More Challenge Layouts for GingerScraps

So, some challenges are very inspiring to me and others not so much. These few challenges were not my favorites this month, so my layouts are VERY simple just so I could get them done.

 February Color Challenge - we had to use certain colors so I just stuck to the free paper pack
Credits: February Color Challenge Solid Papers by A Joyful Heart

I'm not really a big fan of changing my desktop all that often, and this particular template didn't do much for me, so I just had fun playing with a kit I haven't used yet.
Credits: Love and Friendship by Unforgettable Memories
Template: Feb Desktop Challenge by Marie H Designs

So two more challenges done, I'm more than half way to earning my gift certificate at the end of the month!

Washington DC Vacation Layout

Made this Layout using the January Daily Download from Gingerscraps for the current challenge and to put together a scrapbook of our DC trip from this past summer:

Credits: New Day by Laura Marie Scraps
Template: Teriann Hanks

And I was reading up on drop shadows on another site and learned some tricks about playing with the horizontal and offset numbers and I've FINALLY figured out how to get a drop shadow that surrounds a whole box or strip of paper without having to put more than one dropshadow on!! YAY!

Template Challenge at Gingerscraps

Here's my LO for the first Template Challenge at Gingerscraps this month. I scrapped a LO from our DC trip this past summer.

Credits: New Beginning by Blue Heart Scraps
Template by Valerie Ostrom for the Template Challenge