My Top 10 Favourite Projects in 2017 – Blog Hop
Hey there and welcome to the “Top Ten Blog Hop 2017” – a blog hop where some papercrafters and scrapbookers share their personal favourite projects from this year. When Christine invited fellow crafters to join in on this blog hop, I immediately jumped on this chance because a) it’s so much fun to do a recap like this, and b) blog hops are always great – not only because there might be a giveaway or two along the road (although that certainly is a nice treat 😉 ), but also because you can discover new (to you) bloggers and crafters this way!
I decided to make a Top 10 “hitlist” (some people will share more, some less) of my personal favourites and tried to rank them but the ranking isn’t really “fixed” – it’s hard to do when there are so many different projects involved 😉 So, are you ready?
1. This Accordion Summer Mini Album was without a doubt my No. 1 favourite project of this year! It still gives me so much joy flipping through the album and rediscovering all the details 🙂 You can also watch a quick flip-through (or a more detailed walk-through) video here.
2. A close second were the projects I made for my “Use your Scraps” class over at Big Picture Classes; the class as a whole project was a lot of fun (and work!) to put together and I’m excited to see how you like it! I may or may not already be working on my next classes 😉
3. Coffee and Crate Paper (especially the “Gather” collection) are two of my favourite things, so a layout that combines both of them must make it into my Top 10, right?! 😀
4. Another mini album! My (not yet finished) December Daily album for this Christmas season. It’s the first time I didn’t give up after only three days and I’m very determined to get it finished in the first week of January (I will do my DD until Dec, 31st) because even in its unfinished state it already makes me so ridiculously happy to look through! (You can watch a quick flip-through video with my foundation pages and the first few finished ones here)
5. This layout was my first project as part of the Pinkfresh Studio Design Team using the “Escape the Ordinary” collection and it still is one of my favourite layouts from this year. I just love the colour scheme and the photo I used 🙂
6. This layout that I made with the Felicity Jane Heidi kit is also one of my favourites, which doesn’t surprise because the Heidi kit was also my absolute favourite FJ kit to work with this year (although it is really difficult to pick a favourite!)
7. I think it’s always good to venture out of your comfort zone and sometimes the result might even end up being one of your favourite projects 😉 That’s what happened to me with this “Bloom” layout that is a bit more dimensional and, uh, die cutty (yeah, totally a word…) than my usual layouts 😉
8. Same goes for this “You Rock” banner that I made with the Boy’s Fort collection by Pinkfresh Studio – much more masculine than any of my projects but it was just SO much fun to make!
9. The “Wild at Heart” collection by Cocoa Vanilla was also one of my absolute favourite scrapbooking collections this year, so it’s no surprise that one of the layouts I made with it made it into my Top 10
10. This Crop Packing List was not a scrapbooking project as such, but it is connected to scrapbooking and it definitely is one of my favourite things that I made this year! I’ve had the idea for making a Crop Packing List for quite a while, but never got around to doing it. When it was time to pack for a crop though, I knew I now had to make it happen 😉 You can download your free printable Crop Packing List here (it’s available in English, German and Spanish!) – hope you like it and get some use out of it!
Whew – what a year! It was a year full of trying new things (uploading my first videos to my YouTube channel, my first “own” online scrapbooking workshop, joining some amazing DTs (Felicity Jane, Pinkfresh Studio, Citrus Twist Kits), making my first free printable, …) and more), meeting new people, planning, making, creating… and it sometimes felt like everything was happening at the same time (and it sure was a lot of work!) but I feel so happy and grateful for all the chances and opportunities I was given this past year! I can’t wait to see what the new year brings (lots of exciting things are already in the planning/making!)
I hope you can all look back on the past year and find some favourite memories/projects/events/… and I would love to hear (or even better, see!) what your favourite project in 2017 was! Thanks so much for stopping by!
