Template_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Template_1-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-34821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From KatherineWoodin:<\/p><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34822\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/KatherineWoodin_Template_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/KatherineWoodin_Template_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/KatherineWoodin_Template_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/KatherineWoodin_Template_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/KatherineWoodin_Template_1-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From pjm117:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34823\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pjm117_template_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pjm117_template_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pjm117_template_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pjm117_template_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/pjm117_template_1-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>From poki04:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34824\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poki04_template_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poki04_template_1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poki04_template_1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poki04_template_1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/poki04_template_1-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So much fun playing with these.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, any 10 challenges completed will get you this full kit!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34825\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GS_sneakpeek_CR_APRIL_2020-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GS_sneakpeek_CR_APRIL_2020-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GS_sneakpeek_CR_APRIL_2020-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GS_sneakpeek_CR_APRIL_2020-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/gsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/GS_sneakpeek_CR_APRIL_2020-1-580x580.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll have an other challenge spotlight on Wednesday!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gingerscraps.net\/Ginger\/2019_Blog_Footers\/GS_footer_blog_Stephanie_2019.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi fellow scrappers.\u00a0 Hope your week is starting off well. Today we&#8217;re focusing on the A Year Of Blessings Challenge and the first Template Challenge. First up is the A Year of Blessings Challenge. This month it is hosted by Luv Ewe Designs. Her challenge to us was to scrap flowers. 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