Scrapbook Sketches by Scrapiopath

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Sketch of the Week Sketch #39

After being without my computer for a week and a half, I feel like I'm months behind. Luckily, I didn't lose any of my information but I did find out I had a ton of malware and viruses! Thank goodness the IT guys work for doughnuts! They fixed everything right up and got me protected again. Fortunately, nothing was compromised, just slowed my computer waaaaaaaayyyyy down. But I am back trying to catch up on all the posts I missed. Starting with sketch #39.

The Sketch:

B&W Printable Version:

Gina's Example: Adore - The kids, the flowers, the colors, the title, and the hand journaling, it's all perfect! And I love how she does this to her pages. She pulls the colors from her pictures and brings the page together with color coordinating embellishments, hand doodling and pretty ribbons.

Heather's Example: Wishes - I love how she went with a simple design that mimicks here photo subject. The white on the bg really draws your eye to her amazing photogrtaphy skills. Then she added a bold title down the side that leads your eyes around the page.

Bethy's Example: Hot Cocoa - This layout convinced me I was drinking hot cocoa! Starting with the chocolate title that looks like you could eat it off the page, the chronological pictures of her daughter stirring the hot cocoa, blowing on the hot cocoa, and testing the hot cocoa, and then the polka dot bg that has a feel of mashmallows dancing on the page. And that big scallop holding the journailing could very well be another huge marshmallow!

Angel's Example: Baby Sumo - This cute title gets you ready for the adorable picture of this chubby cheecked darling. The greens and blues assure you this the gender of this little guy. As always I love all her coordinating hand doodled embellishments and the finishing touch was added with the green ribbon and safety pin.

My Example: Miranda - The pictures of my Goddaughter, Miranda, really bring back memories of the first time I saw her. As soon as I saw her open eyes through my camera lens I knew she had my heart forever! I sticlked the title and scalloped edges, then added pink pearls to the pink and white glittered flowers that I separeted, inked, and glued back together. I got lucky with the soft pink bg patterned paper as it had the three hearts right beside the title.

Sunday, March 1, 2009

My Puter is broke :(

The past couple of weeks I have been experiencing some computer problems. This week I should be getting my computer fixed. When everything is up and running I will post the sketches that I have missed, starting with last week's.

In the meantime, you can go to the Scraps-n-such forum. Last week's sketch was posted on the forum. Just remember if you sign up for the forum, make sure to fill in as much information as possible so Bethy doesn't think you are a spammer. Happy Scrapping.

Thursday, February 19, 2009

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.

Friday, February 13, 2009

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!