Welcome to Week 3 of our "Reflect" Series.
We're still using the word "reflect" or "reflection". I'd like for you to scrap one picture that's a reflection of some important or memorable event from last year (2023). Also, please use that word for your title, or as a part of your title.
Why look back to the past - in the spirit of this challenge, to the past year? Sometimes we need to look back before we look forward. I did some poking around online about "looking back", and there was surprisingly quite a bit on this topic. I found some quotes that really stood out to me and I used one of them on my sample layout. Feel free to use any of them.
“When the most important times are occurring, we don’t even recognize them or notice. We are just busy living our lives. Only looking back do we know what a great moment in our lives it was.” - Federico Fellini.
“Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your Life - and it was you. It is not too late to find that person again.” ~Unknown
“That’s the funny thing about time. It is only in looking back that it’s easy to connect the dots. To see exactly why everything needed to happen the way that it did.” - Rebecca Serle
"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so."~ Ray Stannard Baker
"You live life looking forward, you understand life looking backward."~ Soren Kierkegaard
Using our prompt "reflect" as you create your page, tag, etc., as previously stated, the word "reflect" is open to your interpretation. You don't even have to use the actual word - you can use any word that's similar in meaning and make it your own. I used a picture of me, my daughter and granddaughter as my "reflection picture". We attended a Roaring 20's New Year's Eve Party, and we had a blast - especially dressing in that period. I had always wanted to wear a man's tuxedo, and I finally did. I jokingly said I was channeling Julie Andrews from the movie "Victor/Victoria" - she was a woman pretending to be a man, pretending to be a woman. Needless to say, we had THE best time and it's a standout memory from last year.
I can't wait to see your memorable moments or just memories that you're reflecting on. Most of all, have fun with this challenge.
Credits: Army of One Template by Crafty Button Designs: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Army-Of-One-AJ-Template-Set.html; Army of One Kit by Crafty Button Designs: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Army-Of-One-kit.html; My Own Soulmate by Crafty Button Designs: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/My-Own-Soulmate-Collection.html
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. Remember, you have all month to complete any or all of this month's challenges.
Challenge Rules:
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.
We're still using the word "reflect" or "reflection". I'd like for you to scrap one picture that's a reflection of some important or memorable event from last year (2023). Also, please use that word for your title, or as a part of your title.
Why look back to the past - in the spirit of this challenge, to the past year? Sometimes we need to look back before we look forward. I did some poking around online about "looking back", and there was surprisingly quite a bit on this topic. I found some quotes that really stood out to me and I used one of them on my sample layout. Feel free to use any of them.
“When the most important times are occurring, we don’t even recognize them or notice. We are just busy living our lives. Only looking back do we know what a great moment in our lives it was.” - Federico Fellini.
“Looking back you realize that a very special person passed briefly through your Life - and it was you. It is not too late to find that person again.” ~Unknown
“That’s the funny thing about time. It is only in looking back that it’s easy to connect the dots. To see exactly why everything needed to happen the way that it did.” - Rebecca Serle
"Looking back, I have this to regret, that too often when I loved, I did not say so."~ Ray Stannard Baker
"You live life looking forward, you understand life looking backward."~ Soren Kierkegaard
Using our prompt "reflect" as you create your page, tag, etc., as previously stated, the word "reflect" is open to your interpretation. You don't even have to use the actual word - you can use any word that's similar in meaning and make it your own. I used a picture of me, my daughter and granddaughter as my "reflection picture". We attended a Roaring 20's New Year's Eve Party, and we had a blast - especially dressing in that period. I had always wanted to wear a man's tuxedo, and I finally did. I jokingly said I was channeling Julie Andrews from the movie "Victor/Victoria" - she was a woman pretending to be a man, pretending to be a woman. Needless to say, we had THE best time and it's a standout memory from last year.
I can't wait to see your memorable moments or just memories that you're reflecting on. Most of all, have fun with this challenge.
Credits: Army of One Template by Crafty Button Designs: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Army-Of-One-AJ-Template-Set.html; Army of One Kit by Crafty Button Designs: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/Army-Of-One-kit.html; My Own Soulmate by Crafty Button Designs: https://www.oscraps.com/shop/My-Own-Soulmate-Collection.html
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. Remember, you have all month to complete any or all of this month's challenges.
Challenge Rules:
- You have until 11:59 p.m. ET on January 31, 2024 to complete your pages for this challenge.
- 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).
- You need to credit all the products used on your page.
- You cannot use a page you create for this challenge for another Oscraps challenge.
- 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.)
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.
Wait, there's no winner for being first 
- j/k. 
That's me way back in 1984 going through a very rough time in my life but I certainly learned a lot from that experience that allowed me to grow into who I am today. I have some hidden personal journaling behind the photo so I used the main word Reflect but included Documentated as well. 
