Be Mine

 Happy February friends!

Did January feel super long?  Or was it just me?

Ugh, I'm so glad it's over.  Let's move this winter along quickly please.

With it being a new month, we've got a new challenge up and running at Challenge YOUrself.  This one is about "love."  Not surprising, right?  With Valentine's Day quickly approaching!  You can interpret it anyway you like, just make sure it depicts love and has a photo with you in the frame.

 Here is mine for inspiration

My true love!  Our 30th Valentine's spent together, along with our 30th wedding anniversary.  I always make a big deal out of it because I feel love is important and love is hard and with that being said... love needs to be celebrated!  

For this layout I used a mixture of papers by Echo Park and by Simple Stories.  I've had these misc tags laying around for years and was determined to make them work.  The embellishments are by Simple Stories from the Romance collection.  It all came together beautifully, and I love the turnout.

Now it's your turn.  We all have photos representing love.  Get them out and start creating.  So many possibilities with this challenge.  

Share with us at Challenge YOUrself and be sure to include you in a photo!  That's a must to qualify to win.  I'm really excited to see your outcome.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping,

Tracy

One Little Word - Strength

  Happy, Happy New Year friends!!

Wow! Another year gone just like that. 

I wish you a healthy and happy 2026. 

I'm looking forward to making this year the best one yet.

For this new year's first challenge at Challenge YOUrself it's about that "one little word" created by Ali Edwards.  The concept is to choose a word that's important to you.  A word to focus on, to live with and to reflect upon throughout your daily life for the entire year. It can be a very powerful thing.

My chosen word is "strength" and here is my layout for inspiration.

"I am strong even when I'm weak." 

I love this quote, and it really stuck with me.  

We all have our weak moments but that doesn't mean we are weak. 

We are human.  

Rest, reset and then back to ruling the world. Ha!

For this layout I used very minimal product from my stash.  The background paper is made by Reminisce from the 2021 Hero collection.  I also had these older calendar stickers that worked out perfect.  Along with some misc embellishments to complete the theme. I love the turnout!

Now it's your turn!

Like I said, this can be as powerful as you want it to make it.  However, make the creating part fun.  Pick a word that really moves you and get it on paper.  

Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win, and to view tons of inspiration as well.  I'm excited to see what you come up with.

As always, thanks for your time and for stopping by.

Happy scrapping, 

Tracy