December CK: An Insider’s Look
11/12/2009 at 4:00 am | In Insider's Look | 287 CommentsTags: Creating Keepsakes, Scrapbooking, Scrapbook, Creating Keepsakes magazine, behind-the-scenes, scrapbook pages, Joannie McBride, Megan Hoeppner, Lori Anderson, Janice Barfuss, Brittany Beattie, Jennifer McGuire, Brenda Peterson, Jennafer Martin, Erin Bayless, Lori Fairbanks, Suzy Plantamura, Cindy Tobey, Amanda Probst, Maggie Holmes, Deena Wuest, Ali Edwards, Dorathy Gilchrist, Lara Penrod, holiday, Neko Carrillo, Julie DeGuia, December, Kelly Goree, Jill Marie Paulson, Kayleigh Wiles
Working on the December issue of the magazine has had me in the holiday spirit for the last several months. (We started working on the issue in July!) Now that holiday music fills the airwaves of Salt Lake City 24/7, that holiday feeling is getting even stronger.
That’s why I couldn’t help but do something festive for our inside look at the December issue of Creating Keepsakes—and the 12 days of Christmas continually came to mind. But rather than spread out this post for nearly two weeks, you get all 12 gifts in one post—a sneak peek at the 12 favorite layouts from our editorial staff. To add even more festivity to the post, you can always listen to this while you enjoy reading the reasons we love each layout so much!
Oh, and be sure to check out all the exclusive online articles for December we have waiting for you here. You can even enter to win a free advent calendar personalized with your own family members!
Without further ado, here are our team’s favorite layouts from the December issue.
“Holiday Home” by Ali Edwards in “Studio A”
“This layout from Ali Edwards makes me want to capture every holiday detail in my home—and I’m going to!” —Joannie McBride, assistant editor
“Ornament a Day” by Amanda Probst in “Monthly To-Dos”
“Amanda Probst has a great eye for fonts, and I can’t stop looking at her title treatment on this layout. The colors stand out. The fonts look great together and are readable but unique. It’s so clever how she uses a snippet of conversation to frame her title and photos on the left page of her layout.” —Lori Fairbanks, product editor
“Happy” by Jennifer McGuire in “Tools & Techniques”
“I love Jennifer McGuire’s simple design, nice color scheme and great photos on this layout.” —Janice Barfuss, art director
“She Says” by Lori Anderson in “Computer Tricks”
“This layout is so sweet and sassy. I can’t get enough of Lori Anderson’s adorable pictures and cute use of type.” —Neko Carrillo, senior designer
“Kitschy” by Cindy Tobey in “Tips & Tricks”
“The tree accent is so unexpected. Cindy Tobey made kitschy work for her! I love it.” —Erin Bayless, creative director
“A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” by Deena Wuest in “Festive Techniques for Trimming the Tree”
“Deena Wuest’s clean and simple design balanced with the clever tree made of photos is so fresh, festive and innovative.” —Jennafer Martin, editor-in-chief
“Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura in “Mandy’s Challenge”
“Suzy Plantamura’s title treatment is so clever—she cut her letters by hand and then stamped on them with the letters ‘S,’ ‘N,’ ‘O’ and ‘W,’ respectively.” —Brittany Beattie, online senior editor
“January” by Kelly Goree in “Instant Gift Albums”
“I love how the design of this layout fits so many photos without sacrificing room for embellishments. Plus, each accent Kelly Goree used enhances the feel of the photos.” —Lori Anderson, online managing editor
“Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson in “Seasonal Solutions”
“I like Jill Marie Paulson’s simple design with the focus on the photo.” —Brenda Peterson, editorial assistant
“Christmas Morning” by Julie DeGuia in “Seasonal Solutions”
“I like how Julie DeGuia fit so many photos on her layout and still kept it clean. I always take hundreds of photos on Christmas and then wonder how to scrapbook them all.” —Lara Penrod, senior editor
“Roll with It” by Kayleigh Wiles in “Reader Gallery”
“Kayleigh Wiles’s page has great flow despite how the focal point is in a small space. Plus, the beautiful script at the bottom adds charm to the flow.” —Dorathy Gilchrist, associate editor
"2008 Review" by Maggie Holmes in "Scrapbook a Year's Worth of Memories in One Night"
“Maggie Holmes managed to capture an entire year’s worth of memorable events on one layout while still creating a clean, easy-to-follow design—not always an easy task. I love how the white space balances out the fun patterns and whimsical details while still keeping her photos the focus.” —Megan Hoeppner, creative editor
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What would this holiday celebration be without a gift? Leave a comment by Monday, November 16 at 9:00 a.m. EST, and let us know what your favorite layout is from the December issue for a chance to win this prize package or other December-related goodies.
—Brittany Beattie, online senior editor
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My favorite layout is “Ornament a Day” by Amanda Probst – it’s really BEAUTIFUL!
Comment by Antoaneta — 11/12/2009 #
I prefer the LO of Kayleigh Wiles because of the design and its colours.
Comment by Stephanie — 11/12/2009 #
I love Ali’s layout! The design is so beautiful and clean. Looking at it makes me want to scrapbook right now!! I’m inspired!
Comment by Veera — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is Deena Wuests: A few of our favorite things. I love the clean and simple look
Comment by robin N (tqmnurse) — 11/12/2009 #
Do I have to pick one? I love Ali Edwards. So clean and simple. Jennifer McGuires is a very close 2nd!
Comment by Jen — 11/12/2009 #
I love the layout by Jennifer McGuire. It just makes me smile!
Comment by Marty — 11/12/2009 #
It was another great issue from CK. I pretty much loved everything, but to narrow it down to one… Cindy Tobey’s “Kitschy” layout. I’ve never seen a tree background like that before!
Comment by Sharyn — 11/12/2009 #
hmm, well MY favorite is that card in Becky’s Sketches…
Comment by Joni — 11/12/2009 #
I love Maggie Holmes 2008 Review, “Scrapbook a Year’s Worth of Memories in One Night”. I think this is such a great idea!
I do have to say they were all fantastically creative! Thanks for the peek!
Comment by Donna VW — 11/12/2009 #
I liked Ali Edwards layout.
Comment by Samantha — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite was Ali’s spread on page 51.
Comment by sannika — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is Jennifer McGuire’s. So cute!
Comment by Lynn Brown — 11/12/2009 #
Love to see Christmas layouts! I love Ali’s so clean and the focus is on the pictures – makes me what to go decorate and then take pictures!
