Mid Week blog#117 - Using card sketches to spark your creativity.

  Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I am an independent Stampin' Up® demonstrator in Melbourne, Australia. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies & sometimes special DSP. My second blog is mid week on a Wednesday where I look at techniques, colour challenges, card sketches, fun folds, tools & equipment & ways to make or improve your projects. That's what this blog is about.

I sometimes have a little slump when it comes to ideas for creating. That's where Card Sketches come in! Today I have a simple sketch that can be adapted in so many ways to create lovely, simple cards & spark your creativity. I have had a number of Card Sketch posts before, 9 of my own & 1 from Stampin' Up® so far. Today's is inspired by Janis Lewis over at Pause, Dream, Enjoy. I hope you like it.

This is a simple sketch that allows you to use DSP or cardstock in any of the layers. The measurements for each layer are:

Front matte - 10.1 x 14.45cm

Square matte - 8 x 8cm

Rectangle matte - 3 x 11cm

Circle - whatever size you have that allows you to see the square layer underneath. My circle is approx 6cm across.

I chose the gorgeous Latte Love stamp set & dies along with the A Little Latte DSP. The card base is Basic Beige & for a little contrast to the beige I chose Pecan Pie which is featured in the DSP.

To create some depth I added some glue dots & dimensionals to some of the elements & also added a few of the cute Adhesive Backed Swirl dots. The sentiment is heat embossed in copper then fussy cut.

This card is to congratulate a work colleague who has stopped vaping & smoking (after years of me nagging her to stop for her health) & I will add a gift card for a coffee shop. She's a big fan of coffee & I want her to have a treat & something to help her distract from her cravings.

As always I loved playing around with a new sketch. It opens up so many possibilities & helps to spark your creativity. But, for now, that's all I have for you this week.

My next blog is on Sunday with some gorgeous creations made with the Lovely & Sweet stamps & dies.  Next week's mid week blog will be about tool products to help you work out what products to use when you need to adhere in your creations. I hope you can join me for both of them as I think you'll love them!

Til next time, take care & keep creating. XX Alison