We Worked Together . . . for Challenge YOUrself and AJJ Monthly!

Hi everyone. Welcome 2022 and a new Challenge YOUrself challenge!

 

This month's theme is about working together:

 

I had a lot of fun making this layout!  I loved making this mixed media page about my nurse coworkers!

Here is my completed page:

I used the Cocoa Vanilla Studio's Joyful collection that I purchased from "My Little Scrapbook Store." This is a Christmas collection, but I made it a non-holiday theme!  I wanted to document my retirement by remembering my coworkers and how wonderfully we always worked together as a team. 

I used 2 black and white photos of me and my fellow nurses taken on my last day of work before I retired.  Here's one of them:

And sharing some different views of my project:

I hope you get a chance to check out Challenge YOUrself this month. If you head over to their blog, you can see all of the design team inspiration!

I am also linking my project up to Art Journal Journey, Monthly.

 

 

This month's theme is hosted by Erika at BioArtGal and is entitled Lets Face It.  

Erika said the following:  "This month you should use a face on your journal page. It could be a human face, an animal face, or a face on something that doesn't usually have one like smiling flowers or a mustached mushroom. It might not even be a living thing that has a face. Or perhaps instead of an actual face you have another interpretation of this topic. You can stamp a face, draw a face, use a digital face or cut out a face from something printed. You could also paint a face or stencil a face."

As you can see, my faces on photographs are of me and my 2 nurse co-workers from last year! Thank you, Erika and everyone AJJ.  I am always blown away by the beautiful projects I find there!

And as always, thank you so much for stopping by my blog today.  Happy New Year! HUGS!

Happy Days . . . for Challenge YOUrself!

 Hi everyone!

It's the 7th of the month and time for the new reveal at Challenge YOUrself.  

This month's theme is "Anything Goes!"  How easy is that?!  The only stipulation is that you include a photo with YOU in the frame!!

I chose a photo taken at a fashion show at Macy's back in February of 2008.  My daughters Anne, and Katie; and I were asked to participate in the fashion show for "Go Red for Women" to benefit the American Heart Association because I was a cardiology nurse at the time.

Here is my completed page:

Once again, I used paper and embellishments from the Cocoa Vanilla Studio "Daydream" collection that I purchased at My Little Scrapbook Store.  (I also had fun using assorted stamps from my stash to jazz things up a bit!)

Here are some close-ups:

I hope you get a chance to check out the anything goes challenge at Challenge YOUrself this month.  

And I would like to take this moment to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a blessed, happy, and health new year!  Stay safe everyone!

Hugs to one and all!!!

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Ho Ho Ho . . . for Scrap the Boys!

 Hi everyone!  It's December 1st and time for a new challenge at Scrap the Boys:

This month's challenge is all about Christmas traditions:

I have been feeling very nostalgic lately and missing all of our loved ones who have passed away.  My mother-in-law absolutely loved Christmas and all of her traditions that went with it.  I recently found a photo of my husband and his brother taken back in 1985.  They were on their way to their church's Christmas Eve service.  John was home on leave from Germany (he was in the army) and wore his uniform to church.  

Here is my completed page:

I used Pebbles "Merry Little Christmas" collection to make my page.  I absolutely love all of the adorable things that came with this pack that I purchased from My Little Scrapbook Store!

Here are some close-ups:

I hope you all get a chance to check out the December challenge at Scrap the Boys!  I know that everyone probably is very busy this month, but I know you will enjoy it as much as I did!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today.  I am so thankful for all of your visits and comments!!!

Hugs!

Little Moments . . . for Challenge YOUrself!

 Hi everyone!  It's the 7th of the month and time for a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself!

This month's theme is a fall color palette:

It's from design seeds and you can learn more about them here!

I am also playing along with this month's Art Journal Journey theme: 

Chris is hosting this month and chose to make her theme: "Hold the Line."  She said that there are many ways of getting lines onto your page - I made them with stitching!!!

Here is my completed page:

I used my new Cocoa Vanilla Studio "Daydream" collection.  I live in the USA and always have trouble finding CVS products.  Not this time!  I purchased the "Daydream" kit at My Little Scrapbook Store!!!!

Here's the photo that I used - it was taken with my dear friends at a Halloween party some years ago:

Here are some close-ups:

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today!  I hope you get a chance to take part in our challenge this month!  

I also hope you check out Art Journal Journey Monthly, too!  There are so many talented artists from around the world that participate!!! 

Have a great October everyone!  HUGS!