Sunday Sketch

01/09/2011

Sunday Sketch

Happy Sunday! It's Lisa here, and I can't wait to share this week's sketch with you.

It's based off of one of Stephanie Howell's layouts from the Who's Who gallery. I love Steph's design - the vertical lines contrast so well with the horizontal photo, and I adore the texture that her embellishments add.

I have to admit something - most of the time when I follow a sketch, I look it over, come up with a general plan of how I want to interpret it, and then head to my desk. I don't refer back to the sketch till I'm done - and it's usually a bit of a surprise to see how well I have (or haven't!) stuck to the design.
Supplies: Patterned paper - Elementary Show Your Work, Elementary Atmosphere, Elementary DieCut Blue, Pelaton from Napa Valley; Stickers - Elementary Label Stickers; Wood Veneer - Stars, Alphabet, Frames; Mist - Mister Huey's Atmosphere, Mister Huey's Lunch Tray, Mister Huey's Applejack, Mister Huey's Sunshine, Mister Huey's School House; Staples - Tiny Attacher

As you can see, I maintained the strong vertical lines from Steph's original layout. Instead of using patterned paper, I masked off sections and used my Mister Huey's Color Mists to create a rainbow background. I also took a cue from Steph's page and added my title to the white space in my photo. I kept my journaling along the left side as she did, but contained it in one corner with a veneer frame.

To add a little interest to my color blocked background, I added patterned paper, stickers and embellishments to each section. The Mister Huey's Mists are matched to the Elementary line, so it was easy to find accents that would coordinate with the colors.

I can't wait to see how you take on the sketch! Add a link to your project by Saturday for a chance to win one of 2 $5 gift cards! Good luck!

Posted by Studio Calico at 12:00 PM in Lisa Truesdell, Stephanie Howell, Sunday Sketch | Permalink

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love BOTH of these pages. Steph's pic and paper are perfect !~ Lisa, your misting is divine !~

Posted by: Debbie | 01/09/2011 at 12:24 PM

heres my version of sketch

http://craftyangelsblog.blogspot.com/2011/01/studio-calico.html

thanks for the inspiration

Posted by: craftyangel | 01/09/2011 at 04:44 PM

Yay! I was super inspired and get this one done VERY quickly!
Thanks for the sketch!
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35044

Posted by: Erin M | 01/09/2011 at 05:18 PM

This actually started as last Sunday's sketch but it wasn't working for me so I switched to this Sunday's sketch. And well, I went a little rogue from there... LOL
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35079

Posted by: Ally | 01/10/2011 at 10:54 AM

turned this one on it's side:
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35089

Posted by: Sabrina | 01/10/2011 at 11:46 AM

Thanks for the inspiration Lisa and Stephanie!
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35075

Posted by: ann | 01/10/2011 at 12:16 PM

http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35111

Love this layout and since I had a snow day today I had time to create my own.

Posted by: Lyndsey | 01/10/2011 at 05:35 PM

I knew what I wanted to do almost immediately. I love how quickly this wound up coming together. http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35121

Posted by: hanna | 01/10/2011 at 10:41 PM

This was a fun Sketch! Love Stephanie's style!!!
Thanks for lookin!
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35123

Posted by: Joan | 01/11/2011 at 12:34 AM

I loved this sketch - and also, it was so fun to play again, haven't played for a long time...
Here is my take on it:
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35152

Posted by: ToneF | 01/11/2011 at 12:23 PM

This was a fantastic sketch and I love the page I created. Thanks as always for the inspiration SC!
http://www.studiocalico.com/forums/galleries/show/35174

Posted by: Beth Ann | 01/11/2011 at 07:22 PM