Sketches by Suzy » Big Circles

Sketch 81

scrapsuzy — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 13:00:28 +0000

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!)

Sketch 79

scrapsuzy — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:06:28 +0000

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.

Sketch 78

scrapsuzy — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:00:59 +0000

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.

Sketch 74

scrapsuzy — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:34:59 +0000

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.

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 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 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.

Sketch 61

scrapsuzy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:38:54 +0000

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.

Sketch 60

scrapsuzy — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:37:51 +0000

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.