Comment by Amy — 11/12/2009 #
If I had to choose one …it would be Amanda Probst’s – Ornament a Day. Such a simple idea – but can also be the start of a wonderful family tradition….hummm. Thanks for the idea.
lol
Comment by Allison Knox — 11/12/2009 #
I LOVE Ali’s layout – it’s the little details that we sometimes forget to document and instead focus on all the big events. I definitely want to try something like this this year.
Comment by Allison M. — 11/12/2009 #
I love the playing with snow layout. Love the colors.
Comment by Val — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite was the Ali Edward’s Holiday home layout. I’m a big fan of her style, and I definitely want to record my decorations this year.
Comment by Cara S — 11/12/2009 #
My fav is the “Ornament a Day” because of how she has captured the conversation. I also love the SNOW layout and how she stamped each letter with that particular letter. Great ideas ladies!
Comment by Michele K — 11/12/2009 #
I really like the ornament a day layout. It gave me a new idea. I have a bunch of photos I’ve taken of our ornaments intending to make an ornament album someday to tell the stories behind them. Of course it is one of those never completed projects. Instead I could just combine them on a layout or two with some journaling and the get the project done and most importantly preserve the stories behind them.
Comment by Rap — 11/12/2009 #
I love “A Few of Our Christmas Favorites”!
Comment by Mickie — 11/12/2009 #
love Ali’s layout!!
Comment by Nicky from Canada — 11/12/2009 #
I just love the “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire LO. The colors are beautiful and the pictures are adorable. This is going in my LO’s to lift pile! So much inspiration.
Comment by Shanon Gibson — 11/12/2009 #
I really like Christmas morning! I love ornaments and they look fabulous on the layout!
Comment by Jamie Greene — 11/12/2009 #
I love them all, but my favorite has to be Ali Edwards’s. The design is fantastic! Thanks for all the inspiration!
Comment by Cristina — 11/12/2009 #
My absolute favorite layout was the one from Amanda Probst – an ornament a day – it has inspired me to make an ornament a day for the month of December this year with my daughter.
Comment by Erika M — 11/12/2009 #
I love Ali Edward’s “Holiday Home” layout! I’m going to absolutely give this fabulous idea a try this year!
Comment by Jinny Newlin — 11/12/2009 #
There were a lot of great ones in this issue…but I love “Playing with Snow”. I really love the title and the colors.
Comment by Deb Smith — 11/12/2009 #
I like “Playing with Snow.” Soooo cute!
Comment by Jen Strange — 11/12/2009 #
Love both the layout from Ali Edwards and the one from Jennifer McGuire.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Jennifer
Comment by Jennifer — 11/12/2009 #
these are all sooo fantastic! i really love Jennifer McGuire’s “happy” LO- too cute
Comment by SMK — 11/12/2009 #
“Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura is my favourite. I *love* how she’s done her title!!!
Comment by Lesley — 11/12/2009 #
Love the layout by Ali and Becky’s sketch. Thank you for keeping us inspired and a chance to win!
Comment by Carol Miller — 11/12/2009 #
This December CK is just chock full of gorgeous layouts. Don’t know when there has been a better issue. The layout I am calling my favorite is “Snow Snack” by Keri Babbitt on page 32. Just love the soft look of the layout along with her gorgeous accents. And aren’t the pictures pretty with the blue/pink clothes the children are wearing?
Comment by Gloria Martens — 11/12/2009 #
my fave is definitely the 2008 review and I am so totally going to scraplift this for 2010
and thanks for the chance at such a generous giveaway!
Comment by Karen K — 11/12/2009 #
Definitely by far Maggie Holmes. I already bookmarked that page to get inspiration to do a similar page!
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Comment by Amy — 11/12/2009 #
I’ll go with “Our Christmas Favorites”… I love the list and then the picture of the kids. Having my three girls home and together for xmas is my Christmas favorite, too!
Comment by Jennifer — 11/12/2009 #
I love “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire! Thank you for the chance to win!
Comment by Yolanda B. — 11/12/2009 #
I loved April Massad’s PJ’s layout – her handmade embellishments, the swirls, the color combo – definitely scraplifting that one!
Comment by Julie, momto7 — 11/12/2009 #
I love the layout by Kelly Goree (p.63) … the touch of blue with the traditional Christmas colors is so cute.
Comment by Patty C — 11/12/2009 #
I love holiday home by Ali Edwards too! Looking forward to capturing signs of the holidays in my home this year.
Comment by Julie — 11/12/2009 #
WOW!! I about screamed when I saw you picked my layout as one of those to highlight! Thank you so much!! What an honor!
I’d have to say that Ali’s layout is my favorite. Love her style!!
Comment by Jill — 11/12/2009 #
Hello, Snow by Ali Edwards
Comment by {vicki} — 11/12/2009 #
Let’s see..my fav layout from the Dec magazine would have to be “Sugar and Spice” by Kim Watson-page 65. I really liked how she journaled in the Christmas Tree shape and included some non-traditional colors on her layout.
Comment by Holly S — 11/12/2009 #
While I enjoy all the layouts your staff picked as favorites, I think my favorite is “I Heart This Life” by Noel Culbertson on page 87. It’s a little crazy busy, yet so organized and readable. It’s a great way to document a year in one page, and I love the little details like the subtle patterns next to the photos and behind the title.
Comment by Kerry — 11/12/2009 #
You actually have my favorites in your blog post…I loved Maggie Holmes year in review (so cute AND practical) but it was tied with Cindy Tobey’s Kitschy layout…that woman has the most awesome and cute ideas! Loved them both SO much!!
Comment by Amber Scurlock — 11/12/2009 #
I love Amanda’s ornament a day layout.
Comment by rebecca keppel — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout would have to be Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson in “Seasonal Solutions”. I completly agree with Brenda’s comment regarding the simple design! Love it!
Comment by Lynn Meredith — 11/12/2009 #
I love Maggie’s 2008 review. The color combo is one of my favs and it’s just a great layout to showcase the past year. I’ll definitely go back to it when I’m ready to do my own year in review.
Comment by Laure — 11/12/2009 #
I loved Roll With It. Just so cute!!! I also liked the one by Ali Edwards with the big snowflake and Simon marching through the snow!
Comment by Bri Johnson — 11/12/2009 #
I like the January one with the navy blue. And I like the Christmas favorites, because it is such a cute layout and cute thought. Very cute.
Comment by Jenny McGee — 11/12/2009 #
I absolutely love the “Christmas Morning”-layout by Julie DeGuia. It’s so fabulous – yes, lots of pictures – yes, nice and clean look – yes, lovely details…
I swear every time I look, I see something new on it! And the effects she created are so great, it could be a wall ornament even –> the hanging frames on the right, the attached ribbon at the bottom… Just wow!
