Top 10 Layouts of 2010

I completely lifted this idea from another blog site... but I think it is just a grand project.

I've picked my top 10 layouts made in 2010! Whew... that was a lot of layouts to sort through... haha.

In no particular order.....

Jane Austin Forever:

I'm one of the few people in my crop group that does layout that are non-family photos... I just love this layout, the colors, the image and all the embellishments were just perfect!

Your World Now:

This layout uses circles in a great way. And I always love my butterflies!

{us}:

The colors on this were inspired by a color challenge but ended up being so wonderful for this shot of me and my hubby!

Let the Monkey win:

This layout is just fun... and I've used this trick with hidden journaling (behind the large pic of the monkey) several times. I always love the results.

Morgan the Kid:

This layout was just a ton of fun to use up many scraps - each circle was from a scrap!

Thank You:

This was a odd layout at first for me, but it really grew on me. I love how I was able to use some odd embellishment combos that really seemed to work together.

Cannot Cage Explorers:

This simple layout is just really pleasing to the eye. I got to use up some great papers and old travel embellishments to document this thought & moment.

Sneak Attack:

Little Yellow Bicycle and BoBunny always inspires some great layouts with their awesome paper!

Poof & lights:

Put orange on it and it is likely to be at the top of one of my lists... plus I just love the image of Poof too!

Unique:

Likely because it is recent... but I love the colors used on this.

Hope you enjoyed!

P.S. take a look back and try to find the layouts without butterflies! I sneak them in there all the time. :D

Unique

Oh! I love this layout! The capture of Ryu is super cute and I just love the paper and the color combo... I could go on and on!

Color combo is provided by a past challange #17 from ColourQ.


Detail Shots.

This butterfly is gorgeous, I got several of them at a garage sale and have no idea of the manufacturer, if anyone knows feel free to leave a comment.

Oh Prima Roses... my new fav! They do add a bit of dimension but I love them so much... how many more colors can I get!

And the collection of layered embellishments! After completing the page it was a little weighty but how pretty!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: teal, white, black and brick red
• 7Gypsies - Barcelona Paper: Catalonia
• Ribbon: Sm pom-pom in black & brick red lace
• Various manufactures flowers (including Prima roses)
• Recollections Rhinestone stickers
• Unknown manufacture - chipboard definition "unique," drk red flourishes, and metal butterfly
• Various manufacture brads
• Zig Calligraphy pen: black
• American Craft felt peices
• American Craft Thickers: Daiquiri black

Thanksgiving - Another Copy

I just love doing collage prints recently. I always take a million pictures and this is a great way of using them. This layout is perfect too! Here is the original I scraplifted myself again!!

Although I think I like the color combo of the original... this is still a great layout that was a quick and easy way of getting those thanksgiving photos done!

Detail Shots:

So one of the bad things about digging out all the products I have is that I discover ones that I love and want to use...but for the life of me cannot remember where I got them. For two reasons this is frustrating... 1) I like to document what I used...for myself, contests and for all thost that might read my blog... so if you want you can get it too, and 2) because I cannot go and get more. I want to use my product but when I really like it I like to use it again and again... *le sigh*

Cute new font that I've used twice now (first time on the Poof & Lights layout). This is American Crafts Thickers - Bones. Did I mention yet how excited I am about the 10 e's that come in the package!!! WHOOOOO HOOOO! I always run out of e's and normally buy two packages of fonts because of this. I love you American Crafts Thickers!!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: black, white and craft (tan)
• American Crafts Thickers: Salutations Fabric Brown & Bones Glossy (chipboard) Orange
  
• Zig Calligraphy pen: black
  
• Signo white pen
  

And you know it is a pretty simple layout and fast to assemble when the product list is only 4 bullets!

Poof - a copy

I recently created a really fun layout that I needed to scraplift from myself! Here is the result.

It didn't turn out as nice as the original, but still pretty nice.

