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AJ CHALLENGE JANUARY 2025-WEEK 01: RESET

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svanderhaegen

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CHEERY O
Welcome to 2025, and a new series of Art journaling challenges.
For January we want you to explore the theme of "reset" in your art journal to reflect on fresh starts, new beginnings, and the power of letting go. Use this as an opportunity to express yourself, process emotions, and envision your goals for a personal reset.

What does "reset" mean to you?
What emotions surfaced during this process?
How can you incorporate the idea of resetting into your daily life?
Tips:

Don’t overthink it—this is about expression, not perfection.
Try using mixed media: paint, pens, washi tape, or anything else you have on hand.
Enjoy the process and let your intuition guide you.

Here are 10 inspiring quotes about resetting and starting anew:

  1. "Every moment is a fresh beginning."
    – T.S. Eliot
  2. "You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending."
    – C.S. Lewis
  3. "Sometimes we just need a fresh start, a reminder of what we’re capable of, and a chance to redefine ourselves."
    – Unknown
  4. "When you feel like giving up, remember why you held on for so long in the first place."
    – Unknown
  5. "The secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new."
    – Socrates
  6. "The best time for new beginnings is now."
    – Unknown
  7. "Starting over can be scary, but it’s also a chance to do it right this time."
    – Unknown
  8. "Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life."
    – J.K. Rowling
  9. "Sometimes, a break from your routine is the very thing you need."
    – Unknown
  10. "Begin again as often as you need. Life is in the trying, not just the succeeding."
    – Morgan Harper Nichols

Here are some synonyms for "reset," depending on the context:

General Synonyms​

  • Restart
  • Refresh
  • Reboot
  • Restore
  • Reinitialize
  • Recalibrate
  • Reframe
  • Revive
  • Renew
  • Begin again

Creative Contexts​

  • Recharge
  • Reignite
  • Rebirth
  • Reinvent
  • Restart the clock
  • Replenish

Personal/Emotional Contexts​

  • Let go
  • Clean slate
  • New beginning
  • Do-over
  • Realign
  • Clear out
These can be helpful for art journaling, creative writing, or simply reframing how you think about starting fresh.
HERE IS MY PAGE
I opted for a double spread, as this looks so pretty in a printed book.
reset01a.jpg

reset01.jpg

CREDITS:
You can choose to do a single page/tag/TN each week, or do a divided template - one part for each week. If you don't have the Divided Template and would like to have it, you can get it here at Dropbox. Thank you to Ona @wombat146 for providing the template choices for us! If you do the template, we would love it if you would post it incrementally. Post one done in the first week, post an image of the two together on the second, and three on the third, and then the finished page on the fourth week.

Again - the template is NEVER a requirement to use, just something fun and different if you want to use it.

Everyone who participates in any of this month's challenges will be entered into a drawing for a $5 gift certificate to Oscraps. You can receive up to four entries into this month's drawing.

Challenge Rules:
You have until 11:59 p.m. CST on January 31 to complete your pages for this challenge.
  1. To qualify for the drawing, you need to use 80% Oscraps products that are currently in the store (non-Oscraps products or retired O designer products can be used whether the designer is selling elsewhere or not).
  2. You need to credit all the products used on your page.
  3. You cannot use a page you create for this challenge for another Oscraps challenge.
  4. Upload your page to the Art Journal Gallery and then add your layout to the challenge thread. (Below you will find instructions on adding your page to this thread.)
Adding a linked layout from the Gallery to a thread:
  • Upload your layout to the gallery first. In your forum post click the Gallery Embed icon (little camera).
  • This will open your gallery, simply click on the layout you require, then scroll down to the bottom of the screen and click the Continue button.
  • Your linked layout is now in your post, the image will appear once you have clicked the Post Reply button
 
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Sonia, thanks for the week 1 start of 2025-I am ready for a new year. My one accomplishment for the month was completing the 12 Days of Xmas! My phrase for 2025 is LET GO & LET GOD! It has been a tough December and early January. Sick 3-1/2 weeks with chest/head cold; then allergy attack for 3 days; diagnosed earlier this month with arthur-iitis in my knees; last but not least, was in ER today and came home with sciatica after a week or so of pain. I am definitely ready to let God take charge: I will do the footwork and He will take care of the results! Now to do the layout.
 
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