Comment by Vicky — 11/12/2009 #
I loved the “January” layout but Jennifer McGuire’s layout was a close second! The colors on both were just so great and I loved the clean lines of the “January” layout eventhough there were lots of pictures on it.
Comment by Brenda — 11/12/2009 #
Oh it’s so hard to choose. All of these layouts were so inspiring to me (I can’t wait to get home from work so that I can go scrapbook!)… but if I have to choose, I think I’ll pick “Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson. I love how the photos are in a grid but still feel a little bit “random”. and the colors are so cozy!
Comment by gardengeekette — 11/12/2009 #
I wish I didn’t have to pick just one! But I do love Ali’s page!
Comment by Liz Michaud — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is Bo Bunny on page 11.(You Melt My Heart) I just love it! It is so sweet. I must get the Snowy Serenade Collection!
Comment by Jeannine S. — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is ‘Holiday Home’ by ali edwards.
Comment by Anna Vollmer — 11/12/2009 #
I had quite a few favorites but I’m going to have to pick Ali’s as it’s the one that makes me want to scrap the most.
Comment by Erica Hettwer — 11/12/2009 #
My favourite is “A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” by Deena Wuest in “Festive Techniques for Trimming the Tree”
Idont know if i can enter this contest outside USA. I live in Sweden, but i will give it a try since i cant find any information to not enter.
Comment by Annika — 11/12/2009 #
I think I’ll pick “Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson…LOVE IT!!!
Comment by Melissa C — 11/12/2009 #
Can’t just pick one.
Its a tie between Ali Edwards’ and Jennifer McGuire’s. Love their simple, yet elegant, styles!
Comment by Jen H — 11/12/2009 #
Wow, these are all so fabulous – it’s hard to pick just one. I like Kelly Goree’s layout because I often have full-size photos to scrap, so this is a nice way to incorporate them.
Comment by nina — 11/12/2009 #
my favorite is playing with snow / suzy plantamera !
Comment by priscilla blain — 11/12/2009 #
Oh it’s sooo hard to choose a favorite. I absolutely loved the layouts in this issue. I think I’ll go with 2008 Memories by Maggie Holmes. I love how she fit a whole year’s worth of memories in one layout and she didn’t skimp on the journaling. It’s cleverly hidden behind each photo.
Comment by Ashleigh B. — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura. SNOW just jumps right off the page! Arrica Kilburn
Comment by Arrica Kilburn — 11/12/2009 #
I love the 20008 in review. What a cute way to sum up the year!!
Comment by Anita — 11/12/2009 #
They’re all wonderful, but my favorite is the Playing with Snow, because that’s the technique I’m most looking forward to use in a future design! Nice job to everyone!
Comment by Amy — 11/12/2009 #
I love LOVE LA-HA-OVE the “SNOW” layout. I adore how each cutout letter is stamped with mini letters inside. I’m so “lifting” that idea!
Comment by Stephanie — 11/12/2009 #
I really like Christmas Bliss! Fantastic work done by everyone. Great job!
Comment by Dori Kempker — 11/12/2009 #
It’s hard to pick just one but my fav is “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura
Comment by Jennifer Morrison — 11/12/2009 #
all are great but i love playing with snow!
Comment by renee g — 11/12/2009 #
I really like the “palying with snow” layout. I love the color scheme and the playful feel:)
Comment by Tammy Kersavage — 11/12/2009 #
The VERY FIRST lay-out grabbed my eye…Ali Edwards! I should’ve known. She has a style all her own, and I JUST LOVE everything that she creates. Thanks for the inspiration Ali!
Comment by Sally — 11/12/2009 #
Well, I have to pick my friend Tracy’s layout in Becky’s Sketches!!
Comment by katie — 11/12/2009 #
I like “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire. It’s simple yet beautiful!
Comment by Adriana G. — 11/12/2009 #
Well, the one I am scraplifting is Ali’s ‘Holiday Home’ … I always take a ton of pictures of my ornaments, but never put them on a layout. This year, I am!
Comment by Melanie K. — 11/12/2009 #
Love the ornament layout–something I never would have thought of and think it’s a wonderful idea (to scraplift!)!! Thank you!
Jill
Comment by Jill Keller — 11/12/2009 #
I think my favorite layout is Maggie Holmes’s Year in Review. I love doing layouts like this myself! Thank you!
Christine
Comment by Christine Dibble — 11/12/2009 #
A lot of great layouts! I would have to say my favorite is the 2008 Year in Review by Maggie Holmes. Seeing the changes that can happen during year is a neat idea.
Comment by Lorie B. — 11/12/2009 #
So many beautiful layouts but if I had to choose just one I would pick “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura
Comment by Trisha — 11/12/2009 #
These layouts certainly get you in the mood for the holidays! My fav is the “SNow” one, I love the idea of stamping the letters inside the die-cut letters – CUTE!!
Comment by Lotti Bosko — 11/12/2009 #
I liked Under the Tree by Suzy Plantamura for her great use of multiple photos at one time.
Comment by Gannon — 11/12/2009 #
I loved “Gifts of Love” by Elizabeth Kartchner. LOVE that cute little tree!
Comment by Ashley — 11/12/2009 #
my favorite is A few of our Favorite Christmas things. I love the LO, colors, and especially the pictures in the shape of a tree.
Comment by Jamie — 11/12/2009 #
I like structure, balance, and colors of Julie DeGuia’s layout. Great job!
Comment by Ginger G. — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is Christmas Morning.
Comment by Carmen — 11/12/2009 #
I love Ali Edward’s piece. It’s inspired me to do something similar, as I love my house decorated for the holidays.
Comment by Myra — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is Susie Plantamura’s “Playing With Snow”. I LOVE how she did the title, stamping each letter…and the falling flakes, as well as the use of colors and lines….SUPERB!
Comment by Lisa Hager — 11/12/2009 #
My fav LO is Jennifer McGuire’s “Happy”. I love the colors, using larger pictures but the LO doesn’t seem crowded.
Comment by Jennifer — 11/12/2009 #
I love the instant gift album LO – so simple but gorgeous. I amtotally going to make one!
Comment by Julia Derksen — 11/12/2009 #
I LOVE Kayleigh’s “roll with it” page. It’s is definately my favorite!! So simple and yet so wonderful!!
Comment by Robbie L. — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is: “January” by Kelly Goree. I like how simple it is, but it still caught my eye.
Comment by Julie — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” by Deena Wuest in “Festive Techniques for Trimming the Tree.” Any time you can include info to look back on and a great picture that will make anyone smile, you know you have a winning page.
