The sketch that is being used as a starting point for all the layouts this week.
Layout #4 - Visiting London
This layout has a ton of stuff added to the hills but like I mentioned earlier this week, with the photos all being grouped together near the center, the extra elements don't overshadow the photos.
Variation #1
On this layout I went from a seven photo sketch to a thirteen photo layout. I know with my travel pages I like to fit as many pictures on it as I can. By breaking up most of the sizes on the sketch into smaller photos I was able to include a lot more. Substituting smaller photos for larger ones is so easy to do and gives the layout a whole new look.
Just like the other layouts this week all the photos still add up to the same measurements as the photo block on the sketch. It's kind of like a puzzle. I knew I wanted at least one larger photo so I kept one of the 4 x 6 photos as it was on the sketch. The rest was just finding the right measurements and the right photos to fit in the right spot. It's really easy to do.
Variation #2
I decided to change up the hills a little on this layout by having taller hills. I need more room for the car embellishments that I wanted to use and by having taller hills I could fit them into the space a little easier.
Variation #3
I also added another hill. The sketch has three but I added in another to get a few more of the colors in the patterned papers in my layout. Between the solid green hill and the solid red photo frame it was kind of looking a little dull and weird. By adding in a patterned paper with all the colors from the collection in it, it helped to tie all the colors together. Plus it made it a lot more colorful!
Variation #4
Instead of the trees I used cars and traffic signs to support my travel theme. I was afraid at first that the extra pieces would be too much but the photos still stand out. I also added a group of little buildings to the left edge of the layout.
Day four means it's the fourth day to get in on the BasicGrey and Sketches for Scrapbooking giveaway!
Speaking of giveaways...
I was in the mood to do a completely unexpected and random giveaway from yesterday's comments so...
KarlaW said...
LOVE the big Christmas tree! Very detailed!
You have won a copy of Sketch for Scrapbooking! You can email me at alidavis1919@hotmail.com with your shipping information and which volume you would like.
:)
another one i love!
ReplyDeletei think what i love the most about your layouts & sketches is how you use so much patterned paper...i find myself using more & in a better way now :)
I simply adore this layout! The cars are adorable! :)
ReplyDeleteI would have never thought to do a travel-themed layout with the hills and everything, but of course it totally works. Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDelete~Julie V.
13 photos WOW. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThis is simply fabulous!!!
ReplyDeleteLove it was a versatile Layout.
ReplyDeleteI like all the details of the buildings, cars, signs, etc... And I love how you have changed up the photo sizes every time.
ReplyDeleteAnother great layout. I was thinking you could substitute buildings for trees.
ReplyDeleteOoo, a travel layout! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is a fun layout. Love the color of the hills and all the embellishments. I have to say this has been your easiest and no frill sketch yet. I would never have thought to do a travel page. Sorry to see Friday come already.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet to do a random giveaway, congrats to the winner.
Really love this one with all the details and photos!
ReplyDeleteI had thought about doing this page with trains but I love the cars.I still have some paper scraps and stickers from this collection, so I may need to scraplift. I also have knowledge from your online class so I can change up to fit my photo needs.
ReplyDeleteLinda from KS
Oh my gosh...I LOVE this one! I love the little cars and the buildings in the background! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAnother great layout! I love how you can choose how many pictures and chage it up. Love the cars, great for a little boy layout too! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJJD
Love these patterns and the cars. So cute.
ReplyDeleteKathy R
I absolutely LOVE how much you can play with this background! The driving cars are perfect :)
ReplyDeleteAnother great variation! I love how you show what you can do to change up the embellishments.
ReplyDeleteI love the cars and buildings on this layout. Super Cute!
ReplyDeleteLove this! I really like the hills and the use of patterned paper. your bus is so funky and funQ
ReplyDeleteLove this! Love the hilly hills and the funny little cars! (did you make them yourself? Doesn't matter...still love them) Love the stop sign too. Great work Ali! TFS
ReplyDeleteoh that BG Wander is so cute! another wonderful take on your sketch :)
ReplyDeleteI love the hills! Sooo cute. And I love how many things you can use this layout for ...
ReplyDeleteI am totally LOVING the scene you've created here! Awesome...
ReplyDelete- April W
I love everything about this layout!! I can't wait to go home and play around with it to see what I can create.
