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Hello and welcome to the American Crafts 2013-2014 Design Team Blog Hop! 

We all made layouts about us to get to know us a little better. Here’s my “about me” layout about my favorite place on earth

I love layering and these new pieces from Dear Lizzy’s line were perfect! I painted the veneer arrow with watercolor for a fun ombre effect.

 

Giveaway! I have a Knock Outs Border Kit to give away to one of you!

 

Leave a comment on this post by Saturday September 14th 2013 – any comment at all and I’ll send this to one lucky winner!

Next on the hop is  Janna Werner

Here is the full design team list for your hopping pleasure:

American Crafts

 

Author

Allison Waken is the founder, writer, photographer, and content creator of All for the Memories and All for the Boys.

229 Comments

  1. es.interiors@gmail.com

    What an amazing photo! I love the layout too.

    Erica

  2. Very pretty. I love the colurs and the light mist of yellow at the bottom!

  3. Wow what a stunning page. You make me wanna jump into my scraproom and start creating:)

  4. Your layout is so pretty! Love everything about it from the picture to the tiny splatters of yellow on the background! Thanks for the inspiration and for the chance to win such an awesome prize!

  5. Your layout is so pretty! Love everything about it from the picture to the tiny splatters of yellow on the background! Thanks for the inspiration and for the chance to win such an awesome prize!

  6. tammyslowlane@gmail.com

    wow. i reeeallly like this a lot…you have the layering touch!

  7. wow. i reeeallly like this a lot…you have the layering touch!

  8. streamstarz@gmail.com

    love the shadows from the silhouette text ((:

  9. quirkychick2005@yahoo.com

    Gorgeous layout and great photo!

  10. pajamapants79@gmail.com

    So pretty. That frame is so cool.

  11. youngrchang@gmail.com

    Love how your layout really shows off your photo. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!

  12. Love how your layout really shows off your photo. Thanks for sharing and the chance to win!

  13. Ksteigert@hotmail.com

    Beautiful picture! Love this layout! Where is this picture taken?

  14. Beautiful picture! Love this layout! Where is this picture taken?

  15. Oh my…what a fabulous photo…and such beautiful treatment! Perfect use of white space! Now I need to know…is your favorite place a place…or being on the road in general?!

  16. Oh my…what a fabulous photo…and such beautiful treatment! Perfect use of white space! Now I need to know…is your favorite place a place…or being on the road in general?!

  17. I love your layout! So light and airy, but with touches of natural and color pops – perfect combination. Congrats on the team and thanks for the chance to win.

  18. I love your layout! So light and airy, but with touches of natural and color pops – perfect combination. Congrats on the team and thanks for the chance to win.

  19. mariancal@earthlink.net

    I love your layout. So fun to learn more about the DT

  20. I love your layout. So fun to learn more about the DT

  21. bernice.janssen@prrd.ab.ca

    Thanks for sharing a bit about yourself as well as your wonderful talent and creativity with us!

  22. justasiam

    Thanks for sharing a bit about yourself as well as your wonderful talent and creativity with us!

  23. laurakeith@yahoo.ca

    WOW—so beautiful! so beautiful!! Great job!

  24. Laura Turcotte

    WOW—so beautiful! so beautiful!! Great job!

  25. gorgeous layout, Allison. Love that it is airy, love the negative cut… well done!

  26. soccerwidowcb@yahoo.com

    Such a striking page – nice and clean, and the way you've highlighted the photo with all the layers makes it really stand out!
    Now I'm wondering where your wonderful place is. TFS!

  27. Cynthia B.

    Such a striking page – nice and clean, and the way you've highlighted the photo with all the layers makes it really stand out!
    Now I'm wondering where your wonderful place is. TFS!

  28. hatfieldhome1@gmail.com

    Love the simplicity of your design!

  29. lisa_cie@yahoo.com

    Love all the layers and your stamping! Great layout!