Comment by Denise Hernandez — 11/12/2009 #
I love the “Happy” layout.
Comment by Deidra Floyd — 11/12/2009 #
How can I choose just one??? I guess I would have to say Ali’s. I always love her work.
Comment by Tania — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Christmas Bliss” I love how all the colors of the paper, embellishments and photos all flow together. A nice clean look. Great job Jill.
Comment by Pam — 11/12/2009 #
I love Christmas Bliss by Jill Marie. The colors work wonderful together. I will have to scraplift this page!
Comment by Stacey M. Milam — 11/12/2009 #
All are pretty but I liked “A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” by Deena Wuest the best
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Comment by Diana Martinez — 11/12/2009 #
Oh… pick just one?!?! I guess I will have to go with Becky Higgin’s Christmas of 08 layout. I know it is going to be her last layout in CK so it was a favorite for sure. I will miss her.
Comment by ShellyJ — 11/12/2009 #
I really like “January” by Kelly Gore. The layout is so easy to duplicate and it really allows you to use several photos to tell the story without cropping. This is exactly the type of layout design that I take from each issue to put into my sketch binder. In fact, I already have!! While I love the variety of layouts that CK offers, it is the tried-and-true layouts/sketches that keep me loving this magazine!!
Comment by Claudia McDaniel — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Holiday Home” by Ali Edwards. I love the C&S, love that she have used picture of things not peoples and these things/memories are the dearest memories of christmas. Things we use every year and bring that christmas-spirit.
Comment by Ann-Katrin — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire. I just love the colors. It is beautiful. I am going to have to scraplift this idea.
Comment by Terri Cromell — 11/12/2009 #
I like the one that Suzy Plantamura completed. The technique of stamping the title that way is very fresh but so simple. I will definitely be doing that very soon.
Comment by tencraftyfingers — 11/12/2009 #
What a great prize! I was inspired by the “playing with snow” by Suzy Plantamura. I like how she embellished her title and the colors on the layout.
Comment by Heather Garl — 11/12/2009 #
I’ve always been a fan of Ali Edwards and I love the “Hello, Snow” layout. It’s so simple, clean, and crisp. You can almost smell the fresh snow in the morning.
Comment by Angela C. — 11/12/2009 #
I really liked Gifts of Love by Elizabeth Kartchner. I think the fabric tree is a great idea.
Comment by Sarah — 11/12/2009 #
I love “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura! It is beautiful, I love the title idea!
Comment by Tammy — 11/12/2009 #
I just looooove the Playing With Snow layout you showed above! The title work is amazing and I love the decorative strips at the bottom.
Comment by Monique — 11/12/2009 #
I love anything by Ali Edwards. Her “25″ layout was inspiring for a Christmas LO.
Comment by Jessica — 11/12/2009 #
Personally I love love love this one .
Love the lettters and the color scheme.
“Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura
Comment by Shani — 11/12/2009 #
I loved them all when i got my recent issue but “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura in “Mandy’s Challenge” grabbed my eye because of the stamped letters in the title SNOW! Fantastic giveaway!
Comment by Shemaine Smith — 11/12/2009 #
It’s got to be Ali’s stunningly simple Christmas layout.
Comment by Katherine — 11/12/2009 #
I love Suzy Plantamura’s layout about SNOW. We get tons of snow here in Central Oregon and I’m always looking for new lo ideas about it. Love the color scheme.
Comment by Angie — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Playing with Snow”.
Comment by Katie — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is the “ornament a day”. I LOVE it! What a neat idea, and the photos of each ornament…I think I’m going to do this one too! Thanks for the chance to win some goodies.
Jessica P.
Comment by Jessica Preaseau — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Playing with Snow”…
Comment by Vicki Perry — 11/12/2009 #
Living in a northern climate, we get alot of snow and therefore, alot of snow pictures and layouts. Love Kelly’s January. Lots of pics, clean lines, simple papers and embellishments….can’t wait to do this layout.
Comment by Laura — 11/12/2009 #
I love Christmas! What fun goodies you are giving away.
Comment by Sharla Hunt — 11/12/2009 #
“Ornament a Day” is my favorite layout. I love the idea of taking a picture of each indivual ornament. I am thinking of scraplifting this idea for my collection of ornaments from my childhood. My parents got each of us kids a new ornament every year and this would be a great way to keep them all on one layout. Great idea!!
Comment by Serena Goss — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Ornament a Day” by Amanda Probst, I think I’d like to do this next year with my boys- since the one is only 4 months & the other has a short attention spain right now at 4. Awesome family idea. I’ve been working on collecting more family activities. You’ve got to make the most of the time while they are young.
Comment by Carol — 11/12/2009 #
Love the month of ornaments– not only is it striking to look out, but it’s a really fun idea for December
Comment by Heather Ippolito — 11/12/2009 #
Is it really fair to make us choose just 1, you got 12! lol! They’re all, of course, gorgeous. I do really love the simple complexity (yeah, I know that’s an oxymoron) of “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura.
Comment by Samantha T. — 11/12/2009 #
I really like Ali’s….I love to deorate for Christmas and this is inspiring…Picture taking and scrapbooking! Love it!
Comment by MargieBarndt — 11/12/2009 #
I love this month’s ideas! They really work-and inspire me!
Comment by Margie Barndt — 11/12/2009 #
The “Happy” layout is my favorite. It looks so easy to scraplift! And it shows a way to use similar pictures without it being too overwhelming. I hear my scrap table and pics calling my name right now!
Comment by Lisa — 11/12/2009 #
I really like the look of Jennifer McGuire’s page on pg. 109. the circles and color combo stood out to me as refreshing and simple. Loved it! Jen
Comment by Jennifer Asselstine — 11/12/2009 #
I love the 2008 review by Maggie Holmes. What a neat way to either start an album or end one.
Comment by Sarah Green — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Holiday Home” by Ali Edwards in “Studio A”.
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Comment by Robin Redd — 11/12/2009 #
Christmas Morning” by Julie DeGuia in “Seasonal Solutions” is my favorite layout love the clean and neat design but love that January for the colors. Very well done ladies.
Comment by Pamk — 11/12/2009 #
I love this issue, beautiful job! I love “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura, it’s got so much going on and it all works wonderfully together. They are all amazing, as usual however. Hard to pick favorites for sure, I like them all for different reasons. We don’t really get snow here in SE TX so those snow layouts draw me in, hee hee.
Thanks CK!
Comment by Donna Manning — 11/12/2009 #
This looks like a great issue. I love the “A Few of our Festive Favorites”, it looks like fun. I like the tree made from pictures. How fun is that.
