CHRISTMAS 2003

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Christmas-2003. sketch used: MY SKETCH WORLD
Kept the LO simple and used XR Solid/Plaid and BS Gray/red behind the pictures.

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TURTLE

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Turtle. Sketch used: Scrapbooks, Etc
I followed the sketch and added knotted KB Green Plaid, in place of a flourish. WH Blue/Green Reversible Grosgrain, was also used.
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READ

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Read. Sketch used: Aug 2009 Pagemaps.
5 different ribbons used, all sewn on w/ zig-zag stitch. (Ribbons: EX Satin/Cutouts , TS antique gold, TS Champagne, BA satin center ruffle, WP chenille dot)

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SWEET PETS

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Sweet Pets. Sketch used: 52 sketches
WPP Green chenille dot and 337-14 olive satin were pleated, and sewn in place.

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1ST GRADE

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A center border was created with 3 different ribbons:
EM Orange Net, EX37 Satin/Cutout, BS38 Solid/ Iridescent.TS antique gold and the Satin/ cutout were
used as a corner embellishment.
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A lot of elements go into the process of scrapbooking. You have to make a lot of decisions, and
getting hung up on any of them can stop your creative juices in their tracks
and turn something that should be a relaxing creative outlet into an exercise
in frustration.
6 years ago, as a brand new scrapbookie, I was relieved and oh so happy to discover an
amazing tool called the scrapbook sketch.
A sketch showed me possibilities for picture placement, title placement,
even where to put embellishments.
Of course there are still many many creative decisions to make:
- What topic will be selected (kids, pets, occupation, vacations, holidays, recipes, home, family history, babies, travel, dreams, goals, favorite things…the possibilities are endless!)
- Which pictures will be used and how many are needed to tell my story. Digital, or vintage pics, color or black and white, “photoshopping” elements, size of pictures, etc.
- Which supplies will you use?--patterned papers, embellishments, AND OF COURSE…which May Arts ribbons to use!
If you use sketches the placement is all done for you! You can then focus on all these other creative elements.
Currently scrapbook sketches are so readily available and easy to find, they are really a scrapbooker’s friend. Many blogs are devoted to the sketch. This week, I decided to use some of the sketches, and demonstrate how you can follow and adapt them to create a few pages. Of course I can’t scrapbook without my May Arts Ribbons, so they feature prominently on my pages.
Here are just a few wonderful sites that offer free scrapbook page sketches.
52 sketches - http://52sketches52weeks.com/
Got Sketch - http://gotsketch.blogspot.com/
Inspired Blueprints - http://inspiredblueprints.typepad.com/
My Sketch World - http://mysketchworld.blogspot.com/
Page Maps - http://www.pagemaps.com/
Pencillines - http://www.pencillines.com/
Scrapbooks etc. - http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/sketches/index.html
Scrap sketch - http://www.scrapsketch.com/
So Sketchy - http://sosketchy.blogspot.com/
Twisted sketches - http://www.twistedsketches.com/2009/08/twisted-sketch-011.html
Unscripted Sketches - http://unscriptedsketches.com/
(Or google “scrapbook sketches” and select the “IMAGE” option. I found 572,000 in 8 seconds! )
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Blog Posted by: Leah Farrar-White
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10 Comments
"Love me some sketches and oh my WORD these layouts are so fun Leah! Way to rock the sketches!!"
"Thanks for the great Monday morning inspiration! Love the LO's!"
"oh wow how fun!!! I just love sketches and all the examples, such fun ways to work the ribbons!!! great job"
"Fun LO's
Many sketches out there can use..
Thank for inspiration!
I need to get back to scrapping!"
"Gorgeous layouts Leah, feeling all inspired now!!"
"i'm a scrapbooking newbie, these sketches really help simplify the process. trying to imagine the fabric, ribbons, & embellishments as a complete piece is made so much easier - less daunting. thanks!"
"great sketches. I'm saving them to use."
"Love sketches!! Your examples are fantastic - I love the way you use ribbons on your layouts!"
"I love how you're so creative with the ribbons!!"
"I love how you used ribbon to add to the pictures. Wonderful ideas."
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