The ABCs of You, Me, and Us

We’re on the home stretch of this year-long challenge, and it’s been so much fun. These final two months will feature three letters each as the inspiration for a page about You (your spouse/partner, family member or special friend), Me (yourself),or Us (you and your spouse/partner/ family member/members, or friend/friends). You can create one page with one of the letters, one page using two or three of the letters, or an individual page for each letter. To help jump start your creativity, I have a list of words below that begins with U, a list that begins with V, and a list that begins with W, but feel free to go with any idea you come up with. Katie has provided a freebie for us to use. Of course using the freebie isn’t a requirement of participating in the challenge.

U: uncle(s), Utah, unite, unify, university, understand/understanding, unbelievable, underwater, uniform, universe, unique, United States, USA, unusual, upbeat, umbrella

V: vacation, vacuum, valentine, value, valuable, vehicle, verse, vexed, video, vivacious, violet, visit/visitor, voice, volleyball, voyage, Vermont, Virginia

W: wacky, waffles, wagon, walk, warm, warrior, watermelon, wave, weary, wedding, whimsical, whirl, whistle, wink, winter, wish, wise woman/women, writing Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming.

Team members have created a variety of layouts — nature, scenic, seasonal, and family. Some of us are creating individual layouts for albums, others are putting together an entire ABC album. Be sure to visit the ABCs of You, Me, and Us Challenge gallery to see how others have created their layouts for various letters, and maybe some inspiration for your pages.

First up is Guest CT Member, Karen (kaclink) with her layout that captures a visit she and her mom made to Vermont several years ago. Her photos are colorful, and detail their Fall trip.

For her layout, Karen used Scattered Pictures Vol. 08 Layered Template 09, Scattered Pictures Vol. 03 Layered Template 04, Vintage Artistry In the Leaves Paper Pack, Vintage Artistry In the Leaves Transfers 01, Classic Side Lift Photo Frames 01, Fifty States Seals Brushes and Stamps, and Forever Fall Element Pack.

Guest CT Member Candy (cnewby) has this gorgeous layout all about Winter. Her photos are perfect for winter comfort and good food.

For her layout, Candy used Vintage Winter Woods Paper Pack 01, Brushstroke Stamps 01, and Photo Clusters 19 (retired).

Creative Team Member, Stacia, made this amazing layout of her new grandson. He’s as adorable as he can be, and I’m sure his grandma and the rest of the family are elated. I love his name, and maybe that’s because it was my father’s middle name as well as my brother’s.

For her layout, Stacia  used Blendables Layered Template 63, Vinelli Mini Kit, Curated Team Scrapbook Mix 08, and I Do Solids Paper Pack.

Finally I, Valerie (nana_vg), chose to do a layout advising my grandchildren to Be Unique. It’s amazing how our uniqueness is based on many other things in addition to our genetics. I wanted them to know that!

For this layout, I used the Challenge Freebie for the title, some elements from Layer Works 1637, Photo Clusters 66, Canvas Color Mix Paper Pack 18, Classic Scraps Mini 01 Cardstocks Paper Pack, Colored Filmstrips 15, Ledger Grids 07 Stamp Pack, and Readymade Borders: Vintage 04.

I hope these layouts have inspired you to make your own layout(s) for the letters U, V, and W. Be sure to post your layouts in the ABCs of You, Me, and Us Challenge Gallery, add them to the November Challenge Participation Thread, and don’t forget the fabulous Freebies Katie has provided for you to use.

Next month Trace will be here with the letters X, Y, and Z. We both look forward to finishing out the year for this challenge with all of you.