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Originally Posted by Angelnorth Some people discuss the thinking behind the design of a card and make reference to the basic design principles (rule of thirds etc) when they post on their blogs. Susan (LateBlossom here on SCS) springs to mind as somebody who often talks about the design process and is willing to share cards that didn't succeed as well as those that did (sometimes even showing how applying a simple change to the former turned it into the latter). She's a clean and simple stamper which is a great place to start even if it's not your natural style as there's nowhere to hide with a CAS card! You can find her blog here.
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Thanks, Joanne! It's funny, but the blog post I just put up shows TWO failures and then the success. Yikes, sometimes it takes a while to get there....
To the OP...most of what I learned about design I picked up from Cathy Zielski's scrapbook design books,
wiggydl's blog, an online class with
Julie Ebersole, lots of copying of cards I liked (including some of Joanne's amazing creations!), and simple trial and error. Every card I make (good, bad, or in-between) teaches me something, and my style is very simple, very clean and minimalist. I'm in awe of stampers who can make a ten-layer card look perfectly balanced, harmonious, and beautiful.
I show some of my mistakes on my blog because seeing the before and after is sometimes more helpful than anything else in illustrating a point.
In the end, though, there are lots of ways to learn design, but the main point of stamping--unless you want to be a pro--is just to have fun. At least, that's my opinion!;)
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