Have you ever used a sketch to get you started creating?

Hello and Welcome to Handmade by Julia Quinn.

Today I'm hopping with an awesome bunch of talented Australian crafters who love sharing with you!!

This month, we are sharing our inspiration from the card sketches in the Mini Catalogue - these are a BRILLIANT way to get started creating!

I have flipped my inspiration sketch to accomodate my large greeting, but hopefully you can see where the inspiration has come from!  There's the flag detail underneath the main element and then the little flowers off the edge for the circle detail.

This card features the gorgeous Delightful Wishes bundle and the coordinating Floral Delight papers and Floral Vellum.

The greeting has been stamped directly onto the Floral Delight designer paper with Night of Navy ink - and this is something that I often forget to do!!  We have some fabulous designer paper that works perfectly to create great backgrounds behind our stamping.

It took me a while to work out the 2 step stamping of the flowers, however, I discovered that it really doesn't matter if the stamps line up because when they are die cut, there is some gorgeous white space too!

Make sure you keep hopping to see lots of amazing inspiration just for you!

Delightful Wishes Mini Sketch inspiration

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 And, if you can see yourself creating cards and sharing your love of papercrafts while inspiring others, perhaps you might be interested in joining my Stampin' Up! family - contact me to find out how.