Scrapbook Sketches - Great Planning Tool for Beginners

Scrapbook sketches make life easier and they are a time-saver. A sketch is like a map that you follow and yet the end result (scrapbook layout) that you finally created usually varies greatly from someone who followed exactly the same "map".

A sketch proposes a guide on the placement of photos, title, journaling and embellishments for your layout. But it doesn't mean that it's set in stone. Based on your photos and scrapbook supplies, you may alter the sketch to fit your needs. You can even make your own changes to add variations to the sketches.

Different sketch artists called their sketches by various names, such as templates, page maps, scrap maps, blueprints, etc.

Want to see how a scrapbook sketch looks like? Below is a sample sketch that I've created for my "Free Weekly Sketch" which features mainly double-page sketches. Double-page sketches are fabulous if you want to put up many photos into one layout.

If you prefer creating single-page layouts (very popular) which focuses on lesser number of photos, then do not miss 500 Scrapbooking Sketches. It's a wonderful resource for both beginners and seasoned scrapbookers alike.

You can now find scrapbook sketches in various sizes from 12 x 12 layouts, 8.5 x 11 layouts, 6 x 6 layouts, card sketches, round sketches, tag sketches and other odd sizes.

Many scrapbook designers have progressed from hand-drawn sketches to sophisticated digitally formatted sketches. And some designers even draw out the kind of embellishments to be used on their sketches. From simple black-and-white sketches, you can now also see very detailed colored sketches!

Personally I prefer the simpler hand-drawn or black-and-white digital sketches as they seem to leave more room for imagination, rather than having colored sketches that's too detailed which seem to cut off into my imagination. :)

I like to scrapbook with a sketch. It helps me to reduce time planning out my placement. All I have to do is to select an appropriate sketch, then pick out my photos, papers and embellishments and scrap accordingly to the sketch. I've also noticed that I scrap "better" with sketches.

Sketches provides a "big picture" and let us fill in the rest of the details. We make variations when necessary to the sketches to fit our purposes.

So if you're just starting out, don't know how to plan your element placements, or want to create a page quickly, sketches have much to offer you. I believe scrapbook sketches are a really great planning tool for beginners.

To find out more about the very useful resource, 500 Scrapbooking Sketches, click on the image below.

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