Challenge weekend

well if it rains it pours!! this weekend has a lot of challenges happening..i have two that i would love to join in with... one on Scrap of Difference, and one on Deb's Creations.. so i am not sure how many i will get to do... but last months challenges on Scrap of Difference were based on the theme of blast from the past... so i found some photos that definitely fit in that category!!


we usually have a color challenge, which was lilac and brown, a combo i have not used before, but i do like how this combination compliments each other. this is my Mum when she was a teenager in the 50's.

this layout was for the technique, and i chose to do a vintage style. this is my siblings and i about 1969 at the beach.








and this layout was for the sketch challenge. i love sketches, they provide a foundation from which to develop and create the layout. humm this photo of these two young loves was taken in 1988...and of course i haven't aged a bit..(cough cough!!!)

so hopefully i will have time to get into some of the challenges around this weekend.. it is a great way to be stretched and it also gets me to scrap faster as time soon goes and the layout needs to be uploaded into the gallery to be in the competition...
(oh and i am not bragging...... but my color and technique won last months challenge...!! and that really is a wonderful boost to think others like my creations too!!)