Bad News & Good News
The bad news: I have the flu. The kind where you can barely stand up except to hustle to the bathroom.
That means that I need to cancel my classes tomorrow and Sunday at PhotoExpress. I am so sorry you guys but it would not be an enjoyable experience for you or for me. I haven't been this sick in quite awhile. Michele will be calling you with all the information and the re-scheduled date.
The good news: today is Friday and that means it is AEzine Challenge day. Here was the challenge this week:
This week I want you to take a bit of time to check out your own style. What defines your style? Create a layout shows examples of your own style evolution - write about how you have grown as a life artist/scrapbooker since you first began. These sorts of stories are so important as a part of your own personal history. How cool for your family to see all the layouts you have created AND a layout that talks about how you see yourself evolving as a life artist/ scrapbooker.
I think I am more excited about seeing your results from this challenge than any other so far. I have seen a couple responses on blogs and in emails this week already and it was so cool. Post a link in the comments to your own blog, to a gallery, or do a little write up right here if you have time. And remember, more to come on style in the next issue.
Here's mine -- better late than never? :)
Ruth
http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/gallery/details.ihtml?idx=26608
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Here is the link to my post on our blog... sorry it is late!
Stephenie
http://fiskateers.com/blog/2006/11/15/alis-challenge/
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Get plenty of rest and water, water, water. I feel ahead cold coming on myself. I enjoy your newsletter, think about your challenges, but have never tried one...this is one where I already have it done. I definitely know my style...culture infusion...what I call Ethnic Scrapbooking. Taking the ordinary everyday moments and relating them to various cultures. Here's a link of how I announced the birth of new grandson at the start of Kwanzaa last year, even though I don't celebrate Kwanzaa this principle exemplified the moment.
http://ethnicscrapbooking.typepad.com/photos/layouts/umoja_tavien.html
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Here's mine.
http://juneoneal.typepad.com/llc/2006/11/newest_challeng.html
Please feel better, Ali. I know it is NO fun being sick THIS time of year! You're in my prayers!
-June
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What's my Style?
I have not participated here before but have been feeling a strong need to get my creative self moving - I'm in a slump. I'm interested in joining the weekly challenges - I'll see if I'm up to the challenge!
Do i even have a style? Currently my style is to think a lot about scrapping, to look at magazines, and then feel paralyzed when it comes to my own pages. I know what I like, but then don't have the time or tools to get into it, so then I resort to scraplifting, or falling back on the same old layouts that I use over and over.
I'm not sure what my style is, but I know what its not:
Not: flowery, overly embellished, not too many tools (I don't have the time or space), not too much generic journaliing,
I do like (even though I seldom achieve it)
mixing patterns and colors, surprises, not the traditional "scrapbook" look... I know it when I see it but I'm not sure how to describe it.
Well, I've gone on long enough. I hope just the discipline of getting this posted will get me started doing something - I'm thinking of doing the Christmas Journal...
Julie H.
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Sorry - I just posted but my link didn't come through - here it is:
http://juliesmuse.wikispaces.com/
Julie H.
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Hey, Ali! Thanks for the inspiring post. It really was a thrill to look back at all my old scrapbook layouts and see how far I've come.
http://jennifermartinovici.typepad.com/crazyjen/2006/11/alizine_challen.html#comments
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