teecee Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 This week we have a new Sketch Challenge for you. Since those of us in the Northern Hemisphere are celebrating the first day of spring this week, we are using a fun sunburst sketch which you can find on the blog. Spring is my favorite season because I know the cold, snow, and ice are finished. I have lovely, sunny, warmer weather to look forward to! I’ll see green grass, leaves on the trees, pretty flowers, lots of birds, and bunnies scampering through my back yard. Love it! You may want to use the sketch to depict celebrating the sun or welcoming back spring, or you may want to scrap happy, sunny days. Of course, you may choose another theme, if you wish. The important thing is to have fun with it and remember to upload your finished pages to the Weekly Newsletter Challenge Gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 21, 2016 Author Share Posted March 21, 2016 Here's my layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Great sketch!! Let me see what I can come up with! It doesn't really feel like spring today but the rest of the week is supposed to be spring like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in N.Z Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Its Autumn here but still feels like summer Here is mine Ibiza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc72 Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Fun sketch! Love the mix of shapes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapgran Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here is my layout 12 Apostles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinthedigithing Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Help?! Since all the pages are coming out alike is the sketch a template?? I clicked on the sketch and it was a link, not a download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindarobin Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 No, it's not a template. Sketches provide the basic composition. You are welcome to play with it - resize, rotate, add/substract items. I think as long as the sketch is recognizable, your page can be in this challenge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Help?! Since all the pages are coming out alike is the sketch a template?? I clicked on the sketch and it was a link, not a download. Hi Stephanie, the sketch isn't a template. You should be able to right click on the sketch and select save picture as... or save image as... to save it to where you want on your computer. Let us know if you need more help. For the sketch challenges, we just give the jpg for you to create a layout using the basic sketch. The sketch gives you an idea of where to place elements on your layout. You can also change things around if you want to. I think of it kind of like scraplifting, but only scraplifting the basic layout itself. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Help?! Since all the pages are coming out alike is the sketch a template?? I clicked on the sketch and it was a link, not a download. I used the sketch as a starting point, you can see I used circles and square shapes for framing, but I didn't use the sunburst. Instead, I used bright colors because the subject brought sunshine into my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here's my layout Neva and the Turtle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraYB Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 I know just the photo I'm going to use for this challenge. I love the sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Can't wait to see what you come up with, Laura! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesann Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Ohhh, the minute I saw this, I thought textures...we'll see what I come up with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 22, 2016 Author Share Posted March 22, 2016 Ohhh, the minute I saw this, I thought textures...we'll see what I come up with! I love textures! Looking forward to seeing your layout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinthedigithing Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Last year's Valentine's felt Springy with great weather! Valentine's 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judy in SD Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 So many great pages in the gallery with this sketch. Here is mine Egg Hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeWhatSueSaw Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 The theme of my page isn't spring or sunny days, but I definitely used the template! Here is Sonshine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dady Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here's mine My Garden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRS Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here is mine: Spring Means Softball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florida granny Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Here's mine: Summer. I didn't change up the sketch but tried to use it just as it is. It's so nice not to have to think about design sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorac Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Here is my layout for this challenge: Spring Is Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsCropper Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 What is the best way to do the sunburst? I have been trying for hours and can't seem to get it right. Are you all using a SS Embellishment or paper template or are you using the PSE tools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 What is the best way to do the sunburst? I have been trying for hours and can't seem to get it right. Are you all using a SS Embellishment or paper template or are you using the PSE tools? Hi Barbara, as I mentioned in post #9 above, the sketch isn't a template. It is a sketch which gives you an idea of where to place things on the page and please feel free to change things around. There is no right or wrong and if you look at some of the layouts in the Newsletter Challenge gallery, you'll see a lot of them are quite different from the actual sketch. The main thing is to have fun with it. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariJ Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 What is the best way to do the sunburst? I have been trying for hours and can't seem to get it right. Are you all using a SS Embellishment or paper template or are you using the PSE tools? Hi Barb, adding to what Theresa said -- for example in my layout, technically I didn't use the starburst at all but it inspired my use of bright strips of color on my background. There also are templates that have a starburst like the one in the sketch where you can clip papers to layers and I've seen a few paper backgrounds with a starburst that could be used too. In PSE you can also make layers or a template from a sketch by using a selection tool like the Magic Wand and selecting one of the rays, You will get "marching ants" around your selection and then under the "Layer menu" at top choose Layer>New>Layer Via Copy which will create a new layer of that selection. If you do that for each piece you'd like to clip a background to, then you will have layers to do that with! I hope that makes sense. That said, as Theresa noted - sketches are really to spark your creativity and get you started, so let your imagination run wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapgran Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 That is what I did Marilyn - made a psd file from the sketch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 I've used Marilyn's idea with sketches too - it's a fun and easy technique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladyscrapalot Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 Here's mine. I did what Marilyn said but I did it in Photoshop cs 6. Challenging but fun challenge, Theresa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teecee Posted March 23, 2016 Author Share Posted March 23, 2016 Glad you enjoyed the challenge, Kelly. Lovely page and I LSL in the gallery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsCropper Posted March 24, 2016 Share Posted March 24, 2016 Thanks for all your help on figuring out the sunburst!! Here is mine - Memories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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