Comment by Rhonda Miller — 11/12/2009 #
Always love Ali Edwards’ layouts and the Dec one is no exception. I love how she captures the little things that we will want to know later in life.
Comment by tammy g — 11/12/2009 #
I love, love, love the Playing With Snow lo!!! Love the colors and adding the stamped letters on to the bigger title letters-can’t wait to try that technique out!
Thanks for the inspiration!!
Comment by AmyJ — 11/12/2009 #
I really like the negative space LO. :0) The ornament a day Lo is really great. They are all soo Impresive. :0) TFS
Comment by Charlotte Dixon — 11/12/2009 #
I love Julie’s “Seasonal Solutions”. Most of my layouts are collage style because I want to include all my pics from events and holidays are the worst. Thanks for reminding me to “zoom out” to capture the pic and still make it useable and practicle. Thanks, Kelly
Comment by Kelly Hoog — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is Deena Wuest’s “Christmas Favorites” . I like how she pieced a tree from photos of her families favorite parts of Christmas.
Comment by Marlene — 11/12/2009 #
My fav. layout is the Ornament a day by Amanda. I totally love it because I can relate to it being a mom of small children who love to do art projects!
Comment by Jill K. — 11/12/2009 #
It’s a tie for me: My favorite layouts are: “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura. I love the 3-dimensional SNOW and the color scheme is so soothing. and: “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire, the felt snowflakes add just the right amount of punch to the page. Great job! Your magazine always makes me want to leave my desk job and start scrapbooking full-time!
Comment by Aimee D — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is Ali’s layout. I also loved Jennifer McGuire & Kelly Goree’s too.
Comment by Anthonette — 11/12/2009 #
I devoured the December issue! I might not have any time to spend scrapping this holiday season – but wow, I loved looking at those layouts!!
Comment by Julie — 11/12/2009 #
Deena Wuest’s is definitely my favorite and one I’ll be “borrowing”…HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!
Comment by Dawn McLees — 11/12/2009 #
They are all beautiful but Deena’s is my favorite!
Comment by Anna — 11/12/2009 #
I really like the ornament a day LO (but the Happy LO is close behind because I love that little face–just want to squeeze those cheeks)
Comment by SarahLewy — 11/12/2009 #
It’s so hard to choose a favorite, so many stunning pages!! But Amanda Probst’s ornament a day page made me want to scrap-lift in addition to creating 25 of my own little ornaments, so it takes the cake!
Comment by Kristen — 11/12/2009 #
What beautiful layouts, I don’t know how you guys witle it down to just a few! I can imagine how many you receive. I really like Ali’s layout that shows the little things around the house to make it look festive. I have some many pictures of my tree but never think to take pictures of everything else. Thanks for the idea!
Comment by Jennifer D — 11/12/2009 #
my favorite is: “A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” by Deena Wuest
Comment by Teresa Jaye — 11/12/2009 #
I am ALWAYS inspired by the fun, clever work of Cindy Tobey! Her “Kitschy” layout is so right up my alley–and her designs are always unique–great inspiration to think outside of the box. I thought this issue was overall one of the best in a long time!
Comment by Lisa Risser — 11/12/2009 #
I am loving the ornament a day layout! I have never seen that many photos on one page!!
Comment by Heather Coonley — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is Playing With Snow. Love how the title stands out & how Suzy stamped each letter with mini alphabet stamps. Great idea I’ll be “borrowing”.
Comment by Pauline Lussier — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite article was the one on designing a Christmas card and I loved the instructions on how do to it digitally in your online version!
Comment by Anne W — 11/12/2009 #
All of them are great, but the one that catches my eye is Christmas Bliss!
Comment by Rebecca — 11/12/2009 #
It’s so hard to pick just one! I guess I would have to say the super cute page by Jennifer McGuire. She has such a classic style. Thank you so much.
Take care,
Kim T.
Comment by Kim Thomas — 11/12/2009 #
It is really hard to pick one since they all have different styles. I would say I like them all because at one point in time I will do a layout like each and everyone of them.
I can relate to all of the layouts above.
Comment by Marta — 11/12/2009 #
I love page 61. The tree collage is very clever.
Comment by Yamilet Rodriguez — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout has to be the one by Ali. I love the clearn, crisp style that she infuses into her layouts!
Comment by Jen — 11/12/2009 #
I LOVE “Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson. Thelayout tells such a story!!
Comment by Tabitha — 11/12/2009 #
Love the creative title in the “Playing With Snow” layout. The flower/snowflakes are awesome, too. I will definitely be trying those techniques soon!
Comment by Carolyn Howarth — 11/12/2009 #
I love Jennifer McGuire’s happy layout. Also love the one with the photo christmas tree – that is something I might have to try! Will be pouring over the magazine as I head west for business.
Comment by Mary Ann — 11/12/2009 #
I love doing ‘year in review’ pages. Allison Davis’ A Year to Remember would have to be my favorite. The idea of getting each family members favorite memories I think is great. I like the simple yet fun design of the page as well.
Comment by Julie — 11/12/2009 #
I subscribe to and love your magazine. You offer so many inspirational projects. I can’t wait to get my new issue of your magazine to see what you are offering. Keep up the great work.
Comment by Linda Lent — 11/12/2009 #
I loved Kelly Gorre’s January layout so much that I may just scrap lift it for my 2010 Project 12. All of the layouts were fabulous!
Comment by Linda E — 11/12/2009 #
I love the non-traditional colors on Christmas Bliss! Great layouts this month!
Comment by Brandi Z. — 11/12/2009 #
I just love Jill’s Christmas Bliss layout, It has such great shapes.
Comment by Rebecca — 11/12/2009 #
Awesome LO’s. Definately will be scrap-lifting!
Comment by Tracy McLoughlin — 11/12/2009 #
The Playing in Snow layout is my fav because she used nontraditional colors for her layout. The pink, red and turquouise really catches your eye!
Comment by Pam Clay — 11/12/2009 #
Love Ali Edwards’ layout : )
Comment by Renee — 11/12/2009 #
My fave is Suzy’s – it’s so fun and I really love how she stamped the corresponding letters on the SNOW title – very cool!
Comment by Maureen W. — 11/12/2009 #
I think I really like the Becky Higgins card sketches but, I also like the Year in Review too. They are all great layouts by the way.
Comment by Shanda Berge — 11/12/2009 #
Really hard to pick just one. Gotta go with Jennifer McGuire’s.
Comment by Tamra B — 11/12/2009 #
Not really fair when Ali Edwards has a LO in there- always my fave! I love ‘holiday home’
Comment by jen shears — 11/12/2009 #
My Favorites are Ali Edwards and Jill Poulson’s.
