This week we bring you a special layout that was inspired by our current Round Robin Challenge. Scrapping about your best friend. Patti tells us that the photo is of Patti and her oldest and dearest friend Jane, taken back in the early to mid eighties which explains the crazy hairdo and god awful glasses.. Patti loves this picture of her and Jane because it shows just how much fun they used to have together just sitting on the stoop in her parents backyard. For those of you who dont know what a stoop is, it is a set of concrete stairs that lead from a front or back door...(It's a Brooklyn thing!!!) Now that we know a little of the history, we love it too.
Patti used an Swirlydoos older spotlight kit created with Prima product and the Pastiche collection. The scallop circle is an older Technique Tuesday chippie that we got in a kit a couple of years ago. She used Gilders Paste in antique gold and lightly added some Patina over it. Patti also used a Kaisercraft wood gate and altered it with the same Gilders Paste colors. The flowers are Prima, and were in her stash unopened until she did this beautiful layout. She even broke out some Distress Stickles and added to the bodies of the butterflies that were punched with the MS punches. Well we think this layout is special. Special in meaning and special because it is beautifully crafted. Congrats Patti. We love this one!!

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Lisa V, talented design team member, used one of these tags as a place for the title of her layout:
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For those of you who do not know, our Jan just got married. And her last few layouts have been created around some of her beautiful wedding photo's. This multi photo layout is no exception. They capture a series of events right before our eyes. And talk about a fairytale..This is how Jan tells us how the day began.

"Some pictures of our surprise wedding 9-8-12. We invited our friends and family to what they thought was a housewarming party and engagement dinner. After the DJ arrived we announced that the engagement was off because we were getting married in one hour. Everyone was asked to bring nice clothes for the evening dinner so they all changed while we got ready for the wedding. For our grand entrance, we rode Roger's Big Dog Chopper. Apparently, we are the talk of the neighborhood because all the neighbor ladies saw me riding the motorcycle in my wedding dress! We had a perfect day!"

How flippin awesome is that!! What else can I say about this beautiful layout except that the stamping, misting, and composition are simply divine!!
Congrats Jan, may you and Roger live happily ever after!!

Our gorgeous heritage layout this week was created by Sherri. Sometimes those old black and white photo's are the most striking, and by adding a little punch of color around them, it brings out their real beauty as it did in this LO with that vibrant yellow! Love how cutting out the diamond design adds to the texture of the page so easily. Tucking in the flower petals here and there gives the appearance of an old textile trim. It is amazing how an accent color can go a long way in showcasing the beauty of a page. Beautiful work Sherri!! What a beautiful way to display such a wonderful photo. This one is a Keepsake...

Our pick this week is a wonderful layout created by Jeannie. You may know her at SB.com as Dollscrap. First off, the fabulous black and white photo is a perfect compliment to the beautiful colors in the layout. Jeannie's mother is in the middle with her older sister and their mother in the drivers seat around 1941. What an awesome photo to treasure. The three of them are gorgeous!! The layering of the papers and labels is a perfect balance to the design. Love how the black matting sets them apart but brings it all together. The floral cluster is the perfect color blend of flowers. Love how they drape the photo in beauty and ends with a hanging velvet trinket. The sweet punched butterfly is all dolled up with a flower and pearls. Just the little bit of edge distressing gives this layout a nostalgic look. This one is special Jeannie. We love it!

This week we bring you a beautiful Layout my Misha. The very feminine page is embraced with pink flowers and pearls. A little girls most favorite things!! We love the cluster of flowers with each one being so different and giving the cluster dimension. The layering is perfect and the softness if the frills and distressing give the page movement. Love the way you framed the sweet photo. And using the words in the paper is perfect for a title, when one is lost for the right words. Perfect!! You have used this kit beautifully!! We love it!!

Here's a bit about Kathi.

I started scrapping in 2002 a friend took me to a CM home party and I was hooked. It didn't take me long to realize that I didn't care for white backgrounds or cutout photos. I discovered a LSS and everything changed. I was basically a flat scrapper until I found Swirlydoos thanks to Robin aka Robinberdz on SB.C.







Please come back and visit every first Sunday of the month to see who our next featured member will be.