Scrapping the Journey

The weight-loss journey, that is. I've been struggling with my weight for a long, long time. About a year and a half ago, I joined Weight Watchers for what seems like the millionth time, but I think I'm really going to stick with it this time. It's been a bumpy road, but I'm headed in the right direction, and since it's a really important part of my life, I've decided to scrap my weight-loss journey.

I've done a bunch of pages about different aspects of this journey, and I'll share a few with you here. (Click on the images for a larger view to read the journaling.)

This will be an ever-growing album as I am shrinking. Some pages I plan to make but have not yet scrapped:
* my attempts at exercising
* my Weight Watchers leader
* my favorite Weight-Watchers friendly foods
* the fact that I can now cross my legs!
* other milestones I hit
* a before and after picture

I will share some more pages in a future post. If you're struggling with weight and have begun a weight-loss program, why not start a scrapbook about it? I'd love to hear your thoughts about this topic.

It happen in 1974

Hi Ladies,

So I was thinking what would be my theme for SY!! I came across these really cool stickers "It happened in 1974!! Sweet I thought this would be a really cool layout!! What was going on in the world the year I was born!! Of course the world would be grace with ME!! This was a really fun project to do!! Here are some statistics on the happening in 1974!!

President : Nixon ,then Ford
Bread: 28 cents
Stamps: 10 cents
Avg Income:$14,711
Minimum wage: $2.00 per hour (WOW)
Car:$4,400
House:$38,900

I think if these prices existed today I would  be RICH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could use a nice car for $4,400 :) ! So go have fun do a little research and scrap the happening when you were born!!

Have Fun Ladies,

She...

Good Morning Everyone!

I am Issa and I wish to share a mini album about ME. This album was one of our projects during the 2007 Scrapfest here in the Philippines which was sponsored by the talented ladies of Scrapping Moms. This is a way of celebrating US as a person, a mother, a wife, a friend, an artist and just everything that a woman can be...












The pages were created on 6x6" Basic Grey papers, Prima flowers, brads and metal ornaments, buttons and threads, cardstocks, ribbons, fluid chalk inks and epoxy letter stickers. The album cover was customized and was covered with Chatter Box papers and decorated with K and Company papers and some ribbons. This was my first ever "All About Me" project and it made me appreciate and love myself more.

Thanks for looking, hope you can also create your own SHE mini album soon...

Acrostic *Scrap Yourself* Challenge

Today, 8/7/2010, I challenge you to make a list of the roles, descriptions or characteristics of you.

And guess what? There is a twist.  I want you to do it acrostic style using your name.  You can use your first, middle or last name or all 3.

On my layout example, I wrote:

Mother to Christian
Offspring of James and Miriam
Niece of Carrie, Jean and Thomasina
Inventive and creative
Queen of my house
Unique creation of God
Energized by bright colors and sketches

Here is a layout I made using the above:

I also found a great example from  a book called "What About The Words" which also happens to be in the Scrapjazz.com gallery:






















There will be a prize (a $10 gift certificate to Scrapbook.com).  You have until 8/31/2010 to complete this challenge.  In the comment section, leave a link to your layout.  Also, leave your email address so you can be contacted if you win.  A winner will be randomly selected 9/1/2010.

Memories about your Hometown(s)

Hi everyone, it's my first post at Scrap Yourself and I'm really excited. I think it's important we scrap about ourselves, get our memories, moments and attributes registered!

My layout today is about the city I grew up. Until today I lived only in two citys: Limeira, countryside from São Paulo state, and Florianopolis, capital of Santa Catarina state, both in Brazil. Florianopolis is where I live now, so I decided to tell some memories about Limeira, where I lived until 18 years old, here is my LO:

And my journaling: "Limeira. Memories... Warm weather even in winter. Good friends. The sweet smell of orange. Sunday lunch in grandma's house. Lived in here from 0 until 18 years old."

Your hometown can tell a little (or a lot) about you, after all each city develops ourselves in a special way.

Scrap your memories about the city (or cities) you grew up. Was more then one? What you did and didn’t like about them? Is there any curious fact you like to share? I’m sure there is something you can scrapbook about your hometown(s). You can use some themes like comparing different times of your life (child, teenager, adult) living in the same city or showing us some special places for you.

Let’s us know your memories about your hometown. Have a great time scrapbooking!

Scrapping the Good times and the Bad

Good Morning and welcome to my first post with "Scrap Yourself". Let me first say how excited and honored I am to be a part of this amazing team of women. Kristine never disappoints when looking for ways to inspire all aspects of scrapping. I hope that you will continue to join us in the months to come and hopefully challenge yourself to scrap about those things that make YOU, you!


Ok, now for the challenge...I did this layout with a specific challenge in mind. I was once asked to scrap about a not so particularly "good time" in my life. I have to say this was quite an emotional journey. We tend to always scrap about the joys and memorable moments that we never want to forget, but if we want to tell our story, sometimes we need to tell about the times we were faced with difficult situations or decisions. Scrapbooking is our creative outlet. It is about telling our story not only to others but for generations to come. Who would believe that life was always a "bed of roses"? So today, I want to challenge you to scrap a time in your life where things were not so "sunny". Tell about a moment of indecision, a stressful moment, or a time that really had you questioning yourself. Dig Deep!!!! Bare your soul!!! Let your family and future generations see your courage, your mistakes, your hurts!!!! Come on...I dare you!

DOUBT

To read my journaling just go to my blog.

Personal Accomplishments

Our daily work, whether inside or outside of the home, can have its ups and downs. I love my job as a teacher, and after a challenging yet rewarding school year, I decided to create a layout focusing on my positive accomplishments during my fifth year of teaching. I used a photo taken by a student of mine and journaled my accomplishments in a list below.

In the 2009-2010 school year I: *Moved up from 4th to 5th grade *Looped with 20 kids and gained 6 more *Completed a TERC project on looping *Learned a new curriculum *Survived Outdoor Ed. *Mentored a student teacher *Got a Smart Board *Completed the Smart Board class *Completed the Daily 5 class *Completed the Diversity class *Wrote a grant to have my brother perform at West *Sent my students off to middle school!

Take the time to think about the work you do each and every day. What are your personal accomplishments? Recognize your positive work and pat yourself on the back by scrapping your successes, big or small!

Thanks for stopping by!