Comment by Becky H — 11/12/2009 #
i love amanda’s ornament a day…that is SO inviting…and i think i might want to give that a go…SO fun!!!
Comment by jen allen — 11/12/2009 #
I love the gifted pages…. how special is that?!!!
Comment by KarenWalle — 11/12/2009 #
Loved the 2008 review. Sometimes scrapping EVERYTHING that happens in a year can be overwhelming. Something like this allows you to scrap the big important things and then cover the “small stuff” in this “review”. Love the idea!
Comment by Kim Chapleski — 11/12/2009 #
It was hard to choose, but my favorite is Christmas Bliss by Jill Marie Paulson. I love the nontraditional Christmas colors and how she used so many photos but kept the design clean.
Comment by Jessica Canham — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite layout is “Ornament a Day” by Amanda Probst
Comment by jennifer slay — 11/12/2009 #
Wow, all these make me want to get going on my backlog of CHristmas photos. My fav is Christmas Bliss.
Comment by AnitaB — 11/12/2009 #
I really liked Amanda Probst’s layout with the handmade ornaments she did with her kids. Each member of my family receives a new ornament each year, and I always scrap them. But I never thought of scrapping the ornaments that my brother and I had made as kids until I saw her layout! Thanks for the great idea!
Comment by jennifer — 11/12/2009 #
I love Ali’s Sweet Holiday Memories. I think that it focuses on the pictures with some, but not too much decoration.
Comment by Megan — 11/12/2009 #
I love the Christmas Bliss layout-still red and green, but the blue really adds to it.
Comment by Allyson — 11/12/2009 #
Between my husband’s family and mine, we celebrate 6 Christmases, so I loved the layout of Christmas Morning because it can hold so many of those pictures we end up without looking very jumbled.
Comment by Colleen — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “Playing with snow”. So Cute!!
Comment by Christina — 11/12/2009 #
I’ve already been through this issue at least 5 times. There are many great layouts but the creative photo cropping in “A few of our Christmas Favorites” really caught my eye.
Comment by Shawn — 11/12/2009 #
Well they’re all lovely. But Jill Marie’s Christmas Bliss is my favorite. It’s just yummy!
Comment by Shereen — 11/12/2009 #
loved seeing your favorites!
Comment by jennifer mcguire — 11/12/2009 #
I really like “Roll with It” by Kayleigh Wiles in “Reader Gallery” it appeals to my eye and I think she has managed to convey it all in a quite minimalist style which I love.
Comment by Joy — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite from the website is Ali’s layout. She continues to inspire me with her fresh, clean designs and interesting take of everyday topics. My second favorite from the December issue is Greta Hammond’s “Celebrate the Season”. I would never have thought to use brown as a dominant color on a Christmas lo!! And I love her fun tree accents!! Too cute!! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Comment by Kerri — 11/12/2009 #
I loved Deanna Wuest’s layout.
Comment by Kimberly Ann — 11/12/2009 #
I LOVE creating keepsakes’s blog and magazine!!!!!!!!!!!! I love all of the creations above so beautiful! one of my favorites is Suzy Plantamura’s Snow! Very beautiful and looks like a lot of fun!
Comment by robyn — 11/12/2009 #
I’ve always been a huge fan of Jennifer McGuire’s work. Ooh, that cute little boy!
Comment by [Carol] — 11/12/2009 #
I love Ali Edwards layout..I’ve been trying to capture little signs of each season as well..
Thanks for revisiting these layouts!
Comment by Leilani — 11/12/2009 #
Ali’s was my favorite too.
Comment by Jennifer Larson — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is “A few of our christmas favorites.” I love the idea of making the Xmas tree out of photos. I plan to scraplift this design for a Xmas card…maybe a layout, too, when I scrap some Xmas pix. Thanks for the early preview; it really puts one in a Xmas mood.
Comment by Janet Nelson — 11/12/2009 #
Tough question. As with all works of art I like several for different reasons. I love “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire because I love the use of the big circle and intend to scrap lift the heck out of that. But my favorite favorite is Ali’s – Because of the way she makes ordinary beautiful.
Comment by Rachel Wright — 11/12/2009 #
Always love Ali’s stuff!
Comment by Susan C. — 11/12/2009 #
Oh goodie goodie! I absolutely love Jennifer McGuire’s layout…it’s so well done. I’ll be scraplifting this tonight for my daughters baby album.
Many thanks,
Brittany
Comment by Brittany — 11/12/2009 #
I liked Ali’s layout…in fact I love everything Ali!
Comment by Theresa L — 11/12/2009 #
I like the January layout. It is nice and simple. In general, I love Creating Keepsakes Magazine. I don’t know if I love most, the images or reading everyone’s journaling? I get caught up in all of it.
Comment by Krista — 11/12/2009 #
My favorite is Ali Edwards, “Holiday Home” layout. What a great idea to document the things that make your home special during the holidays!
Comment by Jeannine B. — 11/12/2009 #
Just one?? Just one layout??
I just flipped a coin…Jennifer McGuire’s page about her son is simply beautiful – clean design w/ stamped background, a few matching embellishments, journaling in a circle, and of course gorgeous photos of her little man.
Comment by Cynthia B. — 11/12/2009 #
Hard to pick a favorite, but definitely wanting to scraplift Suzy’s title work idea – love that!
Comment by Rita Shimniok — 11/12/2009 #
I really like the use of colors including but not limited to red/green for the Christmas layouts….the mixes are inspiring. My favorites…mmmm….probably Maggie Holmes because I just love the photos! And that’s the reason we scrap isn’t it??
Merry Christmas to all~
Comment by Ada in Coastal Cali — 11/12/2009 #
Gotta love Ali’s Holiday Home. Love the muted tones.
Comment by Sara Taylor — 11/12/2009 #
I love Amanda Probst’s ornament a day layout. What a great idea, and a great way to record this fun event!
Comment by Amanda H — 11/12/2009 #
I love Jennifer M’s LO, i love using circles on my pages and hers in great!
Comment by Dawn Haithcock McKinney — 11/12/2009 #
I also love Ali’s layout. I love how she really makes the most of her beautiful decor and preserves that for her family.
Comment by Melissa — 11/13/2009 #
This is so hard! I love them all–but I love the colors from Christmas Bliss and I also love Jennifer Mcquires and Ali’s layouts–I guess I go for the simple and clean sorta look.
Comment by bzyPTmom — 11/13/2009 #
My favorite layout is Jennifer McGuire’s. It’s so cute. And though it may have been simple to put together, it doesn’t look it.
