Prickley Pear Stamps: Graphic Design Elements for Handmade Cards

Hey there, it's Joy! How are you today? I am sharing a quick and easy card with you today, but's jammed packed with elements of graphic design that you can apply to card making, scrapbook layouts, journals, etc. I learned these tips all the way back in High School while doing the year book... do they even make those anymore? I'm aging myself now! Yikes!

Sketched Florals- Lavender

I made this card during a Facebook Live if you are interested in watching how it came together. You can find it HERE!

Working in odd numbers, especially three is very pleasing to the eye and id proven that it maintains people's interest longer. This is why you will see most graphic design done this way. Also presenting images so that they are facing inward and not off the page captures the eye. If for instance the butterfly on the right was facing to the right or looking off the page, the viewer would automatically look for more action to be going on outside of the frame. My sweet yearbook teacher taught me that while I was learning how to make layouts for my senior year. There aren't many things I remember about that class except for who I was dating, and a few yearbook tips and tricks. Can you tell I was ready to get out of school...

As you can tell I stamped the Sketched Florals Lavender along the left of the card and matted it in a darker shade to make it pop. I did the same with the Mini Butterflies 2 images as well. I tend to like texture an dimension on my cards, so I made sure to stamp the images with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink because I know that I can use other dye inks to blend over it and not smear it. Some black dye inks on the market are known to smear when other dye inks are blended with them, so be sure to do a test run ahead of time.

Well, friends, I hope you’re feeling inspired from this post! Tag me on Instagram if you make a project using this as inspiration!! I’d love to see how you made it your own!! Hugs, Joy

For more Prickley Pear Stamps inspiration check these out:
Shop
Instagram
Prickley Pear Pals Facebook Page
Prickley Pear Stamps Blog
Pinterest