Sketch of the Week - Sketch #38

The design team absolutely loved this week's sketch and I hope you love it too. This easy-to-use 4 photo sketch is simple and fun. This is one of those sketches that is great to use when you are in a hurry. For variations, change the bg circle, reverse the picture positions, change the angel of the photo strip, add more or less embellishments, or whatever it is that makes your page unique. Happy Scrapping!

The Sketch:

B&W Printable Version:

Pat's Example - Making Cards - The repeating heart pattern through Pat's layout really draws your eye to the card Chloe is holding in her hand. I love how the supporting pictures show her in the process of making the card. And the mixed b&w photos help to keep the page from being to busy.

Gina's Example: Beautiful Child - I love how she used the soft boy colors and the hand doodling around the scallop and rest of the page really add depth to the layout.

Bethy's Example: Cheer - One thing I love about this layout is all the purple accents, which really draw your eyes toward that cutie pie holding the pom-poms. And the scalloped journaling circle mimics the circular background pattern.

Michele's Example: Call it Puppy Love - I love the open heart shape and how she used it to frame the main photo. The brown, pink, and white background paper really help that adorable puppy pop off the page.

Angel's Example - Pretty in Pink - The b&w photos against these gorgeous muted colors really draw your attention to the beautiful baby in the center. One thing I love about scrapbooking is getting good pictures to scrap and these are perfect pictures! I love the expressions on her sweet little face.

Alecia's Example - A Cat's Life - Alecia never ceases to amaze me. I love the way she pulled the colors from her photos to match the background papers and the embellishments. And why is it that cat's sleep in such weird positions??

My Example: Family Photos - I love this picture of my cousin Christina. And the supporting photos let you see what's behind that beautiful smile.

Scrapbook Sketch # 37

This has been one crazy week. It seems like there is never anytime to scrap anymore! I could use an entire week were I did nothing but scrap. But I guess I'll just keep dreaming of that day! So here is this week's 4 photo sketch and examples. The edges are supposed to look torn but I haven't quite mastered that yet in PSP X2.

The Sketch:

Pat's Example: Rock - I love the guitar cutout and the added bling adds that special touch. And look at the concentration on her gd face! So cute!

Gina's Example: Brothers - The way she split the photo, used the stencil for the word brothers, used black, brown, and tan colors really gives the page a masculine feel.

Michele's Example: Toad Suck Bog, what a name for a place! We got a good chuckle about this over at Scraps-n-Such! I love how she added the butterfly to the top of the pic.

My Example: Cat's Out of the Bag - This is my furrbaby Pandora. She loves plastic bags, still haven't figured out what her fasination with them is, but I think it's the noise it makes. And btw, she was in the bag for a few hours! She fell asleep in there!

Scrapbook Sketch #35

This week the SNS design team produced some more amazing work with this 3 photo scrapbook sketch. With techniques such as paper tearing, inking, hand doodling, ghost shapes, chipboard, polka dots, flowers, flourishes, buttons, and lots of sparkles these layouts are each truly unique.

The Sketch

Printable Version

Alecia's Example - Our Getaway - I love the polka dot paper against the red. And all the embellishments she added really gave the page dimention. The "Route" journaling tag really makes it a travel page and that font is really cute.

Bethy's Example - Never Stop Exploring - I love all her doodling and the paper she chose was perfect for this page. The three pictures really show the funny and serious faces of her adorable son!

Heather's Example - Cookies - I love the torn edge frames for the pics and title. And those ghost snowflakes really add some sparkle to the page. The mixer and whisk are really cute embellishments for this cute page.

Pat's Eample - Play Hard - I love her long arrows with the 3 brads on them pointing to the title, it really leads you around the page. And the polka dot pattern repeated in the frames and brads really give the page a uniform look.

Gina's Example - Party of 5 - I love the colors she used on this layout. And the hand doodling around the frames really adds a nice touch.

My Example - Out To Pasture - I had alot of fun with this sketch. The wrap around vine pointing to the title, the gold doodling on the circle, frames, and letters really helped to bring out the pictures.

Sketch for the week of Jan 20th

Sorry for the long delay in getting this posted but this has been a busy week. So busy I have not had time to get my layout of this sketch done. But I will get it done by this wekend and get it posted. So in the meantime here are the design team members that DID have time to scrap!

