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Scrapbooking with Sketches & Chatterbox Papers

Scrapbooking with Sketches & Chatterbox Papers

By Jennifer Gormly

 

Sketches are a great way to speed up your design process and try out some new styles. They are also extremely versatile and can be bent to suit your needs. The following layout is an example of how a sketch can be moulded to suit the needs of the individual page. As you can see, it has been scrapped in reverse (in other words, I have used a mirror of the original sketch) and various elements have been added or adapted to make it my own. 

 
Scrapbooking with Sketches & Chatterbox Papers Scrapbooking with Sketches & Chatterbox Papers
 

This layout was created using four papers from the Chatterbox Loft Room Paper collection (Loft Spruce & Paisley Paper, Loft Scarlet Paisley Paper and Loft Cushion Stripe Paper), a brown pen and three brads. 

 

To recreate this layout, follow the sketch, remembering to mirror everything. Set aside your Loft Spruce & Paisley Paper for your background. Cut a piece of Loft Cushion Stripe Paper measuring approximately 12cm by 26cm. Make sure the stripes are vertical. Set aside for later use.

 

Cut another stripe of Loft Cushion Stripe Paper measuring approximately 9cm by 28cm. This time you are using the olive underside. Using a brown pen, add your journaling to the left side of the strip, as shown in the layout above. Adhere this strip against the right edge of your page, approximately 8cm from the bottom.

 

Cut a section of a large circle from the underside of your Loft Scarlet Paisley Paper. Adhere above your journaling strip on the left side of your page, as shown in the layout above. Cut a strip from the top side of the Loft Scarlet Paisley Paper measuring approximately 7cm by 21cm. Also, mat your photo with the underside of the Loft Scarlet Paisley Paper.

 

Layer your two strips and photo on the right side of the page, as shown in the layout above. First position your striped piece, then your paisley piece and finally your photo.

 

You have now completed the fundamental elements of this sketch and it is time to embellish. Add a thin strip of the underside of the Loft Cushion Stripe Paper at the top of your striped layer. Cut out several paisleys from the remainder of your Loft Scarlet Paisley Paper and position around the page (for example, under your journaling and in the bottom right corner of your photo). Also cut out one of the circular flower designs and use a section of it to embellish your red semi-circle.

 

Finally, finish off the page with the strategic placement of three brads, as shown in the layout above.

 

If you look closely at the final page you will see it is very similar to the sketch we started with at the beginning. At the same time, it is also quite different. Apart from using a mirror version, several features like the paisley embellishments have been added. I have also left out the title in the bottom right corner, instead opting to include it in my journaling. This sketch gave me a kick-start to plan my page, but in the end, I made it my own by bending the elements to suit me. You can do the same thing with any of the Stickers 'N' Fun sketches. Have some fun with it and you will soon be churning out some fabulous pages! 

 

 

If you would like to have any of your designs included in our resource centre, please email them to us at rc@stickersnfun.com (please make sure all files are .jpg or .gif).

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