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Hello Sweet Cherries!

I am hosting a NEW ongoing challenge called, 'Who Are You?' You, you, you, you *in the tune by The Who. If you didn't sing it the first time, I'll give you a second to go back and sing it, but this time you must do a little shoulder dance as well! I know I'm a couple days late in introducing this new challenge but it is an ONGOING CHALLENGE so, save your spot and no sweat!

This challenge is to motivate you to create layouts about YOU in your albums. I will be following Kristin's (@aheatfan) Picture Yourself Challenge every month. I will take you through my creative process in hopes that you find inspiration and encouragement to keep scrapping your pretty little self! If you haven't been participating in the Picture Yourself Challenge, I highly recommend that you do! Kristin has provided heartwarming and super fun challenges thus far! Personally, I have completed none of her challenges... *hiding behind my laptop now lol Like many of you, I struggle scrapping photos of myself but as Kristin says, "...we, the scrappers are usually behind the camera and often fail to scrap ourselves -this [Picture Yourself Challenge] is a means to remedy that." I will be completing ALL previous challenges as well as the monthly one until I am all caught up. So, if you're just getting started like I am, we can do this together!

I was also inspired by @SandyJay's recent submission to the Picture Yourself Challenge in a Rewind called, Hope (it's a poetic must-read and so beautiful! Go take a look if you haven't done so already). Sandy's journaling really tugged at my heart! I decided to start a whole new project and fill a brand new album all about me. I can pass down to my girls to help them answer a question they may have about me one day, "Who are you?".

This challenge is meant to:
- Keep us accountable of scrapping photos of ourselves
- Encourage one another to scrap photos of ourselves &
- Inspire each other to scrap photos of ourselves

* combining is allowed
* surprise rewards randomly awarded to participants at random (meaning not every month)

Pretty simple I hope! Can't wait to see more of you

PICTURE YOURSELF MONTHLY CHALLENGES **copy & paste list of Picture Yourself Challenges to your saved spot

2023
JULY -10 Random Facts About You
AUGUST -Your Names (what people call you)
SEPTEMBER -A Fad/Trend you took part of
OCTOBER -A Day In The Life (Bonus: use 5+ photos of yourself)
NOVEMBER -Accomplishment You're Proud Of
DECEMBER -A Photo Of You That You Are Happy With
2024
JANUARY -Word Of The Year
FEBRUARY -Something You Can't Live Without (object or habit)
MARCH -What I Know For Sure
APRIL -One Of Your Fears
MAY -All Things Mom 
JUNE -Faith
JULY -The Dream That Never Happened (doesn't have to have a picture of you; Bonus: use Clint Eastwood quote in LO)
AUGUST -Your Favorite Color
SEPTEMBER - Something Unique To You In Your Youth You Wish You Had Today 
OCTOBER -Your Friends, Your Tribe, Your People 
NOVEMBER -Something You Are Grateful For (no persons or pets)
DECEMBER -Tradition Unique To You 
2025
JANUARY -Word Of The Year
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2023
JULY -10 Random Facts About You

AUGUST -Your Names (what people call you) 

SEPTEMBER -A Fad/Trend you took part of 

OCTOBER -A Day In The Life (Bonus: use 5+ photos of yourself) 

NOVEMBER -Accomplishment You're Proud Of 

DECEMBER -A Photo Of You That You Are Happy With
2024
JANUARY -Word Of The Year
FEBRUARY -Something You Can't Live Without (object or habit)
MARCH -What I Know For Sure
APRIL -One Of Your Fears

MAY -All Things Mom

JUNE -Faith
JULY -The Dream That Never Happened (doesn't have to have a picture of you; Bonus: use Clint Eastwood quote in LO)
AUGUST -Your Favorite Color
SEPTEMBER - Something Unique To You In Your Youth You Wish You Had Today 
 
OCTOBER -Your Friends, Your Tribe, Your People 
NOVEMBER -Something You Are Grateful For (no persons or pets) 
DECEMBER -Tradition Unique To You 
2025
JANUARY -Word Of The Year

This will definitely be a challenge. I rarely scrap photos of just myself. Thank you for the encouragement to do so! Great challenge. Saving my spot here

This is wonderful! Here’s my spot!

Great inspiration to complete all of Kristin's  "Picture Yourself" challenges and save them in one album.  I went through past pages from years ago just yesterday that I plan to add also.

Keeping a list of monthly challenges.

2023
July - Things unique to you.
Look Who's Talking


August - Names you identify as (past LO that I am adding).
Hats Off


September - Fad/Trend as a child/adult.
Forever Young


October - A day in the life.
grow


November - Accomplishment you're proud of.

December - A photo of you that you're happy with.
You


2024
January - Word of focus/inspiration
Myself


February - Something you can't live without (object/habit).
Cappuccino


March - "What I know for sure".

April - A fear.  How you face, deal or overcome.

