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I really love this layout, and the color co-ordination is fabulous. Unfortunately, I don’t use pre-designed layouts. I just do them as I go along.
I love the fact that you are so organized. I change my mind WAY to much to sketch out a layout. I got a gypsy for Christmas and I am so excited to learn to use it more efficiently!
Megan,
I loved this video because it shows that nothing is ever set in stone, and there is so much for God given creativity. You have it all. Thanks for sharing and what a great start to the New year. Blessings to you and yours. Moira
I love the crab! I just ordered create a critter so I’m looking forward to trying it. Which cartridge did you use for the words?
Awesome….I want to make a crabby patty one :0)
a good review for me, I remember watching this a while ago! thank you for all your hard work, and Happy New Year!
love your sketch sheets
I downloaded your sheets and use them often. They really help and make card making easier. Thanks, Megan and Happy New Year to you and your family.
With me being newer to scrapbooking.. did a few layouts a few years ago but never did much. I find everything helpful right now.. I Cant wait to really get into using my cricut expression and my gypsy. Thank you for all your great helpful tools. I love the cricut cutting guide.. Thank you.. Happy New Years.
LOVE the crab!!!!
Love the idea of the sketch sheets-I have so my ideas for cards in my head(don’t have a gypsy yet) now maybe I’ll put them on paper
Thank you! Thank you! I love the sheets! Happy New Year!
That is a cute layout!!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful layout ideas.
I always do a sketch of my layouts when I can’t get to do the layout right away. Thus, I have the original idea as my map even if I tweak a bit or alot. I make sketches for cards frequently especially when I glean an idea from various sources.
Thanks for your free sketch download, because now I can go straight to putting my ideas down without having to draw the square and rectangles first.
I don’t have a Gypsy, but your ideas are always adaptable. I mostly use your old method of sketching layouts–on whatever paper I find handy, but the sketch sheets will be helpful. You’ve helped me in so many ways. Thanks, and Happy New Year!
Love this Crabby Cakes page.
Like you, I start with a sketch of a page idea, but the end product rarely looks exactly like the sketch. But that is where individual creativity comes in!
Oh, I am so excited. My goal this year is to create a scrapbook layout or card each week which is a big goal since I am raising an infant grandson. I love watching the videos and the sketch patterns are great. Thanks for all your hard work so that ours will be easier.
I have always done this as well. I am not tech savvy, so I’ve made my own templates by hand and made copies. But, it never occurred to me to consider the scale! Thank you for sharing your talents and tools with us. Thanks to Sean for putting your methods into a format we can all benefit from!
I know I’ve seen this video before but it is really cute. I really need a Cricut Expression for these big layouts. Yours turned out great.
Happy New Year and keep putting out these excellent videos for those of at home who don’t have much of an imagination.
Love the crab!!
Very Nice! This would make a great layout for beach photos.
Meghan, What a cute layout! I received the Gypsy A to Z DVD for Christmas and it was wonderful but I didn’t receive the code to download the cut files. Can you send me an e-mail and help with this?
Very cute crab!! I’m a bit confused as to where and how you would mount your photos on this page after you have it complete.
Okay so I finally broke… and just ordered the Create a Critter cart! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us! Happy & Blessed New Year Megan!
Cute crab. Now I have to add that cartridge to my ever growing wish list. Thanks for all your ideas!
I love the layout especially the crab. I am wondering how you designed the layout in your gypsy?
I’ve never used sketch sheets but they seem pretty helpful. I just kind of lay things out as I go with no real plan in mind. Thanks for the video recap.
Happy New Year Everyone!
sc gma
I love love love the little crab from the create a critter cartridge! I like the layout too! I definitely want to try this one!
I love the sketches. You have so many great ideas. I feel like a sponge. I just keep taking it all in. Thank you again!
Love sketches. Thanks for the sketch sheets.
Thanks for all your help and inspiration.
Love the crab. I don’t usually make my cut-outs so large but I’m going to give it a try! Thanks for the download …. I’ll be giving these a try!
Thanks for the downloads that go with this!
LOVE the Crabby Pants layout! Thank you for making us all these great videos.
Great Idea. I will be looking for more great ideas
Thank you
Awesome as usual–
I never thought about using the sketches before, but I may have to try after this video.
I do invisible sketches if you call it that. I place my pictures that I want on the page and then design how they are going to be laid out. But I do love the sketches you have created for sharing.
I love your videos. Great ideas.
Love this layout very different from the norm.
angel hugs
Debby
Crabby Cakes is darling!
Great idea with the sketch templates
Thanks so much for your generousity
Cheers
Catie
And the crab is not at all crabby either
The final dots added completed your layour beautifully
Very cute… Love the crab!
Thank you so much for the ideas.That is where I get stuck. I don’t have a Gypsy but maybe one day I will. Thank you for the sketch sheets, I am sure they will be handy. dhelmkay@shaw.ca
Thanks for the ideas as well as the downloads. That is great especially when the creativity juices just aren’t flowing. This technique can keep you from cutting pieces you just can’t use in your design.
