This 6 photo sketch has no cropping of the photos except for the circles.  Not a circle fan?  You could easily make the circles 3.5″ squares instead.  The large strips are 3/4″ from the edges.  The large circle on the left is 2″ from the bottom and 1.25″ from the right side (middle).

The free template download is a 2 page template. To use just one side, crop one side 12×12 at 300 resolution.

In this layout, I only used 5 photos to allow for journaling space.  I love big first-letter titles, and was excited to use 2 of them here!  I also added a 2nd large circle on the right side, and made the photos smaller to allow for more embellishments.

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 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 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 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 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.

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 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.

This 12 photo sketch makes good use of the photo-collage technique.  The title is on a 4 inch circle.

The layout almost doubles the number of photos on the sketch, using 21.  The photos on the bottom of the left page are either 1.5 inch square or 1.5 x 3 inch, created with a photo-editing program.  And yes, I know it is a very busy layout with so many busy patterns… but they are also very busy kittens!  There are 4 patterns and 2 solids, from the BoBunny Mango Luau collection.

This 18 photo sketch is all about telling the story, using as many photos as possible, without being too cluttered or completely covering up your pretty paper.

The layout uses 20 photos, 4 patterns, and 2 solids.  The papers are from Scenic Route, but as they are going out of business, I can’t link you to them.

This 8 photo sketch is another with a “big circle”, but this time the big circle is a photo instead of patterned paper.  To successfully do this, you will have to put a little bit of forethought into what photo you want to enlarge, and if it will be “crop-able” into this shape.

The layout is exactly like the sketch, with 2 patterns and 3 solids.. With the size you see here, you can’t see the fuzziness of my large photo, but I want to point it out to you.  Why point out a “flaw”?  Because I believe that it is okay to use a less-than-perfect photo as your enlargement/focus.  If it is the only photo that you have, and important to the story, use it!

Another 13 photo sketch, and more circles!  The smaller circles 4 inches, while the large half-circle is a 12 inch.  You can use a compass, a template, or even plates and pots to draw your circles, or print them from the computer onto your patterned paper.

The layout uses 12 photos, replacing a photo spot with a pre-printed quote.  The papers are from the BasicGrey Archaic collection. There are 3 patterns and 3 solids used here.

Lots of photos on this sketch… 13 to be exact!  You could use more, or less, depending on how you crop them.

This layout actually uses 23 photos, because one of the original spaces is used by a photo-editing program created photo collage (the fireworks).  The 3 patterned papers and 2 solids are BasicGrey Boxer.  I know it looks like more, but I really did only use 3!  The stripes were such that I was able to cut them into several pieces and make it look like I had more papers than I really did.  The original sketch calls for 4 patterns.

This 9 photo sketch is circle-licious!  Don’t take the exact placement of the circles in the right-page border too literally.  Just punch a bunch and play with it until it looks right.  Don’t overthink it!

I created this 8 photo layout before the sketch, and it is one of my personal all-time favorites. I used papers from K & Company’s Urban Rhapsody collection.  I think there are 9 different patterns here, but that is only because the paper is double sided (I do try to limit myself to no more than 5 patterns, when I buy paper!)