Comment by Krista Nash — 11/13/2009 #
Wow, stunning layouts but my FAVE is ‘Christmas Bliss’ by Jill Marie. LOVE how she has included lots of photos but they don’t look cluttered and the focus stays on the pics and not everything else. Great work!
Comment by Linda — 11/13/2009 #
Hard decision but my favorite is Jenifer McGuire’s. There were so many good ideas in the others I can’t wait to try them.
Comment by pat barnes — 11/13/2009 #
my favorite is “Happy” by Jennifer McGuire in “Tools & Techniques”…. love all about!
Comment by PaMi — 11/13/2009 #
I like both Ali’s layout and Jennifer’s. They are both simple and clean…my fave.
Comment by Cheryl — 11/13/2009 #
Love Ali Edwards. Fantastic idea that i will certainly scrap lift!!
Comment by Cindy — 11/13/2009 #
My fav. layout would be “playing with snow”, those white and blue flowers make the layout seems snowing.
Comment by hannie — 11/13/2009 #
I really love Ali’s layout. It gives me a great idea how to make photos of my house at Christmas-time.
Thanks Ali!
Comment by Arianne — 11/13/2009 #
I really love Maggie Holmes’ “2008 Review” layout, and I’m now planning to do one of these myself!
Comment by Meghann — 11/13/2009 #
I like “she says” – what a wonderful way to remember all the little nuances your child had at a certain age. Made me smile and plan a page like that when my 2 year old gets a bit bigger
Comment by Lisa — 11/13/2009 #
“Under the Tree” is my favorite! (page 60) I LOVE the flocked trees with sequins and rhinestones! What a fun idea!
Comment by Betsy — 11/13/2009 #
My favorite layout is on page 109 and is called Happy by Jenn McGuire but I really loved the whole December mag.FABULOUS!!!
Comment by maria f cozzi — 11/13/2009 #
I absolutely love every one of those awesome layouts and for different reasons. My favorite has to be Jennifer Mcquire’s because I just love the simplicity of her page and the colors are beautiful!! Her son is so cute as well!! I love this issue of your magazine!! It has truly inspired me this Holiday Season! Thanks for the chance to win!!
Comment by Sharon S. — 11/13/2009 #
I love Suzy Plantimura’s “SNOW” layout. I want to try the same with my coordinations paper, so pretty!
Comment by Kimberly S. — 11/13/2009 #
I loved the 2008 in review! I am definitely going to try that one.
Comment by Marie Reeves — 11/13/2009 #
I like Playing with Snow–it has a lot of dimension and the photos are such a nice size so you can really see them. It was such a great idea to put a closeup of each girl on each side of the middle photo of both of them. Thanks for the chance to win.
Comment by Tricia — 11/13/2009 #
I like all of them, but “Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson in “Seasonal Solutions” is my fovorite! I love that it is a two page spread with multiple photos.
Comment by Kimberly S. — 11/13/2009 #
I loved Suzy’s “snow” page. I’m not a big fan of snow or anything cold, but looking at her page made me want to actually take more pics in the snow, and then scrap them.
But kudos to all the designers. I so admire all of them!
Comment by Lucie Hale — 11/13/2009 #
Cindy Tobey’s Kitchey is really cool! I feel it takes a lot of talent to make something like kitch to work. Very talented design team. Thanks for all the inspiration
Comment by BARB — 11/13/2009 #
I love the “Playing with Snow” layout the best. Great job on all the layouts!
Comment by Sandy — 11/13/2009 #
I like “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura. Nice work everyone!
Comment by Andi Evans — 11/13/2009 #
I like all of them but I think my favorite is Suzy Plantamura’s…the colors are absolutely gorgeous! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
Comment by Grandma Shelley — 11/13/2009 #
It is so hard to make a decision when you know all layouts have been made with pride and awesome work. ROLL WITH IT is wonderful. It is simple but says it all. I will have to scraplift this one and also all the others. Nothing wrong with that.
Comment by Jo — 11/13/2009 #
Definitely Jennifer McGuire’s “happy” layout is my fave!
Comment by carrie — 11/13/2009 #
I love Ali Edwards layout Holiday Home and I also love Christmas Morning by Julie DeGuia they are both so clean and simple- Both are great and I will apply them to my holiday pages this year!! Thanks!!
Comment by Amy P. — 11/13/2009 #
It’s hard to pick just one, but I love Ali’s simple, no fuss style in Holiday Home.
Comment by Kristyn G — 11/13/2009 #
I love all of them. My favorite is Christmas Morning Suprises.
Comment by Connie Melancon — 11/13/2009 #
My favorite is “Roll with It” by Kayleigh Wiles in “Reader Gallery”
Comment by Angie Smith — 11/13/2009 #
“A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” by Deena Wuest
This layout is my favorite because it is all about the picture and that is what I think scrapbooking is all about.
Comment by Misty Kavalauskas — 11/13/2009 #
“Christmas of ‘08″ by Becky Higgins is my favorite layout.
Comment by Erica D. — 11/13/2009 #
Love the Playing with Snow layout. The pink is so sweet with the photos and I like that several were used!
Comment by Glyniss — 11/13/2009 #
I love Jennifer’s Happy LO. So many great ideas in this issue. THANKS!
Comment by Summer Braxton — 11/13/2009 #
I love Stacy Cohen’s “The Official Taste Tester” not only because I love the Cosmo Cricket paper but her story and fun candid photos really stood out!
Comment by kim a. — 11/13/2009 #
I really loved all the layouts this month and to pick one is hard! “Christmas Bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson will be the one I will definitely scraplift because I always have a ton of pics of my children opening their presents!
Comment by Jenny — 11/13/2009 #
I love Jennifer’s Happy layout!!
Comment by Nancy L. — 11/13/2009 #
I adore the “Christmas Favorites” LO. That photo tree is just ingenious!
Comment by christina — 11/13/2009 #
I want to be Ali Edwards when I grow up, so I’m going to have to go with her layout. Somehow everything she creates just captures me. Great giveaway! Thanks for a chance to win!!!
Comment by Britiney — 11/13/2009 #
I absolutely love Julie DeGuia’s Christmas Morning. the lines are so clean despite the use of multiple photos. Our Christmas mornings are so busy and I love capturing each moment, but have never been able to do a layout with them cause I love them all. this way I don’t have to make a choice!
Comment by Korey — 11/13/2009 #
I like the layout January. Shows there is something good in an otherwise long, cold and dark month.
Comment by Leila — 11/13/2009 #
I love them all, it is too hard to choose just one fave.
Comment by smahrty — 11/13/2009 #
My favorite was “Ode to Joy” by Megan Hoeppner. I absolutely loved the different ways she made her musical notes–how clever! I loved the colors too–not just black and white as normal note colors!
