Hello to all my Ella lovelies out there!

I cannot believe that my Ella crushing for the year will be over with this post. My wandering eyes have seen so many amazing, beautiful, innovative, and pure genius layouts this year! Thanks so much for staying with me on my love escapades. This month there is no point in beating around the bush...I might as well just get right to it and tell our Ella blogger just how much I love this month's submissions! (CLICK ON THE LAYOUTS FOR LARGER VIEWS AND TO READ THE JOURNALING!)

Our first two crush pages come to us from Nicole Pomeroy:



Although I generally try to spread my love around, I couldn't help but be drawn to both of these pages. In her layout "Playing In The Sand," I think her use of map paper from their vacation is fantastically smart. I love that it plays up the beach location. I also love her use of embellishments and the way the boy draws your eyes to the photo at the bottom.



On Nicole's other page "Super Hero or Crusty Demon?," I love that she plays on her son's ability to imagine and also his different moods and personality traits. I think that cutting out the photos of her son add to the comic book feel of the page and keep the tone light and fun. The creativity of design on this page is truly evident! Great job Nicole!


The next crush of the month is a new lady lovely who caught my eye, Arlene Camacho.

She wooed me with her page, "Through Her Eyes." Her super cute page focused on how different the world would be if we as adults looked at things with child-like eyes. Not only would this be a great topic to challenge yourself with, it is a great conversation starter for a specific family member journaling page. I think I might even try to get everyone's view over Thanksgiving of how things would be different for them, or what they would notice if they were looking at things from a childlike perspective. Arlene also made great use of colored ink spray, pearls, butterflies, and doilies to create a very girly and fun feel.


Next, on Andrea MacDonald's page "September 2010", I loved her use of paper layering!

Not only did she ruffle paper- she distressed and inked the edges, and used punches for multiple edge layering.
I love that her photos are encompassed by paper that draws your eyes to them and that her title and journaling are easy to read. Wonderfully done, Andrea!


Last, but definitely not least, was a submission sent to me by Mary Kadry with the subject "Title Love."

Mary instantly had my attention when I opened her page! She had me in awe of the beautiful colors, and cloud theme--in the middle of fall who doesn't long for summer? I love those little airplanes, and how her title falls around her photo. This is definitely one of those titles I will have to scrap-lift! Thanks so much for the inspiration, Mary!

Well Ella lovelies...I guess this is goodbye for now, so until next time mmmmwwwaaaa!
XOXOXOXOXO
Liz

p.s. To send in your layouts for possible inclusion in a future blog post or eZine article, email them to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "General Submissions" in the subject line (unless you're submitting for a particular page call). All featured designers receive a coupon code for a free eBook!