CTMH - working with sketches

I'm taking a the Sketch Support class with Allison Davis at My Creative Classroom.  I love working with sketches, as they make the process of creating a layout fast, simple and easy.  I took the class because I love sketches, but don't always take the time to see what I can do beyond the simple blueprint provided.  My goal with this class is to step out of the comfort zone and make the sketch my own. 

Here are the layouts I created from the first week's sketch.

For this one, I followed the sketch closely.  I did make a substitute on the lower left; it called for 3 photos, but I had one that I wanted to use.  I used the Elemental Paper Packet and the Lucky Level 2 Assortment for my accents. 

For this layout, I used the sketch for the photo sizes, placement and embellishments, but I added an 11"x11" sheet on both sides so that there wasn't so much white (or in this case, olive) space.  For this layout, I used the Mayberry paper packet and Button assortment in Green. 

I didn't change either of the layouts  to an extreme, but I'm happy with the way both turned out.