One-page Week, Part 5 and a giveaway!

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One-page Sketch #17

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"Male Patterned Paper" by Jennifer Larson
Supply List - Cardstock: Bazzill Basics; Patterned paper: Lily Bee, Cosmo Cricket, October Afternoon, Echo Park, Basic Grey; Stickers: October Afternoon (black letters), Webster's Pages (e), 7 gypsies (date); Wood letters: Pink Paislee; Mist: Studio Calico; Punches: EK Success; Die cuts: Tim Holtz (Play ticket), Cosmo Cricket (flower); Glazed Brad: Basic Grey; Pen: American Crafts, Zig; Floss: DMC; Misc: photo corners, button, thread

Variation #1: I was inspired by the strips of patterned paper, and I had more than one photo, so I made the paper strips the mat for my three photos. I removed the space between the paper.

Variation #2: I switched the orientation of the sketch to match the photos I had; the main photo was vertical and looked better on the right side, so I moved the title and journaling.

Variation #3: I LOVE the star, but it didn't fit as strongly thematically for my page, so I didn't want it to be as prominent on my page. Instead, I stitched a star to "decorate" my letter sticker in my title (which of course I used because I'd run out of e's in the wood letters!). (I used a punched star as a pattern for my stitching.)

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"Turning Up the Texas Temps" by Megan Bickers
Supplies Used - Cardstock: Georgia Pacific (White), DMD Inc. (Kraft), EK Success (Maple Lane: Black); Patterned Paper: Crate Paper (Crush: Longboard), October Afternoon (Thrift Shop: Complete Set); Inks: Ranger Distress Inkpads (Walnut Stain, Antique Linen), Tsukineko (Versamark: Clear); Stamps: All Night Media (Wood grain); Stickers: Basic Grey (Pyrus: Micro Mono Stickers, Green At Heart: Chipboard Alpha), Making Memories (Tiny Alphas: Brown Ledger), Heidi Swapp (Center of Attention: Black Chipboard Alphas); Tools: Silhouette America (Silhouette Cameo: TX shape, Stars), Martha Stewart Crafts (12x12 Scoring Board), Ranger (Foam Blending Tool); Markers: EK Success (Zig Black Writer); Adhesive: Ranger (Glossy Accents), Recollections (Foam Squares).

Variation #1: I changed the base shape from a star to the shape of Texas. I cut this shape with my Silhouette Cameo machine.

Variation #2: I moved the horizontal strip up to the center of my layout so it didn't distract from the Texas shape.

Variation #3: For my photos, I collaged a grouping of five smaller photos instead of using just one 4x6 as shown on the sketch. I also just added the photos directly to the layout instead of layering them on the strips of paper. I felt they covered up my base shape too much.

Variation #4: I loved the look of the stars on the sketch, but instead of lining them up on the photos, I scattered them across my layout to balance the larger base shape.

I cut the stars with my Silhouette Cameo, then stamped them with a woodgrain stamp, scored them, folded them and used a foam blending tool to add darker ink to the fold lines and edges. They are attached to the layout with foam squares. I love how these remind me of a Texas barn star.

Variation #5: Instead of adding my journaling on the right as shown on the sketch, I moved mine to the bottom left so it would balance out the largest star I used on the layout. My journaling strips were created with white cardstock that was inked directly with a cream inkpad.

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“Still Kids at Heart” by Sue Althouse
Supplies - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned Paper: My Mind's Eye (Stella & Rose Gertie); Alphabet: Lily Bee (Harvest Market), American Crafts (Thickers); Heart and Star Punches: Fiskars; Other: black chalk ink, typewriter

I used the basic elements in the sketch as inspiration for my light-hearted page about our son and daughter in-law. To create the heart and star embellishments, I used my punches and adhered 6 layers of paper together to create a dimensional chipboard effect.

Variation #1 - used two 4x3 photos instead of the 4x6 and rotated the orientation from horizontal to vertical.

Variation #2 - reduced the dimensions of the star and placed it beside the photos with the title in the center.

Variation #3 - omitted the background pieces and placed patterned paper strips along the border of the page for a playful frame.

Variation #4 - scattered the small star embellishments around the page instead of clustering them.

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New Books and a Giveaway!

A new year always means new books from SG Publishing! We are excited to bring you two new books in the Sketches for Scrapbooking series:

Sketches for Scrapbooking: One-page Sketches, volume two by Allison Davis

After the popularity of Sketches for Scrapbooking: One-page Sketches, volume one, we knew we wanted to do another quickly. The book is filled with 30 one-page sketches that have anywhere from one to eighteen photos!

Sketches for Scrapbooking: Travel Sketches by Debbie Sanders & Allison Davis

The new travel sketches focus on two-page sketches using large numbers of un-cropped photos (think lots of 4 x 6 photos!) and larger areas of journaling than our regular sketches. There are also sketches that include enlargements and most of the photos that are cropped are 4 x 4 (the easiest crop!). Don't worry if you aren't a traveler, these sketches can be used for any topic!

Both books will be available at the end of January.

We have already started taking pre-orders for both books. You can either call us at 417-886-0440 or you can visit our website.

Today we are giving away both of these books to two of our readers. To be eligible, leave a comment on this post and we'll randomly select two winners. You have until Monday and we'll announce the winners on Wednesday.
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