Sketches by Suzy

Sketch 73

scrapsuzy — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 11:20:35 +0000

This 11 photo sketch allows not just for lots of photos, but for a variety of patterned papers, too. The blocky collage style is softened by the addition of the circles. Embellishments could work just as well in place of the circles.

The layout uses only 3 patterns and 2 solids. Instead of journaling, the title is carried across the page on the circles.

Sketch 72

scrapsuzy — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 04:43:58 +0000

I’m a day late with the new sketch, but I think was worth the wait. Let me know if you agree (or not!).
Another circle-iscious layout! This 10 photo layout is fairly easy, if you don’t get too caught up in the exact placement of the embellishments and flourishes (easier said than done, for me!). The sketch was inspired by a layout done by my friend Robin S. (aka “The Queen of Doo-dahs”).

Here’s Robin’s layout. She used more than 5 patterned papers, but since the set was double-sided, she was able to get the most bang-for-her buck based on how she used them. Popping some of the circles up is an important part of the design.

But wait, there’s more! You will notice that the right side of the Robin’s layout really differs somewhat from the sketch. That’s because the sketch is created from already-created layouts, and the right side is from my scraplift of Robin’s layout. The papers are the same, the general idea is the same, but you can see how I made it my own. Notice I didn’t use as many little circles, and my flourishes are different… and that’s okay!

After creating the layout above, I was working in a different album, and decided to use the sketch again (yes, I use & re-use my own sketches!) Even fewer little circles, but it all still works. (Just a note, I discovered the fun of making my own patterned paper on this layout, as I needed another pattern. So I foam stamped the yellow cardstock and voila!)

Sketch 71

scrapsuzy — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 02:24:32 +0000

So often I see 1 page layouts with 1 large photo, but what do us 2-pager-multi-photo gals do with that? How about something like this 6 photo layout?

I cropped my photos a little more than called for in the sketch, because I had an extra photo and wanted to add some embellishments. I didn’t need to journal, so replaced the journaling block with another embellishment. There are 4 patterns and 2 solids used in this layout, all from the Basic Gray Granola collection.

Sketch 70

scrapsuzy — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:30:14 +0000

This 12 photo sketch would be perfect if you have scraps left from another layout, since the photos cover most of the layout. It is also an easy one for using fewer photos than called for, or for doing very little cropping of your 4×6 photos.

The layout here is the sketch, exactly. There are 3 patterns and 3 solids.

Sketch 69

scrapsuzy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:00:04 +0000

This 8 photo sketch uses somewhat larger blocks of background papers, which make it easy to put together. If you are working from scraps, try to piece it instead, though you may have to move your photos around some.

This layout uses 9 photos, arranged just a little differently, but still recognizable as the sketch. There are 5 patterns and 0 solids.

Sketch 68

scrapsuzy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:08 +0000

This 18 photo sketch is not something you may need often, but when you do… The 3 photos that are the focus of the left page could easily be replaced with a single large photo, or 2 photos. Matting them on the title block is what helps them be the focus.

The layout uses just 3 patterns and 3 solids. It would be easy to create from scraps of patterns, if you have some to use up from another layout.

Sketch 67

scrapsuzy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:00:49 +0000

This 6 photo layout is another that is friendly to those who don’t want to crop their photos, or to those who are fans of the zoom button on their camera, and just can’t cut or they’ll lose something!

The layout, using BasicGrey Marrakech, does have cropped photos on it, because I wanted to show the paper a little more, and add some journaling and embellishments.

Sketch 66

scrapsuzy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00:21 +0000

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!

Sketch 65

scrapsuzy — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:00:32 +0000

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.

Sketch 64

scrapsuzy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:00:43 +0000

This 10 photo sketch has lots of photos, but even more circles. Is there such a thing as too many circles? The collage of the photos helps keep that from being so.

The layout, using 4 patterns (even those that look like a solid here have a slight pattern), is one of my all-time favorites. You know those layouts that you do, and then you can’t stop looking at them? This is one of those, for me.