This month I participated in a challenge based on Shimelle's Perfect Collection class. Having done the class before I knew that I didn't like actually cutting up random pieces and trying to make them work, so I did what works for me, which is making base layouts. At the crop at Grace's house, I only took paper pads and my basic tools and made bases, and then finished pairing them with photos and such later to complete the layotus.
Amy Tangerine Stitched paper pad
KBS cut file ('selfie')
free font
Silhouette cut file ('blast')
Silhouette cut file
Silhouette cut file
Pink Paislee Hello Sunshine paper pad (I ended up making a lot more bases for Terri than for me)
Recollections (Michaels brand) Sugar Plum
free font: Harlow (gingerbread) and Bebas Neue (architects)
Recollections (Michaels brand) Falala