AEzine Challenge: Try On Style

Have a safe trip! I wish I could be at the Bee for your classes--I'll be at my company's holiday party. I know I'd have more fun at your classes!!

Hi Ali,
I know that this comment is a few blogs behind, but I was struck at your comment re: photos of Simon eating breakfast as a beautiful thing. I was blown away by that and then heartened at the photos I took of my daughter doing homework. It is the dailiness that we crave, isn't it? There's more truth there than at any "special event" layout that I've done. Thanks for making me pause and think...

I hope you have a safe trip!! The weather has been atrocious around here. I'm looking forward to seeing you on Saturday!! :)

Hey Ali,
This is my first response to any of your challenges. I'm very new to digital scrapping and thought I would apply the challenge to this new arena in my life (even though I don't even have a digital scraping style yet). I found a blog site somewhere with a page that had only pictures and words. No extras! A page with no emblishments? I wasn't sure if I could pull it off -- my paper scrapping style is very dependent on emblishments! However, immediately I thought of your challenge (try on someone else's style) and knew I had to do it. Here's what I came up with.
Oh yes, your creations, your ideas and your passions are a blessing to the rest of us.
Have a safe weekend.
http://jwriterblog.typepad.com/photos/scrapbook_layouts/me_page.html

Ali,
Once again I thoroughly enjoyed this challenge. Here's my layout; inspired by Elsie Flannigan.
http://jenn.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/11/weekly_aezine_c.html
Have a great weekend - don't forget to pack snow boots.

Safe travels to you Ali! Sounds like a great challenge!!!

Really Great Challenge this week. It made me step out of my comfort zone & I just love it.
Here's my layout:
http://rondapalazzari.typepad.com/helpmeronda/2006/11/aezine_challeng_3.html

Thanks for this challenge that I just could not resist and thanks for being such a gracious chatter over at scrappersbliss.com! all explained in my blog...here is the link!
http://craziness-x-3.blogspot.com/

Ok this is a first for me...
http://myowneye.blogspot.com/2006/11/ali-edwards-assignment.html

I haven't scrapped in such a long time, but the last time I was really inspired by someone else it was right after Cathy Zielske's 2nd book came out. So, here's my lift from one of her layouts:
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=852394

Hi Ali!
I just this minute finished blogging about using magazines as inspiration, then started my nightly blog reading with your blog, and found this! How funny. Great minds, and all that! :)
You've never heard of me, so I hope it doesn't freak you out to know that you're on my list of things to do before I die. #89. Scrap with Ali Edwards. :D
These layouts aren't brand new, and I didn't do them for this challenge... (I'm behind on my AEzine reading. I should get right on that, huh?)... but they're here:
www.scrapropos.com

http://jwriterblog.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/09/alis_assignment.html
Sorry everyone for posting twice -- after seeing the posts of others, I realized that I had posted wrong -- no one could leave a comment.
Julie

Hi Ali:
You are definitely a daily blog hit for me and I LUV your CK articles! I just finished a page for the DW Color blog challenge and while creating it I felt the need to do something with a western style. I hope you enjoy it.
www.sheilamichelle.blogspot.com

Have a fun and safe trip Ali! I loved this week's challenge! I had a hard time picking just one layout to "try on" so I opted for doing several pages. Here is my entry for today:
http://justmeagain.typepad.com/my_weblog/2006/12/aezine_challeng.html

Here's mine!!
http://morningsunstudio.typepad.com/morning_sun_studio/

Hi Ali'
Safe trip, and thanks for the challange. I used Kristina Contes from the Dares "Thankful" Even as we travel in our 5th wheel, I still try to do something creative everyday. Thanks so much for your continued inspiration.
Dagmar
http://fromdagmarsdesk.blogspot.com/

I completed my first challenge. I would like to have put a little more time in to it but did my best with family in town. My inspiration is Rhonna Farrer's style. I look forward to doign this challenge every week moving forward. Please let me know what you think:
http://emerginglifeartist.blogspot.com/

Ooops I posted my LO on the wrong post! well here it is...again!
http://karlastudio5.typepad.com/karla/

This was an incredibly eye-opening exercise. Usually I gravitate towards LOs that ARE my style, so I decided to go for something that isn't something I'd normally pick and try it on for size.
I picked Elsie's style and found a LO I thought I could do. I obviously changed some things about it, which I wrote about in the actual post with the LO pics, but it's very "KimElsie" in the end. ;-) This really helped me see what my style is and is not! Thanks Ali!
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?gallery=1&cmd=display&layout_id=1034744

Ooops, I posted my link in the above post... here it is again... sorry!
www.pjsareclothes.blogspot.com
I said it above, but I'll echo it here a bit... I am button challenged, so it was totally out of my comfort zone to use them!