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The various face lifts the site has had.
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THE SITE ...: FACE LIFTS
One of the reasons I enjoy maintaining this website so much is the fact that I get to design and revamp it. Check out some of the face lifts Visualize has had over the years.
2008  
Wanted something simple and I loved the pen with my new font ... Cherish.
January 20, 2008 - February 24, 2008
I upgraded my Paint Shop Pro and had some new frames and brushes. And this is what I came up with.
February 24, 2008 -
August 1, 2008
 
Got this idea while surfing the web one day. Used my two favorite colors!
August 2, 2008 - Present
 
2007  
Winter time is here!
December 11, 2007 - January 20, 2008
Wanted something a bit different since summer was officially over. This layout features the skyline of New York City at night.
October 13, 2007 - December 10, 2007
This past week I went to the Josh Groban concert at the Arena and the way the stage was set up gave me the idea for this layout. I used the lyrics from his song in the header.
September 3, 2007 - October 13, 2007
The new Harry Potter film is out and I loved these new promos.
July 3, 2007 - September 3, 2007
In honor of my favorite animal ... the Giraffe.
June 12, 2007 - July 3, 2007
I love the combination of pink and grey. I have also always loved these pictures of Kate Winslet and it just all came together.
February 14, 2007-June 12, 2007
 
I love the combination of pink and grey. I have also always loved these pictures of Kate Winslet and it just all came together.
January 20, 2007-February 14, 2007
 
2006  
This layout came about after going to starbucks and seeing their winter decorations. It features people in the snow enjoying winter. How I love this time of year!
December 3, 2006 - January 20, 2007
This layout features a photoshoot of actress Alexis Bledel.
October 15, 2006 - December 3, 2006
 
This layout features one of my favorite photoshoots ... it is Drew Barrymore and these images were used in InStyle magazine. It features a quote by my favorite photographer, Annie Leibovitz. "To see people as they are - as they imagine themselves - as they wish to be. To be the witness, the friends, the judge, the accomplice. To record their moment."
Spring 2006 - October 15, 2006
 
