As the end of 2010 is upon us, I wanted to recap some of my favorite projects of the year. Enjoy this look back!
My 10 Favorite Cards
Muchas Gracias
Love the colors, design, using Spanish-everything about this one!
You’ve Been On My Mind
Love the soft feel to this, love that I used mist and distressing (two techniques I have been wanting to get into more), love that I got to play with Restoration-my favorite line to come out this fall, and love that it was for a very good friend who has had a really rough year and needed the pick-me-up.
To You Both
Love the buttons, this cloud paper, my new favorite letter stickers, and that I branched out and doodled when I didn’t even have a clear picture in my mind how it would turn out. Also love that it was the first card I submitted this year-and it got published!
Happy Birthday Sis
Love the colors in this Jenni Bowlin line-my favorite line EVER, vintage buttons, and a beautiful butterfly!
(Heart) U
Love the colors, love that I got to make cards with my mom, and love that she inspired me to only use scraps on this card!
Congratulations
Love that a few old chipboard scraps from Crate Paper and some buttons could make a bear as cute as this!
Happy Birthday To You
Another Jenni Bowlin card-LOVE these colors!!
Absolutely Fabulous
The picture on this card just doesn’t do it justice. In fact, I haven’t even given it away because I like it SO MUCH. This was the first time I got to use Dear Lizzy rose ribbon-AMAZING stuff!
Love that I found a use for these little Christmas ornaments my mom and dad gave me. Love that it turned out to be the Christmas card I mailed back to them. 🙂
Love this technique! I used a template I made myself and lots of different mists-including the new Studio Calico white I had been DYING to try. Really fun!
My 5 Favorite Layouts
We Finally Meet
Love the picture, the paper and embellishments (especially finding a home for my very favorite vintage button), and trying gesso and sanding it for the first time. Definitely a technique I will try again and again.
Bubble Stomping Fairy
Love the layers, the Basic Grey cutout paper, the rose ribbon, and a very fun subject!
You are Beautiful
LOVE the Restoration line by Crate Paper, the embossed butterflies, and this is my very favorite picture ever of The Princess.
1 2 3 4 5 Months
Love doing a review of The Weebo’s first five months, and this Cosmo Cricket chipboard-LOVE! Don’t think I have ever used so much of one package of anything on a single layout!
The 5th one is a Father’s Day layout I did at the beginning of the year that I haven’t managed to take a picture of yet. I will have to post it out here later! 🙂
Top 3 Projects
Mini Album
This was a mini album that was made with pictures from the first 3 months of the year. I like it so much because The Princess and I put it together. Fun to do a project with her!
Bingo Board Altered Frame
Once again, picture doesn’t do it justice. I misted, antiqued, and added rubons to make this a perfect place to hang a photo of a new baby boy. A total departure for me, but I love to branch out and try new things!
Refrig. Hanging
Love the happy picture and the Origin line by Basic Grey!
Well, there you have it-a recap of my favorite projects of 2010. All in all, it was a good crafting year. In total I made 115 cards, 15 layouts, and 14 misc. projects. I am happy with the number of cards I made, and hope to make a few more layouts in 2011. I love that I tried lots of new techniques including misting, gesso, antiquing, and border punches. I also love that I have gotten back into submitting for publication, and had a total of 3 cards and 5 layouts published! Well, that wraps up the crafting year of 2010. Here’s to a very crafty New Year! 🙂
Slow Down, Enjoy, and Create 