i learned how to do tarot by doing daily readings for myself...  i borrowed Secret Tarot by Lo Scarabeo from a friend of mine and drew one card every day, and made my tarot cards at the same time. i think maybe i didn't look at the cards i was drawing too closely  because i was busy making my own cards? anyway this was a great way to figure out the cards as a beginner, one at a time.

i was also doing big 10-card readings for various reasons, looking up cards as i needed to, but the daily readings really built up mental relationships to the individual cards! irecommend it!