It's Thursday, OA fans and that means it's time for a sketch. It's Amy here today with some inspiration, and even a cut file to take your inspiration as far as you'd like to take it!
It all started when I found this great artwork on Pinterest.
I thought it could go in so many directions. Initially, I thought, a map, of course was a perfect idea, and as all sketches go, it turned into something completely different. So, I left the initial inspiration as is, and wanted to see how it would evolve. So here's the sketch.
Originally, I thought I would create a "map of my life" giving sections to document each facet; personality traits, favorites, daily routine, etc. But as I was looking through my photos to choose for my page, I decided to use one big photo and section that off instead. Here's a look at what I came up with.
I used one of the facets for my journaling, and the other "negative space" in the photo to add some color and texture with patterned paper. It was a fun and easy way of getting a very graphic look with one simple photo.
I asked Mandy to play along with me this week and here's her take:
This is what Mandy had to say:
"I loved the inspiration piece Amy sent me for today's blog post. I currently love creating layouts with circles, triangles, and pain ol wonkiness. This layout has all of that. I used scraps from various October Afternoon collections to fill in the the shapes of the circle. This was a really fun layout to create of my lil Mo. Thanks so much Amy for the inspiration and awesome cut file!"
So great! I love that Mandy used the graphic art for her background completely. Very cool!
Speaking of cut files. I created a cut file just for this sketch, and thought I would give it away today. All you have to do is click on the image below or here to download it. Enjoy!
UPDATE: The file is up over at my blog. Check it out here.
We'd love for you to play along with this week's challenge! If you do, make sure to link your work up to our Flickr page here for everyone to see! We hope you enjoyed today's post. Have a wonderful day! ~Amy