Challenge #1 - 15 Identities true to Me

There are so many different facets of me that it’s difficult to narrow them down to 15 – even though it was a bit of a challenge to list 15 as well, because I’m not used to thinking about it.

Bubbly

Intelligent

Shy

Papercrafter

Grit – I persevere

Strength

Scared

Calm

Honest

Funny - and fun!

Creative

Colorful

Positive

Adventurous/Traveler

New Yorker

Challenge #2 - 40 Things About My Identity

I thought that I wouldn’t be able to come up with 40 things about one of my identities but enjoyed it so much that I came up with 40 things for two of them!

Creative Challenges - image 1 - student project

New Yorker

Thin slice pizza – folded

Beauty of the buildings

Tap Water rules

Walk to the left

Don’t stop

Seasons – what seasons?

Governor’s Island

Yellow snow

Melting pot

Brusque

Gritty

Hard outer shell, but soft on the inside

History under your feet

Street art

Street meat

Transit woes

Manhattanhenge

Food glorious food

Bodega cat

Walk don’t ride

Citibike

Grid system

Alternate side parking

Movies

Museum Mile

24/7

Food Delivery

Volunteers

Brunch

Gourmet Burgers

Speakeasies

Happy Hour Specials

Tunnel Traffic

Shopping

Subway Musicians

“It’s showtime ladies and gentlemen”

Perseverance

Sky Rats (Pigeons)

Summer Streets

Home

Creative Challenges - image 2 - student project

Papercrafter

Too many pairs of scissors

Craft store = kryptonite

Color

Multiple Types of Paper

Glitter!

Lots of embellishments

Creativity

Paper swap

Practice

Community

Expression

Joy

Folding Techniques

Templates

Digital

Personalization

Adhesive

Scrapbooking Conventions

Scrapbooking Cruises

Stickers

Imperfection is OK

Heartfelt

Watercolor

Paint

Paper Jewelry

Photographs

Stencils

Sealing Wax

Buttons

Light Box

Memory Makers

Glue Gun

Markers

Decoupage

A2 Envelope

Design

Travel Scrapbook

Challenges

Themes

Holidays

Cassandra Martin-Himmons

I make the complex simple.

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