Hello, SCT friends! It’s Meghann Andrew with you today to share how I used a fabulous Fall 2022 Issue PageMaps sketch to help me catch up on holiday memories from last year! Take a look at the sketch I chose to work with:

 

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I loved this design, but I had quite a few photos to document from a trip to our local Christmas market last year, so what did I do? I combined a sketch-based layout with a double-sided pocket page to get all of the memories in my album. Take a look!

Supplies | Close to My Heart Christmas Story collection: patterned paper, cardstock, stickers, die cuts, Picture My Life cards; Labels: Elle’s Studio; Other: border punch, baker’s twine

This sketch created the perfect layout to begin my spread! I combined my favorite two photos with bold patterned papers from the beautiful Christmas Story collection from Close to My Heart, then gave the eye a place to rest with the title and journaling block to the right of the page.

I loved adding the special touches to this block with the cardstock stickers and die cuts from the Christmas Story collection. Because I kept so close to the original sketch, this layout came together in about 20 minutes! How awesome is that?

Because I had so many different photos that I wanted to record from this holiday evening, a pocket page created the perfect opportunity to add more of the story AND use the beautiful Picture My Life cards from the Christmas Story collection. By using the same collection and coordinating cards, perfect for pocket page scrapbooking, I created a seamless transition from the layout to the pockets!

The best part about pockets? You can add as little or as much embellishment as you like. Sometimes just a card will do, or you can amp up the fun with a few die cuts and stickers! You can even use dimensional adhesive in your pockets!

I am so happy that I now have another holiday memory from 2021 in my album using the beautiful Christmas Story collection—one step closer to documenting this year’s holiday memories!

Check out my process for creating with the sketch, then adding a double-sided pocket page in this video!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and enjoy documenting your merriest memories this year, friends! Why not download a SCT Magazine issue sketch to help you do that easily and quickly?

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