Di Hickman's sketches - Card Sketch Apr #1/ Monogram cards

If you havent discovered Di Hickman's sketches yet , head on over to :
http://dihickman.blogspot.com/2007/04/card-sketch-april-1.html

There is such a bumper crop of card samples to get one going !

These are some of my very fave cards ( and have now made their way to Canada to a dear friend , M - of course ! lol )

Just to share some of my process that I enjoy :

In the earlier days of trying to use sketches - at that time it was mainly Pagemap's card maps - there was such a load of lovely sketches & card samples & yet I couldnt get going !

I certainly do have an affinity for simple graphic stuff - having, like Di Hickman ,a bit of graphic design background in my corporate working past.

It works wonders for me - simple , graphic.

These days for card making the choice of pp often sets off the creative spark .

I do not have a particular favourite colour I must say - I try to use up whatever cardstock I have on hand to match the PPs. & my fave papers are usually the ones that are not yet released ! lol

for these cards I'm sooo loving the Heidi Grace new Winter CHA release !

Marina Drive & Oh So Moody lines - & she sure does have a bumper crop of collections released !

I then look at the matching accessories that I got together with the paper & added on the embellies in ways I haven't tried before , where possible.

Of course using some of the latest Prima Sprites & Pop Ups ! simply adds a little pop to any card !

I also totally adore the new Press Petal Gel Chipboard Alphas - glossy finish & polka dotted ! Cos I dont have glossy accent on hand ! ;p; always out of stock in our LSS'