ReplyDeleteAre the little cars Basic Grey or are they copied/traced from the My Mind's Eye boy collection from last summer?
Christina Hoffman
Love it! Yesterday I was showing some friends my photos from when I went to Europe when I was 16(many years ago) and said I needed to get these in a scrapbook. This is perfect for London. I love BasicGrey's papers, and the layout is perfect. Now something for Switzerland, France,Germany and few others. Thank You for sharing your sketches and ideas.
ReplyDeleteMy honest gut reaction to this layout..."OMGosh, I LOVE THIS ONE!!!" What a great layout! I love it and think it's so cool that you got so many photos on there.
ReplyDeleteWhen I thought I couldn't get any better, it does. This LO is super cute. Love the little "town" that you made :)
ReplyDeleteOh this is a real cutie, love the vehicles driving the hills! what a great lo & I love all the colors and patterns (my worst time is picking patterns to match each other)
ReplyDeleteThis layout works so well... all the pics, papers, and you always know just the right title fonts to use!
ReplyDeleteThis week has given me so many ideas for using these papers. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove the cityscrape embellishments and the blue journaling strips.
ReplyDeleteLove this sketch and the versatility.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a really cute collection from Basic Grey!
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas!
Love how you added extra hills to add more color/paper. So cute! Wander is my favorite new BG collection!
ReplyDeleteI like the background scenery.
ReplyDeleteHow is it that I've only just discovered your blog today? Your sketches are fabulous; my favourite sketch designers need to move over, 'cause there's a new name on the list!
ReplyDeleteI love this layout today with the cute little cityscape and cars...perfect sketch for a travel layout!
ReplyDeleteI can see using this layout over and over again for trips. It is so versatile and I usually take so many photos on trips that layouts with lots of photos are great.
ReplyDeleteLove it! The colors rock...and the cars on the hills...sweet!
ReplyDeleteI love the little buildings! Just a great idea for a travel page. I must do this!
ReplyDeleteI love the variations on this layout. You are so creative. Thanks for the extra chance to win. Even though it was not me, it was still fun. Thanks again, Traci
ReplyDeleteLove it! I am leaving for Mexico tomorrow (so I will miss the last sketch and chance to enter) but I will have to scraplift this for our Pirate tour....the hills will become waves, the car will become a boat :) I cant wait to get the pictures already!!!
ReplyDeletethanks again for all of your inspiration. You rock!!!!
Love it!! There's so much going on but it all works!! It's not distracting or busy at all!!
ReplyDeleteI love London and I LOVE this layout! You totally make me want to pull out my pics and scrap them again just so I can create hills and buildings and cars! Simply awesome!
ReplyDeleteI didn't think it could get any better than the holiday layout but I was so wrong! This travel one is amazingly cute! I just love those little cars!!
ReplyDeleteLove it!!! What a fun idea- the little buildings are super cute :-)
ReplyDeleteI am really liking the central group and still trying to not be afraid to try the hills!
ReplyDeletewow! The car, bus and scooter just do so much for this page! love it!
ReplyDeleteI love this layout idea - so many trips I could use this for. It also got me thinking about using the sketch for a roller coaster/theme park theme. I have a ton of pictures from Silver Dollar City that I need to use...might have to try it. Thanks again for an awesome sketch, gorgeous layout and helpful explanations. Great job!
ReplyDeleteThe travel theme and all the embellies are perfect!
ReplyDeleteI am constantly amazed at how you have the vision to change each layout. Great job!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Love the cars and all the different pattern paper. I find myself stuck on how to put so many patterns on the same page! LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteYour creativity never ceases to amaze me--the travel theme with the cars is just too cute!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to use this sketch on a Disney LO today.
ReplyDeleteI love this layout!! The cars are so cute!!
ReplyDeleteI knew you'd be mixing it up with those hills. LOVE the way this one turned out!
ReplyDeleteThat little city scene is adorable. I know that the photos should be the focus, but that scene really is a showstopper.
ReplyDeleteWow, I have to agree with the abovec omments - I am using a lot more patterned paper now after looking through your sketches and I really love the cars. How did you make them, or are they part of the collection?
ReplyDeleteAnother wonderful layout! Love this sketch!
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly, I really like all the patterned papers in your hills today. Such a cute travel page. You have a knack for this stuff!
ReplyDeleteIt just get's better every day!
