I was listening to a podcast from Tiffany Han recently where she talked about her 10 Success Secrets of the Highly Creative. I loved hearing her view on it and was inspired to make myself some reminders!

These inspiration cards are just the motivation I need daily to help me continue on my creative journey.

Here is my list of supplies so you can make your own set:

• Watercolor paper
• Kraft card stock
• Modeling paste & palette knife
• Watercolors
• Inktense pencils
• White gel pen
• Stencils: Screen Print and Impressions
• Sewing machine (you can also just glue the papers together)
• Pop dots
• Motivational sayings (printed or handwritten on white card stock)

I started with the colored cards using the following steps:

• Cut the watercolor paper into 3″ squares
• Apply modeling paste through each of the designs on the stencils – one design per card – and let dry
• Add a wash of watercolor to each card
• When dry, intensify the colors on each card around the raised shapes with Inktense pencils (or just a stronger layer of watercolor)
• Outline all the shapes with the white gel pen.

I cut the Kraft card stock into 4″ squares and used a zig-zag stitch on my sewing machine to attach the colored squares. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can hand sew the cards together or use glue to adhere them. A fine line black marker can add the stitching marks for you!

My husband designed the scroll labels for me in Photoshop. I printed them on card stock and cut them each out. You can add hand lettered or stamped words if you are not familiar with Photoshop. Make it your own!

I used pop dots on the back of the scrolls to add more dimension to the inspiration cards.

These would make a great gift for anyone looking for a little motivation on their next big adventure! What’s your next big plan? Would these help give you a little push in the right direction?!

Thanks for joining me today!

Consie

The Crafter’s Workshop Design Team Member