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    The Sketch a Day Card Deck

    365 inspiring prompts for daily creativity

    Author Susan Yeates
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    $24.95 US
    Search Press
    4-3/4"W x 7-1/2"H | 5 oz | 12 per carton
    On sale Sep 29, 2026 | 148 Pages | 9781800924574
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    365 inspiring prompts for a year of creativity! This stylish and inspiring card deck is packed with creative inspiration for absolutely everybody.

    From the creator of the popular annual online Sketchbook Challenge, Susan Yeates (@susanyeatesartist), this is the perfect gift for anyone looking to carve out small amounts of creative time per day; it includes 52 cards and a complete creative guidebook!

    Each of the 52 beautiful cards has its own theme, illustrated in a mix of pen or pencil sketches, coloured illustrations, paintings and even collage. The postcard-format cards 4x6" (10 x 15cm) are tactile and inspiring: simply shuffle them and pick your prompt at random, or work through them one by one. Each card contains 7 inspiring prompts for creative inspiration:

    • The themes range from objects, such as flowers, insects and snowflakes, to more subjective suggestions such as 'something that smells good' and 'things you used today', to encourage you to sketch items you may not have considered before.
    • There is no right or wrong interpretation, and no pressure to create wall-worthy art. The focus is on freeing your mind, having fun and allowing yourself a creative moment of calm.
    • Perfect for artists who like to sketch on the go - just slip a card into your bag along with your sketchbook and pencils!

    Also included is a 96-page guide to cultivating a sustainable creative habit, which contains:
    • A guide to the benefits of short daily doses of creativity.
    • Helpful habits to encourage a positive mindset.
    • Warm-up exercises to help awaken your creative brain.

     This card deck re-uses content from Sketchbook Challenge (2022, 9781800920453).
    © Search Press
    Susan Yeates is a printmaker, tutor, published author and TEDx speaker. She has written and self-published four books including Learning Linocut (2011), an Amazon no. 1 best-selling printmaking book providing a comprehensive introduction to relief printing and Learn to Earn from Printmaking - An essential guide to creating and marketing a printmaking business (2016). Susan's first title for Search Press, Beginner's Guide to Linocut, was published in 2018.

    Susan obtained a printmaking degree from Loughborough University and has been teaching courses and workshops since 2003. Susan has also had experience running numerous other businesses in different industries including a digital marketing business and training business. She also co-runs a pottery café in Woking, Surrey. Susan’s TEDx talk, Create your mandala universe – collaborate for a beautiful life, was broadcast in 2020.

    Susan runs an annual thirty-day sketching challenge every January through her website and YouTube channel, Magenta Sky, and on Instagram (@learninglinocut) and Facebook, encouraging people to develop a daily sketching habit.
    Susan lives and works in Woking in Surrey, UK, and continues to teach printmaking. View titles by Susan Yeates
    96-page book:
    Contents 3
    Intro 4
    How to use this deck 8
    Sketching prompts 10
    Your weekly themes 14
    Why a daily sketching habit? 18
    What is a sketch and what is a habit? 22
    Why use sketching prompts? 24
    Mindset and creativity 28
    Process not perfection 30
    Be like a toddler 32
    The importance of creative play 34
    Positive language 38
    There is no wrong 42
    Make it easy for yourself 44
    Warm-up exercises 56
    Afterword & next steps 92
    52 themed cards, each featuring 7 prompts and stunning visual inspiration

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    additional book photo
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    About

    365 inspiring prompts for a year of creativity! This stylish and inspiring card deck is packed with creative inspiration for absolutely everybody.

    From the creator of the popular annual online Sketchbook Challenge, Susan Yeates (@susanyeatesartist), this is the perfect gift for anyone looking to carve out small amounts of creative time per day; it includes 52 cards and a complete creative guidebook!

    Each of the 52 beautiful cards has its own theme, illustrated in a mix of pen or pencil sketches, coloured illustrations, paintings and even collage. The postcard-format cards 4x6" (10 x 15cm) are tactile and inspiring: simply shuffle them and pick your prompt at random, or work through them one by one. Each card contains 7 inspiring prompts for creative inspiration:

    • The themes range from objects, such as flowers, insects and snowflakes, to more subjective suggestions such as 'something that smells good' and 'things you used today', to encourage you to sketch items you may not have considered before.
    • There is no right or wrong interpretation, and no pressure to create wall-worthy art. The focus is on freeing your mind, having fun and allowing yourself a creative moment of calm.
    • Perfect for artists who like to sketch on the go - just slip a card into your bag along with your sketchbook and pencils!

    Also included is a 96-page guide to cultivating a sustainable creative habit, which contains:
    • A guide to the benefits of short daily doses of creativity.
    • Helpful habits to encourage a positive mindset.
    • Warm-up exercises to help awaken your creative brain.

     This card deck re-uses content from Sketchbook Challenge (2022, 9781800920453).

    Author

    © Search Press
    Susan Yeates is a printmaker, tutor, published author and TEDx speaker. She has written and self-published four books including Learning Linocut (2011), an Amazon no. 1 best-selling printmaking book providing a comprehensive introduction to relief printing and Learn to Earn from Printmaking - An essential guide to creating and marketing a printmaking business (2016). Susan's first title for Search Press, Beginner's Guide to Linocut, was published in 2018.

    Susan obtained a printmaking degree from Loughborough University and has been teaching courses and workshops since 2003. Susan has also had experience running numerous other businesses in different industries including a digital marketing business and training business. She also co-runs a pottery café in Woking, Surrey. Susan’s TEDx talk, Create your mandala universe – collaborate for a beautiful life, was broadcast in 2020.

    Susan runs an annual thirty-day sketching challenge every January through her website and YouTube channel, Magenta Sky, and on Instagram (@learninglinocut) and Facebook, encouraging people to develop a daily sketching habit.
    Susan lives and works in Woking in Surrey, UK, and continues to teach printmaking. View titles by Susan Yeates

    Table of Contents

    96-page book:
    Contents 3
    Intro 4
    How to use this deck 8
    Sketching prompts 10
    Your weekly themes 14
    Why a daily sketching habit? 18
    What is a sketch and what is a habit? 22
    Why use sketching prompts? 24
    Mindset and creativity 28
    Process not perfection 30
    Be like a toddler 32
    The importance of creative play 34
    Positive language 38
    There is no wrong 42
    Make it easy for yourself 44
    Warm-up exercises 56
    Afterword & next steps 92
    52 themed cards, each featuring 7 prompts and stunning visual inspiration

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