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December 27, 2017 By Janice Daquila-Pardo 33 Comments

2017 top ten blog hop and giveaway

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2017 Top Ten Blog Hop

Well, this is fun! I’m delighted to be joining a group of like-minded scrapbook enthusiasts to review our ten favorite layouts from the year. And if you read through to the end of the post, you’ll find details about my giveaway (open until January 3 at midnight CST).

Here is the list of participants so you can hop along and see them all:

Christine Meyer
Kathy Skou
Kathleen Graumüller
Teri Anderson
Susie Bentz
Janice Daquila-Pardo > That’s me!
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
Isha Gupta
Traci Penrod
Tracy McLennon
Karen Hunter
Lyne Blodgett
Anna Sigga
Lisa Moen
Kat Benjamin
Wendy Antenucci

And now here are my top ten favorite pages from the past year (in chronological order):

Hello gorgeous
I love this one because even with all those beautiful patterns and colors, our girl’s eyes still steal the show. She’s a stunner.

Smiles from ear to ear
This one was fun to make because I was able to work in so many references to Disney, including those Mickey ears in the top left.

Re-homing Hector
Hector was a turtle we found strolling down our busy street and scooped up so we could take him to a nearby pond. I like the simplicity of this page, allowing the story to be told by the patterned papers.


This page makes me happy because of the cute picture of my hubby and how the patterns and embellishment clusters work together. It’s a little bit masculine (but not too much!).

Easter Memories Duffys 1968
Again, I think I like this page because of the interplay of patterns and colors, not to mention that super sweet photo of my cousins on Easter morning 1968.

Bathing beauty
I love using bright colors and modern patterns with vintage photos…like this one of my mom on her 1965 honeymoon.

Happy hands
This photo of me is one I’ve had printed for ages, awaiting the right inspiration to hit. Once I found the unusual and beautiful color combination in this collection, it came together easily. I’m so pleased to have it recorded.

Cousin connection
If you’ve read this far, you may have noticed that I love to mix lots of patterns on my pages. That, and the fact that I fit four decent sized photos on it, makes me quite happy with this one.

Hello fall
This page turned out just as I imagined it, which is such a joy for a crafter, isnt’ it? It was so much fun to die cut all those leaves and arrange them.

The Melodeon 1999
This photo of my dad reading a Christmas story to us is of such a wonderful memory that I had to do something special to record it. I love how all these bits of patterned paper came together to create my diamond focal point.

And that’s my year in review

Thank you so much for stopping by my spot on the blog hop. If you would like to leave a comment and tell me if you have a favorite from my list, I would love to read it! Comments are always so appreciated.

Giveaway

I just created an Instagram account (I’m so late to the game, I know)! So, if you would like to be included in my drawing for a $15 GIFT CARD to the Paper Issues Store, please follow me on Instagram (@theconstantscrapper) and then leave me a comment on this post with your Insta account to let me know you did and so that I can follow you back. I will leave this giveaway open for one week (January 3) and announce a winner on January 4th!

Please note: I must approve comments for them to appear, so please don’t worry if your comment doesn’t post immediately. I will be checking and approving comments often.

To continue the blog hop in order, head over to Giorgia Rossini’s site.

Happy New Year!

Filed Under: Layouts based on sketches, My scrapbook layouts Tagged With: 1 photo, 2 photos, 4 photos, one-page layouts, vintage photos

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Comments

  1. Giorgia Rossini says

    December 27, 2017 at 7:53 am

    I follow you! I love your top 10!

    Reply
  2. Kathleen Skou says

    December 27, 2017 at 8:08 am

    Absolutely beautiful layouts!!

    Reply
  3. Anita Mulcahey says

    December 27, 2017 at 8:19 am

    I love your layouts. Gorgeous. I am following on instagram.

    Reply
  4. Patricia F says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:11 am

    Loving the simplicity of @Re-homing Hector! Such a great photo and use of the circles! I am a new follower on Instagram-looking forward to your posts!

    Reply
  5. Gisele says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:32 am

    Beautiful. Beautiful 🤓

    Reply
  6. Anelsie Ramos says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:42 am

    Love all of your layouts! My favorite is the Disney layout, stunning!
    Just started following you on Instagram (anel_sie7). Thanks for the chance!

