This 10 photo sketch allows you to focus on a few major photos on the left, then include “all the rest” on the right, while leaving plenty of room for journaling, too. The scallop can be anything… paper, ribbon, rickrack, or fibers.

Templates (includes each side separately, and both sides together.) The scalloped shape & large ring on the template were created by Brittney at “britt-ish designs” and can be found at ScrapMatters.com

I went a little circle crazy with the 10-photo layout. The paper made me do it!   I used 3 patterns and 1 solid, all from BoBunny’s Pet Shop collection.

This second layout is digital (using the template above), with 5 patterned papers (and other elements) from designer Summer Drigg’s (free) Vintage Oreos kit.  Note that with both layouts, I added another circle on top of the sketch’s “journaling” spot. Just one way of making the sketch my own (which it already is, but don’t confuse me with the facts!)

This 8 photo sketch uses one of my favorite new shapes. If you are paper scrapping, you can use a diecut or chipboard shape, which is what I did when I used this sketch.

Templates (includes each side separately, and both sides together.) The scroll shape on the template was created by Brittney at “britt-ish designs” and can be found at ScrapMatters.com

This layout uses 7 photos, because I wanted to include journaling. I used Crate Paper’s “Brook” Collection for all 4 of the patterned papers, and most of the embellishments.  There is 1 solid paper used.  The awesome 4″ chipboard letter (and the scroll shape, as mentioned above) is from Keller’s Creations.

This second, 8 photo, layout is digital (I used my own template!) and was created for a challenge at Persnickety Prints, using the Heirloom freebie add-on kit by Deena Rutter, part of her Scarborough Fair collection.

This 6 photo sketch was inspired by the paper that I used to create the layout. If you don’t have a 5×7 photo to crop for the left side, you can always use two 6×4 photos instead, or mat a 4×6 to make it larger (which is what I did when I made the layout). And if you like more white space on your layouts, you can omit the large background circles altogether!

left template
right template

The layout uses 6 photos and 5 patterned papers.

This 12 photo sketch manages to have lots of the circles and also get lots of photos on display!

Left side
Right side

The layout has 16 photos.  It uses 5 patterned paper and 1 solid.  As I have an issue with empty space, I added the ribbons to the right-side top circle.

This second layout is digital, created from the templates above.  It uses 14 photos, 3 patterned papers, and 2 solids.

This 7 photo sketch isn’t very intricate, and I think you may be able to do it quickly.  No promises, though!

Left side template
Right side template

The layout was fun to create, mostly because I love these pictures of my grand-puppy.  I made one significant change to the sketch, in that I added 5 (five) 2×2″ photos on the right side.  I used 5 patterned papers and no solids.

This 12 photo sketch is very versatile.  Don’t have 12 photos?  Take out some of the small 2x2s on the left side and use embellishments instead, or place larger photos there instead.  Want a larger title?  Remove the lower left photos altogether!  Don’t like to journal?  Stick another photo there instead!  All sketches are just suggestions, so don’t feel locked into creating it just like you see it.

left side template
right side template

As you can see from the layout, I certainly don’t follow the sketch exactly. I’d had those male/female chipboard accents for awhile and wasn’t sure how I was going to use them, but they were perfect for this layout!  And over on the journaling block, I included both journaling and a photo!  This layout uses just 7 photos, along with 6 patterned papers and 1 solid.

With this, my 75th sketch, I am introducing 2 new features!

First, the dimensions of each piece of paper are included. Yes, I listened to my fans, and the fans of other sketches that included this!

Second, this sketch is now available as a downloadable template for digital scrapbookers.  Each sketch will have 2 download links, one for each side of the sketch.  The links will be available in between the sketch and the layout example.  They are free for a limited time, so get them while you can!

This 11 photo sketch gives you lots of room for a long or large title, but the main focus is your photos.  Turn your head sideways and look at each side… left for the left side, right for the right.  The sketch would work turned that way, also!

Left side template
Right side template

The layout 10 photos, to allow for an embellishment on the upper left of the right side..  There are 4 patterns and 2 solids.

This 6 photo sketch uses all uncropped 4×6 pictures and can be created with just 5 sheets of 12×12 paper.  It uses a large title, and the large right side circle balances that.

The layout uses 8 photos, and arranges them just a little differently. On the left side, a photo was used in the title, and 4 2×3 photos replaced the 2 6×4 photos. On the left side, the journaling circle was replaced with a photo, and two larger photos were used instead of the four. Three patterned papers were used.

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.

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!)

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.