a RAK (with a twist).

one final update before this weekend... i did one more LO today about baby noah - used up my old alphabet letters, rubons and more (sorry the scan is so bad - on my list of things to get is a new scanner)

looking forward to all the RAK challenge posts and tell you what, you have til SUNDAY evening to post here for the 10 chances if you did the challenge or plan on doing so. so have fun!

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*** another update - continued thanks to all participanting in the challenge - i have gone to peek at the links you have shared and they are very cool! i have seen some of the older papers in my stash too!

i found this photo while cleaning out my files last night. it is a picture i took in 1995 and it brought back a flood of memories for me. i was living in belgium and was about 20 years old. i was working there during a co-op assignment in college. my fave thing to do on weekends was to go to nearby cities and visit the museums.

i decided to create this LO to remind myself of how far i have come in the 12 years since then! i was an unsure, insecure 20 year old then (one of the reasons i decided i needed to live abroad a bit) and how time changes everything b/c i am so much older and wiser now!

again, i used some old goodies here - more chatterbox papers and SW rubons - notice i used almost the exact same brands and papers as the LO before and can still make the LO look totally different. i tend to leave supplies on my table and use them up on LO after LO.

so keep up the LOs for the challenge!

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*** one more ETA*** - well the box is still getting bigger and fuller and to show that i am game for this challenge too, i took one of my absolute fave pics of mr noah from this past fall and used some older chatterbox papers, scrapworks rubons and created this:

is that expression not priceless? i also added some new MR rubons and some HS letters and BG papers to round this LO out! keep sharing your LOs! i love seeing them!

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**another ETA** - i am so happy to see all the ppl who are going to try this challenge. just so you know, there is about 4+ lbs of stuff i have put together (and more to come) for the RAK winner!

and many of you are as busy as i am so to keep with the spirit of the challenge, i am going to complete another LO tonight! i found some older chatterbox papers and other goodies (including some twistel) that needs to get used. so get to it! i can't wait to see everyone's creations!

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*edited to add* - thanks so far to everyone who is participating in this! the box is getting bigger! we added some vintage bottlecaps and cool stamps that are no longer sold and even some pieces of MR papers (which we only offer in a special kit).

there was a question about if someone could use a LO that they had previously done. personally i prefer that LOs be done as of this post i made yesterday b/c the spirit of the challenge is to use your old stuff (we all have it). so push yourself! that is how you grow as a scrapbooker and also you might just win this box of goodies we keep adding to!

looking forward to seeing more old stuff used!

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TGIF! i am so excited to be spending the afternoon with my baby noah. here he is this morning getting ready to go to ms K's house:

but before he left, we decided that we needed to share the love and give away a RAK. now this isn't a typical RAK. i DID manage to find a "maya roadie" sticker after cleaning out a box from CHA-W. we also decided to make this a big box of stuff perfect for making some spring mini albums with. we added some MR rubons, chipboards (new ones), ribbons (old and new ones), tins and ribbon slides. To round it, out, we also put in some mini albums and notepads and stickers and other cool one of a kind things that are not MR. you see the bag of ribbons? there is like 30 different ones in there from 1" - 12" long in there but those are perfect for doing lots of cool things.

now are you in it to win it? if so, this one comes with a challenge issued by me and mr noah! here are the rules.

1. Post here (1x per person) for 1 chance at this box of goodies.

2. Want more chances? Then take our challenge - use something old to win something new! This morning, i did this LO:

i got to use up some beautiful papers from fontwerks, some chatterbox sticker letters, and some older rubons i had.

now if you do this, you will get 10 chances to win the box of MR stuff. i do plan on putting in some of our new crushed velvet in the box too!

all i need you to do is to post here again and put a link where you have the LO (or mini album or whatever you created). i want to see what you made. so in your comment section, share with us what you have done with at least 2 things old.

of course the question is "how old is old" - for this use your best judgement. i trust ya'll can decide that yourselves!

3. and so you aren't stressed about it, you have 1 whole week to do this challenge. so you can post here for a chance, go off and do your LO (or mini album) in the next 7 days and post to share what older stuff you used and you will get 10 more chances to win this RAK!

we hope you have fun with this RAK and challenge. think of it as a way to jump start your spring and creativity.