ReplyDeleteAnn McKuin
Another great layout. Can't wait to see what you've come up with for tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteI just love how you got so many photos and all the details with the hills is just awesome!! Another stunning 2 pager!!
ReplyDeleteI love all the details in your embellishments, yet you still manage to keep the focus on the pictures. Can't wait to see tomorrow's sketch - can't believe it's almost the end of the week again!
ReplyDeletelove the cars. are they part of the paper pack or did you cut them out of a sheet of paper. im so in love with the "hills" am really going to have to try this. i'm more of a one page scapper so i will have to adapt this to just that, one page. but i love the sketch still the same
ReplyDeleteOh, I love how you used the hills on this layout for a travel page! Incredible! Why didn't I think of that???
ReplyDeleteK in PA
Wow! Way to use LOTS of photos.
ReplyDeleteI'm impressed how you used 13 photos but still have tons of room to embellish your page! Very cool.
ReplyDeletePaula M.
Your details are fab! Everything always goes together so well. Kristi B
ReplyDeleteI can't believe I missed the first three days of sketch week! I am loving all of these layouts. For today's LO, I am inspired to go home and work with my Wander papers I picked up on my last trip to Archiver's. Great, great layout!
ReplyDeleteThe car scene is so adorable!
ReplyDeleteI just love the transportation theme! How cute!
ReplyDeleteThe hills are perfect for this travel page. I was so excited when I read your blog and saw that I had won a sketch book! Awesome! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
ReplyDeleteLove the little cars. Those bigger hills are cute!
ReplyDeleteOMG! This is so adorable. I like how you use all the different pattern papers.
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! That little city scape on the left is adorable! Your work is always fresh and amazing, Ali!
ReplyDeleteThe red behind the photos (mat) is perfect to make them stand out over the rest of the page. Fantastic!
ReplyDeleteSo great! I love your signs, cars, rolling hills here. And all of those photos! And the luscious pp and colors! Did you piece the cars, signs, buildings yourself, or were those premade?
ReplyDeleteOh how cute! I hope that you are going to use the BG Pyrus line tomorrow, that one is my fav. After seeing todays layout, I am totally doing this sketch!
ReplyDeleteoh that LO is so cute!
ReplyDeleteAli I love this layout! It is so awesome! That scooter is just too cute! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome layout. I too am wondering if you created the little cars and scooters on your own or not. VERY cute. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love how you worked the embellishments in...espcially the buildings on the left!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of a scene behind a photo collage.
ReplyDeleteDaily variations of the "hills" has really inspired my creative juices to envision waves, sand dunes, etc. Love the sketch flexibility.
ReplyDeleteSo many possibilities for vacations, Safety town, teaching teenagers to drive, etc. -- I am pumped about this one! :)
ReplyDeleteI love them all so far but I think this one is my favorite!!
ReplyDeleteWow! Such a fun layout...love it! I was trying to figure out how I could use this layout for a trip I took your example is perfect. Do you think you could do a photo collage and use it in place of all the pics?
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that a friend passed along your blog today! What a wonderful sketch, can't wait to look at more of them.
ReplyDeleteMy husband and I take a lot of little road trips. This layout is perfect for one of thos!
ReplyDeleteI love how the blue journaling strips really pop off the page!
ReplyDeleteI love this paper, and it is perfect for this page.
ReplyDeleteI heart Basic Grey! And I heart sketch week! :)
ReplyDeleteAs a teacher, I knew math would come in handy. What a great way to calculate the different ways to configure your photos within the same space! It really makes each of your layouts look totally different.
ReplyDeleteI love this use of BG paper. I also like how you used the arrows to draw our eyes to the photos...as well as drove the vhehicles toward the photos...really great!
ReplyDeleteMichelle
I just adore this sketch... VERY adaptable !!!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much !!!
Karina
LOVE THIS....So very creative.
ReplyDeleteFamily vacation means "road trip" for us, so I'm probably just going to copy this layout ... lots of pictures AND all the fun elements too.
ReplyDeleteLove all the detail! Super cute once again!
ReplyDeleteLove this! I went to London a few months ago. Great sketch for all the vacation photos.
ReplyDeleteI love all the layered papers!
