Card Sketch Organization Using a Recipe Box

From the Designer: "A couple of months ago, I found this really cute recipe box. I love anything floral, so I thought I could find a use for this in my craft room. Being a card maker, I have a huge collection of creations that I've saved over time. I had been wanting to turn some of the cards I've created into sketches so I could refer back to them when I needed some inspiration.  This is how my card sketch library came to be! I decided to turn my recipe box into a reference for all my original card sketches. I usually start with a product when I create, so a sketch is useful for me to get my creativity flowing.  I added some other card reference materials to the box, including a techniques section as well as a section on design principles. Since the box held 4x6 cards, I replaced the recipe cards included in the box with Project Life grid cards from Becky Higgins.  Perfect for sketches! I made new labels to cover the dividers using my label maker and got to work on my sketches. I can't tell you how many times I've referenced this handy tool. I have sketches for both vertical and horizonal card designs with plenty of room for more ideas. This recipe box would also be great if you like to scrapbook and want to save sketch ideas."

Materials List

• Recipe box
• Grid-lined index cards (size depends on the size of the box)
• Label Maker (optional)
• Shape template ruler (optional) for drawing the sketches