We're going to help you complete more scrapbook pages in 2010. While we may not be able to run your errands so you can spend more time in your scrapping creative zone, we can bring you time-saving sketches like this one that feature an even-more-time-saving feature; photo sizes that require little or no cropping. Follow this sketch for beautiful pages every time

Winter is Your Favorite Season by Becky Olsen. Supplies Cardstock: Bazzill Basics Paper; Patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket and October Afternoon; Glitter chipboard letters: Pink Paislee; Pen: Precision Pens, American Crafts; Adhesive: Tombow.

Design Tip: Put your story in center stage. If it's sometimes difficult for you to make room for journaling on your page designs, you're not alone. Becky Olsen often finds it a challenge as well, but she found the large journaling area in this sketch provided a wonderful way to let the story shine.

More Layouts with This Sketch

To see more layouts based on this sketch, check out the "CK Sketches" column in the January 2010 issue of Creating Keepsakes.

Free Sketch Downloads

Try these variations on this month's sketch! You can download them in a PDF file for your binder.

Free Digital Template Download

Are you a digital scrapbooker? Try downloading our digital version of the January 2010 CK Sketch and use the layered PSD file to create a page using your favorite digital scrapbooking elements.

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January 2010

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KimConley

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January 2010 Sketches

I'm a little late but have fallen in love with digi since discovering how wonderful templates are and how to use them correctly! TY for your hard work...and making mine much more enjoyable!

Mar 02, 2011 at 04:05 PM

rivercityscrapper

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Ck sketches

Thank you so much...love the template. Since I went digi...really missed CK

Jan 10, 2010 at 06:40 PM

cal8007

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CK Sketches

Thank so much - this will help me sooo much!

Jan 08, 2010 at 10:01 PM

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PSD Files of Templates

OMG !!! I love this function! What a great addition to your magazine!

Jan 07, 2010 at 12:39 PM

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PSD FILES

Too bad these digital freebies couldn't be PNG files instead so we could use them in programs other than Adobe.

Jan 07, 2010 at 09:50 AM

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Photos with sizes

Thanks so much for including the photo sizes. Now it's so muh easier then guessing what size everything is.

Jan 05, 2010 at 05:24 PM

reneecrops

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thank you

Digital Files - Wonderful idea.

Jan 05, 2010 at 02:24 PM

luboost

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Thanks!

I'm so glad your doing a digi template too! Thanks! :)

Jan 05, 2010 at 10:56 AM

Nanazig

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Digital Files

The monthly sketch as a PSD File is GREAT!!!! I get stuck scrapping when I don't have a start place. THIS IS FABULOUS!!!

Jan 05, 2010 at 07:08 AM

Jeanann917

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digital template download

Thanks for making the monthly sketch available as a PSD for us digi scrapper! This will save a lot of time!

Dec 18, 2009 at 03:23 PM