There is a nice simplicity to this 7 photo sketch. It can be dressed up or down, depending on your mood, but the basic paper layout is easy.

This first example is exactly like the sketch. I used 4 patterns & 3 solids. The brackets are chipboard covered with paper, but you could get the same effect with pop dots or by using strips of paper instead of brackets.

This second example was created by my friend, Robin S.  She used the left side of the sketch for inspiration, then did her own thing with the right side. This is a good example of using a sketch as a starting point for inspiration, and not having to follow it exactly.

This 11 photo sketch was created from a layout by my friend Robin S. I love how she got so many photos on here, and yet only 3 of them are severely cropped!

This first example is the layout the sketch was created from.  She is the embellishment queen, in case you can’t tell!   There are 4 patterns and 4 solids on this layout.

The second layout is my own version  of Robin’s layout. Yep, even the pictures are the same, because they are of us and our husbands, from when we spent a day on the lake together. I really like being able to show you another take on the sketch, using the same set of pictures. I only used 9 pictures, moved the title, and added some journaling. There are 6 patterns and 2 solids.

This 6 photo sketch requires very little measuring of your papers.  The circles are 2 sides of a 12 inch circle. The large strips are both 6 inches, with 1/2 inch strips layered on top of them.  From there you really could arrange your photos in whatever way you like.

The first example is just like the sketch.  I used 3 patterns and 4 solids.

The 2nd example is one of those layouts that combines 2 sketches. You can see the influence of this sketch, with the side circles, but there are also the strips from Sketch 22. The pictures on the right side of the page are in a classic arrangement that works for almost any sketch. I used 4 patterns & 3 solids.

Time for another big circle sketch! The circle in this sketch is 12 inches wide, though of course you can make yours smaller or bigger.

For the 1st example, I followed the sketch pretty closely (adding 1 picture, but making the circle and embellishment). I used 4 patterns and 4 solids.

For the 2nd example, I changed things up a little.  My photos didn’t work for the sketch’s layout, so I did my own thing, though the layout of the papers are the same. This example uses 6 photos, 5 patterns, and 1 solid.

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 10 photo sketch can easily be adjusted for fewer photos, if you like. I like using the 4×3 size because you can get 2 of them on a 4×6 print.

The layout I created actually used 12 photos, because I made a photo strip at the bottom of the left page. I used 6 patterns and 1 solid. I’m not sure more patterns would have been possible, but I certainly could’ve used less.  As you can tell, though, I love mixing patterns!

This 10 photo sketch uses 2 focal photos. Turning them different ways keeps them from competing with each other much, and adds visual interest.

The template can be downloaded here.

In the first example, I did not use 5×7 photos as shown in the sketch, but matted my regular 4x6s in a 5×7 size. Doing that gives me room to play around with the embellishments, which I love. I used 5 patterns and 2 solids.

The second layout is a re-creation of the first, done digitally for a photo book. I altered the sketch again, this time making the focal photo on the left larger (10 inches long), removing one photo on the left, and changing the size (again) of the right focal photo to allow for more embellishments.  Credit for these beautiful papers and embellishments goes to Kelly Jo.

This post was updated on September 25, 2010.

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 does not require severe cropping of at least half of the pictures.  The larger photo, as in any sketch, can be replaced with a regular size photo that is matted well.

In this example, you can see that I switched the sides of the sketch,
mostly to show time progression of the photos.  I also played around
with the sizes of the photos some, because I wanted to add in more
embellishments and quotes.  I used 4 patterns and 2 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 11 photo sketch is especially for all you circle-lovers out there.  And if you don’t love circles so much, you could easily replace the circle pictures with squares.

Credit for this sketch goes to my friend, Robin S., who created the original layout, shown here.  She has been such an inspiration to me… I want to scrap like her when I grow up

This 9 photo sketch  is one of my favorite non-big-circle sketches.  Six of the photos do not require severe cropping.

In the example, I used 4 patterns and 3 solids.  The cool thing is that all the patterned pieces started out as 8.5×11 sheets instead of 12×12.  So if you’re looking to save money on paper, this is an awesome sketch for you!

This simple 6 photo sketch is great for using up scraps of paper leftover from another layout or cardmaking.

In the example, I not only used scraps from a layout I did months ago, but I created the title from a mixture of letters I had on hand. I used 5 patterns and 2 solids.

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.

This 8 photo sketch has my favorite big circle component, but used in a different way.  The large focal picture on the left side is intended to balance the big circle.

In the example you can see that I used 3 photos bumped against each other in place of the 1 large photo, but with the same visual effect.  For this layout, I used 5 patterns and 2 solids.