May Challenge

 

by Lori Jolley

Hello there! 

May is such a wonderful month! There are so many things to celebrate in May! You might celebrate May Day, Cinco de Mayo, National Scrapbook Day, Mother's Day, the last days of school and the beginning of summer break, Memorial Day and other holidays specific to your family and country. This month just makes me happy!!

Two of the holidays that are especially meaningful to me this month are Mother's Day and Memorial Day. On those days, we pay tribute to people we love and who are very dear to us.

  I made this layout to honor my husband's Grandmother. Many people knew she collected buttons and had a large collection of buttons that were interesting to her. I didn't ever get to see her large collection, but when Grandma passed on, I received a can of buttons from her sewing items and I wanted to save them and record why they were so special. 

 

 The stacked button flower was an accident. I wasn't going to use the large white button because it didn't seem to really add to the page - it is REALLY big - but while I was sorting the buttons and looking at them, the smaller orange button fell onto the white button and it reminded me of a flower so I found a way to use them on the page anyway. I absolutely love that button flower detail now! It is a perfect way to show off Grandma's buttons!

So here is my challenge to you this month:

• Create a  page to honor your Mother or a Grandmother or a tribute to celebrate Memorial Day. Your tribute can be anything - a framed tribute to give as a gift or a scrapbook page to honor your ancestors or the men and women who protect our nations or a personal hero - this can be anything that reflects what Mother's Day or Memorial Day means to you.
• You DO NOT have to use Scarlet Lime products if you don't want. This challenge is open to EVERYONE!
• Be sure to leave a comment on this post with a link to your tribute so we can see it (not just to a general blog or site - please link to the specific post or flickr page so we don't have to hunt for it :) and you will be entered to win a $25 gift certificate from Christy to purchase anything you want from the Scarlet Lime Shop!
• You have until May 31 to make your tribute and and leave a comment and link.

I can't wait to see your tributes and I hope all you May celebrations are wonderful!!!

 

Comments

[Carolyn]

I like the challenge I hope to participate, my blog is in Spanish.

[Brianne Carter]

http://scootersfavoritethings.blogspot.com/2011/05/grandma-and-paige.html

[Tina]

Here is my entry to the challenge. I created the layout a few months back, but it is still my favorite one of my mom.

(titled 'Remember')
http://adogslife-thirteen.blogspot.com/2010/12/bunch-of-new-layouts-and-christmas.html

[Juliana Hall]

THis is muy tribute to my mom and mother-in-law. It's a She Art Girl!!
http://jujubstash.blogspot.com/2011/05/mothers-day-canvases.html

[Sherry843]

Hi!! this is my 1st time entering your challenges. I'm excited and plan to continue entering. I love Scarlet Lime kits!!! here is the link to my blog with my entry posted. I hope you enjoy it!!

http://sherrydesigns.blogspot.com/2011/05/my-grandma-tea-for-5.html

[Wendy]

http://antenucci.blogspot.com/2011/05/finishing-up-loose-ends.html

Here is mine (2nd picture down) - I documented what I had learned from my mom but b/c I don't have pictures of just her and I, I shared the lessons with my daughter.

[val gould]

http://allthingschula.com/2011/05/some-new-layouts.html
heres my entry for this challenge! this was a fun fun challenge. I dug hard to find these pics of my mom!

[Wendy]

http://antenucci.blogspot.com/2011/05/dream-big.html

This is actually my 2nd thing I created based on this challenge. Not sure if I can enter 2.

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