March 1st - 31st: About Me Challenge {Yourself & Change}

[PhoebeJo]

Hi, everyone!! I'm so excited to be hosting the "About Me" challenge for March! AAM pages are so hard for me to make...I'm like most of you...I'm always behind the camera, documenting everyone else. I need a little push to get me scrapping about myself. That's why I love AAM challenges. My challenge for you is a pretty simple one.
It's easy to scrap the happy, fun moments but sometimes we leave out important pieces of ourselves because they're not as easy. Your challenge is to create a page about change. It could be a change you want to make in your life, a change that you've went through...whatever comes to mind when you think about yourself and change. (Did anyone else think of Bobby Brady when his voice changed?? ) So there you have it...scrap a page about yourself...and change.
ETA: Just to clarify, you don't have to use the word "change" in your title or on your page. ;)

Here's a page that I made for the challenge:

Time for Change...

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/4/6/change.jpg

Journaling:
“I’m passive...too passive. I try to avoid confrontation as much as possible but that usually means I push feelings down & don’t deal with them. Unhealthy. It’s time for a change. Time to stop being a doormat & realize there’s nothing wrong with standing up for myself. Change is good.”

And here are some amazing pages from team members for your inspiration...

from Leilani:

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/1/0/lr_flyfree_jb.jpg

from Lex:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b379/mrshobbes/beginning.jpg



Have fun and I can't wait to see the gorgeous pages that everyone creates!!

Details:
- This challenge will run from March 1st until March 31st.

- You must use at least 75% MScraps products.

- You must upload your layout to the about me challenge gallery (http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/browseimages.php?c=29) and you must post your layout + link in this thread.

- 1 winner will be picked shortly after the challenge has closed and will win a $10 Gift Certificate to the store.

[Gisele Cristina]

Love your pages, girls!!!

[Helen]

fantastic pages girls!!

[TanteEni]

here's mine:
http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/2/1/6/time_of_changes_thumb.jpg (http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1603&c=29)

hope you like it.
The journaling is about how my baby changed my live.

[justjen]

here is mine fun challenge, but I am really not that fond of scrapping myself, made this challenge really hard so that's why I decided to do this:)
http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/1/1/5/change.jpg

[PhoebeJo]

Ooo....amazing pages, ladies!! I love these!! (I know what you mean...'me' pages are so hard for me, too, Jen...I'm so glad you decided to play along!)

[Soco]

Great challenge Phoebe! Thank you! :) I think I know what I'm gonna do!

[BBDesigns]

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/1/8/5/aboutmemarchchallenge_bbdesigns_thumb.jpg (http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1617&c=29)


Journaling: "The day I changed was the day I found out I had cancer. That one moment in time went on echoing in my memory. The sadness in my mothers eyes the moment I told her the news. The first time I saw my father cry, when I was too sick to move. The brave and frightened worry eyes of my little boy. The day I changed I will never forget... I began to love a little more, found beauty where I once hid it, tell my family how much they mean to me, fight for what I believe in, challenge each day. Knowing that it could come back and still live like there is forever...fly free...higher than the sky...it is limitless after all."- BBDesigns

[PhoebeJo]

Oh wow, Brandy! Your journaling is so raw and real! I'm so sorry you had to go through that!! Are you doing okay now? (I hope it's okay to ask...I don't want to pry, hun.) Fabulous job on the challenge!

[BBDesigns]

Phoebejo,

I was doing ok for almost a year, than my body decided to hide something, that the doctors are trying to find. I will be ok, I have too many people praying for me, not too. Thank you, it is funny how inspiring simple words or a kit can be, and before I new it, the page took over. :blunke:

[PhoebeJo]

Well add me to the list of people praying for you!! Hugs, sweetie!!!

[Soco]

Brandy, thank you for sharing this with us! Add me to that list too!!!

Here's mine... I don't know if we had to include the word "change" in our LO. I didn't because I think the wordart speaks well about the great change I'm living... :) I hope it's OK.

http://www.mscraps.com/galleri/showphoto.php?photo=1739&title=a-baby-will&cat=all
http://www.mscraps.com/galleri/data/28/sc_my_little_one_soco_1_604654.jpg (http://www.mscraps.com/galleri/showphoto.php?photo=1739&title=a-baby-will&cat=all)

EDIT March 8: Corrected link

[Gisele Cristina]

Lo's beautiful girls, I made my page

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/1/5/7/lreiber_pack11_sidekick2.jpg

[Joyce Paul]

I put the LO in Sabrina's category because I made it for her CT. I don't know how to place it in two or more categories at the same time... do I have to upload it again in the challenge's category?

Yes, unfortunately that's the only way to do it at the moment :-( (upload it twice)

Gorgeous layouts, everyone!!
Just wonderful!

[PhoebeJo]

Fabulous work, ladies!! Beautiful pages!!
(And nope...you don't have to use the word "change" on your page...I should've made that more clear. ;) I'll edit the challenge to clarify.) :)

[Soco]

Thank you Joyce and Phoebe! :) I'll upload it to the challenge gallery then.

Gisele, your LO is gorgeous! I love it!!! :Cheerful:

[Soco]

I'll upload it to the challenge gallery then.

It's done! :) Thanks again!

[jewelscraps]

I had the hardest time creating this LO, it's so hard to scrap about myself lol But here it is:

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/4/8/6/hazelolive_beyourself_paper11_done600_thumb.jpg (http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1787&c=29)

Thanks for the great challenge!

[yolanda]

These are wonderful pages, ladies - WOW! I think I might have to give this challenge a shot... :)

[inklover13]

Lovely pages ladies! Good luck.

[PhoebeJo]

Julia...I adore your page!!
And yes, please do join in, Yolanda!! We'd love to have you play along with us!! :Cheerful:

[sabrinavc]

amazing pages!

[yolanda]

Julia...I adore your page!!
And yes, please do join in, Yolanda!! We'd love to have you play along with us!! :Cheerful:

I've got mine finished, but I'm using a kit releasing on the 19th, so you'll get to see it then :biggrin8:

[PhoebeJo]

Yay!!! I can't wait!!! :944509:

[majula]

Here is my Lo for this challenge:
http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/files/5/2/7/change_small.jpg

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1848&c=29

[Rina]

I was truly inspired by your page Phoebe Jo so that I liftet it for my changing layout

http://i42.tinypic.com/2s0bzfo.jpg

http://www.mscraps.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=1872&c=29

[PhoebeJo]

I'm so flattered, Rina!! :) I love these pages...really! I love how open and honest everyone is being...thanks for sharing such personal subjects with us!! You guys rock!!:happydance:

[yolanda]

Here is mine -

http://www.mscraps.com/galleri/data/500/MLSBrandNewDay.jpg (http://www.mscraps.com/galleri/showphoto.php?photo=2062&title=beginnings&cat=500)

[PhoebeJo]

I just wanted to thank everyone for playing!!! You all did an amazing job!! Thank you for sharing a part of yourself with all of us!!! Mwah!!!