A template is essentially a place to start. It’s a layout for a card that you can use to help you get the creative juices flowing. Let’s say you have a product (stamp set) you’d really like to use but just aren’t sure about what to do. One thing you can do is to look at page 22 of the new annual catalog and there are some fantastic templates like the white images below. Then, however it seems to work for you, make a card from it. It doesn’t have to be exact, it’s just a starting point but it’s a repeatable layout for many, many stamp sets, colors, DSP and so much more!!

I’ve decided to start a monthly challenge using two layouts.

June’s Creative Challenge is, I think, a great one—and sends us straight into the
pages of the new May 2024–April 2025 Annual Catalog! The catalog itself
is full of beautiful samples that can provide you with endless creative inspiration.

And have you seen the 20+ card templates on the bottom of
page 22? These super-helpful patterns/layouts can streamline your card making
process, so all you have to do is choose which fabulous new stamps, ink
colors, Designer Series Paper, and embellishments you’ll use with them.

First up: the You’re Such a Blessing card with its showstopper focal point. It does a perfect job of highlighting the caring sentiment from the Grateful Blessing Stamp Set. To achieve
this card’s sophisticated, distressed look, emboss Crumb Cake Cardstock
using the Layered Floral 3D Embossing Folder and the Stampin’ Cut &
Emboss Machine, then rub VersaMark ink over the embossed paper. Cut the
circle for the sentiment using the Spotlight on Nature Dies to get those
intricate and lovely border details. And those tasty-looking citrus
fruits, plus their leaves and flowers? They were simply fussy cut from
the Mediterranean Blooms Designer Series Paper. Cards come together so
easily when you have a pattern to follow!

The Hey, You Can Do This card features another template
with lots of fun layers—and it’s very easy to CASE (Copy and Share Everything). To get the look
featured here, use the Saying Hey Stamp Set, the Eyelet 3D Embossing
Folder, Country Lace and Full of Life Designer Series Papers, Basics
Wow! Embossing Powder (white), Blueberry Bushel, Coastal Cabana, and
Pool Party Cardstock, and Ombre Matte Decorative Dots. It’s a perfect
mix of products, and with the template as your card making guide—you
can’t miss!

Have fun using these amazing templates! I hope you’ll
choose one (or both!) of the sketches we featured today, make a project
with it, and share it using the #CreativeChallengeSU hashtag. I can’t
wait to see it on our FB pages either StampinWithPatricia or StampinwithPatricia (weird that the only difference is an uppercase W or lowercase w.