Sketch Thursday : 7.14.11

Can I tell you how much I love Sketch Thursday?  Each week I get to create a layout for my personal albums inspired by one of our design team members.  That means that it’s guaranteed I’ll create at least one layout a week.  (That was my goal for 2011.)  It also means that my layout comes together quickly as I’m already given a jumping off point and can simply select photos that fit the sketch and get to work. 

This week’s sketch is based on a layout created by former ES Design Team member Mandie Pierce for the July Inspiration Gallery.  I love that the original layout utilizes two 4×6 photos – something I definitely have in abundance to scrapbook!

For my layout this week, I used twice as many photos as Mandie’s layout but stayed true to their placement on the layout.  I chase the patterned paper for the bottom half of the layout as I thought it mimicked the horizontal bands on the sketch. 

This is one of those layouts where the photos aren’t the best in regards to composition but they have a special meaning to them.  These photos show the first time my oldest daughter met two sets of great aunts and uncles.  They’ve been waiting to be put on a layout and this sketch gave me the push I needed to.  I mean, wouldn’t you love to have a layout featuring photos of yourself as a baby with special family members?  I often think that way when I scrapbook.  And hope that my daughters enjoy being able to flip through the layouts I create as much as I enjoy putting them together.

Elle’s Studio products used : Handmade Layers Date and Place Strips, Make A List Journaling Tags,  Handmade Layers Pennants – Blank and Handmade Layers Journaling Tags.

Other product used : Studio Calico’s Mind The Gap kit.

Looking for an incentive to use our sketch this week? We can help with that! Post a link to your layout created using this Sketch Thursday sketch for your chance to win a $5 ES gift certificate. Link must be posted by 11:59p on Wednesday, July 20, 2011.

Congratulations to last week’s winner :

Meghann, please e-mail me the following information to : melanie [at] shopellesstudio [dot] com by 7.20.11 and I’ll get you your gift certificate!