I have always loved a good sunburst design! They just scream fun and happiness to me. To create this layout I started with a sketch from our Sketches w/ a Sunburst: One-page set and adapted it to a single photo and lots of stitching detail. (Of course!) Supplies used - Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned paper, stickers, & die cuts: Echo Park; Star punches: Recollections and Fiskars; Embroidery floss: DMC; Computer font: Century Gothic I really loved the different tone on t

Once a month learn how to use scrapbook sketches and adapt them to fit different styles, photo sizes, and themes. Sketches = endless scrapbooking ideas with little effort. Sketches do all the heavy lifting allowing you to have all the fun! For the layout today the sketch and my photos merged together to bring the design inspiration! I always love when I'm starting with a sketch and as a go through my photos a unique idea forms! Here is the two-page sketch that I'll be using t

Once a month learn how to use scrapbook sketches and adapt them to fit different styles, photo sizes, and themes. Sketches = endless scrapbooking ideas with little effort. Sketches do all the heavy lifting allowing you to have all the fun! This sketch is one that has been years in the making. Not for any kind of exciting or glorious reason. Just that I started with the large star in one month. Ditched my original idea. Went back months later and added the stars cluster. Delet

I always love when I start with a sketch thinking I've got a plan only for it to change as I go through papers or photos. Usually that means something sparked an idea and inspiration has found it's way to me. For this layout both the papers and the photos were a big influence on what I did with the sketch! I used a sketch from the NEW Sketches w/ 3x5 & 5x3" Photos: One-page Sketches set. You can actually see a small sliver of the sketch I used as the starting point for this