If you want to continue on this Blog Hop, you should now hop on over to Teri Anderson 🙂
And these are all the other talented ladies on the hop:
Christine Meyer // Kathy Skou // Teri Anderson // Susie Bentz // Janice Daquila-Pardo // Giorgia Rossini // Laurel Seabrook // Aimee Kidd // Mary Ann Jenkins // Keren Tamir // Lee-Anne Thornton // Heather Leopard // Tifany DeGough // Sue Eldred // Melissa Elsner // Laura Whitaker // Anita Mulcahey // Ashley Smith // Simone Schermann // Shelly Kurth // Monique Liedtke // Suzanna Lee // Marcia Dehn-Nix // Laura Cox // Irit Shalom // Nicole Martel // Carolyn Johnson // Tenia Nelson // Samantha Taylor // Rebecca Keppel // Judy Hayes // Traci Penrod // Tracy McLennon // Karen Hunter // Lyne Blodgett // Anna Sigga // Lisa Moen // Kat Benjamin // Wendy Antenucci
Karthikha Uday
Wonderful creations 🙂 Your mini albums are awesome!!
Kathleen
Karthikha UdayThank you so much, Karthikha! 🙂 I just finished my DD album and am also very happy with how it turned out – looks like the mini album making bug bit me 😀
Iris Soscia
Your layouts and mini albums are beautiful – love the summer album.Iris
Kathleen
Iris SosciaThank you so much, Iris!! I’m really pleased with how the summer album turned out 🙂
Tammy
Love ‘but first coffee’. I MUST make this!
Kathleen
TammyThanks so much, Tammy! Would love to see what you make of it 🙂
Sue LD
Thanks for sharing your favorites.
Kathleen
Sue LDThanks for stopping by, Sue!!
Tanja
Lauter tolle Sachen, aber für mich war die Packliste die Nummer 1.
Kathleen
TanjaHaha – freut mich sehr, dass sie dir so gut gefällt und sie auch für andere von Nutzen ist 🙂
Samantha T.
Wow! Beautiful projects. I really love your use of white.
Kathleen
Samantha T.Thanks so much, Samantha! 🙂
heather wehrli
Wow you have had a busy year – love the you rock banners
Kathleen
heather wehrliThanks so much, Heather! 🙂 And yes.. it was really busy and it looks like this new year will be even more. But I’m not complaining 😀
LisaM
Loving all your soft colors on your beautiful projects!
Kathleen
LisaMOh, thanks so much 🙂 I do use bolder colours from time to time, but the soft, pastel-ish ones seem to be my favourite 😀
Laura Cox
So gorgeous….love your bright clean style!
Kathleen
Laura CoxThank you so much, Laura!! 🙂
Lucy E.
Such lovely projects!
Kathleen
Lucy E.Thank you, Lucy 🙂
Nicole Martel
Beautiful work!
Kathleen
Nicole MartelThank you, Nicole!
Tenia Nelson
LOVE all of your AWESOME projects!!!
Kathleen
Tenia NelsonThank you, Tenia!! Loving all the cards you make – so inspiring! 🙂
Marcia Dehn-Nix
Wow! Amazing projects!!
Kathleen
Marcia Dehn-NixThank you very much, Marcia!! 🙂
Heather V
So beautiful and inspiring. I love your style.
Kathleen
Heather VThanks so much, Heather! 🙂
Gisele
Wonderful projects ?
Kathleen
GiseleThank you, Gisele!
Susie Bentz
Congratulations on your incredible year! I love your style – these projects are inspiring. Good luck on finishing that December Daily!
Kathleen
Susie BentzThank you, Susie!! And good news: I actually finished my December Daily 😀 Will have a video up on my Youtube channel in the next few days 🙂
Anelsie Ramos
Your projects are stunning! Love the mini albums! Just started following you on Instagram (anel_sie7).
Kathleen
Anelsie RamosThank you so, so much Anelsie!! 🙂
Giorgia Rossini
I am in love with all your projects! My favorite is the one documenting the Felicity Jane DT.
Kathleen
Giorgia RossiniThank you, Giorgia!! I’m also very pleaed with how this LO turned out 🙂 Love the projects you shared on the hop!
Anita Mulcahey
Beautiful soft colors. Gorgeous projects.
Kathleen
Anita MulcaheyThanks so much, Anita!
Kathleen Skou
Beautiful projects!!! LOVE that mini album!
Kathleen
Kathleen SkouThank you so much, also Kathleen 😀 😉