Sketch Support #47 | Learn How to Use and Adapt Scrapbook Sketches | Day 1
- Allison
- 1 hour ago
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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!
The sketch this month is one that I've been sitting on for awhile. I tend to make a lot of sketches that get set aside. Most of the time those sketches are result of me just playing around. Sometimes I just get in the mode to play and create and I'll get out my laptop and start putting ideas to work. I don't remember how long ago I made this one, but it's been at least a few years!
Here is the one-page sketch that I'll be using this week:
You can also grab the Sketch Support #47 Bonus Sketch Examples!
This month it is a 3-page PDF of 23 different sketch options. That makes 24 sketches for this month of Sketch Support. There are options that show how to change up the papers, use more photos, use less photos, there are four two-page options, and then an 8-1/2 x 11" option. The fun part is that you could use each option as a layout on its own, but you could also mix and match different options for endless possibilities!
One of the first thoughts I had when it came to using this sketch was a comic book style of layout. So...that's exactly what I did with my first layout!
Supplies used - Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned paper: Simple Stories, My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, and BasicGrey; Super hero cut files: Miss Kate Cutables from the Silhouette Design Store; Border punch: Fiskars; Star punch: Fiskars; Alphabet stickers: Elle's Studio and Simple Stories; Word/phrase stickers: Simple Stories; Embroidery floss: DMC; Computer font: Century Gothic
Variation #1 - Using straight edges on the photos and squares.
This is such a simple change, but I felt like the straight edges when a little better with the theme I was working with. Honestly I feel like either straight or rounded would work with this theme, but I personally liked the straight edge better for this one. I wanted the square to look like the boxes/frames in a comic book.
Variation #2 - Adding more squares/mats.
To go with that comic book theme I wanted each square to have a small black border around it, just like the boxes in comic books.
I also added some tilted smaller tilted squares on some of the 3 x 3" squares. This gave me the opportunity to add in some more colors and patterns into the design.
Variation #3 - Adding an extra background behind the square and photos.
I really wanted the grid lines of the design to stand out so I backed it all with a piece of white cardstock. I also knew I wanted to add the zig zag stitching and this gave me more allowance for that. I really didn't want the stitching to go into the square and photos so instead it could go through that background piece of cardstock.
Variation #4 - Adding decorative strips to the edges.
I loved the idea of adding a pop of color on the black background and I remembered I had this notebook edge punch that felt so perfect for a comic book theme. I punched the design out of a red paper and adhered it above and below the photos. This was also perfect for the zig zag stitching!
Variation #5 - Replacing the hearts with super hero icons.
These super hero cut files are one of my all time favorites! They are so cute and perfect for layouts like this! And, because they are so detailed I didn't really need to add anything else on those squares.
Variation #6 - Moving the journaling.
The last change I made was moving the journaling to the top edge of the photos. The sketch has the journaling on one of the squares, but I wanted those super hero die cuts to have their moment without anything else on top of them. This was an easy change!
That's all for today! Be sure to check back tomorrow for layout #2!
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