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Post by LisaDV on Jan 31, 2017 21:51:44 GMT
Not very often. Sometimes, I see one that's just perfect for photos I have, or I'll participate in a challenge that uses one (like KikiPea's).
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Post by mamakoala on Jan 31, 2017 22:20:50 GMT
I love sketches! Thank you for all these links that are new to me!
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jan 31, 2017 22:37:31 GMT
I almost always start with a sketch but very often by the time I finish the layout it looks so different that you'd never know! This is me. 99.9% of the time I am using a sketch. I almost can't scrap w/out one. I have gotten so used to 'scraplifting', that I don't even bother to come up w/ideas on my own anymore. With 2 2" binders full of sketches that I've torn out of magazines over the years plus the infinite internet, why should I? That being said, like you I almost always at least tweak them a little bit. I may not have many talents in this world (don't even get me started at how bad I am at mixing patterns!!), but I am really good at starting w/a sketch and changing it up to make it my own.
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jan 31, 2017 22:50:53 GMT
Didn't read everyone's posts before I replied. My favorites are already listed: the Becky Higgins books, Pagemaps & Generations. And like I said, I have been pulling magazine pages (Paperkuts anyone? Simple Scrapbooks?) out & sticking them in page protectors for YEARS. Sketches are a great way to get the mojo going! I find them most useful when I want to do something out of the usual. For example, I usually do multi photo 2 page spreads, but I use sketches for ideas for one-page-one-photo LO's. Sketches also help bring variety when I feel I am "in a rut". I have pinned a lot of sketches, and I go to Page Maps often. Me too! I never know how to fill up the white space in an appealing way and sketches have tons of ideas for that. Another fan of scrapbook generations sketches. I most scrap double LO with 7 to 10 pictures. A lot of my layouts are like that, too and I am always struggling w/how to fit them all in. Sketches to the rescue, lol. I love sketches. Sometimes I follow them exactly but most times they inspire me and get me going enough to make it my own by the time it's done. I just purchased the latest volume from Creative Scrapper on Easy. I can't wait to use it. I also have an arsenal of pins on my pinterest divided up on different boards by the number of pictures in the sketch. This is so me! The ones I have in the binders are divided up exactly that way. That's always where I start - I go to the section w/the same number of photos I have and then narrow it down based on orientation of the photos, are they laid out in a way that makes sense w/my photos, do I have enough embellishments to fit the space, etc. None of my friends scrap this way - they all look at sketches based on the general layout, theme or color scheme. Glad to know I'm not alone!
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Post by PaperAngel on Jan 31, 2017 23:03:04 GMT
I like the security of having sketches more than actually using them. ...I may not have many talents in this world (don't even get me started at how bad I am at mixing patterns!!)... The secret to mixing patterns is in the relation, scale, & proportion. Papers should be related by a common color, theme, intensity, etc & feature different sizes &/or types of patterns. Think of the recipe for patterns on your layout as a gallon, pint, & ounce. For example, select a solid or small repetitive pattern (eg white polka dots on a light grey) to use as the background (gallon), add a stripe or plaid (eg multicolored on a white background) to ground your page elements (pint), & include a bold patterned (eg graphic hot pink floral) embellishment (ounce). HTH.
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tiffanytwisted
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Jan 31, 2017 23:09:18 GMT
I like the security of having sketches more than actually using them. ...I may not have many talents in this world (don't even get me started at how bad I am at mixing patterns!!)... The secret to mixing patterns is in the relation, scale, & proportion. Papers should be related by a common color, theme, intensity, etc & feature different sizes &/or types of patterns. Think of the recipe for patterns on your layout as a gallon, pint, & ounce. For example, select a solid or small repetitive pattern (eg white polka dots on a light grey) to use as the background (gallon), add a stripe or plaid (eg multicolored on a white background) to ground your page elements (pint), & include a bold patterned (eg graphic hot pink floral) embellishment (ounce). HTH. Copied & pasted to a document so I can refer to your 'recipe' when I sit down to scrap. Thanx!!
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Post by RoselynR on Feb 1, 2017 0:03:41 GMT
Yes. And I plan out pages with my Kiwi Lane templates even if I am not using them on the actual layout. They are like movable sketches to me.
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Post by PaperAngel on Feb 1, 2017 0:45:15 GMT
I like the security of having sketches more than actually using them. The secret to mixing patterns is in the relation, scale, & proportion. Papers should be related by a common color, theme, intensity, etc & feature different sizes &/or types of patterns. Think of the recipe for patterns on your layout as a gallon, pint, & ounce. For example, select a solid or small repetitive pattern (eg white polka dots on a light grey) to use as the background (gallon), add a stripe or plaid (eg multicolored on a white background) to ground your page elements (pint), & include a bold patterned (eg graphic hot pink floral) embellishment (ounce). HTH. Copied & pasted to a document so I can refer to your 'recipe' when I sit down to scrap. Thanx!! You're welcome; I'm glad to pay it forward. Someone shared this gallon/pint/ounce approach on the old board many years ago, & mixing patterns finally clicked for me. After much practice, I'm consistently happy with the results, actually use the patterned paper in my inventory, & even experiment (eg increase the number of patterns, change the ratios, incorporate bolder patterns). I hope starting with this secret recipe also makes you more confident in mixing patterns on your layouts. Happy scrapping!
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Post by Sassenach on Feb 1, 2017 5:29:03 GMT
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