Detail shots:

This butterfly is gorgeous, I got several of them at a garage sale and have no idea of the manufacturer, if anyone knows feel free to leave a comment.

If you cannot tell I sort of used the Ranger Liquid Pearls everywhere!

And my scrap buggies ask it too... what is with all the clocks on my layouts... The answer: Honestly, I just like them... why do I put flowers on layouts about cats?!? HAHA...

Products Used:

• Cardstock: white, brick red, and black
• K&Company Tim Coffey Designer Paper Pad
  
• Various manufacturers flowers (including some Prima roses, American Crafts, etc)
• Tim Holtz, Ranger: Liquid Pearls - Gold Pearl
• Tim Holtz Metal Accents - clock and coin
• Basic Gray Boxer Collection - Chipboard sticker/boarders
• Med black ribbon & med white lace
• Brads of various colors
• Unknown manufacturer decretive packing tape
• American Crafts Thickers: Fantastic Foam White
• Unknown manufacturer metal butterfly
• Zig Calligraphy pen: black
  

Creative Scrappers Challenge # 136

Another Challenge! This time from Creative Scrappers... #136!

Totally fun to take my on view on this one!

Here is a bit more detail.

Products Used:

• Cardstock: lt yellow, lt green, green, & blue
• BoBunny Learning Curve Dot (flip side)
• Little Yellow Bicycle: Traveler - Ticket to Ride
  
• Jillibean soup pattered paper
  
• Basic Grey: Orgins - Sea Salt
  
• October Afternoon, Night Light: Louie & Night Light
  
• American Crafts Thickers: Fantastic Foam White & Honey Puffy Green
• Zig Calligraphy pen: black

Final Dollies Challenge

Another layout inspired by the awesome color challenge at Design Dollies! Here is a submission for the last color challenge of 2010.

This layout was inspired by the colors:

ORANGE,

ROYAL BLUE,

TAN, &

CHOCOLATE

Detail shots:

If it isn't already evident... I like layering... paper, flowers, different trims, ribbon, etc. The detail shot above I think shows some of the many layers of this piece.

Products Used:

• Cardstock: chocolate & tan
• DCWV the Shimmer Stack: blue
• BoBunny Mama-Razzi-Dot
• BoBunny Paradise
• Tim Holtz Metal Accents - clock and coin
  
• American Crafts Thickers: Fantastic Foam White & Bones Glossy (chipboard) Stickers
• Various manufactures flowers
• Various manufactures bling
• Creative Impressions Felt Butterflies
  
• Handmade pearl hat pins

Colour Q Challenge #65

Inspired by browsing the Colour Q site ... I decided to play along with the latest challenge #65!

Here were the colors... pretty!

Here is a little detail on these fun puffy flourishes:

Products Used:

• Cardstock: black, white, lt navy, olive, kraft (tan), and gray
• Martha Stewart Butterfly punches
• American Craft Thickers: Giggles Foam White & Cinnamon Foil Silver
• Me and My Big Ideas Puffy Stickers: Elegant Flourishes
• Colorbok: Patterned Paper, Stickers & Punch-out Pack - Midnight
• Zig Calligraphy pen: black

Colour Q DT Call for Scrappers

OH! Yeah! I love the Colour Q Challenges!

Here are two past layouts that were inspired by color!

A creation for the ColourQ Challenge #20.

The colors in the images seemed to just work with this ColourQ Challenge.

To see full details of this previous posting click here.

The Colour Q Challenge # 13.

I missed the deadline for this one, but it is still a pretty layout!

To see full details of this previous posting click here.

If you have any interest here are some of my other Colour Q challenge submissions:

• Submission for the ColourQ Challenge #17
• Submission for the ColourQ Challenge #21
• Submission for the ColourQ Challenge #33
• Submission for the ColourQ Challenge #65

What fun it would be to design for this great Challenge site!

So excited, I think I need to scrap another challenge right now! Look for an additional post soon!

Cheers!