May - Celebrating Mom
Cherish All Your Happy Moments


June - Faith
Faith 


July - Dream that never happened

August - Favorite Color

September - Something unique from Youth

October - Friends/Tribe

November - Something you are grateful for (no people/pets)

December - Family Tradition

2025

January - Word of the year
GRACE



 

Wonderful challenge!

I’ve been trying to do more of this! I’ve got an 8x8 album I’m doing a weekly highlight of for 2024 & I also have a 12x12 album to put random memories in outside my regular albums. Definitely a good motivation to do more for this one in addition to my mini!

here’s one I did!!! photo is of me & my little man on my first official Mothers Day in 2019. I even included way more journaling than I normally do in the spirit of the “who am I?” Prompt!

What a wonderful challenge! Here's my spot!!

Awesome!!!! This is wonderful!!! I love Kristin’s challenges too but have only managed to get a couple done. Thank you for coming up with another fabulous challenge !!!

Here’s my spot :

July 23- 10 random facts about yourself

August 23 - your name/names

Sept 23- fad/trend

oct 23 - Day in the Life

Nov 23- accomplishment you are proud of that you are proud of yourself for

Dec 23 - at least 1 photo of you that you are happy with 


Jan 24- 1 word for focus/inspiration gif the year

Feb 24- something you love that is essential to you


Mar 24- what I know for sure- at least 6 things that you know for sure

April 24- 1 of your fears- how you deal with or overcame it

May 24 -All about Mom

June 24-- Faith

I love this idea and need to scrap some older photos of me because well, 1) I'm younger and 2) I also have stories I want to share with my children and grandchildren. 

Fantastic! I've been trying to scrap more about myself- I ABSOLUTELY don't do it enough!
I'm saving my spot here!


copy & paste list of Picture Yourself Challenges to your saved spot

2023
JULY -10 Random Facts About You
AUGUST -Your Names (what people call you)
SEPTEMBER -A Fad/Trend you took part of
OCTOBER -A Day In The Life (Bonus: use 5+ photos of yourself)
NOVEMBER -Accomplishment You're Proud Of
DECEMBER -A Photo Of You That You Are Happy With

Mine:
https://www.acherryontop.com/gallery/us ... a-good-day



2024
JANUARY -Word Of The Year
FEBRUARY -Something You Can't Live Without (object or habit)
MARCH -What I Know For Sure
APRIL -One Of Your Fears

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2023
JULY -10 Random Facts About You
Image

AUGUST -Your Names (what people call you)

SEPTEMBER -A Fad/Trend you took part of

OCTOBER -A Day In The Life (Bonus: use 5+ photos of yourself)

NOVEMBER -Accomplishment You're Proud Of

DECEMBER -A Photo Of You That You Are Happy With

2024
JANUARY -Word Of The Year

FEBRUARY -Something You Can't Live Without (object or habit)

MARCH -What I Know For Sure
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Mine:

https://www.acherryontop.com/gallery/338080


APRIL -One Of Your Fears
Image

What fun! I have planned to do several of Kristin’s challenges but haven’t succeeded yet. Maybe I can still do them!

Great idea Jessica!!!!

Saving My Spot! I have done many of Kristin's challenges but might try to add some others in with stories.  

I’m game!
2023
JULY -10 Random Facts About You
AUGUST -Your Names (what people call you)
SEPTEMBER -A Fad/Trend you took part of
OCTOBER -A Day In The Life (Bonus: use 5+ photos of yourself)

NOVEMBER -Accomplishment You're Proud Of
DECEMBER -A Photo Of You That You Are Happy With

2024
JANUARY -Word Of The Year
FEBRUARY -Something You Can't Live Without (object or habit)

MARCH -What I Know For Sure

APRIL -One Of Your Fears

 

I’ll play along too

Ok, I'm game!  I really do need to do this.  My mom & dad passed away when I was 35 and I wish I had more information about them.  I know I have forgotten so much.  So saving my spot!  Thanks!!  I know this won't be easy

Wonderful challenge. I have done many of Kristin's Picture Yourself challenges but have missed a bunch of them. I have been planning on putting them in an all about me album too. So saving my spot here.

10 Random Facts About You - July 2023


Your Names (what people call you) - August 2023


A Fad/Trend you took part of - September 2023

A Day In The Life (Bonus: use 5+ photos of yourself) - October 2023

Accomplishment You're Proud Of - November 2023

A Photo Of You That You Are Happy With - December 2023

Word Of The Year - January 2024

Something You Can't Live Without (object or habit) - February 2024


What I Know For Sure - March 2024


One Of Your Fears - April 2024

All Things Mom - May 2024

I am saving my spot. l. Great Challenge. Thanks or hosting.

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Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:26 pm

I love this idea and need to scrap some older photos of me because well, 1) I'm younger and 2) I also have stories I want to share with my children and grandchildren. 

I like this Chris, who “were” we when we were younger?  I found and old photo of myself and my girls were very intrigued…lol.  Yes, I was young once! 

My spot