Favorite Layouts in 2009

I've been seeing a lot of people posting their favorite layouts they created in 2009... and I really wanted to do the same! I was going to do top ten, but I couldn't narrow it down so you get my top thirteen!! Haha. Not all of these events happened in 2009, but I scrapped them in 2009.

So here they are, my favorite layouts of 2009! Click any photo to see credits on Flickr and to be able to view them larger click the magnifying glass above the photo on Flickr.


Engaged!
Photos Taken: April 2008 Page Scrapped: January 2009
Our engagement photos - not pro ones, but the ones that my best friend took of us the day after he proposed :) And of course, the ring!

Where We're Getting Married:
Photos Taken: May 2008 Page Scrapped: January 2009
Photos from our visit to our wedding location... a beautiful garden setting! (We are married now!)

Telluride & Ouray:
Photos Taken: May 2008 Page Scrapped: January 2009
This is from one of our local trips here in Colorado... and the first time I really went all out with a whole blended-photo background... which has now become a favorite thing of mine! My husband liked this one so much we framed it and hung it in our house!

Forever:
Photos Taken: December 2008 Page Scrapped: April 2009
This one still touches my heart. I just loved the day we saw our wedding rings together for the first time. This was also an unusual style for me and I played around with selective color. I'm so pleased with the result!

Butterflies in St. Martin:
Photos Taken: May 2008 Page Scrapped: April 2009
These butterfly photos are ones I took on a trip to the Carribbean. I love butterflies and the bright colors on this page make me so happy!

Haghia Sophia:
Photos Taken: May 2007 Page Scrapped: August 2009
These photos are from my trip to Greece and Turkey in 2007 - This is a building in Istanbul, Turkey. I am stil struggling my way through finishing this album but I love how this page turned out. I am tempted to do the entire album in this style, ignoring the pages I've already completed and just start over in this style. I think I would finish it much more quickly that way.

Topkapi Palace:
Photos Taken: May 2007 Page Scrapped: August 2009
Another page from my Greece and Turkey album... this one is also in Istanbul, Turkey.

Valentine's Weekend 2009
Photos Taken: February 2009 Page Scrapped: August 2009
One of our favorite weekend cabin getaways ever!! The place was so charming and we have a romantic and lovely time.

Geocaching at Stanley Hotel:
Photos Taken: March 2009 Page Scrapped: August 2009
Geocaching is a hobby of ours, it's basically a treasure hunting game with GPS. I love this page because of the Stanley hotel photo which I think really came out looking like it could have been taken when the hotel was built 100 years ago!

Wedding Crafts:
Photos Taken: March-May 2009 Page Scrapped: August 2009
These are photos from making centerpieces, favors, and other wedding crafts with my mom and maid of honor. I love the clean look and bright colors of this page, and the alpha and glitter are great too!

Estes Park:
Photos Taken: May 2009 Page Scrapped: October 2009
Another one of my fave blended-photo-background layouts. This was a fun trip with my friends and soon to be hubby!

Bridesmaid Spa Day:
Photos Taken: May 2009 Page Scrapped: December 2009
A recently done page - my bridesmaids spa day / tea luncheon the day before my wedding! What I love about this page is the soft colors & relaxing feel and I just feel like it came out better than I hoped.

Wedding Prep:
Photos Taken: May 2009 Page Scrapped: December 2009
All of these photos were taken on my wedding day leading up to the big moment. I love the way this layout turned out and how clean and simple it is, and the gradient background I created.

So there you have it! My fave layouts of 2009! If you have done a similar blog post, leave me a link in the comments because I would LOVE to see it!!!

What I learned looking back on this is that I have not done nearly enough scrapping in 2009. I would go 2 months without scrapping, do a bunch in one week, then go 2 months without any, and repeat. This year I hope to scrap on a more regular basis, and get my large albums done such as Greece & Turkey, Wedding, and Honeymoon in Alaska!!!