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2013 Design Team Challenge #1

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doing besides scrapbooking.

Hi! I'm Shannon, thank you for stopping by and taking a look at my work. I am one of the lucky members of the 2013 Mosaic Moments Design Team!!!! I am just tickled pink!!! I love to scrapbook and most of my layouts are of my travels and my time in the Navy. My time in the military was the most amazing experience and I wanted a way to display and preserve those precious memories. I have found scrapbooking to be the most therapeutic and fun way to do that!

When I am not scrapbooking, you can find me playing with one of my many gadgets doing one of the other activities that I love!!! Yes, I'm a gadget girl! I love to read, journal, listen to music, workout, take pictures and crochet and I pretty much have a gadget for each of those activities!!

My Current Activities:

What am I reading: Mokingjay (Book 3 of the Hunger Games)

What do I journal: Everyday events, how my day was, etc. Currently, I am using the 5-year journal prompts.

What is my favorite music: Jazz, Any/All music by Michael Jackson, Worship songs, R&B

My favorite workout: The StairMaster and Elliptical

What do I take pictures of: My husband mostly!!! He takes all of the scenic shots!!!

What do I crochet:I just started back and I finished my very first blanket!!! (not pictured)

My favorite color: Purple (note the Beats headphones and iPhone case!)

My favorite gadget: My iPhone 5, so much so that my husband calls it my "boyfriend!!!!"

First half of layout:

I love the play, pause and eject (buttons)!!!!

Second half of layout:

The poem shown here pulls the layout and story together.

I love being on my iPhone

I read my Kindle when I am at home.

My iPod and Beats are great in the gym

My husband lets me take pictures of him.

I love my gadgets as you can see

They truly represent a little piece of me!

Full layout on COCOA Mosaic Grid Paper:

The top left picture is of my iPad, Kindle and iPhone. Sorry it's dark.

I hope you enjoyed this layout and the beginning story of me! There is so much more to come.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shared by Shannon Nixson on January 1, 2013 | Memory Date: January 1, 2013

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Great layout! Love the titles in between the photos and the play, pause end eject buttons. So clever!

Posted By: Beth Glass | January 4, 2013 at 11:38 pm

Thank you so much ladies for your cheers!

Posted By: Shannon Nixson | January 3, 2013 at 10:39 pm

Shannon!! This is so great!! I love your teaser photo!! It really got my attention and pulled me in to look at the rest of your work! What a fun introduction to your life. I'm happy to meet you!

Posted By: Heather Cartland | January 3, 2013 at 9:09 pm

Love the poem!! I look forward to seeing all your creations this year and I'm glad to meet a fellow crocheter! I also do a lot of crochet and have been learning some new-to-me old things like tunisian, broomstick lace, etc.

Posted By: Nancy Sanders | January 3, 2013 at 8:36 pm

I love it Shannon. You did an amazing job of putting a lot of information into 2 pages while still keeping it crisp and clean. Did I mention I love it? I do.

Posted By: Billi Glenn | January 3, 2013 at 8:16 pm

It turned out great, Shannon!

Posted By: Candy Spiegel | January 3, 2013 at 7:38 pm

I love how much you packed into the two pages - a real picture of who you are! Nice introduction of yourself. Wish my handwriting were as tidy...

Posted By: Libby Wiers | January 3, 2013 at 4:43 pm

Great layout Shannon!

Posted By: Tonnya Sayah | January 3, 2013 at 1:11 pm

Hi Shannon - I really like your color combination and your handwriting is great. I hate mine. You really packed a lot about you in your layout. The patterned paper you chose works great with the colors used. It will be great working along side you. Great job.

Posted By: Dale Hill | January 3, 2013 at 5:21 am

Thank you all for your kind words! It encourages me so much! I had fun doing this layout, especially as the idea developed! It took a while...but we made it! Thanks again. Diane-I was in the Navy for 5 years (from 1999-2004), stationed in Yokosuka, Japan for 3 of them. I-N-C-R-E-D-I-B-L-E time!!! You learned to never to say never, I learned to adapt, improvise and overcome!!! LOL!!! The skills learned in that world really do equip us for life, we just didn't know it then!

Posted By: Shannon Nixson | January 3, 2013 at 1:40 am