Digital Designs and more Layout Samples !!

Hope you're enjoying Sketch #52 !! We LOVE what we are seeing so far in the gallery ... keep them coming !! For you pixel pushers, here is the digital template and FREE download  for this cute sketch !! The design team has also been busy with their takes on the sketch and we hope these samples get your creative juices flowing !!

Digital Template for Sketch #52

Digital Design by Ann-Marie Borg

Digital Design by Sara Wise

12 x 12 by Aud Randi Kalve

12 x 12 by Kyoko Kobayashi

12 x 12 by Jennifer Yates

12 x 12 by Gilly Lester

12 x 12 by Christie Wildes

12 x 12 by Lisa Warren

Have FUN creating and remember to upload all your projects by 11:59 PM July 31, 2010 to qualify for a fabulous prize !!

Winner and favourites for June!

June's sketches proved to be quite versatile and there were so many gorgeous projects in the gallery!  Here's a few that caught our eye during June...

"Picnik Show"

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The winner (drawn at random) of a gift certificate from June's Sponsor...Your Scrapbook Stash...is Kathy with this gorgeous layout!!

Congratulations Kathy! Please email us at inspiredblueprints@gmail.com to claim your gift certificate!

Keep those layouts and cards coming everyone! We love seeing how Inspired Blueprints sketches have inspired you!

Meet our Guest Designer for Sketch #52...

The wonderfully talented Aussie Scrapper Steph Devlin!!! 

We are so excited to have her here at Inspired Blueprints this month.  We love and admire her talent so much!!!  You have seen her beautiful work in all the major scrapbook/paper crafting magazines and she designs for many of the top scrapbooking manufacturers including: Webster's Pages, Dusty Attic and The Color Room. 

Here is a little bit about Steph and her take on sketch #52...

Hi I'm Steph. I am a mum of Emma (7) and Madison (3) and wife to a beautiful guy named Mark. I am a qualified Interior Decorator and Color Consultant. I am a stay at home mum, and have been since Emma was born in 2003. I am addicted to color and love anything girly, usually adorned with flourishes, text and flowers. My usual scrapping time is during the day, when Madi takes her naps, and I'm blessed enough to have a gorgeous studio with lots of natural light filtered through. I cannot for the life of me scrap at night !!!!!!!

Just a quick scrappy history, I started scrapping in 2004 and entered a design team comp that year with For Keeps Magazine (Australia). Through that I won an Award in Design and a year on the Design Team. In 2005 I entered the same comp. This time being blessed enough to be asked on the Elite Team. In 2006 I spent contracted to the magazine and co-authored a book called "Traditions" and a calendar. From 2007 up to now I have been freelancing between the 3 Australian magazines, writing articles and submitting layouts. In 2007 I was asked to join Aussie Scrap Source, Australia's leading wholesaler as part of their Design Team. Late in 2008, Danielle Thompson contacted me and invited me to join her DT for Kitschy Digitals who I designed with for 2 years. 2010 looks like a fantastic year with an invitation to join Webster's Pages DT, Dusty Attic DT & The Color Room. I have also been published in Creating Keepsakes both in the US & Australia and just recently S.M.M. Scrapbooking in Sweden and Scrapbook Trends UK.

Thanks to Inspired Blueprints for asking me to guest design, I loved the sketch and your site is so inspiring!

Thank you Steph for being with us this month!  Now, let's see what YOU can do with sketch #52!!!

You can view more of Steph's work here on her blog.

Card Sketch #52

Here's a great card sketch to help get your creative juices flowing !! Aren't these borders so cute ?!?!  Think of ALL the possibilities !! Gladys and Leah have designed some adorable cards to inspire you to get scrapping !!

Card Sketch #52

 "Wish Big" Card by Gladys

 "Best Friends" Card by Gladys

Leah's "Father's Day" Card

Leah "XOXO" Card

GREAT cards Ladies !! Now that you have a sketch and some samples, let's see YOUR cards in the gallery !! Have fun creating !!

Sketch # 52

Ready for another FUN sketch ? Well, here is sketch #52 !! This sketch is PERFECT for strips of leftover papers or your FAV border punches. This sketch "embraces" white space as well !! Check out what the DT came up with ...

Sketch # 52

Sketch based on this 12 x 12 Layout by Lynn Kopas

8.5 x 11 Layout by Leanne Allinson

12 x 12 by Wendy McKee

12 x 12 by Wendy Smith

12 x 12 by Kim Arnold

12 x 12 by April Yap

So get your leftovers and border punches and get creating !! Have FUN !!

More ideas for Sketch #51

Here are more DT samples using this month's fun multi-photo sketch !!