    Reply
  7. Heather V says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:49 am

    Beautiful top ten! I followed you in IG, I’m @theclassicscrapper

    Reply
  8. Susie Bentz says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:57 am

    I absolutely love the way you mix all those paper patterns – you must have been a scrappy quilter in another life! My favorites are Hector (because I am also a Turtle Rescue Ranger), Happy Hands (it was worth the wait!), and The Melodian. I am officially your 9th follower on Instagram and I can’t wait to see what you create next!

    Reply
    • Susie Bentz says

      December 27, 2017 at 10:01 am

      …and my Instagram account is Susie Bentz: My Time To Play

      Reply
  9. Katie Baird says

    December 27, 2017 at 10:46 am

    Amazing layouts! I started following on IG as kgbcat. Thanks for the giveaway!

    Reply
  10. Marcia Dehn-Nix says

    December 27, 2017 at 10:50 am

    Wow! Amazing projects!! I think Re-Homing Hector is my favorite.

    Reply
  11. Nicole Martel says

    December 27, 2017 at 11:25 am

    Lovely work!

    Reply
  12. Tenia Nelson says

    December 27, 2017 at 11:27 am

    AWESOME Top 10!!! Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
  13. Karen Hunter says

    December 27, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    You are so awesome at combining patterns – love all your layouts. Just followed you on IG. <3

    Reply
  14. Laura says

    December 27, 2017 at 6:06 pm

    Love your pages, hadn’t seen the turtle one yet (not sure why) but I love it! Just followed you on Instagram, so glad to find you there!

    Reply
  15. Tammy Nyenhuis says

    December 27, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    Wonderful layouts! I started following you, looking forward to the scrapbooking inspiration. My Instagram name is tammynyenhuis

    Reply
  16. Laura Cox says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:31 pm

    Love your LO’s! The Disney LO is soooooo cute!

    Reply
  17. Phillis Walrath says

    December 27, 2017 at 9:38 pm

    I am now following you on instagram

    philliswalrath

    Reply
  18. Denise Bryant says

    December 27, 2017 at 11:00 pm

    Love that page with your pretty kitty!
    I am new to IG also, but now following you! denisebryant2143

    Reply
  19. LISA M says

    December 28, 2017 at 6:56 am

    Fabulous layouts! Love the Disney one, so fun! Now a follower on IG as lisamoen46.

    Reply
  20. Cathryn Hanson says

    December 28, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    Your creations are gorgeous!!! Insta @catscrap63

    Reply
  21. jenny stratton says

    December 28, 2017 at 8:56 pm

    I love your kitty. My instagram jenniferbryanstratton

    Reply
  22. Carla Hundley says

    December 28, 2017 at 10:38 pm

    Love your Hello
    Fall layout!
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  23. Carla Hundley says

    December 28, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    I started followering
    on Instagram.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  24. karenladd says

    December 29, 2017 at 2:02 am

    I always love to see layouts because I started out as a scrapper but have sadly fallen way behind. They are all beautiful but that cat page is a real stunner!

    Reply
  25. karenladd says

    December 29, 2017 at 2:04 am

    I am also following you on IG as karenladd510

    Reply
  26. Lisascreativeniche says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:44 pm

    Fantastic layouts! I’m following you on Instagram now… Lisascreativeniche

    Reply
  27. Lisascreativeniche says

    December 29, 2017 at 9:48 pm

    Fantastic layouts! Happy to be a follower on Instagram! Mine is Lisascreativeniche

    Reply
  28. Samantha T. says

    December 30, 2017 at 10:29 am

    What fabulous layouts!

    Reply
  29. Sue LD says

    December 30, 2017 at 9:58 pm

    Wonderful layouts. Love the first one with your cat and the last one with your dad.
    I follow on IG as waterlily57

    Reply
  30. Dana W says

    December 31, 2017 at 3:37 pm

    Fabulous layouts!! Follow on IG as Kraftpaperstamps

    Reply
  31. Pam Sohan says

    December 31, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    gbsgirl4ever on Instagram. Havnet done much with my account but going to try and get better this year!

    Reply
  32. Karthikha Uday says

    December 31, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    Fantastic creations!! Each one is super beautiful, I love the one you made to treasure the memory with your dad the most!! It is just amazing!!
    And I’m a follower of your Instagram account 🙂 Thanks for the giveaway 🙂

    Reply

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