Sketch It!

Following a sketch:


A sneak peak of the masculine version of the class sketch...




A sneak peak of the feminine version of the sketch...

You will all have been emailed a copy of the sketch for this fortnight’s class (If not, please contact me and I will get a copy to you)

A sketch is just like a plan for a new garden: the ideas for the structure (placement) or shapes or textures of the plants are there, all you have to do is decide on the actual items you are going to place in the spaces (tree types, shrubs etc). Thus, all the elements of a layout are in place in the sketch, all you have to do is put them together using a little (or a lot) of your own personal style.

Supplies required:
one large photo (5” x 7” portrait orientation or larger that can be cut to fit your layout),
3 small photos that can be cut to a minimum of 2” square,
one piece of patterned paper as a background,
one piece of plain cardstock for a photo mat / space for journaling,
alphabet for a title, ribbon / paper strip etc to run across the base of the block of photos,
brads / buttons etc to fix on ribbon,
small embellishments as a feature between 2 of the small photos (eg, buttons, stars, hearts, acetate accents),
journaling to fill about 3-4 short lines.

The idea of the sketch is to make it your own, so please play around with the elements on the layout, techniques you can use and also the orientation (way up it goes) to come up with a layout that is uniquely yours.