I'm so , so happy you like the challenge and, once again, I am amazed with the pages that are filled with talent, emotion, creativity and so many that have surprised me and (as you always do) inspired me.
Once again :
If I didn't click "like" in your post is because I will do once I have commented in the gallery, I need specific visual pointers for memory, the pages are
awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I did not think I would love this challenge as much as I did. I had a blast trying to find just the right elements to add! And I don't think I've ever made a page with bits and pieces from so many different kits and designers. Tanks for pushing me waaaay out of my comfort zone Cynthia!
@melscrap
this is the BEST present you could give me!!!!!!!!! One of the things that keep me happy, hopeful and fighting is that I feel that I am not that useless these days, my interaction with the community here has transformed you guys into a chosen family of mine

if I can inspire you or get you to scrap something you didn't think you would enjoy, this is fuel for my heart and mind !!!!!!!! And when the [ages are as they are....well, LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!
This challenge was difficult for me - not because I don't like to scrap about myself, but because I join MOC every year to help me to complete 31 pages in the album that I am currently working on (this year, I am working to complete my Disneyland 2012 albums), so I try really hard to make the challenges work within the framework of the album and not make new fandom pages that do not fit anywhere. I ended up making this page for Who I Am at Disney.
I have more than the 5 words and used journal cards as my supporting element for each one.
@meagan43
Meagan, PERFECT train of thought!!!!!!!!! thanks for explaining this to us, as I said above to Mel, it is important to me that we get to make something we enjoy or that serves our purpose....
Something I suggest always is that, at least from time to time, I like to make pages about me that will go into my printed books, because I want the people who will see them in the future (hopefully my daughter will give me a bunch of grandchildren!!!!!!) I want them to know who the person who made them is/was, so sometimes I do just a page to fit the moment I am going through during that book, love how you adapted, will try to get to the gallery very soon

Also, thanks for the inspiration, I didn't think of using challenges to fit my books, and I have been talking a lot lately about going back to scrap my daughter's baby books (I stopped at 8 years old, wanted to go to 15) and to put together all the pages I scrapped into books for printing again....stopped putting the books together in the middle of 2012, so you now encourage me to get back to the chronological for printing!!!!
This was a fabulous challenge Mrs. Peel! And I'm very glad it was the weekend so that I could devote the attention it deserved. Thanks for the great prompts.
@rlucasmn
Robin, you have NO IDEA how happy this makes me!!!!!!!! I know I haven't been much around the galleries lately but I am a fan of yours and know your pages well (Soco's team!!!)
this means the world to me, that you like it, that you are glad you had tiome to put all of you!!!! I ll comment properly in your gallery later!!!!!
Thankyou Cynthia for this challenge which took me a little while to work out what I wanted to do.
the elements to match my words - fish symbol for Christian
rings for wife ; mother and baby for mother; granny for Grandmother ; rocking chair and fragile label for Aged Care Volunteer.
I did include my favourite colour.... red
@A-M my dear dear friend!!!!!!!!!!!! you do know how much I love you, and I know I owe you a proper catch up privately, but let me say how HAPPY I am to see you are able to come scrap MOC, you know you are always in heart, mind and prayer , we ll talk very soon!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was definitely a challenge - but a FUN one! I decided to go with a "wordle" for my words. My elements correspond to the larger words:
homebody: house element
explorer: mountain element
giraffe lover: giraffe element
photographer: camera element
morning person: sunrise element
reader: book element
patriotic: stars
naturalist: flower
@mrs2a50
Julie, I know I pestered you incessantly talking too much and tantruming lately.... but I hope you know I love you and appreciate all the work you do for us and your patience with me especially......

One of the reasons I love MOC so much, is because not only I get to see you scrap more, but the limitless creativity of yours is so inspiring, especially on this one.......!!!!!!!!
You know how happy I was when you liked it when I first came to you with this, well, seeing the page makes me even happier!!!!!!!!!!!
@MrsPeel You are one of my joys here! You are on to my inspirations for scrapping and for perseverance! This is a real challenge to me. I'm still struggling through it.
@Pachimac
I know we haven't talked too much in the past year or so with me being absent so much, but I hope you know you are one of those earth blessings of mine, and an inspiration in so many ways.... I know you will come up with something awesome!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the wonderful challenge, My Sister!!!
@MrsPeel I added some of the "old" product links (for myself to be sure they were still in the store and for your convenienve, too). There were a lot of things to hone down to just a few, but here's what I came up with that would fit on one page.


