BWC #4: How Do I Love Me? Let Me Count the Ways...

Yes, you read it right. With Valentine's Day just a few days past, you probably expected this challenge to be a Valentine lo of your significant other. Well, you're half right, but I'm sure you have plenty of those los that list all the things you love and appreciate about your sweetie. This year, you are going to take a break from focusing on your flaws, and create a Valentine lo (or any other scrafty project) dedicated to yourself. It's time for some self-lovin' ladiezz! List all the things you love about yourself. Can you find 14?! Don't hesitate to showcase those special qualities you have that you believe go unrecognized by most.

There are a few more rules for this challenge: 1) "love" must appear on your work, 2) at least one heart must also appear on your work, 3) you must only use materials you have on hand, and 4) members who participated in the birthday swap within the past year must use an item they received in their birthday stash; while members who did not participate must use an item they received as gifts/raks.

Uploads for critique are due Sunday, March 2. Please feel free to share other Valentine los, as well. I hope you find this challenge empowering. Share the love.

January 2008 Trakking

(alphabetical by username)

~Alma Scrapera~
Weeks Checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 0
Critiques Done: 0/24
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 0

BlushPea
Weeks Checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 4
Critiques Done: 28/28
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 2
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 4

cmeinstlouis
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 2
Critiques Done: 20/23
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 2

Eat Sleep Scrap
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 6
Critiques Done: 15/18
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 1

Fiery Redhead
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 5
Critiques Done: 17/19
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 1

Gelidy Gelato
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 10
Critiques Done: 21/22
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 2

miss becky
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 1
Critiques Done: 15/23
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 1
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 0

twinscrapbee
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 0
Critiques Done: 24/24
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 4

Wendy Girl
Weeks checked In (of 4): 2
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 0
Critiques Done: 9/24
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 0

whenscraphappenzz
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 0
Critiques Done: 9/24
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 1

x3jessicalouise
Weeks checked In (of 4): 4
Submissions made to Critique Thread: 4
Critiques Done: 19/20
BWC’s Completed (of 2): 0
QOW’s Answered (of 4): 1

How Trakking is Being Done

Thank you for the welcome as an official member. The hazing wasn't too bad. I'm also excited to be the trakker, as I am a nerd and like this sort of thing. So galzz, here's what's up the trakking. Thanks to Microsoft Excel I have created a trakking system and even have a binder to put it in. I am trakking:
1. Submissions : When you post something for critique, it gets logged in my system

2. Weekly Check-Ins: Simply trakking the weekly check-ins. They will be logged in the month that the week ends.

3. Critiques: I am trakking critiques on each project. January critiques have been completed. This information will vary when it is posted. If a project is put in the thread at the end of this month, you'll still have some time in March to critique. I am following the 7 to 10 day rule from the group guidelines. In January, there was some leniency though. I will post how many done/how many possible. The second number varies per person because they do not critique their own stuff. Also, there are a few "exceptions" in this. For example: Lisa posted 10 layouts at once and asked for two to be critiqued. If you only critiqued two, you get credit for those, but will NOT be logged as not completing some as she only asked for two. BUT if you critiqued all of them, you will get that credit for those as you did take the time to do it. If I post that you did not critique everything, you are more than welcome to PM me to find out what project it was. I may have missed your name when going through the comments and please let me know if that happened.

4. BWC's Completed These are optional, but are being logged for tie breaking purposes.If a project is due in March, but you complete in February, you will get the submission credit in February, but the Completed Challenge credit in March, since this is how my system is designed.

5. QOW's Answered Also totally optional, but might be needed for tiebreaking purposes. I will also be logging these in the month the next question gets posted.

I will be posting trakking info under the Misc. Section of our group blog. Please let me know if that causes an issue for you. If anyone has any question on any of this, please feel free to shoot me a pm.

Quezztion of the Week, 2/10/08

This is a multi-layered QOW. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up in the morning? Does it vary depending on the day? If so, explain. How about the last thing you think when you go to sleep? Discuss...