Monthly Challenge for May: "Moms are people too"

With Mom in mind (Mother's Day is on the 8th - don't forget!), I'd like to focus on moms as people. Do a LO that celebrates the woman you are fortunate enough to also call mom. Her childhood, her marriage, her best friends, but something about her that showcases her as the woman she is or was rather than focusing on her as your mother. ALSO, bring back a classic: do some punch art on the page. Look at those punches you've amassed as shapes that can be turned into something else. You could just do some layered embellishments or an elaborate scene. Have fun.

March 2011 TRAKking

Here’s the TRAKking for March 2011 (yes I have a little more downtime now that I'm back at work than I did while on maternity leave!). My cut-off date for late critiques is 4/28. Challenges were optional as usual but I’m recognizing those who responded. Everyone’s # of LOs to critique is different (it’s the total # of LOs minus that person’s own contributions). There were some JFS LOs posted (people requesting critiques on less LOs than they posted) so some of you received extra credit for extra commenting! (No extra credit given for late critiques.) Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sharon (Blushpea)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 6
Critiques after 10 day window: 3

Brenda (Twinscrapbee)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 8
Critiques within 10 day window: 4
Critiques after 10 day window: 6
Challenge responses: 1

Lisa (Gelidy Gelato)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2 for critique, 2 JFS
Total # of layouts to critique: 7
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 7

Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Marlene (.MaRLeNe.)
Check-ins: 1/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 8

Brian (BrianFuchs)
Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Denitza (Denitza)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 8
Critiques within 10 day window: 8
Critiques after 10 day window: 2
Challenge responses: 1

Michelle (Chell Ray)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2 for critique, 1 JFS
Total # of layouts to critique: 7
Critiques within 10 day window: 9

Margaret (Scrappinmomto2girls)
Check-ins: 1/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Wendy (WendyGirl)
Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 0

Ammara (Amms_c)
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window:0
Critiques after 10 day window: 9

Chris (CMLeach)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 3
Total # of layouts to critique: 6
Critiques within 10 day window: 9
Challenge responses: 1

February 2011 TraKKing

February 2011 TraKKing
There was a total of 11 layouts/projects up for critique this month!
Sharon (Blushpea)
Check-ins:	2/4
Submissions:	0
Critiques within 10 day window:	8
Critiques after 10 day window:	3
Brenda (Twinscrapbee)
Check-ins:	3/4
Submissions:	0
Critiques within 10 day window:	9
Critiques after 10 day window:	2
Lisa (Gelidygelato)
Check-ins:	3/4
Submissions:	2
Critiques within 10 day window:	0
Critiques after 10 day window:	9
Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins:	2/4
Submissions:	0
Critiques within 10 day window:	0
Critiques after 10 day window:	0
Marlene (Marlenef)
Check-ins:	2/4
Submissions:	0
Critiques within 10 day window:	0
Critiques after 10 day window:	0
Brian (Fuchsboi)
Check-ins:	0/4
Submissions:	0
Critiques within 10 day window:	0
Critiques after 10 day window:	0
Denitza (Denitza)
Check-ins:	3/4
Submissions:	1
Critiques within 10 day window:	7
Critiques after 10 day window:	3
Wendygirl (Wendy)
Check-ins:	0/4
Submissions:	0
Critiques within 10 day window:	0
Critiques after 10 day window:	0
Chell Rae (Michelle)
Check-ins:	3/4
Submissions:	2
Critiques within 10 day window:	9
Critiques after 10 day window:	0
Scrappindiva (Taysha)
Check-ins:	1/4
Submissions:	2
Critiques within 10 day window:	0
Critiques after 10 day window:	3
Amms_c (Ammara)
Check-ins:	3/4
Submissions:	2
Critiques within 10 day window:	7
Critiques after 10 day window:	2
CMLeach (Chris)
Check-ins:	4/4
Submissions:	2
Critiques within 10 day window:	9
Critiques after 10 day window:	0

MC #1- Get Your Journaling On!

Welcome to the first Monthly Challenge of 2011.  With our busy schedules, we hope that having less challenges will make it easier for more participation in them.

Before getting to this challenge, I'd like to share who participated in the last challenge -- Denitza's BWC#6:

Chris's Month 10
Denitza's Happy Easter
Brenda's Christmas 2010

For some of us, journaling is not a challenge.  It comes naturally.  We enjoy it.  For others...it's pure pain.  For both parties, I have a challenge, and for most of us, this type of journaling is different than what we do normally.

Your challenge this month is to:

1. write your journaling to someone (i.e. the person the page is about); OR

2. use a long title which can stand alone as your journaling; OR

3. if you're feeling adventurous, do both!

Here's an example of a layout where I use both journaling to someone and a long title:

As is common in his first year album, my journaling is to my son.  Had I not included the journaling, the title -- "You are a silly happy sweet boy" -- could stand alone and still give a great idea as to the thoughts/feelings I have while looking at the photos on the page.

Here's another example where I use just a long title:

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

January tRAKking

There were 9 total projects up for critique this month!

Sharon (Blushpea) 

Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 8
Critiques after 10 day window: 1

Brenda (Twinscrapbee) 
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0
Critiques after 10 day window: 8

Lisa (Gelidy Gelato)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 7
Critiques within 10 day window: 1
Critiques after 10 day window: 6

Jesse (*Jesse*)
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 1
Critiques after 10 day window: 3

Marlene (.MaRLeNe.)
Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Brian (BrianFuchs)
Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Denitza (Denitza)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 7
Critiques within 10 day window: 4

Critiques after 10 day window: 3
BWC responses: 1

Michelle (Chell Ray) 
Check-ins: 3/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 7
Critiques within 10 day window: 5

Critiques after 10 day window: 2
Wendy (WendyGirl)
Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 8
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Taysha (Scrapping Diva) 
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 9
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

Critiques after 10 day window: 7

Ammara (Amms_c) 
Check-ins: 2/4
Submissions: 1
Total # of layouts to critique: 8
Critiques within 10 day window: 2
Critiques after 10 day window: 4

Chris (CMLeach)
Check-ins: 4/4
Submissions: 2
Total # of layouts to critique: 7
Critiques within 10 day window: 7

Shannon (Darkflame_30)
Check-ins: 0/4
Submissions: 0
Total # of layouts to critique: 8
Critiques within 10 day window: 0

BWC # 6

BWC #6 Scraplift the person in front of you.

So, find the last project you uploaded to the critique thread and see who was before you, scraplift that person's project. No rules and I hope every one is o.k. with scraplifting!! You all have two weeks from today! Get busy!

No one have responded to the previous BWC, but I hope we all get the juices flowing with Spring being just around the corner and all the creativity in the group!

P.S. I'll be scraplifting Lisa's BD card very soon! Lisa, thanks for the inspiration!

BWC 5: The History of Me

Are you ready for some Scrapping? (sing to the tune of "Are you ready for some Football?".)I know we are a ways off for Football but that tune popped in my head when I went to enter the challenge. I know, I am a bit of an odd duck. :)

Correction here, Marlene did post a response to the "Spring" challenge.

hELLO sPRING - SHCG BWC#4: SPRING AHEAD
by .MaRLeNe.
Scrapbook.com

I apologize for saying there were not any posts to our last fun challenge of "Spring", personally, I am still thinking on that one.

Here is the challenge I am presenting to all of you:
The History of me.

This can be about you, from a baby to now, or about your parents, or your anchestors, whatever history you want to create in a LO. I know it can be a bit overwhelming to think in these terms but we all have a history and we can pick some highlights if necessary for the challenge.

I look forward to learning a bit more about all of you.