Sunday Sketch | Lisa Truesdell

This week our scrapbook sketch is a 12" x 12" layout featuring a tree design of triangle patterned papers with a vertical photo on the right side and embellishment in the upper left-hand corner. Our card sketch has a large, centered title with embellishment above it and to the right and a simple bow underneath. And our pocket page sketch features a 3" x 4" photo card with simple embellishment and a 3" x 4" filler photo with a banner at the top. Creative Team member Lisa Truesdell is joining us this week and sharing her take on the week's scrapbook sketch! Be sure to follow Lisa here at SC to see more of her work and keep up with her.

Our scrapbook sketch comes from Carson Riutta's Merry & Bright layout:

Our card sketch comes from Lisa Spanger's Hola card:

And our pocket page sketch comes from Pam Baldwin's Holly Jolly spread:

And here's Lisa's take on our scrapbook sketch:

Happy Christmas Eve, everyone! I feel in love with the sketch based on Carson's layout - that Christmas tree is amazing! I loved the overall balance of her project, but wanted to go for a more subtle design that was a better fit for my style. I started the page by blocking off a vertical section on the right with patterned paper, and then used three horizontal strips in place of the tree. I kept to blues / greens for these patterned papers, but if you wanted a higher energy look, try using higher contrast colors! I finished the page by layering in my photo and adding some embellishments.

Now it's your turn! Make a project using one of this week's sketches as a starting point, then share it in the Studio Calico gallery. Use the hashtag #SCsketch to make it easier for other members to find! Leave us a link to your project by December 22nd in the comments here to be entered to win a $5 gift card to Studio Calico Shop. This week's sketch winner will be announced in the January 6th Layout of the Week post.