This week I am sharing some more insight into my design process and showing how I use random bits of inspiration to create unique sketches as a foundation for some of my projects.
You can take something as simple as this piece of graphic design…
and turn into a sketch like this…
followed by a project like this.
Here is today's video to show you how you can do this too.
Here is the download for the folding template I mentioned in the video…
CLICK HERE to Download Folding Template
If you are joining along this week, here are the details concerning the Make It Monday Challenge.
–A new Make It Monday Challenge will go up every Monday morning at 9am EST.
–Create a project utilizing your take on the challenge. Your project must use at least one Papertrey product and one of the sketches provided in this post.
–Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
–-Add your project to our —>InLinkz List HERE<—
–You will have until 7am, Monday, June 11th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
–We will be tweeting and posting on our Facebook page every night (between 5-9pm EST) highlighting a Featured Project. These tweets/Facebook postings will just be a shout-out regarding projects that caught our eye.
–One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, June 11th, after 7am. The winner will be posted here on this blog post, on Twitter and Facebook. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
Here are some different ideas for sources of inspiration when creating sketches as well as some actual sketches for you to use for this weeks challenge. Feel free to use the appropriate graphic within your blog post if you like.
You can use advertising from newspapers, magazines, event posters and more as inspiration for unique sketches.
Retail displays that catch your eye while shopping can also be used for inspiration.
Packaging for some of the products you use everyday could inspire you.
Many of the amazing graphic design pieces found around the web can be very inspirational.
You can use small portions of interesting scrap layouts to adapt to a unique card sketch.
Everyday objects, like this pot holder, can inspire you to create a fun sketch ideas.
I created a free download that contains all of these sketches in one place for you to print out and use in your stamping space!
CLICK HERE to download Sketch Inspiration Sheet
I hope these sketches inspire you today and perhaps some of the tips I have shared will help you in the future when creating your own unique sketches.
EDITED TO ADD RANDOMLY SELECTED WINNER:
Congratulations Luanne Ford! You have been randomly selected to receive a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however you choose! Please send a note to customer service with the email address you would like the gift certificate sent to. And thank you to EVERYONE for the amazing response this challenge received! You all have truly inspired me!!!
Great video. I like watching the proces of making the sketch into a card.
Thanks for the sketches. I love to start a card with a sketch.
Eveline.
Yay! I love your sketches, Nichole! And how fun to see the inspiration behind them! Thanks for the download– I’ve already printed it out to take to work to sketch out some ideas to make tonight!
Great!!! Very nice sketches!! Thanks!!
TFS how you come up with your sketches. I tend to look at things and see how I can use it or something like it, ON my card. It rarely occurs to me to look at things as inspiration to create a sketch. I will be looking at things differently now. 🙂
Thank you for the tutorial and the download. The inspiration you share is so awesome. I really look forward to Monday morning, and your blog. It makes my day. I come back often to see how others interpret you tutorials and it is so fun to see all the other projects.
DIANA L.
http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com
This card sketch and video is my “All Time” fave!!! Thank you so much for your inspiration…LOVE it!!!!!!
I love these great sketches as well as the tips for how you translate what you see around you into a sketch! Thanks for the great inspiration and video!!
Nichole, I find you to be an amazing teacher! Thanks so much for the video. You really inspire me. I am going to try the technique this week.
Hugs, Pat
THANK YOU! 🙂
Great ideas and sketches Thank you so much for this video!
Fantastic sketches. I will have them made this week.
Awesome video Nichole! I would like to know what kind of program do you use to create the sketches? Thanks!
the video is very inspiring, also the way you make sketches out of day life.
BRILLIANT!!!! – Thank you 😀
Extremely useful…everyone gets in a rut making the same design over and over. This will spur more creativity
Wow, what fabulous sketches! I can’t wait to try them out. Thank you!
Your sketches are ALL wonderful – I’ve saved them for future use! Thanks so much!
Syl,
I use Adobe Illustrator to create the sketches. Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for the shout out! appreciate it!
Your sketches are wonderful , you inspire and push us out of our comfort zone ..thanks!
went to download a few of your FREE DOWNLOADS, and none of them work, all say expired.
Thanks for the free download. I always love the sketches you provide for us. The style is always so clean.
Nicole…. I loved this! Thank you so much for putting together the sketches. I do HOPE you will do this again soon!!! What a super idea.
Great inspiration! I enjoyed having the variety of sketches to choose from. Maybe I’ll get second one made before Monday. Thanks!
I so enjoyed watching your video and discovering how you create your marvelous sketches. Thanks so much!
Thank you for your suggest in writing and we look forward to hearing from you! Plz have update!
love the colors and design, great sketches!