Let’s Blend Challenge

Hello and Happy Spring! Arizona is experiencing much higher than normal temperatures, so we have had a bit of an early bloom here in the desert. For this month’s Let’s Blend Challenge we will be working with Katie’s Messed Up Photo Blocks. There are quite a few to choose from in the store, and Katie has included one in the freebie packet. Feel free to use any of the Messed up Photo Blocks you might have in your stash, if you choose to create a page for this challenge.

Here is my page below, and my fellow Team members have also created some fabulous inspiration for you to get started on your own layouts.

I used a photo of a prickly pear cactus bloom. I ran it through a filter in the filter gallery, clipped it to the mask and topped it with the framing. My supplies: Chippy Blooms paper pack No. 1, ARToptions Avesta Add-on Paper Pack, ARToptions Alena Solids Paper pack, Messed Up Photo Blocks No. 11, Thin Classic Photo Frames No. 2, Here Comes the Sun Brushes and Stamps

Addie clipped a photo of her son and husband in front of lambeau Field. Such a great shot for a memorable event. Her supplies: Messed Up Photo Blocks Brushes and Stamps 11, Hand Drawn Football Lines 01, Partial Page Masks 08, Calne Solids Paper Pack, Teamwork Brushes and Stamps

Penny (pennyh) masked this beautiful boquet of flowers she found out in the forest. Her background paper coordinates perfectly with her photo. Her supplies: Thin Classic Photo Frames No.2, Blendable Layers 141, Messed Up Photo Blocks No. 11 

A big thank you to Addie (AddieG) and Penny for helping me out by creating such inspirational pages. Hopefully you are inspired to create your own works of art. As always, please don’t forget to post your layouts in the Let’s Blend Challenge Gallery, as well as the April 2026 Challenge Participation Thread to earn store rewards.

Happy Blending!

Joanne