Thanks for the sketches that go along with the video. Really enjoy using them. Happy New Year!!
Your “Crabby CAkes” page is adorable. I really like the papers you used. Am planning on downloading the sketch templates.
Happy New Year
I love the crabby cakes page that is so cute!
What a lovely layout. The sketch templates are a brill idea. Will have to download them.
Love Crabby he is too cute. Thanks also for the downloads, will use them for sure.
This was a great video!
As always your videos are so inspiring, your sketches are helpful when I’m stuck with ideas. Thanks and happy New Year to everyone!
Fun Layout, I love it!!!
I love to sketch out my ideas ahead of time….lol..I may change my mind a couple hundred times before it is done but love having a base to start with!
Such a great idea i cant wait to get home and download those sketches!!!
I just downloaded the sketch sheets. I will have to put them on my nightstand, since I always wake up with some ideas, but then forget them when I am ready to scrap. Happy New Year!
Those are really cool sketch sheets. Thanks for giving us this new tool!
Megan this is by far my favorite layout I loved the colors and the Crab was so darn cute. I never thought about using an image that big…toooo cute!
nice layout ideas I go by the seat of my pants. Planning might make easier
Love the crab. I just ordered create a critter cart. can’t wait to get it. Thanks for sharing.
Love the downloadable sketch sheets…I am anxious to use them!
I remember this video from the first time it was posted. Thanks for the reminder about those great downloads!
Love that crab, super cute. : )
No wonder you’re so creative, these templates are a great idea. TFS!
The templates are a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing them with us. Love your videos.
Love sketches. Keep making the videos.
Keep up the videos they are so helpful.
Thanks for the Layout pages. Great video
Thank you for the review.
Thank you for the download sheets – they will be really helpful!
Love the idea of pre designed pages, never have tried it but it is something that I will have to do 🙂
SArah
I never know when an idea will pop into my head, having a place to brainstorm when the moment strikes is half the battle! Good idea!
I do not do pages hardly ever but it is sure nice to find some inspiration! Pinkalicious Hugs, Jonnie
Love this idea
I love, love, love your sketch sheets!! I have used them in designing layouts and even cards!! Thanks so much!!
Thanks so much. These are going to be really helpful.
I will surely give this a try! Thanks for sharing!
Sandra
Can’t wait to use sketch templates, maybe I can do some layouts ahead of time and then my scrap pages will be easier to do once I sit at my desk. Thanks for such a great idea! Loved “crabby cakes” so cute for a baby page.
I haven’t tried your sketch sheets yet. Maybe they will help me put my pages together easier. Off to find where to download them.
Thanks for the sketching papers. I sure will be able to use these for my projects. 🙂
The sketches are something I’ve never used, but I like that it’s an option available to me. Until you posted this video I really was unsure of the “draw” for sketches. I’d like to give them a try this year. Thank you!
Just got my G last week. will go to look all the vedio for gypsy in your website. thanks
Thanks for putting this in your top videos…I remember this but never printed the sketch pages. now I can because I “rediscovered” them! I plan to make a small book to carry with me so I can jot down ideas (and have a running inventory of diff. colors of viva decor!)Thanks!
Super cute layout. The Gypsy looks really cool but I have a laptop, Design Studio, and Sure Cuts Alot so I’m sure I don’t need it! LOL!
what a cute crab!! I LOVE this page, Megan!!
Your sketch sheets are how I started my Family cook book last year! Thanks!
Cute Crab, and I love the sketch sheets. On my blank days they really come in handy!!
Thanks so much for all the work you put into your website. You truly are an inspiration for me.
Sketches are always so helpful. I usually like to change them up just a little to make it my own.
I love useing sketches for basic design. The little extras you add make it what it should be. I really mist get me a xyron.
helpful tip using the Xyron!!!
thank you for this great layout, i have to say watching your inspirational videos could put a big dent in my bank account, with all the tools and tips and tricks. thank you!!
I am drooling over the Gypsy! Wish I had one. Maybe Santa will come late with one.
When you did this video I had never used a sketch for inspiration. I usually just lay the pictures out and go for it! I have found that by using sketches as inspiration I have given myself more time in the scrap room!!! Thanks Meghan!!
thanks
Love the layout!
Super Cute. I never would have thought to do my whole layout on the Gypsy. Mine should arrive tomorrow and I can’t wait to play.
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THESE. ALREADY DOWNLOADED THE SHEETS. YOU ARE AMAZING!!
I have learned so much from this site thanks so much!!
Loved the sketch sheets. This was a fabulous idea.
Marcie
I love this video..always have
These sketches will be extremely helpful!
I am looking forward to your new templates that you designed. I love your little crab. It really makes a cute page design. Keep up the great work!
I have used this several times, love it
Thanks for another great resource to use in helping us develop and design great cards and pages. Love the page you made using your Gypsy. Thanks for sharing.
Love the crab!! TFS!
I like having these sketch papers. I feel they help me be more organized. Thanks!
Very cute layout. I love the way you use the sticker maker… I think you may have sold one!
