This 5 photo sketch is especially for those of you who don’t like to crop your photos.  The 3.5 inch circle can be replaced with a large embellishment, if you like.  And if you use a plain piece of cardstock as a base for the strips on the right page, you can save on the more expensive patterned paper.

It feels like I cheated with this 4 photo layout, because the strips on the right page were already printed on the page!  Since doing this layout, I look for lines that have a sheet like that, as it makes it very easy to scrap!

This 5 photo layout could be put together fairly quickly.  If you don’t have a 5×7, you could use 2 horizontal 3.5×5 inch, instead.  The photo hanging off the mat on the right page helps break the lines of all that vertical paper, giving your eye a rest.

The layout uses 5 patterns and 1 solid, but only 3 photos. I had never done a 3 photo layout before, but this time  I didn’t have much choice.  I’m very pleased with the result, though!  And while I didn’t have a photo to hang off the mat, the over-sized numbers work just the same way.

A Super Sketch occurs when the girls and I all do a similar layout, but with different results.  No, wait, that’s pretty normal for us.  So a Super Sketch must be when I then take those layouts and create at least 2 sketch variations from them, to share with all of you!  This is the very first time I’ve done it, and hope to have more in the future.

This sketch has a strong focal point on the left side, with several overlapping circles and circle outlines.  Due to the placement of the title, it is best to use a solid paper for the outermost circle.  The larger circle on the right helps bring visual balance to the layout.

This layout, created by Robin S, was the original inspiration for all of the layouts and sketches.  The circle outline on top of the focal photo on the left is painted chipboard, but you could also use paper and popdots for the same effect.  There are 3 patterns and 4 solids (or almost solids) on this layout.

Take Two!

The second sketch orients the focal picture horizontally, and uses a different size photo altogether. There are also more photos on this sketch, plus room for a subtitle and journaling. While the layout of the paper initially looks similar, you’ll see some changes if you look closely… for instance, the 3rd circle in the top left corner of the right side.

This layout, created by me, happens to be one of my all-time favorites that I have done. (The rest of the title quote says, “…is our favorite place to be.”) There are 4 patterns and 2 solids used here.

Take Three!

The third sketch gets the most pictures on the layout, at 7, and still leaves room for journaling. Christine liked my idea of using a second circle on the right side, but she brought it out of the corner and down to the middle of the sketch. Also, while her focal photo on the left is vertical (like the original), it is smaller and she used a smaller and more offset topping circle.

The layout, created by Christine P, at first appears to be simpler, but still manages to sneak in a few doo-dahs!  A major embellishment constant on these layouts is the ribbon(s) on the top outline circle on the left side. Not only are they fun, they take up some of the “dead” space near the top of the layout. And while it may look like the circles on all these layouts are different sizes, I promise you they are all exactly the same size! This layout uses 4 patterns and 2 (almost) solids.

This 9 photo sketch is a first for me.  It is the first time I’ve
created a sketch without having already created the layout.

Here is the layout I ended up creating from the sketch idea.  As you can see, the only thing that really looks like the sketch is the background papers.  That’s what happens when I create a layout from a sketch instead of vice versa… the sketch ends up being inspiration for a layout that may barely resemble the sketch itself!

This 8 photo layout has a good combination of cropped and non-cropped photos.  Almost half of them are straight-from-the-developer sized.

The layout I created has only 5 photos because I wanted to have a big title and room for embellishments.  I don’t usually like to split photos over 2 pages, but it worked in this instance.  I used 6 patterns and 1 solid.

This 5 photo sketch leaves lots of room for embellishments, or even more photos.

In this example, I used more large words as my embellishments.  There are 4 patterns and 3 solids.

This 8 photo sketch is one of my favorites.  As you can see, I’ve used it 3 times!  So much that my friends have banned me from using it for awhile.  But it is so easy!

The 1st example is the closest to the sketch.

The 2nd example uses the same number of photos as the sketch, but sized and arranged a little different.

The 3rd example shows how a whole different look can be achieved by moving the large circle up and off the top of the layout.  Still the same number of photos, though!

The 4th example uses fewer pictures, more circles, and more quotes.  So many different layouts, from all the same sketch!

This 5 photo sketch is more about the layout of the papers than it is the photos, because the photos could be arranged in just about any way, using more or less.

In the example, I used 4 (busy!) patterns and 3 solids.  If the colors had not been so limited, the papers would’ve been too busy to use together, but I think it worked in this case.

Yep, circles!  Love, love, love them!  I use anything I can find to create them… plates, Tupperware lids, bowls.  Most often, though, I use a compass, and occasionally the Creative Memories Circle Cutter (though it usually doesn’t make circles big enough for what I want.)

In this 5 photo sketch, the various sizes of the circles pull your eyes across the page.  This layout example uses 3 patterned papers and 3 solids, but you could use less, or more.

The 2nd layout uses 4 patterns and 3 solids, but only 4 photos.