AEzine Challenge: everyday beauty

Ali, I am studying teaching at the moment and feel like I am on a military schedule. I have been using the Azine as a reward after I complete the required amount o fstudy each week. But I don't have the spare time to devote to scrapping at the moment. I am going to a scrap weekend in August and intend to get stuck in then. Thankyou for inspiring me and making me work quicker through my uni work each week.

thank you for these challenges. very good and eye opening. :)
http://bethjohnson5.blogspot.com

Hi Ali,
I haven't had a chance to do any of the challenges except the one that involved remembering our childhood etc. Tonight while I was ironing and watching tv I had a strange realization - I want to be more like the little girl I was. And somehow I wonder if that is weird. But, she was ambitious, strong, smart, athletic, organized, kind, fun and full of love. I wonder if it's possible to bring all that back to my life now as a wife and stay-at-home-mom of twins. I'm certainly going to give it a try.
Thanks for making me really think about things and strive for better.

Loved this challenge! I'm making a circle journal about everyday beauty. This week I did the "I am beautiful" challenge. It's hanging in my scrapbook room (framed) just to remind me! Thanks for the great challenge!
http://kimberlywhitedesigns.blogspot.com/2007/05/i-am-beautiful.html
Kim
PS. Just wanted to tell you about how I make sure I use my stash. I've been trying hard to use what I have and not buy all time. So every month I make my own "kit" I go through my stash and pick out stuff I think will challenge me, or that I love right now, or that I've been hoarding to use for the "perfect" layout. Then I use my "kit" for the projects I do that month. It's fun and I'm not feeling guilty anymore, because I'm actually using my stash.

Hello, again!
My 2nd challenge (Finding beauty in Nature) is now complete! I did not think I could express 9 day trip Western beauty in one layout. Thanks, Ali. I love square punch!
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?gallery=1&cmd=display&layout_id=1154252
Chieko

I was so thirlled with these challenges I did two LO's. One covers two of them. Can't show both today as one is not photographed yet. Will link back tomorrow or later today if the light will improve round here!!!
TFL.x
http://minibookpixie.blogspot.com

I really loved this challenge and wished that i had more time to do all three challenges. Thanks Ali for make me think and realise just how beautiful life is around me.
Here is my layout for this challenge
http://enjoythewait.blogspot.com/2007/05/you-are-beautiful.html

I decided to go outside (but not too far, indeed) in my search of beauty… It´s so easy to find beauty in Nature! It doesn´t mind if you focus on half an inch or 100 miles you will always find something wonderful, from a tiny cell to an spectacular landscape. Being conscious and grateful everyday for that fragile beauty that surround us should help to do our acts more responsible.
(For your mom: Pati, you´re a great nature observer, thanks for sharing!). Then, I decided to go deeper inside and search beauty in me…much harder work, of course. Thank you, Ali.
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?gallery=1&cmd=display&layout_id=1154303

I have managed to get a reasonable picture of my second layout so both are now together on my blog.
TFL.x
http://minibookpixie.blogspot.com

Ali,
Your memory challenge hit home with me this last week. Three weeks ago I lost 4 and 1/2 years of memories (Amnesia known as TGA). As I have gotten memories back I have been busy writing them down. I didn't pick a journal (although they will end up there) mine are all on post-its!(I am a little addicted to them) I have a cabinet in my scraproom and all of my colorful little papers reside there. It is the first thing I see when I walk in and what I look at while I create, it is my way of moving forward. The cabinet was quite bare before I read your challenge, I have begun adding memories that I still have as a way to inspire hope that I will someday fill the cabinet (and journal) with memories that have returned to me.
Thanks for the inspiration!

So may great challenges to choose from... wow, lot's of inspiration - thanks! I did two off them, and combined them with my design team member work for this month...:
http://lifeandscrapping.typepad.com/lifeandscrapping/2007/05/aezine_challeng.html
Bye,
PJ

Hi, I took up the I am beautiful challenge and scrapped on a new size of paper for me :) It was really fun to do! You can see it over here
http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/pg.asp?cmd=display&layout_id=1155687

I haven't scrapped anything related to this, but I was inspired by a table in the book Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, and started my own: What My Childhood Tasted Like. Listing foods and/or drinks, and then associated memories and notes. It's so awesome -- brings back so many things. I'll have to post part of it on my blog....

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