3 Surprising Ways To Use Sketches To Make Scrapbooking Easier, Faster More FUN By Scrapbooking Coach Anna Lyons!
1. Create a New Sketch From an Old Sketch, by Turning It Upside Down.
Most of the time, a well designed sketch looks great no matter how you look at it. Thats because good design principles seem to work at all angles.
I discovered this by accident one day when I was messing around with my sketches.
Let me show you...
Turn Sketches Upside Down To Create More Sketches!
The title and photo on Sketch A are laid out on the page beautifully.
Watch what happens if we flip Sketch A upside down (it becomes Sketch B)
It's the same sketch, but it becomes a totally different layout!
So if you’ve got the sketches inside our 525 New and Inspiring Scrapbooking Sketches book, you could use this simple trick and end up having 1050 sketches to play with!!!
You’ll notice that the banner on Sketch B looks less like a banner now and more like sun rays. So if you wanted to turn this into a summer vacation page, you’d just need to pick the right summer time colors etc.
So if you wanted to turn this into a summer vacation page, you’d just need to pick the right summer time colors etc.
2. Create a Double Layout From TWO Seperate Sketches
To scrapbook more of your photos, you need more layouts.
But did you know that in many cases you can take two seperate sketches and put them side by side to create a double page layout?
Take the image below, these are two seperate sketches from our sketch collection that we put side by side to create a double layout!
3. Create Sketch Page Kits To Save Time!
Next time you’re doing something like watching the TV, pick 5 – 10 of your favourite sketches.
Then sort through all your stuff (paper, embellishments etc) to pick what you want.
Put all the elements that would work for one sketch in a plastic pocket.
This is your home made page kit.
You do that for your 5 – 10 sketches and that means that when you next sit down to scrap, you’ll have each of your sketches and their individual materials ready to go!
Our sketches book can help you do this in no time!
Anna Lyons says scrapbook sketches are the best way to BEAT scrappers block!
Her latest book is 525 Scrapbooking Sketches
"Is there a scrapper who never gets stuck for ideas? It's unlikely", says Anna with a chuckle.
"One of my friends told me she spent more time LOOKING for layout ideas than actually scrapping! It's crazy!"
But for those scrappers, who are always seeking out new ideas, there's a solution!
525 Scrapbooking Sketches gives you hundreds of instant layout ideas at your fingertips.
“These sketches are for beginner to advanced scrappers," she says. "I've had ladies who've scrapped for 20 years tell me how much they LOVE the layout ideas".
When asked why 525 Sketches has been so popular in the scrapbooking community, Anna was quick to explain why....
“Each sketch is uniquely different and designed to be pleasing to the eye. So just put your photos and embellishments where the sketches tell you and you'll have a page guaranteed to look gorgeous".
Although many scrappers simply copy her sketches, Anna says there's another way,
"Some scrappers just use them to kick start their own ideas then they just add their own personal touch".
Anna says one of the best parts of her inspiring sketches book is the way it's is organized.
"I've organized the sketches by amount of pictures you want to scrap. So chapter one is for one picture sketches, chapter two is two picture sketches and so on. We have six chapters in total including a chapter devoted to double page sketches!"
This means you find the the sketch based on the amount of photos you want to use, not the other way round.
"Most scrappers end up having to leave out photos they want to scrap, but this way, you can include those ones you'd normally have to leave out".
Over 20,000 scrapbookers use the sketches inside 525 Scrapbook Sketches, and it's still for sale on Anna's website here for $29.90 (plus postage and handling).
"When we first had the idea to print 525 inspiring sketches, my husband convinced me to print in China because it was cheap" she remembers, "What a mistake!"
Anna recalls, "The ink was terrible, pages were missing, it was a disaster. Ethically, we couldn't sell a single copy. So we lost $500 worth of un-usable stock".
She then decided to get her quick and easy layout ideas book printed in the USA, to make sure the quality was perfect.
"Printing in the USA was more expensive, but we'd rather support local business and have a high quality product than cut corners and sell something crappy".
Today 525 Sketches is printed in and shipped from Denver Colorado, something Anna is proud of.
"We use a local printer and local warehouse to send out all our books. And it's nice to know we're supporting other small businesses".
525 Scrapbooking Sketches is available now along with 3 bonus video classes to inspire your scrapbooking. Limited copies available so get your copy here while stocks last.
To order your copy of 525 Scrapbooking Sketches click here ($29.90 + Postage and Handling).
YOU WILL BE AMAZED BY THE IDEAS!
Instant layout ideas! Create MORE pages in LESS time with 525 ready-to-go sketches.
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What people are saying about us...
Sometimes my creativity disappears into thin air, and I can spend hours arranging and re-arranging photos on a page until they finally look good. Now, all I have to do is reach for this book and I’ve got INSTANT INSPIRATION. I can even tweak the sketches to include some of my own ideas. I can’t wait to use these sketches to FINALLY make progress on my photos. Thanks Anna!
Sue
This book GIVES YOU GREAT IDEAS, and pretty much lays out your pages for you! I particularly LOVE THE TWO-PAGE SPREADS, and find that there are matching “additional” layouts so you can continue your theme. This REALLY TAKES THE STRESS OUT and gives you more time for having fun!
Kim
Anna – OMG, I have just briefly glanced through525 New And Inspiring Scrapbooking Sketchesand can see all kinds of wonderful pages to do from these layout ideas!Makes me want to take off work right now and go home and scrap!”
Kellie
“I can’t wait to start creating my own pages inspired by these beautiful sketches. This book is THE PERFECT TOOL for me and ideas for using my own photos and papers jumped off the pages as I looked through the sketches. I am SOOOOO INSPIRED ALREADY! Thank you for a tool that will definitely become part of my scrapbooking toolkit!”
Kylie
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