Comment by Karen R, — 11/13/2009 #
The Playing with Snow layout. Although they are all so wonderful it’s hard to choose just one!
Comment by Erin — 11/13/2009 #
Love the colors used on the SNOW layout.
Comment by Jennifer Hansen — 11/13/2009 #
Elizabeth Kartchner’s grabbed my eye this month on page 107. I like how she used the number stickers (thickers?) to start her journaling points.
Comment by Kelly — 11/13/2009 #
Jill Marie Paulson’s Christmas Bliss is a beautiful layout! I love the color combo! You have no idea how hard it is to pick just one! Thay are all winners in my book!
Comment by Mary Jo Baird — 11/13/2009 #
My favorite layout is SNOW, I love the colors. However, They are all beautiful and hard to choose from.
Comment by Christy Maheras — 11/13/2009 #
Love the “Kitchsy” Layout–too fun!!
Comment by Lexi — 11/13/2009 #
“Roll with it” will be scraplifted immediately.
Comment by Karen — 11/13/2009 #
This is a tough choice because each layout was unique & special but I have to say that Jennifer McGuire’s “Happy” just tugged my heart strings. Her little boy beams.
Her skill shines too!
Comment by Sonia — 11/13/2009 #
Lovin’ pg 47 “My Cool Guy” and pg 51 “Hello, Snow”–they are both adorable and I may just have to scraplift!!
Comment by Carrie — 11/13/2009 #
Happy by Jennifer McGuire is just too cute!!! I wish I had a million little boys with that cute smile to make a scrapbook of! I do love all the rest though–thanks for sharing such beautiful and creative layouts!
Comment by Ngan L. — 11/13/2009 #
My fave is Elizabeth Kartchner’s: Gift of Love on page 65…love that tree!
Comment by Melanie C — 11/13/2009 #
my favorite is “christmas bliss” by Jill Marie Paulson. I love to see multi photo layouts because that is what I need, I have way too many photos of each event!
Comment by Cheryl — 11/14/2009 #
My favourite is 2008 Review, definitely inspired me. I love Maggie’s style of scrapbooking, it’s always her articles that I turn to first
Comment by Lynn — 11/14/2009 #
My fav is “Christmas Bliss” by Jill Paulson, her layouts are always amazing! “Happy” comes in a close second tho!
Comment by Teresa Mae — 11/14/2009 #
I like Elizabeth Kartchner’s gift of love. Big fan of Elizabeth’s work.
Comment by Sesil C — 11/14/2009 #
“A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” is such an original and endearing page. Such an original idea for a Christmas page-love it! Of course they are all wonderful so it is hard to pick just one!
Comment by Janet — 11/14/2009 #
I am always amazed at the creativity and time that goes into putting together a scrapbook page. These are all wonderful, but my pick would be Deena’s A Few of Our Christmas Favorites. Photos in a tree shape just make the page along with the crisp and clear picture of the children.
Comment by Chris S. — 11/14/2009 #
Holiday Home by Ali Edwards is my favorite but it was a hard choice..I really love most all of them!
Comment by Sydney — 11/14/2009 #
I like the Ornament A Day layout because it looked like an advent calendar.
Comment by cards4ever — 11/14/2009 #
I like Ali’s “25″ and the LO on p.117 “They’re the Best.”
Comment by Ginny — 11/14/2009 #
I really love “holiday home” and “happy” the most!
Comment by Rachel S — 11/14/2009 #
I love the 2 page layout with the little hanging tags from the child’s gifts.
Comment by melinda Wilson — 11/14/2009 #
I really liked a number of them, but if I had to pick a favorite, I choose KIm Watson’s ” Sugar & Spice.” Beautiful colors and I love the unique border around it.
Comment by Maya — 11/14/2009 #
It is hard to pick just one layout from so many beautiful ones. But at the end I decided that my favorite is “Christmas morning” because that is something that inspires me how to make my Christmas layouts with many pics.
Comment by Ilze — 11/15/2009 #
So much inspiration! Gorgeous stuff. I hate to name favourites… I was amazed by “January” by Kelly Goree – that clean, but not boring, look that I never seem to be able to achieve myself. Clearly something to aspire to.
Comment by Eva — 11/15/2009 #
Oh how can anyone pick just one favorite LO???There are so many gorgeous Lo’s in this months magazine but I guess if I was forced to pick just one it would have to be “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura.I’m a sucker for that red/bluish color combo and LOVE the way she did the “Snow” word!
Comment by Michelle M — 11/15/2009 #
Love ‘Happy’ by Jennifer McGuire!
Comment by Stephanie K — 11/15/2009 #
They are ALL so inspiring !
I LOVE clean and simple…..my vote goes to Ali !!!! (Holiday Home)
Comment by Sandi — 11/15/2009 #
I love 2008 review by Maggie Holmes. What a clever idea. I’m going to have to try that myself.
Comment by Sandra Farrell — 11/15/2009 #
I love the SNOW layout! It pops right out to me.
Comment by Michelle A. — 11/15/2009 #
I love all things “Ali”, so my fave LO is “25″ on page 90.
Comment by Linda Lipford — 11/15/2009 #
I love the colors and design of Jill Marie Paulson’s layout.
Comment by Sammie — 11/15/2009 #
I absolutely adore “Playing with Snow” by Suzy Plantamura as the title is awesome and the whole layout is lovely.
Comment by jnynz — 11/16/2009 #
I love what Maggie Holmes did to represent 2008 – really super layout!!!
Comment by Amanda — 11/16/2009 #
Only one…. It would have to be Jennifer’s LO of her sweet son Colin. Super cute.
Comment by Deirdre — 11/16/2009 #
So hard to pick a favourite!!! I do really like the circular one by Jennifer and “A Few of Our Christmas Favorites” and I love the colours in “Playing with Snow”!
Comment by Prairie Girl — 11/16/2009 #
I really like a lot of them! Jill Paulson’s was great, as was all of Ali’s LO this month, and I really like the colors in Suzy P’s snow LO!
Comment by Jodee — 11/16/2009 #
I’ve really grown to like Ali Edwards’ layouts! This month was no exception.
Comment by Alice — 11/16/2009 #
My fave LO from Dec is the “thank you for” one on page 55. i love the colors amd layout of it but most of al that is what we are working on as a family -to be more grateful and thankful in all things… This one is for a father but it could be perfect for Thanksgiving too!
Comment by Victoria S. — 11/16/2009 #
love the Ornament a Day idea!
Comment by Laura Stewart — 11/16/2009 #