Top 11 from '11

I love the week between Christmas and New Years.  It's probably my most favorite week of the year.  There are continued celebrations, reflections, and anticipation for the year to come.   At a much more relaxed pace (thank you Lord).

As we reflect on 2011 I thought it would be fun to post my favorite eleven layouts of 2011.  why not?!  (I also included links to the original post of each layout in case you want to read/see more :)

I made this layout at the beginning of 2011 as my one little word layout.  I like to make a "title page" at the start of each personal album I make, and this was the page for this year.   Love the collage feel and bits and pieces.

This layout, "name", was made for an Ella Publishing eZine article on misting.  The story here was when Jonah was four years old he would only write "Jo" for his name and said he couldn't do the "nah" part.  Right before his fifth birthday he started writing his full name- yay!  I loved saving his little handwriting and having it in the layout.

This is a pretty simple layout but i adore the colors and grid pattern.  This is a variety of Lily Bee collections all mixed into one layout about little Jordan's joy.

Do we see a pattern here?  I am slightly obsessed with circles and grids. ha!   This layout is one of my favorites EVER of Jonah.  It really depicts his helpful heart and desire to serve others.  I made this for my guest spot over at Jenni Bowlin with her gorgeous Haven Collection.

Another Lily Bee layout--- this one using the This &That collection.  I just crack up looking at the series of these photos.  This is our everyday life at the Hufford house :)

This layout was made for my guest spot at American Crafts. It's not my "typical" go-to colors  but i just LOVED how it turned out with the orange, greens and browns.   I love how there are eight photos AND tons of embellishments too.

In September i guested over at October Afternoon and just adore working with OA products.  This one is a grid layout with their Sidewalks Collection (hello my name is jenni and i am obsessed with grids)  It's a little recap of our summer and how my favorite part is just being with the kids each and every day.  I really miss them when they go back to school.

Another October Afternoon Sidewalks layout.  And another grid layout :)

I am not a huge 2 page person, but this year I discovered how much i LOVE the 8.5x11 size layout as a 2 pager-- for some reason it just makes it less daunting.   This is another Lily Bee bee layout.

Another Lily Bee/ Halloween layout that was inspired by an image i found on Pinterest.  I decided to make a fall looking wreath and just place the photo in the middle.  I think there is a paper from every Lily Bee line in this layout--- fun!

   

I posted "Favorite Ornaments" just last week but it instantly became a favorite.  The photos are on a file folder that opens up and tells the story of each ornament.

It's so fun to looks back on favorites of 2011 and enjoy each layout!  I think it's clear that grids and circles were my favorite in 2011 :).  Thanks for swinging by and taking a trip down memory lane with me!