ReplyDeleteWow, Ali! Thirteen pictures in one layout. This may be my favorite variation of all. And those cars are just too cute travelling along the hills. Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteYou always think up the most clever variations. I would never have thought to use cars on those hills and adding that extra hill really does make it cuter.
ReplyDeleteLove it! It looks like you had a blast in London. I had thought road trip for this sketch but WOW this far exceeds what I had imagined.
ReplyDeleteAre the cars part of the wander collection? This layout is super cute!
ReplyDeleteLove your take on the travel theme and the embellys.So cute.
ReplyDeleteI love the building of the little cityscape. You could do so much with that idea-- I can totally see a little beach tiki hut for a vacation layout!
ReplyDeleteI have never been a huge fan of BG, but the layouts this week are really changing my mind...
ReplyDeleteVery nice. I love the versability of your sketches.
ReplyDeleteanother great layout--love the little cars a travel related embellishments.
ReplyDeleteI've loved all the layouts so far this week but this one is my most favorite.
ReplyDeletekeeping the creativity going....love it!
ReplyDeletethis is soooo awesome!
ReplyDeleteI love the scooter going down the little hill.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job of using so many photos, I am WOW'd! Love Love Love this layout!
ReplyDeleteLove the hills in this layout.
ReplyDeleteSandy from Missouri
Love the hills in this layout.
ReplyDeleteSandy from Missouri
great idea! I'm going to use this for my San Francisco Pages
ReplyDeleteLove this sketch and this layout. It's my favorite so far!
ReplyDeleteI love the cars, buildings, and traffic signs!! Another excellent and creative layout!
ReplyDeleteFun! Love the cars on the hills and the buildings. It is amazing that you fit all of those photos on the page yet it doesn't look crowded :)
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Such a fun scene to accompany the photos!
ReplyDeleteI really like the way the little red scooter and the stop sign help guide the viewer's eye to the red frame around the photos.
ReplyDeleteI love all the "extras" they really set the scene and compliment your photos so well!
ReplyDeletethis inspiraton definary expand my use of pattern papers. It has open my eyes to many possiblities.
ReplyDeleteWhat a super cute layout, I love how you used the papers to make the scenery to go with your photos!! Thanks Allison
ReplyDeleteLove this LO! You always have the best embellishing on your pages. Love the cars.
ReplyDeleteThis layout is just adorable. Can't wait to do something like this with my vacation pictures.
ReplyDeleteUsually I am not a hill and wavy paper person, but this week is making me think about giving them a shot. I love the little landscape scene this layout creates!
ReplyDeleteAnother great variation! Love how you are able to use soo many pictures and yet have it look so clean and elegant!
ReplyDeleteThis is a cool travel page! Love the vehicles traveling along the hills and the cool pics
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome layout! The cars are sooo cute! I just got this paper in the mail today so I may scraplift this one :)
ReplyDeletei have so many travel photos that I can use this sketch for and travel paper packs as well! great idea!
ReplyDelete--tammy L
I LOVE the cars and all. I don't know how you come up with all that you do.
ReplyDeleteAnother cute variation on the sketch!
ReplyDeleteQuestion for you Allison, do you order your pics with a border or use ink or paint for the black border you used in these pics. It really polishes the pics and I want to try it out. Thanks!
ReplyDeletelove the cars, and the hills.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on being guest designer Stacey and for having the best job in the world!!! Love your layout - it is a great sketch to use!
ReplyDeleteI love this layout, esp. the car and scooter. amazing how you fit so many pictures and it doesn't look crowded. Those hills and buildings are adorable.
ReplyDeleteGreat LO. Looks like a fun filled trip.
ReplyDeleteSo cute. I love the vehicles!
ReplyDeleteGreat adaptation with the variation on the photo sizes. Love the bright colors!
ReplyDeleteThis one is way too cool! Love the little cars!
ReplyDeletewow I love the travel theme!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun layout!!
ReplyDeleteI love the way you use patterned paper - using it even for the journaling blocks and die cuts. Very cute LO - oh I also like the black in between the photos to define them a bit more.
ReplyDeleteSo cute! This is why I come to your site - for ideas that would never occur to me. Love the cars. Now I'm thinking of other possibilities - like sled riding for a winter LO. Awesome job!
ReplyDeleteI am loving that I discovered your blog. The hills and cars are so cute.
ReplyDeletethe embellishments on this layout put it over the TOP, thanks for sharing your talent!
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