version #: Three — Mar '06-??
time spent: Possibly 2-3 hours (??)
image source: Fanart from Peeping P!
comments: I like this layout simply because of the fact that it gives off such a whimsical feeling, which is perfect for a personal site. One of my smaller layouts but still highly liked (by me)! :] I was going for a soft, happy design, with outer-glow effects accompanying it. I added that ruler look to it because I saw it in Photoshop and got inspired. Centered in the middle of the page.

version #: Two — Aug '05-Mar '06
time spent: Possibly 3 hours (??)
image source: Cloud and Aerith from FF7: Advent Children
comments: I wasn't crazy about this version, but I was happy because I had created it after not designing for such a long time. I desaturated Cloud and put an emphasis on the blue in his eyes, while putting a soft image of Aerith in the background. Looking at it now, there're things I would've changed about it, but it's definitely not an eye-sore, in my opinion. Centered in the middle.

version #: One — Jul '04-Aug '05
time spent: Possibly 3-4 hours (??)
image source: Yuna and Tidus from Final Fantasy X
comments: This layout is still one of my favorites, probably because it's got such a romantic, mystical look to it. It's actually a recycled layout of an FFX site I had been working on, but the end product was much better than the original. Used my own screenshots from the game, along with the tiny text and Japanese writing as a finishing touch! Aligned in the bottom right.