Almost May!

where has the time gone??!!
I hope you are all having an awesome April and looking forward to the new month?
Have you completed a 'thank you' layout yet? Why not give it a go and then return here to post the link for your layout and we can admire your work and in turn you might inspire someone else.
Next month we will be taking a look back. For some it might not be too long and others it might be a few years. It might be about a story you have shared often, you might have even scrapped about it, but we would love to see your story. Its something that, I think, needs to be thanked and something that is worth sharing so future generations can see why you do what you do.
And that is the point of this blog. To inspire you to think and scrap about things that tell more about you. Things that might be forgotten, things that might not be seen by others but things that are worth sharing because they make up who you are and where you are at.
So next month will be about saying thank you to something that allowed you to be where you are today... what will that be?? Come back on the 1st to find out :)

April Thank You Challenge

Thank you to all who participated in the challenge for March. If you haven't taken up the challenge then please do, we would still love to see your work, just submit it under any of the March posts.

So this month I thought of something a little different that sometimes gets forgotten but is still very meaningful in the day to day life which makes it important to be documented.

Your challenge for this month is to make a thank you layout about a household appliance that makes life easier, you can't live without or just is a huge blessing and why it is so.

I picked our washing machine. As a Mum of 4 it is something I just wouldn't want to live without, I don't think there is a river big enough for all our washing! But it is just the 'practical' side of my washing machine that I love. Its the symbolism of our washing machine, the fact that it is a way that I can show my love for my family, giving them clean clothes to wear each day and I love to see those clothes on the line, reminding me of the family who love me and are growing everyday.

So are you up for this challenge? Saying thank you to something from everyday life? Have a look around you. The kettle because you can't start the day without a coffee, the telly because it keeps everyone entertained, the car because of where it takes you?? Now is your chance to show others how much that thing means to you in your life right now. Come on Thank it!!! I know that when we got our new BIGGER fridge I hugged it everyday, didn't keep that habit up because my arms hurt from stretching although thinking about that it would have been good exercise! So enjoy exploring your everyday life and can't wait to see what you create!

Just post a link for the layout here when you are done so we can all admire your handiwork.

Take care and hope you have all enjoyed your April Fools day, I know our 8 year old did!!

Thank you!

I just wanted to say thank you to all those who have come to visit this blog over the last 24 hours! You have made my smile even brighter!!!
I want to also say thank you to those taking up the challenge to say thank you to Elsie.
Continue to post those links as we would all love to see your creations and I have just emailed Elsie to let her know what we have been doing here in blog land and I will email her when a new link for a thank you Elsie layout comes in.
Thanks again and check back tomorrow for the new Thank You challenge for April.
Take care and thanks everyone!
Just so the links are in one place:
Krisje's layout
http://georganiseerdechaos.web-log.nl/mijn_weblog/2007/01/na_de_post_de_l.html#comments
Kendra's layout
http://www.scrappersblissmb.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=5038&limit=recent
Allison's layout
http://allisonwinchester.typepad.com/life/
And mine is below :)
EDIT 6 April 2007:
Jode's layout
http://www.altogetherscrap.com.au/forums/gallery/1175726086/gallery_9_3_151171.jpg

Just a reminder

That it's just under 2 weeks till we start a new challenge so get scrapping and don't forget to link your layout here so we can all see and pass on the thanks to Elsie!!
And if your stuck here are a few things that might help. You don't have to use a photo of Elise. You could use a photo of her book, a layout you did that was inspired by Elsie, products that may have been inspired by her too. I know that, after seeing it on Elsie's work, I just had to have a certain paint colour. I hunted it down and LOVE IT! So I am thankful to Elise for introducing me to Lagoon MM Paint!!
So you see there are many ways we can say thank you and just a word of warning next month's challenge involves thanking something from the everyday happenings! I have decided to go with something white that adds colour to my day... stumped?? well stay tuned and looking forward to seeing all those great thank you layouts!
Take care :)

Why The Thank You Blog???

Two reasons:
1. As a way of thanking people who I wouldn't normally have the opportunity to thank. Through scrapping my thanks I feel I can then share my thanks in a wonderful way.
2. To inspire others to do the same.

What is The Thank You Blog?
A platform to showcase your thanks to someone and an opportunity to share that with others as well as the person you are grateful for.

Who can be involved?
Anyone! The Thank You Blog is primarily about scrap booking 'thank you' layouts of various topics.

How does it work?
Each month a new challenge will be set. You then have that time to scrap a layout and post a link to the layout here.

So for the month of March the challenge will be thanking ELSIE FLANNIGAN.



She is someone who, I think, has inspired many, gives so much and just loves life to its very fullest. I felt I needed to scrap my thanks to Elsie and through this thought I was inspired to start this blog and to start my very own 'thank you album' as a way of thanking those, in my life, that inspire or have inspired me. So please come back each month to be challenged, share and be inspired by others saying thank you to those impacting on their lives. Each month will be different, not always scrap related but always based on your life, because essentially that is what scrap booking is all about!
So come on this journey as we say THANK YOU.
Thanks for visiting :)