Use card making sketches
to help with your designs.

Do you ever get stuck for ideas? Then simple card making sketches can get you over the block.

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"Card Making Sketches"

Whenever you are stuck for ideas then help will always be close at hand, and duplicating a successful design can save you a lot of time.

Even more so if it was a card you particularly liked.

Keep a pad and pencil close to hand and make a simple line drawing of whatever pops into your minds eye. The sketch doesn't have to be fancy, just something that helps you put your ideas together.

You don't need to a good drawer or artistic to produce these, just a scribble will bring things back to mind when you are ready to get started on a card.

Label your designs with a name you will remember and store them for future use.

I keep mine in a clear plastic pockets, and store them in a ring binder. I just open it and look through them for ideas.

You will have the ideas there, ready to produce cards for any occassion.

Just vary the colours and you will have a different look each time. Turn the design around for another take.

This is the same design done on white, pink and cream card. The flowers on the paper have been glittered up to add sparkle. The sentiment is a peel off. (An excellent standby if your writing is not neat!)

Place the flowers at the bottom or top corners for a change,and the "ingredients" are to your choice.

Use stars or hearts instead of flowers, the choice is yours. Have fun with it and see what you can come up with.

This is my interpretation of it.

I have used glitters and several different kinds of flowers.

There are some gemstones under the sentiment and the shoes are coloured in with pens.

But you could use any image or colour scheme to suit the recipient.

This image, sentiment and papers are kits available to purchase from Making-Handmade-cards

I will bring you more card making sketches as each of my pages developes, so please check back often to keep up to date. They will be free ideas to bring inspiration to your card making.

Look at the samples I will show of the finished card using the design, and if you like it have a go. See how you interpret it.

Don't be afraid to try scrapbook layouts too. All you have to do is downsize it for whatever size card you are making.

Different embellishments and the use of colours can make the same design look totally unique.

Add some pretty gemstones, and lovely, shiny glitters. Try adding beautiful flowers made from silk or paper, and why not try making your own for that added extra touch.

Crochet flowers also look fabulous.

Over time you may build up a sizeable collection of card making sketches and then you will never be stuck for ideas.

And don't forget to get your free copy of the "Card Making Sketches" booklet. The link is at the top of the page.

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