12 x 12 by Gilly Lester

12 x 12 by Kim Arnold

12 x 12 by Wendy Mckee

12 x 12 by Jennifer Yates

12 x 12 by Lisa Warren

12 x 12 by Christie Wildes

Great layouts Ladies !! Please tag your projects '#51' when uploading to the gallery so you will qualify for a GREAT prize from Hyrangea Hippo !! Reminder: all projects must be uploaded by 11:59PM July 31,2010 to qualify !! Have fun with sketch !!

Digital Blueprint for Sketch #51

Digital anyone ?!?! Here is the digital template for Sketch #51 ! Sara and Ann-Marie's digital layouts are bright and colorful and so fun to feast your eyes on !! To help you with the digital version of this sketch, here is our FREE template for you to download. We would love your feedback on these templates so feel free to leave a comment at the end of this post !! Thanks for checking this out and more DT samples are coming shortly !!

Digital Template for Sketch #51

Digital Layout by Sara Wise

Digital Layout by Ann-Marie Borg

Card Sketch #51

Are you craving another great card sketch ?  Well, Card Sketch # 51 is just what you're looking for ! This sketch is perfect to create cards for any occasion. Our card designers Leah and Gladys have done it again ... they have whipped up some gorgeous samples to help inspire you !! Take a look ....

Card Sketch # 51

Thinking of You Card by Leah Allen

Happy Birthday Card by Leah Allen

Birthday Wishes Card by Gladys Chia

Wish Big Card by Gladys Chia

Beautiful cards Ladies !!! Please remember to tag your cards '#51' when uploading to the gallery to qualify for a great prize from Hydrangea Hippo !!!

Our sponsor for July! Hydrangea Hippo...

Jennifer Priest from Hydrangea Hippo has very generously offered to sponsor, not one, but two prizes for Inspired Blueprints participants this month!

Hydrangea Hippo features hand-crafted items, papercrafting kits, tutorials, and more from Jennifer and her husband. Jennifer is a papercrafting instructor and designer in Southern California and has had a passion for crafting her entire life.  Hydrangea Hippo also features NEW MONTHLY KITS -- exclusive to the Hippo shop -- here on Etsy.

Hydrangea Hippo started as a way for Jennifer to sell leftover class kits, however she now offers tutorials, supplies, and anything crafty. Check out the Hippo Blog where you can sign up for their email newsletter as well as grab the code for the cute blinkie above. The blog is full of tutorials, info, and ideas!

Here's some pics of the prizes you could win!

One lucky winner will win this gorgeous kit containing red and white striped baker's twine, patriotic red sequin stars and rainbow stick pins...

...and another lucky winner will win this gorgeous "Home Is Where the Heart Is" 6x8 Mini Book kit

Thanks Jennifer for sponsoring IB for this month!  Remember to be in the draw to win these fabulous prizes, all you need to do is upload your layouts or cards inspired by July's sketches into the Inspired Blueprints gallery!  Good luck!

Meet Our Guest Designer for Sketch #51...

The lovely Ms. Kyoko Matsumura from Japan!!! She brings her bright and colorful work to IB this month and we couldn't be happier!

Here is a little bit about Kyoko and her take on sketch #51...

Hello. I am Kyoko Matsumura.  Thank you for inviting me!  I live in Japan with my fabulous husband and two lovely children (four-year-old daughter and one-year-old son).   Also known as mini.
Here is my blog- http://miniscrap.blog61.fc2.com
I am a proud member of the design team for {crop*cafe} - http://cropcafenet.com and Scrap in Japan - http://scapinjapan.blogspot.com .  
I have passed about three years since I began the scrapbooking.   Scrapbooking is “ the greatest color play” and “ the wonderful hobby” for me!  I used my son’s photograph in this sketch.  I am so happy if you feel freshness and pleasantness from this LO.  I look forward to seeing a lot of your LO's!

Thank you!!!

Thank you Kyoko for Guest Designing this month!!! Check out Kyoko's work and the rest of the design teams work in our gallery! And be sure to upload your creation as well!!!

Bring on the Photos !!!

Gather your pics and get ready for a great multi-photo sketch !! This sketch is great to showcase an event, party or any occasion that you have lots of photos for ... Just add a few embellies, some journaling, a title and you're done !! Check out what the Design Team created with this fun sketch !!

Sketch #51

8.5 x 11 Layout by Leanne Allinson

12 x 12 by Wendy Smith

12 x 12 by Aud Randi Kalve

12 x 12 by April Yap

12 x 12 by Lynn Kopas

12 x 12 by Kyoko Kobayashi

So dig out those photos and let's see YOUR pages !! Stay tuned for our Guest Designer for this sketch and more samples from the Design Team. Have FUN creating !