  30. Love all the layers and your stamping! Great layout!

  31. allison that's a gorgeous page! i like the white space, the silver, the aqua. i just feel peace when i look at your layout. it's very nice. πŸ™‚

  32. allison that's a gorgeous page! i like the white space, the silver, the aqua. i just feel peace when i look at your layout. it's very nice. πŸ™‚

  33. Jesscolebourne@gmail.com

    Love all that layering.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  34. Love all that layering.
    Thanks for the chance to win!

  35. mprantner@gmail.com

    Such a great layout! I love how CAS it is. Great layers and love the mix of thickers, die cut and stamped title. (Don't worry about putting me in the draw, I already have the knockouts. :))

  36. Miriam Prantner

    Such a great layout! I love how CAS it is. Great layers and love the mix of thickers, die cut and stamped title. (Don't worry about putting me in the draw, I already have the knockouts. :))

  37. kelly.goree@gmail.com

    Where is your favorite place? Now I'm dying to know!

  38. Kelly Goree

    Where is your favorite place? Now I'm dying to know!

  39. dpiercey7@cox.net

    Your layout and the photo are absolutely amazing! Love the layers!

  40. Debbie Piercey

    Your layout and the photo are absolutely amazing! Love the layers!

  41. WOW I can see is the beach but now I want to know where? I love all the dimension you were able to create on your layout! TFS

  42. kazouliss@gmail.com

    Beautiful page – the main focus is on the picture and this gorgeous blue sky.

  43. Beautiful page – the main focus is on the picture and this gorgeous blue sky.

  44. bestislove@aol.com

    Love your layout, and the layering. :o)

  45. Rhonda Strickland

    Love your layout, and the layering. :o)

  46. Congratulations on being on the American Crafts design team! Love the colors and design of your layout!

  47. midnight_rendezvous7@hotmail.com

    Amazing layers and colour combo! Thanks for the inspiration!

  48. NatallieP

    Amazing layers and colour combo! Thanks for the inspiration!

  49. orca1981@hotmail.com

    Allison, I've always been a fan and this is another gorgeous layout.

  50. Chantal Philippe

    Allison, I've always been a fan and this is another gorgeous layout.

  51. Love all the amazing elements on this layout – they all come together to create something very pleasing to the eye!! By the way – I think you are a beautiful person and I enjoy seeing what you do!!

  52. Love all the amazing elements on this layout – they all come together to create something very pleasing to the eye!! By the way – I think you are a beautiful person and I enjoy seeing what you do!!

  53. A beautiful layout! Love everything about it! The clean design, the amazing photo, the white background, the colours…

  54. A beautiful layout! Love everything about it! The clean design, the amazing photo, the white background, the colours…

  55. debbiesiddle@hotmail.com

    I love your layout. It's fabulous! Thanks for the chance to win.

  56. Debbie Siddle

    I love your layout. It's fabulous! Thanks for the chance to win.

  57. Meghann.amdrew@gmail.com

    Love your clean, layered layout, Allison! Happy to be on the team with you!

  58. Meghann Andrew

    Love your clean, layered layout, Allison! Happy to be on the team with you!

  59. stefnjohn@bellsouth.net

    Wonderful layout – your favorite place looks awesome!

  60. Wonderful layout – your favorite place looks awesome!

  61. jessschmidt99@yahoo.com

    Loving this blog hop. So many great pages. Thanks for the give-away opportunity.

  62. Jess Schmidt

    Loving this blog hop. So many great pages. Thanks for the give-away opportunity.

  63. That photo is juts amazing. The die cut word and the glitter clothepin is my favorite items in the layout. Thanks for the chance to win )

  64. mrsalliestewart@gmail.com

    Beautiful page! Love the softness of it!

  65. anaphil36@aol.com

    I love the layering, such a great layout!

  66. lsindin@gmail.com

    Great layout!! Thanks for the chance to win

  67. Pascale Cracollage

    trs jolie page. Merci pour le blog hop.

  68. olatz_garai@hotmail.com

    Wow what a stunning page. Love the simple background mix with all those embellish and papers!!

