One-page Week, Part 2

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One-page Sketch #11

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"Adventuring" by Noey Hunt
Products used - Patterned paper: DCWV (diamonds), Stampin Up (green dotted); Embellishments: Making Memories (felt), Prima; Brads: Bo Bunny, American Crafts; Title: American Crafts Thickers; Tools: Cricut Reminisce cartridge (swirl)

Variation 1: I wanted a little bit less white space on my layout and room for slightly larger photos so I stretched the background patterned papers an extra inch taller.

Variation 2: I cut my photos a little bit larger each and changed one from square to rectangle to better fit my theme. I also added an extra photo to fill in the gap left by using a shorter title than the sketch called for. And it was the perfect use for the photo I had left. The photo with the bird is low quality (blurry) but when used in such a small size, it looks good enough and you still get the same added element of the story.

Variation 3: I switched the stars for flowers to go with my outdoor layout. I used a variety of flower colors to match both the patterned paper and the actual grassy greens from the photos.

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"Sweet Shadow" by Tammy Volland
Supplies - Digital Kit by: Connie Prince / Brothers; Software used: Adobe Photoshop CS3

I had to make of sketch of my Grand-dog! This is Shadow, sometimes sweet sometimes not! This sketch was perfect for the head shots I had of him. I didn't vary to much from the actually sketch but did make a few minor changes. I added drop shadows to all pieces. I also used some Photoshop actions with this one. I used the distressed edges and inking. Love those actions! You can find them at
www.atomiccupcake.com.

Variation 1 - I tilted the image just a little to give it a off balance look.

Variation 2 - Instead of the swirl I used ribbon and string.

Variation 3 - I did the journaling under the image to make more room for the ribbon. I also omitted the top part of the journaling.

Variation 4 - I added some flowers here and there to break up the stars. The papers I chose was over powering with all stars.

Variation 5 - With the title I did the all caps but I staggered them to give it some dimension. Letters were part of the kit I used.

Variation 6 - I added a border paper around to give it more color and depth.

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"Time to Ride" by Carolyn Wolff
Supply List - Patterned Paper: American Crafts; Cardstock: Bazzill; Alpha Stickers: Doodlebug, Kaisercraft; Embellishments: Basic Grey, My Mind’s Eye, Jillibean; Ink: Ranger Distress Ink, Vintage Photo; Bakers Twine: My Mind’s Eye; Journal Die-cut (cut into strips): Jenni Bowlin; Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels

Variation #1 – I loved the three rectangles on the background of the sketch. I mounted them on two different colours of cardstock to add a few more layers.

Variation #2 – I overlapped some of my photos but kept with the concept shown on the sketch.

Variation #3 – I replaced the stars and swirls with the tree stickers. I popped them up with foam adhesive to create dimension.

Variation #4 - I add a strip of patterned paper along the bottom of three rectangles to add a burst of colour.

Here's a closer look at some details:

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"Just Dance" by Christine Chain
Supplies - patterned paper, letter stickers: American Crafts (Peachy Keen); buttons: my stash

1) The first, obvious variation, is that I used one 4x6 photo instead of the three smaller ones. I didn't change the size of the three 3x6 panels behind the photos.

2) I substituted these three accordion flowers in the lower right for the stars.

I made these flowers (and the other one) using the bar code strip on the bottom edge of each of my sheets of paper. I love how American Crafts (and other brands too) are making this strip usable. I scored each 1/2" strip every 1/4". After accordion folding each, I taped the ends together with the red "sticky tape" and then glued it down to a 1" punched circle. I found a great tutorial here

3) Instead of the pretty stitched flourishes and multiple stars, I put only one more flower in the upper right corner of the photo. I tried to just keep the layout looking balanced.

4) To aid with the overall balance, I spelled out "just" in a skinnier, yellow letter sticker, and "dance" in a fat bold color letter sticker. 

Both came out of the same set of letter stickers and match this line of papers perfectly!

5) I added my journaling onto 3/8" strips to make it a bit more legible, and to make something stand out in the lower right.

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