One-Page Week, Part 3

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One of my favorite things about seeing layouts made from a sketch is the individuality that shines through in the way the creator interprets it. Everyone might see the same sketch but each person's creativity can go in completely different directions. Today's layouts are great examples of that. Katrina, Amy, and Shari each saw the same sketch and produced such unique elements on their layouts. While at first glance you might not see the sketch, you can see where the sketch played it's part in sparking an idea.

One-page Sketch #2

You can download and print this sketch by clicking on the one-page sketches link found under the "printable sketches" tab on the right sidebar.

"Silly Boy" by Katrina Hunt
Supplies: Cardstock: American Crafts; Patterned paper: Sassafras Monstrosity; Stamp: {ippity} by Unity–Book It; Cording: American Girl; Pen: Sharpie Fine Point; Ink: Memento Dye Ink; Adhesive: Scotch and FabriTac

• Moved placement of pictures
• Replaced a 4x6 picture and used it as a title area
• Turned the stripes longwise and didn’t do as many

• Instead of using “strips” of paper, rolled various lengths and glued to keep shape
• Added a background pattern paper to the striped area
• Doodled around the edge of the cardstock

If anyone has any questions about anything, please let me know! I would be more than happy to hear from you.

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"Summer Lovin" by Amy Roller
Supplies: Cardstock: Close To My Heart and Bazzill; Transparency: Fancy Pants Designs (stripe); Swirls & dots: EK Success; Stickers: KMarcella & Creative Memories; Chipboard: unknkown; Alphabets: American Crafts; Paint: Making Memories; Glitter accent: Stickles, Ranger; Other: multi-colored craft thread

For this sketch I had the right amount of pictures but couldn't crop all of them down to size without cutting out a person so I left the 2 pictures in the center a little larger than the sketch suggested. Because of the middle picture hanging over to the left, I decided to pull the eye down and across the page using the journaling area.

Instead of handwritten journaling, I used word strips and embellishments.

As for the background, I used dot stickers to form the "strips" on the sketch. This resulted in a lot of color and movement so I went with a white background and made the overall area smaller. I then added a green cardstock behind to ground the whole layout.

The title and embellishments are made with stickers, chipboard, and stitching to make them pop off the background somewhat.

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"Love You" by Shari Thurman
Supply List - Patterned paper: Basic Grey; Ink: Versamark; Adhesive: Gludots; Embroidery Thread: DMC; Tools: Cricut- Lyrical Letters, Designers Calendar; Other: machine stitching, buttons

I loved the small strips of paper in the sketch and knew I had to try and make it into the shape of a heart, especially since Valentine's day is coming up.

 I drew and hand cut the heart, which is roughly 5x11. I then placed it on my work mat that has grid lines which helped me keep the strips of paper somewhat straight. I used 4 different patterns of paper on the heart. I intentionally placed some on a slight angle for interest. After I had all the strips attached, I then cut around all the edges. I then ran it through the sewing machine.

Tip: Don't put adhesive directly on the edge of the paper where you intend to stitch. It may gum up your needle and sewing machine. I'm on a first name basis with my repair guy. If you are not a fan of sewing, but you love the look of stitching, faux stitching is okay. There are stitching templates and stamps on the market that are amazing or you can just draw stitches by hand. Notice the stitching on the littlest heart.

It was too small to stitch on, so I just drew them on with a black pen.

I added hearts of various patterns to the left side of the heart to visually balance the layout. I zig-zag stitched around the hearts and finished them with buttons and floss tied in a bow.

The hearts looked like it needed a place to sit, so I added 3 overlapping strips of paper to the bottom. It seemed to ground the layout.

I didn't want my title to get lost on the layered heart, so I decided to move it above the photos.

Journaling: "Love You...from head to toe, more than you'll ever know."


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