Many scrapbookers like to create double-page spreads. These layouts have more room for lots of photos, embellishments, and journaling. To make it easy for you to find all of the free 12x12 inch double scrapbook page spread sketches here on About.com Scrapbooking, I have listed links to them for you all in one place. Below, you will see a small version of the sketch with a quick description. Each title link will take you to the full article, where you can find more information, sample pages, and even some embellishment ideas. Remember that you can click on any photo in the list below to see it in greater detail, but to save these sketches to your computer for future scrapbooking you will want to click over to the original article and save each one full-size.
1. Quick and Easy - Perfect Pumpkin Sketch - 7 Photos
Rebecca Ludens
The sample layout for this sketch features fall photos. Like any sketch on this list, however, it can easily be adapted for use with photos from any season or event just by changing colors and embellishments. This sketch is designed to hold up to
2. Year in Review Layout Sketch - 13 Photos
Rebecca Ludens
If you think it will be difficult to fit a dozen photos on one 12x12 inch scrapbook page, think again. This double page spread has room for up to 13 pictures that tell the story of your family's amazing year.
3. Lucky Scrapbook Page - 8 Photos
Rebecca Ludens
If you have an even number of eight photographs of an event that you want to include on your scrapbook page layout, then this is the sketch for you. It is designed to be quick and easy and yet still leave plenty of room for journaling, a title, and as many or as few embellishments as you want to include.
4. Fabulous Flowers Double Page - 6 Photos
This double page spread uses flowers as the main embellishments. You can learn to make your own flower embellishments in the article 12 Ways to Make Flowers for Scrapbooking and Card Making.
5. Mini Book Technique Challenge - 11 or More Photos
Rebecca Ludens
One way to add a lot of photos to a scrapbook page while not compromising on style or design is to create a mini book that attaches right to the layout. This technique challenge shows you how to make the book and gives you a double page scrapbook page sketch which includes a spot for the mini book.
6. Scrapbooking with Lots of Photos - Winter - 14 Photos
Rebecca Ludens
The sample page for this double scrapbook page sketch was made by Jennifer Schmidt and uses the Free Bird and Branches Patterns found on About.com Scrapbooking.
7. Double Hearts and Love Scrapbook Page Sketch - 5 Photos
Rebecca Ludens
3-D stitched hearts are used to embellish this double page spread that has room for up to five photos.
8. Year in Review II - 13 Photos
Rebecca Ludens
I love Year in Review Scrapbook Pages. They allow me to feel caught up on getting important memories into our family scrapbooks even if I haven't had a lot of time to scrapbook throughout the year. This double page spread has room for a dozen 3 inch square photos and one great family or focal point photo.
9. Design Team Product Challenge - Cool in the Pool - 6 Photos
Laina Lamb
When several designers all sit down with the same set of products you always get a vast array of creative projects. This scrapbook page sketch was inspired by a layout by Laina Lamb using products from Close to My Heart. It has room for up to 6 photos in a clean and classic style.
10. Close to My Heart Scrapbook Challenge - 7 Photos
Close to My Heart
I love the Close to My Heart scrapbooking style. This company always has beautiful products and really gorgeous scrapbook page ideas. In this article, Close to My Heart challenges About.com Scrapbooking readers to create a layout based on a sketch from the book Imagine: Fun, Fabulous Layouts for Every Scrapbooker.
