In total I scrapbooked 99 pages and 25 different concerts (Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker and Tom Petty were in the same show). I’m pretty pleased with that and if I had been counting all along I would have at least done one more page to make an even 100.
Here are links to all the posts in case you missed something. Note that they will open up in my WordPress blog because apparently Blogger is having some technical issues with pictures. In fact, I may decide to just use WordPress from now on.
A – ABBA
B – Boston
C – Clapton
D – Daughtry
E – ELO
F – Frampton
G – Get Ready
H – Heart
I – Isaac
J – Jessie’s Girl
K – Kiss On My List
L – Lynyrd Skynyrd
M – Miller
N – Nickelback
O – One More Night
P – Petty
Q – Queen
R – Richie
S – Santana
T – Toto
U – Up Where We Belong
V – VIP
W – We Belong
X – StyX
Y – You’ve Got A Friend
Z – Zoo
Some of the fun bloggers I found during this year’s challenge were:
Joy’s Book Blog: Joy wrote about what to pack on your creative journey. Lots of fun there.
Stepheny Forgue Houghtlin: Stepheny wrote about the glories of tea and showed some beautiful tea cups and different places you can enjoy a good cuppa.’
The DreamGirl Writes: DreamGirl wrote a great mystery story. Kept me hanging on to the very end!
A Unique Title For Me: Jim, who is our Song Lyric Sunday coordinator wrote terrific posts on musical groups. They are long posts but very informative with lots of background information. Worth the read if you have the time.
Jingle Jangle Jungle: Mary gave us a word of the day and we were challenged to come up with songs using that word.
No Love for Fatties: “T” wrote a story a day using the pictures from a children’s alphabet.
Curious as A Cathy: Cathy drew some great pin-up gals.
I was even featured on the A to Z official site as a blogger with 2020 vision by my friend John Holton. John and I met through the A to Z when I first started and have followed each other since. He is a wealth of interesting information and a fun blog to read. Thanks again!
It was fun for me to relive these concerts in this way, especially since some of the shows were from 10 years ago! A few of my favorite layouts were:
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| A is for Abba |
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| D is for Daughtry |
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| F is for Frampton |
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| H is for Heart |
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| J is for Jessie’s Girl |
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| N is for Nickelback |
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| O is for One More Night |
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| T is for Toto |
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| V is for VIP |
As always, thanks to Arlee Bird, our A to Z Founder, John, J. Lennie Dorner, Zalka Csenge Virag, Jayden R. Vicente and Jeremy Hawkins for their terrific efforts to keep this challenge going.
The A to Z Road Trip will be starting soon and I realized that I could do another alphabet with concerts for next year if I want to. We’ll see. Thanks to all who came along on this journey with me. I really appreciate all the comments and generous praise for my artistic endeavors. Stay safe and healthy out there so we can do this again!
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It’s fun to see your creativity come to life! :). Great job Janet!
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Thanks Janie. I really had fun doing this and feel like even though I didn’t finish each one, I got a lot accomplished.
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You really did!! :). Excellent!!
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I really like the moon one! 😀
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Thanks Joey! Hope you are doing well.
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Kudos to you for finishing another year, Janet. Your fun and enthusiasm for music artists is palpable. I look on your list and I have fond memories of many and their music. Like you say, it is fun to relive the concerts. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks Erica. I am happy I chose this topic again. Maybe one more time!
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Wow, that is quite the challenge! Congrats on completing it!
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Thanks Kayla. It was fun to do. Since we can’t go to concerts, it was fun to relive them this way.
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Oh, I bet!
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Congrats on completing another challenge! Enjoy the road trip.
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Thanks Dena! The road trip should be fun too.
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Congratulations…. can’t wait till next year, can you? 🙂 Love the badge.
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Maybe if I start now I can actually finish each layout! Thanks.
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Congratulations on completing the challenge! You did some fine work and it’s always a pleasure seeing it.
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Thanks John. It was touch and go at the end but I did enough to make it count in my opinion, and that’s all that matters, right? Thanks for stopping by, I know you are busy!
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Congrats, Janet!
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Thanks Felicia.
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I am amazed at how many scrapbook pages you completed during this challenge. It’s such a time intensive process. I’m so impressed. Good luck finishing up the rest of your layouts. Weekends In Maine
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Thanks so much. Some are definitely more involved than others. All of it is fun though so it doesn’t seem like work.
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looks like you’re a classic rock kind of gal
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Why yes I am!
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Congratulations, Janet. The badge (which is really lovely this year) is very, very well-deserved by you!
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Hi Donna. I agree that the badges were cool this year. Better than last year I think. I’m glad I was able to finish. It was touch and go.
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What you did is nothing short of amazing. Oh my–they are great.
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Thanks Jacqui. I appreciate that. It is fun but sometimes I wonder if anyone else is interested.
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What a fantastic accomplishment, Janet! 👏👏👏 Your scrapbook pages look fabulous, and I bet you had fun reliving all those concert memories. 😎 Congratulations on another successful A to Z Challenge! 🥂
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Hi Debbie. It was fun to relive those shows and I am glad I was able to complete a few of them to actually put in the albums.
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99 pages of scrapbooking is so amazing!! They were all done so beautifully too!
Damn.. just one more and you would have made 100!
P.S.: I prefer wordpress over blogger anyday.. it is so convenient! And notifies you of follow up comments on only your comment!
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Yes, I really wish I had counted as I was going along. Something to remember for next time! The spam is not as well blocked on Blogger either so I’m probably going to shut it down. I just have to get used to posting in WP.
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Its actually pretty simple.. it’s super convenient and you just have to get used to the customizer and theme!
Naah, it’s okay to not count.. It’s like a nice surprise in the end!
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Thank you for your kind words!! 🙂
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It really was fun reading your story.
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Aww, thank you 🙂
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Great job on completing the challenge and for creating the stunning scrapbook pages!!
Peace, Tamara
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Thanks Tamara. I enjoyed reading your quotes everyday!
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☺️☺️ I enjoyed writing them! Helped me keep my focus on the positive instead of slipping down the rabbit hole of fear and negativity!
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Great job!
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Thanks LA. I appreciate that.
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