Mid-Month Challenge Check-in

I was gone for almost a week, my father passed away. So I returned last night and am looking to relax and scrap today. I think I am up to 8 though, so not bad! These are really stretching me creatively this month, its awesome!
 
I was gone for almost a week, my father passed away. So I returned last night and am looking to relax and scrap today. I think I am up to 8 though, so not bad! These are really stretching me creatively this month, its awesome!

Sorry for your loss Tanyia


I have 5 to go, but they are the ones that I knew I would struggle with, so not sure if I'll get them done.
 
I'm sorry to hear about your father, Tanyia. Scrapping helped me when my dad passed.


I'm done with 12. There is no way that I'm going to finish, so I'm happy that I got that many completed.
 
I still have six to complete - I might try and do a couple tonight while I bake pumpkin bread and relax! But holy moly what an insane couple of weeks at work! Almost too tired to scrap!
 
I have currently finished 8 of them! So proud of myself since I went all summer not doing any of the Passport challenges!

I have a few ideas for some of the challenges I have left, but I know I'm not going to finish blackout! I'm ok with that! Any layout finished is a good thing at this point!

I think the hardest ones/ones I won't do this month are OLW-Eureka (it's not a word I would use in my typical everyday occurrence, so I can't think of a way to scrap it), Favorite Life lesson, currently wondering, and dialogue/conversation. Hmmmm, I see a pattern! As much as I enjoy journaling on my pages, I don't like my journaling to be planned ahead of time! Maybe I'll have to work on that moving forward! ;)

Good luck to all of you trying to get Blackout!

That's awesome given HOW busy you are this summer and now back to school season!!!

I too struggle with the planned journaling ahead. It makes it a little bit challenging because, you know, I always scrap the photos LAST (half the time I don't even know what photos i'm going to scrap!) So to factor in journaling is always difficult for me as well!!

I have 6 done, I think.... been too busy for me to scrap the last week.
six is great!!! I hope life settles down for you this coming weekend and you find yourself some time to scrap, even if it is one or two layouts! :wub:

yep, I managed to get them all done. Granted I didn't get other stuff I should have been doing done, lol. Also, keep in mind I don't have young children or a husband. This is an anomaly, may not be the same next month.
Still very impressive!! Such a fast scrapper!!

There should be a $5 prize for the FIRST person to post their completed passport in the gallery!! Wouldn't that be an amazing incentive???

I've done 10 so far, I need to get my finger out and stop procrastinating!

I've never met a kid who loves school as much as this one does - and he was so excited and happy to be going back to school - we had to make a detour to the hospital first though to visit mum so she could see him on his first day back :)
10 is very impressive!!
I loved your layout!!! He sounds like my oldest when she was younger--she was always doing school at home, teaching her sister, even in the summertime when there was no school!! I'm so sorry to hear about his mother. I hope everything is okay with her and she's home from the hospital! :wub:
 
Well... looks like I know what I'm doing this weekend! ;) I'll make something for you girls!!! :wub:

I saw you posted the video before our internet went out!! Thank you for posting it. After all of our doctor appointments, I hope to sit down and watch it.

Yikes, I'm only at six. I want to get at least nine and use my gift certificate. My wish list is filling up again.
It sounds like you have a plan and know what you are going to do this month!!! That wishlist...I had to ask for help to fill mine up. I have stuff in there, but with DSD and Black Friday coming, I know I'm going to blank and not get anything because I won't have much to pick from in my wishlist!!

I don't think completing them all is going to happen for me this month :/ I try and incorporate them into things I need to scrap for my albums and I'm just having a hard time making it work this time!
I completely understand that!! I try to make my ct layouts fit with my challenge layouts. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. But a layout made is a layout finished, whether it's for the challenge or yourself!! :wub: I'm so glad to see you back and scrapping again, don't know if I told you that! :hugs:

This month, I've had to shift my focus from scrapping to sewing. My daughter-in-law's baby shower is the first weekend of October, and I'm trying to get several projects sewn up to give to her.

But in-between sewing tasks, I'm grabbing a smidge of scrapping time. I won't get the passport completed this month, but I'll get a couple pages done.
I want to see!!! Share your amazing talent with us!!!

I only have 4 done. I'm not going to finish this month. Traveling half the month makes it tough. But hey, I'll have lots of great photos to scrap next month!
Thanks for the eureka definition - that does make it easier! The hardest for me would probably be the smashbook.
I can't wait to see how you scrap all of those photos!! Scrapping and traveling at the same time is VERY hard!! Even if you don't do the smashbook this month, try it because I think you'd rock it!!
 
I've done 7 ��
Look at you!! You are on a roll and the layouts that I've seen have been pretty amazing!!

I'm DONE!!!!!!
Look at you go!! You never cease to amaze me with what all you get done!!! Congrats on finishing this month!!

I was gone for almost a week, my father passed away. So I returned last night and am looking to relax and scrap today. I think I am up to 8 though, so not bad! These are really stretching me creatively this month, its awesome!
I am so sorry for your loss and will keep your family in our prayers as you try to find closure and comfort in his passing! :wub: I hope you can find the time to sit down and scrap this weekend and find the relaxation that I'm sure you really need

Sorry for your loss Tanyia

I have 5 to go, but they are the ones that I knew I would struggle with, so not sure if I'll get them done.
Which ones are you struggling with? Maybe we can help you?
Have you checked the Inspiration thread?
 
