The sketch that has been used as the starting point for each layout this week.
Layout #3 - Christmas 06
Supply list - Cardstock: Bazzill; Jewels: KaiserCraft; Everything else: BasicGrey (Jovial)
See, I told you this sketch can be used for so many themes! So far this week I've used it for an outdoor theme, a flower theme, and today a Christmas theme. Then I saw a lot of comments about using it for fall, travel, snow...there are so many ways to use it!
Variation #1
One of the best things about a photo block like the one on the sketch is the amount of photo size combinations you can come up with. The possibilities are endless. As long as it fits into the 9 x 11 block it will work! On my layout today I took a sketch with seven photos and turned it into a layout with nine photos by using a few smaller photos.
I know that I usually have more horizontal photos than I do vertical and by changing the photo sizes and rearranging them I was able to work in a horizontal photo. The only part of the photos that stayed the same are the three 3 x 3 photos on the left page.
Variation #2
Since I used Christmas photos on this layout what better way to embellish the page than adding a big Christmas tree. I wanted the tree on the left page to be a lot bigger than the trees on the sketch so I had to move it down a little.
I think Christmas trees are one of my favorite embellishments to make. To make the tree I used three different sizes of triangles layered on top of each other with foam adhesive. To add some fun details I used a border sticker as the garland and then added jewels to the border sticker.
On the right page I made a smaller Christmas tree with just one layer of patterned paper.
Variation #3
Since the Christmas tree was so much larger and I wanted the details on it to show I didn't really want to add another next to it. Instead I used one of the cute BasicGrey snowman stickers. Don't be afraid to mix up the embellishments on the sketch. Who says you have to use three of the same things. As long as they are all supporting the theme of the layout, it works!
Variation #4
I added a 1/4" striped strip over the top of the bottom strip that goes across the bottom of the hills. At first I was going to use the stripe alone but it was so lost in the patterned paper that I cut it to a smaller size and added the white strip behind it. Adding more patterned papers, like I did, even if it's just a little bit here or there is a great way to make a sketch your own.
If you have noticed so far I've used journaling strips on each layout. Usually during Sketch Week I try to show different ways to alter the journaling format but this week the sketch makes it kind of difficult to do that. Because of the hills and the embellishment to the left of the journaling having a journaling block would look a little out of place. There would be weird spacing and gaps and it just doesn't seem to fit with the look of the hills either. My favorite thing about journaling strips is that you can shape them around elements on the page, which works great for this sketch.
Day three = third chance at the BasicGrey and Sketches for Scrapbooking giveaway! :)
I love this Christmas layout! I particularly like how the larger tree along with the hills, title and phot block really seem to frame the journal strips. I'm loving this sketch!
ReplyDeleteGreat layout! I wish I had your creativity - you always come up with the best embellishments!
ReplyDeleteI love the simplicity of the trees. Thank you for making the sketches available as a download.
ReplyDeleteLooking at your layouts really does show how versatile the sketch can be - I am starting to imagine all kinds of uses!
ReplyDeleteI have already had a go at using this sketch. You can see it on my blog here
ReplyDeletehttp://judith-pagesofmemories.blogspot.com/2010/09/another-double.html
Love it! I wasn't sure about the hills at first and as always, you have shown in only 3 sketches how versitile they are! Thank you for sharing your creativity.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute layout. I love the "garland" on the tree. I appreciate the details you provide.
ReplyDeleteLinda from KS
Another lovely layout as usual!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for explaining how to make those layered trees complete with a border sticker as the garland. I would never have thought of that.
ReplyDeleteLove the Christmas tree & snowman embellishment!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute layout, love the tree.
ReplyDeleteOK.....this is a great layout too! The tree is really creative. This is a sketch I see me using over and over again. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove how you dressed up your paper christmas tree. TFS!
ReplyDeleteI love your layout and how versatile this sketch is. I've been using journaling strips alot lately too. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the layered Christmas tree. Another great layout. This new Christmas line from BG is awesome.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! This is such a great sketch. Love the colors of Basic Grey! Great Job
ReplyDeletegreat LO- love the handmade embellies and I love seeing how versatile your sketches are! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThis is a great layout. I love Christmas trees too. This is such a simple sketch this month. My layout is almost done just need to journal.