2005  
This layout features images of Jennifer Garner from InStyle magazine taken by Ruven Afanador.
The lyrics that are featured on the header are from a song by Faith Hill called This is Me from her Cry album.
May 3, 2005 - October 7, 2005
I loved this part of the movie Raising Helen. So I had to use the line and feature it on the site.
April 5 , 2005 - May 2, 2005
My friends and I take an annual trip to Moab every year and this layout is in honor of that trip.
March 4 , 2005 - April 5, 2005
I have been making some changes in my life and I wanted something that reflected the feelings attached with those changes.
The lyrics are from Kelly Clarkson's hit song "Breakaway"
February 15, 2005 - March 4, 2005
Every Valentine's day I do a new layout ... this year I decided to use some pics from the WB tv series The Gilmore Girls. These are of Luke Danes & Lorelai Gilmore. The quote is: Love is found in the most unexpected places.
January 31, 2005 - February 14, 2005
I totally fell in love with the movie Finding Neverland the very first time that I saw it and wanted to find a way to recognize it here on my site.
January - January 31, 2005
2004  
A friend of mine suggested I try using some of my photography in the layout and I decided to try it. Here goes.
December 10, 2004 - Present
This is my first snowfall of the year layout for 2004. I loved these two pictures and wanted a quiet and classy feel.
November 1, 2004 - December 9, 2004
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My friend didn't like how girly the Gilmore Girls layout was a suggested Spiderman - so I did. I love the way these graphics worked together.
I love the Gilmore Girls and wanted to use pics from the show in the layout - I like the new font and the new spread.
I loved this layout - I think it really captured who I am and the things I loved.
This layout is dedicated to the musical Phantom of the Opera which I am going to be seeing in a few weeks. I can't wait! This site has stills from the soon to be released film version and lyrics from the musical by Andrew Lloyd Weber.
This is my favorite layout so far. It features a picture of my friend Phil while down at Moab.
The thought says: It's wonderful to climb the liquid mountains of the sky, behind me and before me is God and I have no fear."
This layout features various pictures of me growing up through the years.
I took these pictures of my friend Ben one day when we were up in Millcreek Canyon and thought they were fun. So I added some color and wa-lah!
This layout features a drawing by Mary Engelbreit of a jester. It uses my two favorite colors Orange & Yellow and was just a lot of fun!
This layout commemerates my trip to Moab over spring break! The two quotes used are lyrics from Sister Hazel songs.
This layout is in honor of St Patrick's Day - Treat It Like A Real Holiday! Here's to you Katie!
I really liked these shots of Tom Welling by a body of water. I have been really drawn to the color blue in this and my last layout. Font used is: Viner Hand ITC.
When doing this layout - I searched and searched for lyrics and pictures that went together and really showed who I was. This theme shows a lot of my vulnerability and how I feel about life right now. I got these images of Drew Barrymore from an InStyle article aboout a year ago. The lyrics are from a Sister Hazel song called Surreal.
These pictures are so fun and really go with the whole Valentine's Day idea that I wanted for this layout. They are of Renee Zellweger and Ewan McGregor from the November 2003 issue of UK Elle Magazine.
The theme of this layout is "To Be A Woman Is A Beautiful Thing" and features a picture of part of the cast of Mona Lisa Smile from the January 2004 issue of Glamour Magazine.
2003
I loved these pictures that were used in the new GAP ads for the winter season and had to use them. I also included an java applet to make it look like it was snowing over the banner!
(font used is uptown)
I decided to use some pictures that I took up big cottonwood canyon on this layout combining the winter & fall seasons.
(font used is tahoma)
My favorite TV show Alias is having it's season premiere soon and I loved this new promo pic and really wanted to use it!
(font used is ck twiggy)
This is to reflect my new obsession with Disney's film Pirates of the Caribbean! Which stars Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, & Kierra Knightley.
(font used is papyrus)
I love these pics of Jennifer Aniston from an advertisement that she did. I changed them all into Sepia tone.
This layout features one of my fave photo shoots of Katie Holmes from this years Sundance Film Festival - plus it let me use my fave color - ORANGE!
This is our Christmas layout featuring images from Dawson's Creek's episode of Merry Mahem. I used a snow applet and the font wiffles.
This layout was done by StarStruck Designs, by Linda.
We were definitely due for a complete change with this layout. This time it features a picture from Teen People of Shane West and Mandy Moore. I love the feelings of friendship that their movie "A Walk to Remember" puts forth and I thought this quote was perfect:
"Learn from yesterday, Live for today, and Hope for tomorrow."
(Font used is Marydale)
I love the feeling that is captured in this photographs of Julia Stiles from the August 2002 Elle magazine. She has this classic feeling about her and the pictures are so soft. This layout is called Deep Thoughts...the quote that goes with it is:
"I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see."
(Font used is Brush Art)
I loved these pictures of Keri Russell from Seventeen magazine. She just looks so happy and at ease! This layout is called Laughter...just seemed fitting and the quote:
"The most wasted day of all is that during which we have not laughed."
(Font used is AlphaMack)
I loved these pictures of Jennifer Garner and Scott Foley from the newest set of Gap Ads and wanted to use them for a new layout. This layout is called Decisions...based on a quote that I have loved for a long time:
"Sometimes it is the smallest decisions that can pretty much change your life forever."
(Font used is Still Time)
This is the crayon layout designed by Imagine Designs. It features my favorite color....ORANGE!
(font used is Rambo Killer)
This was my Harry Potter layout. Due to my recent fixation with the Harry Potter books I decided that it would be fun to put them on my site.
(font used is Blackadder ITC)
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I used some of my favorite celebrity pictures in this layout.
(fonts used are Carpenter ICG and OzHandicraft BT)
This was my religious layout. After all that happened on Sept 11th I decided that we could all use a little more faith and hope in our lives.
(font used is NevisionCasD)
I decided to try something more advanced with this site. I loved the multiple frames in this one and I used my own photography for some flare.
A real simple layout.
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