Continuing on with my "NOW what" series…

Now that you have your basic supplies, we’re going to talk about "minimalist" cards. A "minimalist" card uses minimal supplies so that anyone can make them. Everyone needs to start somewhere and these cards are it!

Ok, so you have some basic supplies. Now you’re ready to start a card….

MIND GOES BLANK!! Then you start with "What do I do? Where do I start? What do I use?"

TIP: If you don’t know where to start, try a challenge…Splitcoaststampers has these Weekly Challenges.

TIP: You should start with SKETCH CHALLENGES. Sketch challenges give you the design of your card. This is often the biggest help.

TIP: Splitcoaststampers has sketch challenges on Wednesdays.

There are some wonderful blogs out there with some fun sketch challenges.  Find a sketch challenge you’d like to try. Today we are going to use Jamie’s Bella Sketch Challenge BSC41.

Here it is:

So, using this sketch, let’s start with a Stampin’ Around wheel minimalist card.

Since the directions are long, HERE THEY ARE.

And here is the finished card.

Let me know if this series is going to be helpful…

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