ReplyDeleteYou could also turn the hills into waves maybe for a water layout
Great tree. Thought those hills would be limiting...but not the case.
ReplyDeleteKathy R
Thank you so much for showing how to use a horizontal picture in there. I always struggle with that.
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I love sketch week. That BG series is a must have!
ReplyDeleteAnother awesome way to use the sketch! You amaze me...
ReplyDelete- April W
what an adorable tree!
ReplyDeleteI love seeing all the variations!
ReplyDeleteThis Christmas LO rocks!!! I love everything about it, the tree, the snowman, the papers, the journaling strips. So cute! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great layout. I just love sketch week, it's always great to see the different layouts. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJJD
Great stuff! Love the patterned paper! :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great LO! Love the way you embellish your LO's.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving those hills more and more everyday.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving this layout! What a great idea for Christmas pics...I wouldn't have thought of the hills, but the Christmas trees make it work perfect. Ooohhh, just had the idea to do sledding pics with this sketch! I wouldn't have thought of that if I hadn't had the springboard of the Christmas layout...yay!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute! I love how many journaling strips you can squeeze on there too! TFS!
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing and telling us how you make alot of your own embellishments. That really helps stretch the scrapbooking budget.
ReplyDeleteAdorable and great way to get lots of holiday photos done.
ReplyDeleteLove it! Thanks for the Christmas inspiration I have the past few years that are still not in albums :( This should help solve that. Thanks again, Traci
ReplyDeleteWhat a great layout! I'm always looking for new ideas for holiday pictures - I'll have to give this one a try!
ReplyDeleteI wasn't sure how you could use this sketch for other things but yet again you amaze me. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat variations. I like all the small pics as sometimes it is hard to narrow them down. The added garland, jewels, stars are so cute.
ReplyDeleteVery cute- I love how many pictures you were able to use too- I am liking this sketch more and more each day:-)
ReplyDeleteI continue to be amazed on how many different ways this sketch can be used!
ReplyDeleteI love your attention to details! This is a great sketch :)
ReplyDeleteLove the trees out of patterned paper and also liked how you worked within the 9x11 block and changed the photos up a bit. Very cool! Please keep the inspiration coming.
ReplyDeleteMichelle
Love the versatility of these sketches.
ReplyDeletelove how there are so many pictures on this one! totally different from yesterdays!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE how you are willing to MAKE YOUR OWN EMBELLISHMENTS! You don't let a little thing like NOT HAVING the right size/color Christmas tree stop you! LOL.
ReplyDeleteWay to ROCK IT!
Those hills would be so cute as sand and waves for a beach theme!
ReplyDeleteThis is my favorite so far! I was wondering how to include a horizontal photo. Your trees are wonderful as well and are the perfect finishing touch!
ReplyDeleteThis is so helpful! I wish you could teach a class in NC... hint,hint! :)
ReplyDeleteSO cute! Love your tree!
ReplyDeleteWow! You get so many photos on your layouts!!
ReplyDeleteOh, border stickers as Christmas tree garland...such a simple yet inspired thing! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI love the hills on the Christmas lo. Very cute and I also have tons of 4x6 photos so it is nice to see them used here.
ReplyDeleteThose are the cutest snowmen I have seen in a long time! I just love these colors!
ReplyDeleteLove the Christmas tree!
ReplyDeleteOh, this layout is my favorite so far! Love that tree and snowman!
ReplyDeleteK in PA
Love it! Thanks for stretching my imagination with this sketch. I always have so many little gift opening photos at Christmas and the photo block is perfect for them. Can't wait to use this one!
ReplyDeleteLove your Christmas tree.
ReplyDeleteI think I need to take more vertical pics. Time to change things up. Thanks for getting me out of a rut.
I just realized that while Christmas LO's are one of my favorite subjects to look at and read about, I think I have only ever done one! And I have tons of related supplies. This is gorgeous! Love the color scheme, the patterns chosen and the tree/snowman embellishments. Too cute!
ReplyDeleteSuble detailing on the larger Christmas tree really pulls the colors together. Simply adorable and versatile.