I could fill a whole page of hearts and words and wont describe how much I love you!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU so SO much for making my life better, happier, more inspiring and , with this, easier (I don;t think lots of people know the work that involves, I know you do!!!)
I'll call you tomorrow so we can catch up properly, now that I posted it and most questions are answered, I am in a less panicky mood

LOVE YOU my sister!!!!!!!!
@Cherylndesigns
Loved this challenge so much. Thank you for hosting, Cynthia. Mine
@JenEm !!!!!! I was waiting for your page!!!!!!!! so so glad you like it, and OMG I LOVE that you went full blown!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we ll catch up proper;y soon, will be at the gallery, for you ptobably tomorrow (23:00 here already!) you know I love you!!!!!!!!
Good Grief this was complicated! This layout sets a record for the most kits used for me!
@Mum23ms
LOOOOOOVE that you went outside of your usual and used a lot of product!!!!!! love how you brought things together!!!!! I will comment properly in the gallery, but yes, I am an element hoarder so, this is wonderful!!!!!!!!!!
Can I just say I am loving the creativity and “pieces of me” we have all shared so far. This has by far been my fave challenge in a long time so thanks
@MrsPeel
@littlekiwi
Jenn, you know how much I love you!!!!!!
I may have got a bit carried away with this
@Bec
you may..... and I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as I said above, I'm an element hoarder and love a` full page!!!!!!!!!!!! and you, as always, rocked it!!!!!
This was very tough for me!! Again, you challenged me further than I thought I was able to go, and I came back with a page I am VERY proud of!! Thank you
@MrsPeel
@Pachimac
didn't I say? you came up with something awesome!!!!! will comment properly in the gallery, but as I said to Mel, you being proud of this page, even though it took some struggle, this is the best present you can give me!!!!!!!!!!!
The Day 3 challenge:
this felt difficult becasue I like using photos and journaling, but once I started I couldn't stop. I guess the ONE word that truly describes be is TALKATIVE. Ha ha.. surprisingly, that one is NOT on the list. A fun challenge altogether which resulted in a companion page for Day 2.
@jam-on-toast (love your nickname!!!)
so so happy you ended up liking it!!!!!!!! and even more so when the page serves to be a continuity of Day 2!!!!!!!!
Also, we can get together and drive the world mad with out talkative selves!!!!!!!
Not so creative with this one but got it done!
@crlin
I don't agree on the not being creative!!!!!! I ll comment properly in the gallery!!!!
This was hard with no photos, but glad to be challenged! Thank you my friend
@Trish
girl, you ALWAYS rock!!!!!!!!!!! so happy you were glad to make it!!!!!! we need catching up, like I said to Cher, now the challenge is posted and most questions answered, I ll be able to,,, LOVE YOU!!!!!
This was a toughie for me, but that's what I love about MOC and what keeps me coming back. That it pushes my creativity <3 Thank you!
I tried to follow your full instructions so I have the words and the elements in he circle cut out, but I also tried to make all the pieces I used represent me as asked for. I used yellows, blues and pastels as I am quite fun and approachable but calming and laid back. I decorated with bokeh's, stars ect as I can be a dreamer and appreciate the small pieces of magic in the world. I hope this was the kind of thing you had in mind
(ps. I hope the fact that I covered the elements and added them to the circle cut out is ok, there are still distinct elements for each word but I can post a version with them uncovered if needed).
@melidy
first of all, so happy to see you

and then, I'm so so glad to hear you liked it, like I already said above, being able to inspire you guys to do something outside the box and enjoying it is the best present you can give me!!!!!!!!
and.... I will comment properly in the gallery, but.... wOw to the work you put in here, and thanks for the explanation, this is awesome!!!!!!!!!
@trekmom
you just got the best laughter of the month of me (very much needed, by the way) you ALWAYS bring in to your pages some very amazing emotions in me!!!!!!!!! will comment properly in the gallery, so glad to see you scrapping MOC!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the challenge! I love the variety of pages in this thread! Here is my page:
@lorieh so happy to see you!!!!! will comment properly in the gallery but, yes, and your page keeps bringing more awesomeness!!!!!
This one was tough. With Covid and lockdowns, mentally I'm struggling, so I forced myself to find positive words for who I am right now.
@Becky
I know the feeling

we just went on full on lock down again.... (I'm in the UK)
I'm glad you were able to find positivity even though we are going through this dreadful time.... will comment properly in the gal;lery, but thank YOU so so much for making the effort!!!!!!!!!
Thank you of the challenge and the inspiration!
Like many others before, I used LBW design, as they are perfect for this challenge.
And I spend more time browsing my LBW collection rather than scrapping!
@cinderella and I thank YOu for bringing your awesome creativity into the challenge!!!!!
like I said to Cher, I can fill a whole page of hearts and words, and still wont be able to express how much I love you
Hoping that in the not far away future you could be one of the designers that we will be browsing kits to make MOC pages!!!!!!!!!
This was fun! Thank you for the challenge Cynthia
@MrsPeel
@CindyB
SOOOOOOOOOooooooooo happy to see you !!!!!!!!!! as above, will comment properly in the gallery but just had to give you closer hugg before!!!!!!!
This was a fun challenge... thanks!
@Smwhite so glad you liked it and so great to see you!!!!!!!!!! will comment properly in the gallery
