Scrapbook sketches are the beginning building blocks for layout construction, providing a framework for your scrapbook layout. Sketches can be created from a variety of resources: your imagination and creativity, previous layouts, ads in magazines, newspapers or on television, or you can purchase them from companies who specialize in designing them. 

The purpose of scrapbook sketches is to simplify scrapbooking. Layout sketches are a source of scrapbooking inspiration and encouragement for all scrappers. The arrangement of a layout is done for you…the next step is to just simply work from this arrangement, embellish it and add in your own creativity. Layout sketches are also a great way to try something a little different and challenge your imagination. Looking at layout sketches will give you the push you need to stop analyzing and start scrapping. 

Layout sketches are great because they make more efficient use of your scrapbooking time. If you already know ahead of time how you want your scrapbook page to be laid out and arranged, then think of how many scrapbook layouts you could complete in a single afternoon. In addition, scrapbooking sketches make more efficient use of your scrapbooking supplies. When you use a scrapbook layout sketch as a blueprint for your layout, you reduce the risk of risk of wasting your “good” scrapbook paper and supplies to visualize an idea.