Then and Now

You may recall that the purpose of this challenge group is to take our scrapbooking to the next level, to stretch our creative process and to grow as artists by embracing challenges that make us think, work and grow. You can view all of the challenges on my blog by clicking here or check our our new Inspiration Elevator Blog, here.

This month's challenge is issued by the super talented, Sue Sykes. Here's what she had to say in her very own words:

"I have all of my parents' photos stored at my place.  Shortly after I began scrapbooking,  my mom and I spent hours removing her photos from those dreadful magnetic albums and documenting dates on the back of them all.  So I will often sift through them and marvel at how much things change - and yet, they also seem to stay the same.

This month, I'd like to challenge you all to create a comparison layout or project - THEN and NOW.  It can be any topic; just document the parallels and differences between an event/person/place from the past and a modern likeness.  REMEMBER TO JOURNAL!! :)

Can't wait to see what you all create!"

For my project I decided to do a Then and Now about my oldest daughter since she is graduating high school in a couple weeks.  I have to say I am very happy with how this layout turned out!  I used my Chilled Cucumber Soup (LOVE) and Alpha Beans by Jillibean Soup along with some Elle's Studio tags, a few Unity Stamps, SRM Stickers (the date in the tag and on the bottom photo) and Studio Calico Mists and veneer.

The deadline is over to enter, but I have to share where I got the inspiration for this layout from. I used last week's sketch from Elle's Studio.

 I hope you will stop by and see what our designers on this adventure have created:

Sue Sykes
Lisa Moen
Christa Uttley
Cathy Harper
Lisa Spiegel
Joanne Burton
                                Laurel Seabrook <------You are Here
Jodi Wilton
Michelle Hernandez
Ann Jobes
Laura Whitaker