Great layout templates and tutorial. I really like this one. The crab is so cute, Thanks for the inspiration.
my granddaughter was watching this video with me….she is all about inking the edges of everything.
Thank you for sharing
Sketches can be such a help! Nice tutorial!
Very neat idea – I will download this right away!
Love these templates. TFS and the freebies
Thank you for the wonderful sheets!
I LOVE using these sheets you gave us as a download…. it’s sooo helpful! 🙂
Very helpful! The page is so cute! Thanks!
Thank you for sheets.
I remember this video, thx for the sheets! Your LO is so tweet!!!
I like the sketch sheets and downloaded them when I updated the Cricut Cutting Guide. THANKS!
l love the crab……………….
Cute crab. Although I’m not a big fan of using sketches (preferring to go with the flow), every so often, they do come in handy to help with the creative block we all occasionally encounter.
love your layout. I have used some sketches, it all depends on my mood, sometimes I like to just create my own other times I need a little help
Love the LO But I love love the little crab!
Debi
Thanks so much for the sketch templates! Another great idea!
I’m going to have to look into the idea of using sketches. I’m so new to all this…just trying to figure out what works best for me!
Thanks for the Sketch Page downloads. I like making sketches to have a way to get my ideas down before I get sidetracked with the cutting.
Aw..another great layout, I love the little crab. I scrap all boy stuff, this would be an alternative to the truck,train, plane icons I’ve been stuck on.
I love the sketch templates. It makes things easier.
It makes it so much easier to have a plan before you start, in stead of changing your mind a million times—-Nancy
Thanks for all the inspiration!! A fairly new gypsy owner who is not always organized and never creates her own sketches!!! New resolution!!
thanks for the sketch pages I use them all the time
Love the crab…shall try it soon…..thanks so much….CP
I downloaded your sheets & I use them all the time. I remember this video it was very helpful, I can watch a video over & over & still learn something from it.TFS
Love your ideas, u are truly very creative, love the crab.
Thanks for sharing the sketch sheets. This will help me so much!
I remeber this video! I started making sketches awhile ago and this video helped encourage me to keep it up.
Thank you for the templates.
The crab is wonderful, love the layout. Course I am a Cancer so am partial to crabs!
I like the idea of dotting the letters.
I love the sketch sheets. Thanks so much!!
This page turned out really cute. Just reinforces the fact that I want this cartridge.
Thank you for “all the sktetches” and your suggestions!! I really appreciate your help in giving us all your ideas, helps, and etc. etc!!!
I don’t usually sketch my layouts but I think I may start after watching this. I think it will speed everything along. Thanks again.
Love your Crabby Cakes layout! So very cute.
Thanks for sharing.
All I can say is WOW and thanks for all the tips and tricks.
New Year’s resolution, become more organized. What a great way to organize (some!) of my crazy thoughts and inspirations!
Awesome job!!! I LOVE the crab…super cute. TFS
hugs,jen
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I am creatively challenged so unfortunately I would be better off using layout templates someone else has completed.
Thanks for sharing the sketch sheets.
Great Idea!
I have to admit since I bought my Gypsy I never use sketches anymore. I design them on my G. Thanks for sharing this video. I love CAC too…
What an adorable layout! Thank you for the downloadable sketches – I love this idea. I have such a hard time sometimes figuring out how to lay things out. I loved watching you use your Gypsy – I don’t have one and they are quite confusing to me. Watching you made me realize how they are used and now I want one 🙂
I downloaded mine when you first came out with them, this is a great idea, very useful. How nice it is passing along such great things to simplify our creativity.
Fantastic layout! I love using sketches!!
I am going to try sketching this weekend for a big scrap day I am hosting at the end of the month. Thanks!
Thank you SOOO much for the Sketch Sheets…these will be very helpful.
Thanks for the sketches. They will be very helpful. Crabby Cakes is really fun page.
Sketch sheets are such a great idea. I have even taught my boys to use them before projects.
Thnaks
So cute. Can’t wait to start my scrapbooks for my sons. So behind! Thanks for the ideas.
Crab for me please! LOL i love these tyty
I’m trying to draw my layouts more often.
LOVE this idea! Right now I just scribble on a scrap of paper then I can’t find it when I’m ready to use it! Thanks for the download.
Cute Layout!
The layout sketch sheets are so handy!
Thank-you!
sketch sheets will help a newbie like me.
Really like the colors on this layout.
I love the sketch sheets!! what a great download, thanks so much!!
I don’t always fo a sketch of a project that I want to do, your project reinforces the need to have a sketch of want you want to accomplish, thanks.
I have about 50 pages of sketch sheets that I started the MOMENT I found out about the Page Maps website. They are preprinted squares that are about 2 inches each, all full of sketches and notes. Now I just need to apply about 48 more pages of them to LOs and I might be close to caught up…. lol
Megan, I’m a newbie and look forward to using some of your ideas….thank you!!!
Truely have enjoyed, also would like to say I have both the Circut A-Z and the Gyspy A-Z and I am still enjoying them I learn something new everytime I use them. Thanks. Would like to say sound on vidio’s is not good due to the fact I have hearing problems.