Sketch revisited | Splashes of Color

07/23/2013

Sketch revisited | Splashes of Color

Hello! Diana Fisher and Diane Payne here with you today as we revisit the sketch challenge for the month of July. In case you missed it, this is July's sketch.

Here is what Diane made and what she had to say about her process:

"Although my layout looks nothing like the sketch, I did start out with the sketch in mind. My original plan was to use one photo with a large title to the right of the photo and substitute the triangles with circles.

As I started to cut circles I decided I wanted the circles to look more like an extension of the lens flare in the photo which resulted in small scattered confetti.

The large strip of paper underneath the 3 photos in the sketch was replaced with small stripes and I finished it off with a summer quote from Pinterest. I love seeing how people interpret sketches. Don't be afraid to let it take you in a different direction, they are meant to inspire and spark ideas, regardless of the outcome.

Supplies: Destination Collection (Luggage 12x12 paper-DSP322), Pinwheel Collection (Lemonade Stand 12x12 paper-PWP302, Aprico Tree 12x12 paper-PWP304, Jump Rope 12x12 paper-PSP308, Lime Rickey 12x12 paper-PWP309, Cherry Blossom 12x12 paper-PWP303, Embellishment Bundle-PWB315, Letter Stickers-PWS317, Circle & Tag Stickers-PWS341), Sweet Shoppe Collection (Letter Stickers-SSS298)

I love what Diane made, and I love that we both took such a different approach to the sketch and the color splash. Here is what I made.

I tried to be true to the sketch because I generally do use a lot of white space and I wanted to use the sketch as inspiration and get away from my usual layout. I even used the little triangles in the sketch as triangles. I cut them from the 6x6 paper pad from Sweet Shoppe, and they are really tiny!

I used nearly all of the black or grey patterns in the Sweet Shoppe and Pinwheel collections — I love how they mixed and matched so well together. The Cameo came in handy for cutting my title in only the colors I wanted.

The layered word bubbles from the Pinwheel - Flip Flops pattern paper and the Label stickers added some fun layering to all of the patterns on the page.

Supplies: Pinwheel Collection (Pattern Paper - Jump Rope, Flip Flops, 6x6 Tiny Tablet,Label Stickers, Chit Chat Stickers), Sweet Shoppe Collection (Pattern Paper - Licorice Whip, Strawberries & Cream, 6x6 Tiny Tablet)

I hope you've been inspired to use the sketch, and who knows, maybe even try adding a splash of color to your page, too!