  69. Wow what a stunning page. Love the simple background mix with all those embellish and papers!!

  70. Grandmacape@comcast.net

    Beautiful layout; aren't American Crafts the best to work with? The punches look like a great tool.

  71. Linda Johnson

    Beautiful layout; aren't American Crafts the best to work with? The punches look like a great tool.

  72. kimhartwell75@hotmail.com

    I LOVE your layout. That picture says sooo much without saying a word!!

  73. I LOVE your layout. That picture says sooo much without saying a word!!

  74. I LOVE that you scrapped about your favorite place on earth–the texture and layers are AWESOME!!

  75. winkasheart@gmail.com

    I love how you offset the frame just a touch. Beautiful page! Thanks for a chance to win.

  76. I love how you offset the frame just a touch. Beautiful page! Thanks for a chance to win.

  77. Love your take on scrapping something about yourself…..neat!

  78. I love the layering of elements and the dimension you created with your title and the arrow! Just wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing!

  79. I love the layering of elements and the dimension you created with your title and the arrow! Just wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing!

  80. Emmayrand@yahoo.com

    Great layout! Congrats on the AC team!

  81. nriggs@bresnan.net

    Great photo and layout! I like how you added watercoloring to your arrow.

  82. Great photo and layout! I like how you added watercoloring to your arrow.

  83. Such an awesome layout. So simple yet so beautiful.

  84. Tmkimbrell@yahoo.com

    Beautiful! I can't wait to start mine this year! πŸ™‚ thanks for the inspiration

  85. Theresa K

    Beautiful! I can't wait to start mine this year! πŸ™‚ thanks for the inspiration

  86. stephanie

    love this page! I am definitely stealing this idea.

  87. olivia200@gmail.com

    I am so happy to see you on the DT again! I really love your style and cant wait to see whats in store!

  88. I am so happy to see you on the DT again! I really love your style and cant wait to see whats in store!

  89. jojobeth1@yahoo.com

    Love all the layouts and the colors you chose

  90. reen_62448@yahoo.com

    Beautiful photo and beautiful layout.

  91. slrdowney@hotmail.com

    I like how your framed and used an arrow to highlight your favorite place.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

  92. I like how your framed and used an arrow to highlight your favorite place.
    slrdowney at hotmail dot com

  93. the.toki.cafe@gmail.com

    love all the layers and dimension on this page!

  94. love all the layers and dimension on this page!

  95. lacree2@aol.com

    Your layout and photo are stunning! I love your work!

  96. Your layout and photo are stunning! I love your work!

  97. Cathy.fong@yahoo.com

    Oohhhh.. Wow… This layout is so gorgeous. And simply wonderful. Love all the layering, the place in the photo so peaceful . Love this to bits

  98. Cathy fong

    Oohhhh.. Wow… This layout is so gorgeous. And simply wonderful. Love all the layering, the place in the photo so peaceful . Love this to bits

  99. happyisyellow@live.com

    GORGEOUS layout as always, Allison– the layering!!! It would be such a blessing to win those punches!! πŸ™‚ Thanks so much for the chance!

  100. happyisyellow

    GORGEOUS layout as always, Allison– the layering!!! It would be such a blessing to win those punches!! πŸ™‚ Thanks so much for the chance!

  101. smartiepoo42@hotmail.com

    I've into clustering my design elements at the moment too – love this take on the style!

  102. I've into clustering my design elements at the moment too – love this take on the style!

  103. jwoolbright@gmail.com

    Love your confident graphic style. Great LO!

    How lovely of you to offer blog candy. I'd love to win that Border Set! You did not require us to follow in order to be eligible, but I have become a new follower with Google +, nonetheless. Yippee!
    <3 J

  104. Love your confident graphic style. Great LO!

    How lovely of you to offer blog candy. I'd love to win that Border Set! You did not require us to follow in order to be eligible, but I have become a new follower with Google +, nonetheless. Yippee!
    <3 J

  105. you do have the layering knack! it’s a wonderful page πŸ™‚