The Challenge YOUrself Final Blog Post

To the Challenge YOUrself Community,

Today, I am writing the final blog post for Challenge YOUrself. When I first joined the design team 13 years ago, I had no idea what kind of journey I was about to embark on—the hard work, the lasting friendships, the artistic growth, and the amazing adventures that would come along. The benefits of running this challenge blog have been numerous and rewarding.

To Lynn Lefebvre: 

YOU founded Challenge YOUrself in December 2013, and I was overjoyed when you selected me for the design team. Though I was new and inexperienced, you gave me a chance that I will never forget. I still miss your presence here, and I can’t thank you enough for the privilege of continuing your legacy. You instilled in me the belief that it is crucial to include ourselves in our projects—you’ve made me a better artist and a better person for that. Together, we’ve reached 150 challenges!  Yay!

To the Design Team Members: 

Words cannot express how thankful I am for everyone who has served on the Challenge YOUrself Design Team over the years. Your contributions to this site have been remarkable, and I want you to know how much your friendship and support mean to me. Whether you have been with Challenge YOUrself since the very beginning or joined recently, I have truly valued your patience, understanding, and professionalism, and I will miss you.  And of course, I have to mention just how talented I think you all are!  

Thank you all so much, from the bottom of my heart.

Here is a list of all of our past and present design team members:

Lynn Lefebvre

Sharon Fritchman

Caroli Schulz

Cindy Alvarez

Kerry Bruce

Lisa Haiss

Tracy Pinkepank

Tehri Koskinen

Shawna Saucier

Angi Barrs

Erin Morehouse

JJ Sobey

Lesley G

Aurelie Cormier

France Ringuette

Jess Grey

Kate Blue

Sherri Caramico

Asa Johanson

Gemma Steele

Susanne Brauer

Taru Jenkohen

Carmen Henriquez

Maria Hernandez

Patricia Van Gelder

Rachel Lowe

Lisa-Marie Watling

Cathy Lu

Kimberly Skinner

Lori Stroup

Ashley Johnson

Laurie Leahey

Lauren Mullarkey

Maya Yang

Nancy Fan

Kristina Wurmbrand

Deanne Saunders

Monique Fox

Thank you all very much!!

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When I started reviewing Challenge YOUrself’s past for this post, I was all about the statistics. But then it hit me: it’s not about the numbers—it’s about the people! To everyone who’s ever been part of Challenge YOUrself, whether you’re an artist, scrapbooker, art journaler, visitor, follower, prize winner, designer, commenter, or viewer, your involvement has been incredibly wonderful. 

YOU are the reason our challenge blog has been thriving for 150 challenges!

I would love to keep in touch! If you’d like to stay connected with me or each other, please reach out.

Thank you for sharing your creativity with Challenge YOUrself for the last 13 years. I hope we’ve inspired you to keep posting photos of YOU in your artwork!

From the bottom of my heart, thank you for everything!