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Downtown Elkhart 1-15-26

February 2026 Surprise Challenge with Magical Scraps Galore
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Downtown Elkhart 1-15-26
Journaling:
Despite today being bitterly cold, I decided to take a quick walk around Central Park on my way home from Wendy’s. I had driven by this pretty sparkly elk several times when going to Baker’s Nook but didn't have time to stop to take a photo so knew today was the perfect time to do so. I also walked across the bridge to Nibco Water and Ice Park to take a photo of the giant snowflake. I love how Elkhart does such a nice job of decorating for the holidays and this addition of the giant elk is so perfect. The elk is even prettier at night when it is lit up. Since that day of the walk the other Christmas décor has been removed but the elk remains and I am hoping since the elk is the symbol of Elkhart that maybe it will stay up year round.

Credits:
-Created using Affinity
-Winter Wonderland by Gingerbread Ladies
-Wintery Days by Gingerbread Ladies
-Winter Magic by Connie Prince
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Reactions: Margaret A
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Thanks for sharing these lovely photos and fun journaling! The big elk and snowflake are incredible! Love the snowflakes and stiched accents too! Thanks for sharing!
 
Margaret A
I love that you used affinity. I used to use procreate for my layouts, but once I started using affinity, I loved it. There’s no going back to procreate except to create a piece of ephemera or background texture that does not already exist in the kit I’m working with when creating a layout.
 
Kristi Martin
Margaret A said:
I love that you used affinity. I used to use procreate for my layouts, but once I started using affinity, I loved it. There’s no going back to procreate except to create a piece of ephemera or background texture that does not already exist in the kit I’m working with when creating a layout.
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I started my digital scrapbook journey with Project Life but it was far too restricting for me. I tried a couple of other thing but once I landed on Affinity I haven't looked back.
 
Margaret A
I know what you mean @Kristi Martin. I bought a bunch of PL style layout templates thinking it was going to speed up my scrapping, but it did not. Participating in Layout Challenges did more for that than anything.
 

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