ReplyDeleteWow! Super cool way to use the sketch. I really like the new BG paper! This one goes in my scraplift file for sure!
ReplyDeleteI love Christmas LO, I'm always trying to find new ways to shair the same story each year. Thanks! Also love the Basic Grey snowman!
ReplyDeleteI have so many Christmas photos that need to be scrapbooked! I love what you did here, and I'm thinking this moves to the top of my to-do list. I don't have much themed paper - was one of those BG packs a Christmas theme? ;o)
ReplyDeleteLove how many photos this layout uses. The trees are great! I think I'll try to use this sketch for some of my zoo layouts.
ReplyDeleteLOVE the big Christmas tree! Very detailed!
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute Christmas layout. The tree is so adorable.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute LO. I think this would be perfect for my stack of Christmas pictures.
ReplyDeleteI always like how you use so many different patterned papers on a layout, and yet they don't overpower your photos. The hills are more versatile than I was thinking on Monday.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great Christmas! I love to put lots of my pictures on my pages.
ReplyDeleteAnn McKuin (numberfool)
Love the Christmas tree - I can't wait to make my own. This sketch is so versatile and the hills just seem to complement it all. Great layout!
ReplyDeleteThe Christmas tree and snowman are so cute!! I sure do enjoy sketch week!!
ReplyDeleteMBrown
I still can't find a better way to create the hills, but I did use the 9x11 photo block on a layout. Love the Christmas layout.
ReplyDeleteLove this! The colors go wonderfully with both the theme and the pictures!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite will always be your sketches but I love how you combine paper patterns.
ReplyDeleteI am always having problems with finding layouts that will "hold" all my Christmas photos. I love this one! And you definately cant go wrong with using Basic Grey!
ReplyDeletelove the big tree!!!
ReplyDeleteWow! This is gorgeous!! I totally love the Christmas theme! I still have to scrap my photos from last christmas, what a great way to get alot of them at one time!
ReplyDeleteThat is a gorgeous background and yet the photos are still the stars!
ReplyDeleteAnother great layout based on your sketch. You are so talented! And that snowman is just too cute for words!
ReplyDeleteLove the photo block and the oh so cute tree :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great layout, thanks!!
ReplyDeletelg Manuela
I love this layout. Even after looking at all of your sketch weeks it still amazes me at how a few small adjustments and different papers can change a layout.
ReplyDeleteI love how you always seem to get so many pictures on your 2 page layouts (which seeming to be a dying art) :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a wonderful layout and a great way to get lots of pictures on the same page. I can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteI love this sketch for Christmas. It's perfect since its so hard to narrow dow a Christmas layout to just a few photos! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love this LO! Those hand made trees are especially fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI almost forgot it was sketch week .... LOVE the Christmas tree!!
ReplyDeleteJust when you think it can't get any more versatile...it does! I LOVE that snowman! Thanks Ali!
ReplyDeleteI can not believe how versatile this sketch is! Love the layout!
ReplyDeleteLove the tree! So creative!
ReplyDeleteThe tree is so cute!! I too love christmas trees.
ReplyDeleteLove it! I have a couple of ideas in mind ... shhhh, can't say just now, but I can't wait. I love this line, especially that funny little snowman.
ReplyDeleteI love all of the colors you used for this Christmas layout! So wonderful!
ReplyDelete~Julie V.
i definitely love all the variations you can get out of this one sketch.
ReplyDeleteI love love love the snowman!! And the colors on this layout are great! TFS!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great. I love how you adapted the sketch to include so many photos on the layout. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteA happy layout. Cute little snowman! Happyscrapn
ReplyDeleteFun layout! I love your handmade embellishments. :)
ReplyDeleteToo cute! I always find that scrapbooking Christmas pictures is difficult because the pages all look so similar, but you really managed to step "outside of the box" with this sketch!
ReplyDeleteOMG! I love it especially the tree!!! You're just so creative!
ReplyDeleteAdorable layout. Loving all of them this week. Can't wait to try this one.
ReplyDeleteCute snowman!! Love the tree too. Seems simple but looks adorable!
ReplyDeleteAwesome layout like all the others.