I'm sorry to hear about your father, Tanyia. Scrapping helped me when my dad passed.

I'm done with 12. There is no way that I'm going to finish, so I'm happy that I got that many completed.
That's awesome!! 12 is an impressive number!! I'm so glad you were able to finish so many!!

I still have six to complete - I might try and do a couple tonight while I bake pumpkin bread and relax! But holy moly what an insane couple of weeks at work! Almost too tired to scrap!
You can do it!!! Mmm, pumpkin bread!! My daughter would have been all over you for that. She's been craving pumpkin since someone brought a pumpkin spice latte to one of her classes!!! Here's to a stress-free weekend, hopefully including scrapping!
 
I had some sudden inspiration on a couple I was stuck on...and I think I might just finish this month!

Woop, woop!!!! I hope you do!!!! Congratulations on becoming inspired!!!

Also I noticed your siggy and wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS on being a guest of KCB's soon!!
 
Look at you!! You are on a roll and the layouts that I've seen have been pretty amazing!!


Look at you go!! You never cease to amaze me with what all you get done!!! Congrats on finishing this month!!


I am so sorry for your loss and will keep your family in our prayers as you try to find closure and comfort in his passing! :wub: I hope you can find the time to sit down and scrap this weekend and find the relaxation that I'm sure you really need


Which ones are you struggling with? Maybe we can help you?
Have you checked the Inspiration thread?

I'm down to 3 now (leaving love is easy so really I have 2 to go) I'm scrapping the things that I need to scrap instead of trying to work them into the challenges. The 2 I need to do are photography and quote - I'm going to have to use a stock image for the photography one - and I have an idea for the quote one - I might get them done today
 
I'm down to 3 now (leaving love is easy so really I have 2 to go) I'm scrapping the things that I need to scrap instead of trying to work them into the challenges. The 2 I need to do are photography and quote - I'm going to have to use a stock image for the photography one - and I have an idea for the quote one - I might get them done today

yeah I have that photography one as well. I was trying to photograph the cats today but they weren't having it!! Hopefully I can photograph them and scrapbook them.

I also have the school one to do again. School's been in session almost two months and I have no more photos to scrap, so I've been putting that one off! :blink::D
 
I'm officially done with this month. Gearing up in my head for October.
Also I can't believe it will be October 2019....seems like I just finished 2018.
 
I'm officially done with this month. Gearing up in my head for October.
Also I can't believe it will be October 2019....seems like I just finished 2018.

Right?! I was just commenting how we were getting ready to celebrate the holidays and welcome in 2019 and here it is, same time...getting ready to celebrate the holidays to welcome in 2020 :O 2020!!!!!

I've made it up to 12 now.

:)
Look at you go!!! You are doing amazing!!! You still have a little over 8 days to get the remaining layouts done if you want to complete the entire passport! That's totally doable!!
 
I had some sudden inspiration on a couple I was stuck on...and I think I might just finish this month!

That's fantastic, Amy!!

I'm down to 3 now (leaving love is easy so really I have 2 to go) I'm scrapping the things that I need to scrap instead of trying to work them into the challenges. The 2 I need to do are photography and quote - I'm going to have to use a stock image for the photography one - and I have an idea for the quote one - I might get them done today

Wow, Carolyn!

I'm officially done with this month. Gearing up in my head for October.
Also I can't believe it will be October 2019....seems like I just finished 2018.

I'm so impressed, Kiana! That's awesome!
I feel the same way...I was just thinking about Halloween, and it seems like it was yesterday!

I've made it up to 12 now. :)

Great job, Stacy!!
 
I'm at 9. LOL! I haven't made much progress! :p I'm scrapping today, so hopefully I'll get more than one LO done!
 
Well, umm... zero! Waaah
But my husband is back after 4 weeks (he left on the 2nd day of school...the day I changed grade levels...I've been in try-to-keep-up mode ever since) and I have the day off on Friday. Maybe I will get a lot done this weekend?!?!?
 
YAY I'm finished :D :w00t::w00t:

Congrats on finishing, Carolyn!! :thumbup:

Ohhh emmmm geeee..... I can't believe it, but I finished!!

Wow! That's awesome, Stacy!! :w00t:

Well, umm... zero! Waaah
But my husband is back after 4 weeks (he left on the 2nd day of school...the day I changed grade levels...I've been in try-to-keep-up mode ever since) and I have the day off on Friday. Maybe I will get a lot done this weekend?!?!?

Aaaw, I'm sorry Rebecca!! I can imagine you were spinning plates while he was gone. I'm glad he's back, and hopefully you'll have some time for yourself!!
 
Miracle of miracles, I finished!!! :thumbup:

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(am I the only one who read this in Kronk's voice?) :D
 
woohoo ladies, congrats!!

Rebecca, do what you can and know there is always next month :)
 
Well, umm... zero! Waaah
But my husband is back after 4 weeks (he left on the 2nd day of school...the day I changed grade levels...I've been in try-to-keep-up mode ever since) and I have the day off on Friday. Maybe I will get a lot done this weekend?!?!?

Wow!! You are superwoman!! I can't imagine holding down the homefront and trying to finish the passport!!! Yay to him coming home and hopefully some free time to do some scrapping!! There's always next month!! :wub:
 
Yay to all of those who finished their passports!!!!

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And you still have plenty of time to scrap a few more layouts before the end of the month!!!

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For those still trying to finish....there's still plenty of time!! You've got this!
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