Version 1.0 - Power
The very first layout for Effulgent Reflections, sorta. I had a different version that was actually online before this, but I didn't have any videos online yet so this is what I refer to as my first layout. Very simple frame-inside a frame-inside a frame layout. I liked the image of Sarah and it seemed really powerful so that's what I named it. This actually only lasted about a month before I changed it.

Version 2.0 - Love Stories
This is a favorite layout of mine. It features Buffy and Spike and a quote I found in my Microsoft Picture It cd. I feel like it totally summarizes the whole Spuffy relationship-that their love hasn't ended just because they're not together and the show has ended. Plus my first blue layout which will probably be the first in a long line of them. I like blue. It's bright and fun and my last layout made without the help of Adobe Photoshop, which I got for my birthday.

Version 3.0 - House Sitting
Another blue layout. I warned you though. This one features several images of Buffy sitting on her house and her porch. And I called it house sitting because she's sitting on her house and it's a play on words for a person who watches someone's house while they're away. Thought it was neat when I made it. My first layout using my brand new Adobe Photoshop and having a fun time with blends and blurs. I didn't get the top image exactly how I wanted it but I forbear. This version had a much nicer layout and an easier way of getting around. This layout lasted for a good 6 months before I changed it.

Version 4.0 - Let's Go to Work!
Hey look! An Angel themed layout! Bet you thought you'd never see one of them. Well, I saw these pictures taken during the very final episode in Angel magazine and I had to make a layout from them since they were so different. I love how Amy looks when she's smiling and dressed as Illyria, Angel with the towel on his head is hilarious, and all the expressions and attitudes on everyone's faces is just so great. Now I'm getting weepy again. I guess you could say this is my tribute to the final ep, the one that made me cry, laugh, and go through every single human emotion...just like every episode did. Angel rules!

Version 5.0 - Talking About Buffy
I named this one what I did because I believe Sarah was talking about Buffy when these photos were taken. She has so many cute and funny expressions I just had to make them into a layout. I used a table for this and it was really easy to use, except sometimes when the table would look wonky but other than that it was really nice. I changed the background in the pictures (originally blue) and it sorta looks pink but it's not. It's more of a light maroon. I don't have anything against pink I just don't think it would go with any of my layouts.

Version 6.0 - Unexpected Love
"Sometime love can be found in the most unexpected places." The quote that inspired this layout. You never really knew where you were going with Buffy and Spike. Their love was so unexpected yet at the same time you could totally see it coming; all the beautiful banter and feelings they had for each other. Hate is a strong emotion and it led to love for these two. My first purple layout. Which happens to be my favorite color. Surprised I hadn't made one before this. The layout was pretty simple and the banner was nothing to write home about but I wanted a quite feeling to it. It took me awhile to get the images in the banner right. At first I was going to use images from every season but in the end stuck with two from season 4-Buffy (although Faith is inside) flirting with Spike at the Bronze and Spike (in the next episode) doing some flirting back. That touch to her hair is just so reminiscent of his feelings for her later on in season 5 and similar to the touch in OMWF. I love it. And my manipulation. I've used that in wallpapers and awards a lot. Love it too.

Version 7.0 - Pillow Talk
Usually the reason I have for choosing a certain layout is because of the picture. As soon as I saw these images of Amy on the couch with all the pretty color pillows, I knew I had to make a layout. I went back to frames and decided to bring out the lilac color in one of the pillows to use as the color for the layout. It was pretty easy to make graphic wise but one thing I didn't get exactly right was the tag-board placement. It looked alright in IE which is what I use but in everything else, the tag-board floated over the main frame so you couldn't see anything in it. I later made another version for non-IE users but I still regularly got complaints about the box. Oh, well. Gone now. Hopefully the current layout won't have the same problem.