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I Heart Sketches

I love sketches! 
Seriously!  I use them for about 75% of my layouts (the other 25% are scraplifted from someone else's design- which was probably based on a sketch too).  I might be lost without sketches!!!!

A LONG time ago, I was scrapping and some friends asked me how I was able to sit down and get 5+ layouts done in one night.  SKETCHES!   Here's what I do.....
1- pick out my pictures
2- match up a sketch (based on # of pictures and orientation)
3- pick out my papers---- it really helps if I'm using a kit or have coordinating papers from a specific company
4- cut, assemble and add embellishments

Some of my all time favorite sketch sources are:
CTMH's How To Books---- my new fave is MAGIC
Page Maps
Shanna's Sketches
and
Sassy Lil Sketches
oh yeah--- did you know that I also draw sketches???  You can see them labeled on the LEFT side of my blog or:
1 Photo
2 Photo
3 Photo
4 Photo
5+ Photo

Tonight's layouts are from Sassy Lil Sketches:

and


So how long did these take me?????  LESS than ONE HOUR------- for BOTH!  Not kidding!

Comments

Katie said…
less than one hour for those cute pages? how awesome! thanks for using sassy lil' sketches! can't wait to see more of your work in the future.
September 6, 2010 at 9:18 AM
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