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE that tree and the journaling strips !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for such a wonderful and cute pages and sketch !!!
Karina
Love the creative use of phots and Xmas trees. Fun, fun, fun!!!
ReplyDeleteSuper cute idea. Love the tree!
ReplyDeleteEach day the layout just gets cuter and cuter, that Christmas tree is divine. I can see using this sketch for each season of the year, it just has so many options.
ReplyDeleteFantastic layout! I love the Christmas tree...you always make such wonderful accents!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative! These tutorials show the many ways the hills can be incorporated into the layout. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteThe hills have inspired me to use this sketch for some ski photos that have been on my desk since last January!
ReplyDeleteI will totally use this for my christmas photos!! Great layout.
ReplyDeleteI love that the hills are not- traditional hill colors! So fun and Christmasy! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great LO, I {heart} that paper!
ReplyDeleteLove the layouts! They are very inspiring. I especially like that it is not traditional red and green Christmas colors. Basic Grey is still my favorite brand.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try this sketch. It seems so "user friendly", allowing us to use a lot of photos and different orientations (horizontal/vertical). That's what I love about these sketches, they make creating a l.o. so easy!
ReplyDeletelove it! And it makes me love BG Jovial even more :)
ReplyDeleteIt is like putting together the pieces of a puzzle with this layout. What a final product!
ReplyDeleteI SO love your sketches and when you partner them with absolutely beautiful lines like the new BG it's amazing! Thanks for the inspiration :)
ReplyDeleteCute Paper, Awesome Layout! I have so many Christmas pics I need to get done.
ReplyDeleteToo cute! Does that snowman have a black eye? He is adorable!
ReplyDeleteLove the colors you used! I can't say enough how much I am in love with this sketch!!
ReplyDeleteOh this is a perfect lo for Christmas pics, there is always so many to scap, now I can fit just about all the favs on one lo! Great!!
ReplyDeleteThe tree is perfect!! I like to make trees too!! There's so much you can do with a tree.
ReplyDeleteLOVE, LOVE this sketch! With grandbabies I always have so many photos to scrap, and this is perfect for any occasion! Fun layout. :-)
ReplyDeleteLove these papers!
ReplyDeleteanother winner - thanks for sharing. Love the techniques you used to creat the tree.
ReplyDeletelove the snowmen and the tree!!!
ReplyDeleteI never bore of your sketches and layouts. Simply amazing, and so so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteLove this! Great focus on the photos, but still lots of "fun" space.
ReplyDeleteOkay, now I'm ready to tackle Chrismas pics from 09, starting with this example! Thank you for your easy to make embellishments, they are so cute and functional.
ReplyDeleteI'm loving how the photoblock is framed!
ReplyDeleteLove the trees.
ReplyDeleteSandy from Missouri
I like the tree as well! Thanks for the ideas!
ReplyDeleteSO cute!! That tree and snowman are amazing. Fun to see the different ways you are using the sketch.
ReplyDeleteHahha I love the tree but that cute snowman is the clencher for me!
ReplyDeleteI just love how versitble this sketch is. I can't wait to work on my take on it. just waiting for pictures to come in.
ReplyDeleteI love your Christmas tree, so cute!! and of course your great take on the sketch, I have saved this sketch for a layout for my vaction photos. Thanks Allison
ReplyDeleteYou're handmade embellishments are so intricate and pretty. I wish I could make stuff that looks like that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea for a Christmas layout! I don't think I would have come up with this on my own, LOL! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI am amazed at the versatility of this sketch! thanks for sharing it and for all the little tips as well!
ReplyDelete--Tammy L
Great layout variations! Would love to win!
ReplyDeleteUmmmm hello! Christmas trees! I never would have thought to do that! So stinking cute!
ReplyDeleteSo very cute - love how you make these sketches come alive!
ReplyDeleteWow, another amazing version for sketch week. This is so fun.
ReplyDeleteThat Christmas tree is so cute!
ReplyDeleteit works for christmas LO too. This sketch is so versatile!
ReplyDeleteI love how versitile the collage blocks are. Another cute LO.
ReplyDeleteClean, concise and simple.
ReplyDeleteYou can get much better than that!
thanks for sharing this week.