2018 is just around the corner hours away, so here I am having my traditional nostalgic look back over my creations of the past 12 months and picking out my favourite projects.
Before I do, I will share the results of my 2017 Resolutions which were as follows:
1) Make a minimum of 2 Christmas cards per month
2) For every card using a newly purchased image, make 2 featuring an older image and
3) Make one masculine card per month.
The results are as follows:
1) 44 Christmas cards made, but a large proportion of these were in Nov/Dec and even then I discovered I needed a lot more than I'd made so I really need to increase this target to 3 per month next year to avoid the panic rush in December!
2) Newly purchased:Old image ratio was 39:52, so I didn't quite make this target. I don't think it is worth trying to improve on this because if i look at the pile of unused stamps I have, I've probably already failed on this for 2018 too before we've even hit 1 January!
3) Masculine cards total was 37 (although some of those were edging towards males who are very much in touch with their feminine side!) I think I need to focus more on masculine Christmas cards because I really do struggle with those in particular.
I'll make my 2018 resolutions at the base of this post. While I ponder what they'll be, I am doing my customary annual round up of my favourite projects from the last 12 months.
You'd better brace yourself for a photo heavy post, or just scroll to the bottom to see my aspirations for 2018 ...
Thank you for staying with me this past year. I know many bloggers are moving towards FaceBook or Instagram etc, but I'm not a huge fan of FB and am not a member of Instagram, so I'm staying here for the foreseeable. I really do appreciate the comments you leave me, because I know that it takes much longer to write a comment than simply click a 'like' button, but I hope you'll stay with me in Blogland! :0)
I was really pleased with this 'no lines' image and have a new-found soft spot for hedgies:
I reverted back to my customary fussy style for this wedding wall hanger:
I love this panda and found the 'no lines' technique really worked well on her. I want to continue to work on my no-lines technique in 2018.
Some lovely new releases from Lili of the Valley included this comical pony which I loved ...
... and this adorable image called 'Bedtime stories':
I continued my love affair with Stamping Bella images with Orchid:
And found new love with Gerda Steiner images:
These Christmas Mice arrived from LOTV later in the year and they became one of my favourite images for a long time:
I tried something new with these pop-up boxes using Adorable Elephants from MFT ...
... and re-visited one of my oldest images, giving her a colouring facelift!
I tried new techniques with backgrounds and masking (the moon)...
... but still loved one of my oldest layouts (complementary papers on top/bottom halves, covered by a central panel, with an array of flowers around a circular image)...
... but clean and simple became more common on my blog:
Finally, I finished with a project which took many hours, but I loved the end result - an advent box calendar. Click on the image below to see the whole project!
So, my new year's Resolutions for 2018?
1) Make at least 3 Xmas cards per month which must include at least 1 suitable for a guy,
2) For every card using a newly purchased image, make 2 featuring an older image.
Let's see how these fare! :0)
Thanks for staying until the end.
Have a lovely New Year and I'll see you on the other side!
Annette
xx
