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Sister Sketch May 2014 | Sketch and Templates

It's time for another layout sketch.  Here is what we will be working with for May.

You can get the various formats of this from these links:

JPG | PDF | PSD

See you in two weeks for the reveal!

Oh and you can still enter Francine's awesome giveaway here!

Sister Sketch Reveal April 2014 | Caricature

Ready for this month's reveal?  Here's a reminder of the sketch that we are working with.

Updated: And here is my layout (sorry for the technical difficulties which delayed my upload earlier today)

I pretty much used the sketch exactly as it was and used contrasting patterned papers to create interest.

I used some simple embellishments to dress it up and a pop of color in the title.

Notice how I framed and cut my photos to look like Polaroids.  This is an easy trick that you can use to make those photos stand out even more especially when using a lot of patterned paper.

Head on over to see what Francine came up with for her layout.

Thanks for stopping by and for understanding if you were here earlier.

 

Sister Sketch Reveal March 2014 | Touch of Spring

Happy Spring!

Here's a reminder of this month's sketch.

And my layout

I am more than ready for spring after the terrible winter we have had here in the north east.  At least I dodged the snow storm earlier this week.  I happened to be in San Antonio, TX for work and while the temperatures there were not exactly as warm as I would have liked them to be it was still nice to get a touch of spring.

I used paint as the mat for my photo and to make it stand out from the yellow background paper.  It was so much fun playing with paints again.  And of course lots of layering with transparencies, rubons, and stickers.

Note how adding chipboard shapes to rubons and stickers adds so much dimension to the layout.

I hope you have had a better start to spring than we have here.  Now head on over to see Francine's layout.

Sister Sketch Reveal Feb 2014 | Selfies

The year is moving along and I can't believe that is already the end of February and time for the reveal of our layouts.  Here's a reminder of the sketch that we used this month.

I had selfies on the brain this week as my gym is running post your selfie photos on their facebook page.

I pulled out my transparencies from my stash for this layout as I wanted to keep it pretty simple.

I love using a mix of alphabets for my layouts as I find it adds more interest and you can also add emphasis to individual words by changing the fonts and or color of the text.

I added a corner from some lace cardstock to add some color and dimension to the layout and to help my main photo pop.  

Have you been using our sketches?  We would love to see your layouts if you have been.

Now head on over to see what Francine came up with this month.

Sister Sketch Feb 2014 | Sketch and Templates

Well guess what?  It's snowing again!  For those of you snowed in today I can't think of a better way to spend the day than using the sketch below and getting your crafting on.

Here are links to the various formats:

JPG | PDF | PSD

We'll be back in two weeks with our layouts.

Sister Sketch Reveal Jan 2014 - Time Spent with Friends

Here's a look back at the sketch that we are using this month.

Here is my take on it!

What I love about this layout is that I did not use any patterned paper. I created my borders using washi tape and paper "ribbon" and of course I had to add some bling.

Now head on over to see what Francine has done with this sketch and join us again next month for another sketch and layout.

Sister Sketch Reveal Nov 2013 | We Dye

Is it really December already!  Where did the year go!  We decided to post this week as last Thursday was Thanksgiving in the US and we are not going to do a sketch for December.  So this reveal will be our last for the year but don't worry we will be back next year and hoping to mix things up a bit.

Reminder of the sketch we are using.

And here's what I did with it!

I knew as soon as I finished this sketch that I wanted to use a collage of photos on the strip at the top and these just happen to be the perfect photos for this.

Notice how I used the letter M as an E as I realized I only had one letter e left on this alpha set and of course no other orange letters in my stash.

And yes that is some of the actual yarn that I dyed that day!

Now head on over to see what Francine came up with for her last sketch layout of the year.

Thanks for sticking with us through another year!

Sister Sketch Reveal Oct 2013 | Bloom

Technically it is November but we finally got our layouts based on the October sketch completed. Here's a reminder of the sketch that we used.

With the weather tuning cold when I came across these photos I just had to scrap them as they reminded me of the warmth of summer.  Call it my last attempt of hanging onto summer for as long as I can.

I have to confess that I did this layout in a hurry as I completely spaced on it.  But that's what I love about sketches, if you are in a hurry you can just follow the sketch exactly and it tells you what to place where.  

I also used a scrapbook kit for this one and everything but the yellow paper tape border is from the kit.

You can check out what Francine did with this sketch here. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Just two more months to year end!!

Sister Sketch Reveal Sept 2013 | Young at Heart

Happy fall!  It's crazy to think that September is already at an end. Well here's the layout for this month based on the sketch below.

I have to admit that this is not a new layout. I kinda spaced on this and then did not have the time this week to get something new done but did not want to miss posting for September. However, this layout is loosely based on the sketch and uses the same elements that are in it...circle, 3 photos, and a paper strip.

I think this is a perfect example to show how versatile sketches can be.  You can just take the basic elements from the sketch and use them to create your layout.  You can turn the sketch in anyway you like and just make it work for you and the photos you are using.

Now go see what Francine did with this sketch...psst her layout is brand new.

See you in October!

Sister Sketch Reveal July 2013 | We Do Do Nature

It't can't be the first day of August already.  Where is the summer going?  Well we are a bit late with July's reveal of our layouts but here it is.  Here's a reminder of the sketch that we used.

Last weekend I went on a girls overnight with some of my besties and as soon as I saw this photo of us from our trip I just knew I had to scrap it.

The story behind the title is that whenever people talk about camping and out door type activities my friend Marny and I always say that we don't do nature but on this trip we decided to be adventurous and check out some of the local flora and fauna.

There was even some swimming in the water you can see in the photo but the closest I got was what you see in the bottom photo. Hey what can I say being a Caribbean girl I have been known to be a bit of a beach snob!  Here are some other close ups of details on the layout.

I also just love how these circles add just the right amount of colour and helps the photo to pop off the page. Oh and I even pulled out my circle cutter and used it for the first time in years.  See its does pay to hold onto some stuff.

Now go check out what Francine has done with this sketch. Also if you want to play along with this or any of the previous sketches you can find them all here.

Just a note that we will be taking the month of August off due to vacations and other scrap life interrupting things. We will be back in September all bright eyed and bushy tailed.

Thanks for stopping by!