Scrap Yourself!

[wanna_scrap?]

Girls - say you will join me for a challenge!

I have it permanently rammed down my throat about how "odd" I should scrap myslef - be it family, DH, friends. I dont think this is odd - after all - is DH/boyf/fiance/parents gonna scrap about you? - something to pass down the line? I want my daughter to know me - what I like - why I love her etc etc so whilst I was doing a little 6x6 page about me last night using very basic scrap supplies I thought - "I know - I'll get everyone to do one".

I encourage you to make just a small page to make into a small book - perhaps a paperbag book....a little bom, discreet enough to save for days when you feel the need to express yourself. And when you have done one - load it to the gallery. There is a prize for the one that makes me cry - which infact most of them do!!!! The majority have used the "I am a Mother"/"I am a Woman" title but feel free to choose a suitable title but do include doodles and primas if you can xx

Will you come and play?

**loads of you have signed up - i have had one international interest who has finished already - its on my blog. Infact - we now have 8 Celebrity scrappers onboard so far - Donna Downey, Cathy Zielske, Rhonna Farrer, Renee Pearson, Ali Edwards, Wendy Smedley (editor of simple scrapbooks) Tara Whitney, Emily Falconbridge and Donna Wild (oz scrapper)**

**Deadline end of April **

Ok - Article confirmed for this for a Practical Publishing magazine

and.....**hot off the press** (not the paper guys - i mean literally!!)

Sponsors thus far:

Due to the phenomenal global response to this challenge the prizes being donated will be a range of products from various stash supplies from embellies to bags of ribbon to kits:

Bumblebeecrafts - a junkitz kit
Scrapbook Lady - Lots of yummo papers
Artbase - Lots of yummo embellies
Crafty Pastimes
A Trip Down Memory Lane
Scrappers Paradise
Ribbon Mad
Scrap Canvas
Clever Cut
Stamp Galaxy
1 years free subscription to a scrapbook mag via Practical Publishing
Scrapitude - A yummo Kit
UKS Goodies from Mary Anne
Scrapgenie - More chatterbox and sassfrass papers you can handle
Sarah Cards Ltd - a Big Shot Die Cutter!!
Scrapagogo
Paperarts
Canny Crafts
Rubbadubbadoo - Alphabet stamps
Just A Memory
Papermaze
Willow Tree Crafts - Yummable embellies
Hobby Horse Crafts
Scrapbook Sisters
The Scrapbook Shed - 8x8 papers and embellies
Scrapbook Castle
Scrapperdashery
Flutterby Designs - Yummo Embellies
Scrapbook Central (dot co dot u-kaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay)

[DottyC]

Excellent idea - I made an 8x8 My Book About Me last Autumn. I have the scanned pages all in a webshots album - is it okay to post the link?

[Sally R]

Love this idea Kirsty. I'll try and have a go!

Debra (Maggs 0034) did a book about herself and after she died, we all felt it would be so cherished by her boys and her husband.

But we don't need to do it and be morbid. Just celebrate us!!!

[karlotta]

I'm up for giving this a go...

[ally16]

Sounds fun, I'll play Kirsty I think we should all scrap ourselves more.

[wanna_scrap?]

please say you will
i have been loads of internationl scrappers blogs to invite them on this international challenge.

You only have to make one page but a book is **GOOD**

[Hysteri-CAL]

Can I join in too please ???

I actually hate the thought of scrapping myself (in fact I haven't so far) so would really find this a challenge.

[Bluemoonjules]

Does this have to be a new page??

I think it is a shame that you've had this reaction, Kirsty. I'd get all huffy and artistic on them

There are a long line of artistic endeavours that celebrate the self. How about......
diaries
autobiographies
self portraits
needlework samplers

.....there must be more, but it is late!

[Rudishoes]

I will come and play, Kirstles

[kellyg]

kirsty please add me and meled to this challenge-wed love to play

[Little Lamb]

This sounds really interesting Kirsty. Is there are a deadline?

[pozzie]

I keep getting the urge to do a BOM but never get round to actually doing it. so I may make this into a paper bag book. I agree with carol4312, it would be a challenge that i may have to take up.

POZZIE

[scrapcat]

I did this last week !! I went to a class and we made a great page with new AMM papers and wire and stuff (very different to my usual thing) but the title and journalling was meant to describe 'YOU'. It was somewhat girly and I couldn't face doing another cat page so I just did it on ME.

I was pretty impressed actually even though I still felt embarassed when everyone around me was doing their daughters, felt very self centered when I shouldn't have Why is that - we shouldn't feel that way but we still do ?? !

[lowrygirl]

Shall I do it? Can I do it? Can I bear to look at a LO of me - I don't know - but I'll give it a go.

[greyparrot]

Done and on my blog by this afternoon tis a most fab idea...I think a lot of people fear the stigma of being 'vain'....NO MORE!