Melissa's Brand

Hi everyone!

Well here is our post to finish up our challenge for December: Your Brand! How did you do? Was it fun? Challenging? Did you learn something new about yourself? I sure hope so, on all accounts. Yes, I even hope it challenged you. :) I'm going to share with you a bit about my layout and how I approached the topic.

When I first came up with this challenge, the whole thought process I went through was to kick off the new season at AAM with something that was 100% you. A layout that would utilize everything you loved and would be something you would be proud to hang on your wall. I wanted it to be a project that you would constantly look at for inspiration. And so that is how I approached my own layout. I used everything that I love and challenged myself to do some things I don't normally do - like misting.  It seems silly but I hate misting. It never looks good on my layouts. I envy those who make it look amazing and beautiful but I rarely get it right. I either get too close to the paper, or two far away, or don't angle the nozzle correctly and spray somewhere else. It can get pretty scary. But I did it anyway on this layout and I'm actually quite surprised at how much I like it. Yay!

Brand: Melissa
Slogan: coffee lover, jesus follower, and being the friend i desire to be
Symbolism: Coffee cup, camera, pink, bling, flowers, hearts and some mist

All the things I love and using some of my new favorite product to boot!

I see this layout as being timeless so I'm going to frame it and hang it on my wall. It makes me happy and inspires me when I look at it.

You still have until midnight tonight to submit your Brand Layouts! We have LOVED seeing the layouts submitted so far. I am excited to feature some of them this week. Yep... we're featuring your work so get those layouts uploaded!

We will announce the prize winner on the 4th, which is the day before our next challenge.

From all of us at AAM to you, hope you have a wonderful New Year weekend. 2012 is going to be a great one. I can feel it. :)

hugs,
Melissa