Author gypsykate says: I'd like to acknowledge my Top 8 Favorites (in no particular order): The scraps by those who joined in 2009 demonstrate to me how our new breed of scrappers are able to easily take a concept and run away with it, even making text integral to the visual. I'm partial to conceptual scraps with journaling that is marked by brevity, clarity and style. Stunning, highly original with a lot of substance are the scraps of BIGZ (scrabble), DYOZAH@_@ (flower petal picking), and WHITERABBIT2 (laundry list), I'm truly impressed! My other favorites were chosen more for the brilliant journaling supported by delightful visuals. I think they're great orientation scraps: FERRO Newcomer's FAQ asks the questions - so insightful and atuned to people's sentiments - and encourages a search for answers: BELLE15's scrap gives quick, clear answers and guidelines; RON'S MONKEY Code of Conduct - is like a scrapping bible of sorts that gives very thorough guidelines; VERONY's scrap takes on a more personal tone, as in a final face to face orientation, reminding us all that there's more than just scrapping and winning in this community of ours. And finally there's DESIGNS BY SUETTA's scrap - this cute, adorable scrap rallies us all together and leaves a powerful, inspiring battlecry "Together we can" yet it's so light in looks and tone. Aug 24, 2009