The Sketch:

B&W Printable version:

Gina's Example:

Pat's Example:

Heather's Example:

Back to The Sketch of the Week

I guess that Christmas break really stored up some mojo for the design team. And they unleashed it on this sketch! They each interpreted the sketch in a unique way. And btw, I am adding a B&w version of the sketch so it is easier to print. I also have a new design team member to introduce Angel Rodrigue. You can check out her blog to see her amazing scrapbook talent!

The Sketch:

Pat's Example - Making "Silly Faces" is something most ppl never grow out of and Pat captures those moments perfect in her granddaughter's face. I love the 3D flower she made and the bg stamp really keeps your eye moving around the page.

Gina's Example - the most perfect subject, Furrbabies! Gigi is an absolutely gorgeous dog but like most she is very "Unhappy" at being wet! I love the way she wrapped the fiber around here subtitle.

Bethy's Example - Wasn't she just precious! And how great to see the amazing woman "Bethy" is today. I love her soft colors, her hand doodling, and the green circle border at the bottom really brings the circles together.

Heather's Example - Heather's daughter is so cute, I love seeing her do all her fun stuff. Here she is decorating rice crispy houses. I really love the 3D snowflakes, they bring out the bg paper and make the pics pop. And the added glitter gives it just the right amount of sparkle.

Michele's Example- What fabulous pics Michele has of her boys looking at this gorgeous bird from the look in the young ones eyes you can just imagine waht a great "Air Show" it must have been. I love how she added star shapes to her title to make it stand out and the firworks paper really makes the top photo grab your attention.

Alecia's Example - What a cute pic to get of all your friends. And who doesn't love hats, especially "Christmas Hats" I love how she made the bg a circle and the pic square to off set each other. And herhandmade embesllishments are really creative and I love that she blinged the 25th of Dec.

Presenting for the first time is our newest design team member: Angel Rodrigue

I first met Angel at Scraps-n-Such and when she joined our group she brought her extraordinary talent to our group. She broke us out of our comfort zone and got us to start hand doodling on our layouts. If you have seen any of her work you will know she is a very serious scrapper and we are so excited to have her on our design team! So here is:

Angel's Example - Again another Furrbaby! And this one is just as cute! From the bg paper and the pink everywhere, you guessed it Sophia is a girl with "Girly Paws". I love how Angel used flowers as the bg matts for her pics. And the white hand doodled rings really draw they eye to the photo. And every girly page needs glitter!

My Example - A little late with the Halloween layout but I had fun with the circles on this sketch!


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Time for another Sketch Reveal

The new Scraps-n-Such Sketch Design team is really flowing with the mojo and cranking out some gorgeous layouts! They knocked this sketch out with their creative elements and design styles. I'm so glad this isn't a competition because I don't think I could pick just one! Each layout is uniquely created and really shows the versatility of sketches. Remember that's one of the best parts of using sketches, you can alter the original design to fit your page, sometimes that means changing a couple of elements and other times it means turning the sketch a different angle. All that really matters is that you have fun and experiment with different techniques and ideas and of course, SCRAP!

The Sketch for the Week

Gina's Example

I love how she used a scalloped heart instead of a circle for the background. By using the black, red, and white colors she was able to really make the pictures pop off the page! The black flowers help to anchor the layout whle adding extra texture.

Pat's Example

By using a solid background along with the busy b&w swirly paper she really got her pictures to stand out. The rounded photo corners add a soft touch and the round embellishments keep you circling the page.

Michele's Example

The glittery swirls in background paper really add a magical touch to this beautiful Romanesque wedding layout with the red and pink flowers and title adding just a hint of color.

Heather's Example

The colors she chose for this layout really add a touch of whimsy especially with the scalloped edges around the circle. The yellow flowers draw your eyes from picture to picture.

Bethy's Example

With the circle off center she was able to extend her photos so that the main subject was framed just outside the scalloped edge. Then she used strips of journaling that pull your eyes back towards the other photos. The soft pink glittery flowers add an extra girly touch.

My Example

In order to make my title fit, I had to add an extra picture and turn the words sideways. To not overpower the title I used chipboard and rub-ons along with a cute fish stamp. The fishing stickers added an authentic touch to the page. Mimicing the astrological sign for Pisces, the two fish stamped in opposite directions add a personal touch, since he is a Pisces. Maybe that's why he likes fishing so much!

I hope you enjoyed this week's designs from the Sketch Design Team! Be sure to check back next tuesday for a brand new sketch and more fabulous examples. Happy Scrapping!