Having A Ball

 Welcome friends and hello August!

Wow!  Where did July go?  I felt like I missed it.  I'm just not liking how fast our summer is flying by.

I think you know what it means when a new month is upon us... it's time for a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself.  "Dressed to Impress" is the theme!  We want you to create a layout about getting dressed up for a special occasion, for any occasion.  It doesn't have to be only the fancy ones.

Here is mine for inspiration.

I'm a huge fan of Bridgerton on Netflix and when this event came to the Chicagoland area I was on it!!  My friend and I had so much fun!!  It felt like we were actually at a Queen's ball.  One of the best parts was dressing up for the occasion.  We felt so fancy.  

For this layout I used papers and embellishments by Pinkfresh.  The colors were the perfect match.  I also had so many pictures, making it was hard to choose which ones to use.  I ended up making a photo collage to compact them into one.  I really love how it turned out.  

Now it's your turn.  Again, with this month's theme, it doesn't have to be only formal dress up.  It can be anything, such as Halloween, etc.  Just go have fun with it and be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win a fun prize.  And also check us out for more inspiration.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy scrapping

Tracy

My Happy Place

Happy July to all my scrappy friends!

A new challenge is posted at Challenge YOUrself and waiting for your creativity! This month we want you to create a layout showing us your happy place.  

Here is mine for inspiration...

One of my absolute happy places is our local frozen yogurt shop.  I am addicted!!  They switch out their flavors every two weeks, so I go often to try the new flavors.  Mmm so good!!

For this layout I picked this cool preprinted background paper from one of my Hip Kit Club kits and a matching ephemera pack and made it into a messy collage.  I think it turned out pretty cute.  

Now it's your turn.

We all have a happy place or two.  Show us what it looks like!  Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for a chance to win some goodies and to check out tons more inspiration as well. 

Always a big thank you for stopping by and happy scrapping!

Tracy

I Rock The 80's

 Hello friends and happy June!

A new month means a new challenge at Challenge YOUrself.  This month is about your favorite song.  We want you to create a layout about your favorite song.  You can use the lyrics or tell us what the song means to you... etc.  Get creative with it!  

Here is mine for inspiration.  Material Girl isn't necessarily my favorite song but it sure is a fun classic one and I was totally dressed for it!  

Heading to an 80's party and what a fun evening out it was.  I actually won first place with my attire.  I'm all about the 80's.  It was totally the best era!

For this layout I used a variety of collections with a similar color and it all came together.  For my title I lifted it from Google images and just did some fussy cutting.  It was perfect!!

Now it's your turn!  We all have a favorite song or pictures to accommodate a good song.  This challenge can be overwhelming if you let it because we all have many favorite songs.  

Go get creative and be sure to share it with us at Challenge YOUrself.  Remember to include YOU in a photo, that's a must to qualify for a fun prize.  Go check us out for a lot more inspiration.

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy scrapping!

Tracy

Perfet Paradise

Hello, hello and welcome!

Who's ready to get "Get Messy" !? 

 That's the theme for this month at Challenge YOUrself.  Get those inks out and go create.  I love these types of challenges because I never use my inks.  I always say I will but never do.  I had so much fun with this one.

This was such a long overdue vacation for us both.  We haven't traveled together since 2019.  Now that the pandemic is under control we can start our annual trips back up.  Oh how I have missed this.  It was honestly one of the best trips ever.  

For this layout I want to give credit to Wendy Meffan as the inspiration.  I absolutely love her page and used it as a scraplift.  Isn't it gorgeous?!!  That sunburst was the perfect touch.  Another thing I need to use more of are my stencils.  I've got tons and this challenge gave me the incentive to incorporate more of them.

Okay! Now it's your turn.  Go have fun with it!

Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance at a fun prize.  Also, don't forget to include YOU in the photo, that's a must!  

Thank you so much for stopping by.  I appreciate it!

Happy Scrapping

Tracy

Then & Now

 Hello and happy April!

We've got a new challenge posted at Challenge YOUrself.  It's a fun one this month.  Then and Now is the theme.  I absolutely love this!  Here is my inspiration.

This is my dear husband and yes, I made him pose for this photo, to react our first one.  Bless his heart for understanding and being patient with me and my camera.  This is one, of many reasons we are still going strong!  

For this layout I used the Kissing Booth collection by Simple Stories. It was the perfect match for my black and white photos.  I just love how it turned out.  It all came together quickly too, and that's unusual for me.  Ha!

I love working with black and white photos!  They are so veratile.

Now it's your turn.  Go have fun with this challenge.  Make your partner, children or pets pose for you to recreate.  They'll be glad you did.

Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win a fun prize.  Oh, and be sure to include YOU in a photo.  That's a must!

Always a big thank you for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping

Tracy

MVP

 Happy March!

It's the start of a new month which means a new challenge is posted and waiting for you at Challenge YOUrself.

This month is all about sports.  Do you have a sports fanatic in your family?  My son bleeds basketball and I'm his number one fan!  Here is my inspiration.

Yes, this event was many years ago, but it still feels like it happened yesterday.  This challenge was the perfect opportunity for me to create a layout for this special night in my son's high school basketball career.  He absolutely loved it and I absolutely loved watching him play.  I couldn't be prouder.

For this layout I used paper scraps and bits from my stash.  The background paper is very old.  I knew I saved it for a reason.  Ha!  I love how this all came together.

Now it's your turn.  Go find your sports related paper collections, or in my case, use up those scraps, and get creative.  Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for a chance at winning some fun goodies.  And check us out for lots more inspiration.  

Thank you for stopping by, I really appreciate the support.  

Happy scrapping, 

Tracy

My Kind Of Meditation

 Hello friends and Happy February!

I can not believe it is February.  My goodness where has the time gone?  Our winter has been so mild that it makes the time move even faster.  

A new month means a new challenge is up and waiting for you at Challange YOUrself.  This month's theme is about mediation.  How do you meditate?  How do you relax?

Here is my take...

Yep!  This is how I meditate!!  

Some yoga + some wine = relaxing.  Ha!  It was such a fun day spent with my girls.  

For this layout I used a fall kit from Hip Kit Club.  The colors were perfect, and it was a fall day.  This design is such a great way to use up those paper strips too.

Now it's your turn!  Show us how you meditate.  Don't overthink it.  There are so many ways. 

I look forward to seeing your creation. 

  

Be sure to share with us at Challenge YOUrself for your chance to win some goodies.  Go check us out for all the details and for tons of inspiration.  

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Happy Scrapping,

Tracy