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12/15/2010

Happiness Project: Art

Today I am sharing more details about the index card for the Art section.  What I envision for this section is little art cards about art things I love, whether it be an image of supplies I love or even just an art page with a technique, favorite stamp, just whatever is artsy that makes me happy.

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At the center of this card is one of the Crafty Secrets Creative Scraps.  I think these are so fun!  They are double sided.  On this particular set, one side is a vintage photo and the other is a vintage image from things like trading or calling cards and photographers cabinet cards.  This one had a line drawing of a woman surrounded by cherubs as she sketches. 

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To enhance the image, I colored in the details using Copic Markers.  I used very light shades, some of which I applied to my blender to make sure they would be very faint and light.  I added the ink bottle rub-on to make the card look like a vintage trading card and then inked the surface and edges of the card with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  I love the way the Distress Ink softened the marker colors and made them look aged.

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Like all of the index cards, I added a small phrased typed onto a scrap of patterned paper.  The typewriter I use is a small portable manual typewriter that belonged to my mom from before I was born.  I love that it adds a sentimental and vintage touch to my project. 

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Okay, there you have it, the first card!  Be sure to stop back by tomorrow to see another!

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12/14/2010

Happiness Project: Favorite Things

Yesterday I shared with you the 7gypsies Library Drawer I made and how I plan to use it in the coming year.  I shared one picture of each of the themed divider cards.  I thought it might be fun to share each one in more detail.  I will share one each day.  There are 12 cards total and with a few other things I have planned for the month, there will be something pretty to come see every day for the rest of the year!

On the post yesterday I included a supply list below the photo of each card.  I am repeating that supply list each day at the bottom of the post to make it easy for you to see what I used each day and so that you don't have to go back to that first post to see it.

First up, the front "cover" card.  Since the project is all about things that make me happy, I used the phrase "These are a few of my favorite things" from the song Favorite Things from The Sound of Music.  I love that song, it just really makes me happy. . . I guess you get the idea.

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Each tab has a title using Tiny Alpha stickers by Making Memories.  I added machine stitching along the bottom edge of the letters.  I tend to use a lot of machine stitching because I love sewing.  It was one of the first craft hobbies I had.  I love the texture it adds to a paper project.

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This tag cluster is made up of a Jenni Bowlin Journaling Card (yellow), a Creative Scraps Journaling Card by Crafty Secrets and a black rub-on by 7gypsies.  After applying the rub-on, I used Copic Markers to add color to the design to help tie it in with the colored design on the journaling card it is applied to.  I used my Tonic Paper Distresser to rough up the edges and then applied Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  The Distress Ink applied over the Copic Markers looks really cool and vintagey.  It really softens the colors and gives them age.

Every element (except the metal pieces) were edged with Walnut Stain Distress ink.  In the future as I add cards to the sections, I will use that same color for edging to keep a unified appearance to the project.

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I like lots of stuff and lots of layers of stuff and tried to really represent that on this first card.  I let it be the bulkiest since it be at the front of the display. 

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I used a bit of dyed crinkled seam binding to "tie" the optical glass to the card.

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I placed the lens so that the word "favorite" would be in the center of the lens to draw extra emphasis to it.

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I used a scrap of pattern paper to type part of my title on.  I used a vintage typewriter that I have in my studio.  I stapled the strip to the journaling cards.  I tried to use some of the same elements on each card like the flower with the leaf trinket pin.  To me, it helps to unify each card as part of a set.

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I sanded the edges of the printed chipboard letters so that they would be a little worn and would take ink a little better.  After I placed them on the card, I brushed on Clear Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint.  Since the letters are thin and were already on my project, I used a paint brush to dip into the crackle paint and apply it to the letters.  Using a brush smaller than the one that comes in the paint gave me more control over the application.

Okay, there is the first card!  It has a lot going on.  The inside cards are a bit more simple.  I hope you will stop back by tomorrow to see a few more details about the next card!

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12/13/2010

Happiness Project: 7gypsies Library Drawer Project

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I recently had the pleasure of being invited to be a guest designer for Blue Moon Scrapbooking.  I have a serious love of all things 7gypsies and think Blue Moon has one of the best 7g selections online.  I guess it won't come as a surprise that when asked what I would like to use for my project I immediately said 7gypsies Conservatory collection.

Because I love to make "stuff" I also decided I wanted to create a project featuring a 7gypsies Library Drawer.  I really love the alterable items from 7gypsies and had really been looking forward to an opportunity to create a special project with one.

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The box comes with a set of tabbed divider cards.  Last year I joined in on a One Little Word for the year.  With the new year quickly approaching I have been thinking about what my next word would be.  After a lot of thought, I finally decided it should be happiness.  With that choice I knew that I wanted to create a special project that I could use to document my focus on finding and celebrating happiness in my life.  

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I decided that throughout the year I would make little art cards on 4x6 index cards that I could file in my happiness project.  I used the tabbed index cards that were included with the box to create themed sections for my drawer.  The art cards may be fancy, they may be super simple, they may even just have some hand journaling- I think it will just depend on the moment.  The goal will be to look in my life and the world around me and capture the little things that bring me happiness.

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The beginning of the happiness project is the Library Drawer which I covered with the text side of the Mesofauna patterned paper.  Tucked in my goody box of supplies were some Wonderfall journaling cards by Websters Pages.  One of them had the phrase "All My Happiness" which was perfect to cut out and add to the top of the drawer pull.  I added Distress Ink (Walnut Stain) and Rock Candy Distress Crackle Paint to give it an aged effect.

I decorated each divider card with assorted embellishments to go along the card's theme.  Each card has a small strip of patterned paper with a phrase or quote appropriate to the category.  I used a vintage typewriter that is sentimental to me to create the text.

Below are all of my tabbed index cards along with the supplies included on each one.

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In the upcoming days I will sharing each card again with close up of photos and details about each card.  I hope you will check in each day to see a bit more about the different parts of this project.  I really love it and am excited to share more about it with you!

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12/12/2010

The Happiness Project: A sneak peek!

I am so excited about a project I am sharing with you all beginning tomorrow that I decided a little sneak peek would be fun today!  There lots of parts to this project that I will be sharing for several days ahead.  I absolutely love the end result and hope that you will be inspired by it and will come by to see all of the different parts to it!

Until tomorrow, a quick sneak peek. . .

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A special thanks to Blue Moon Scrapbooking for inviting me to be a guest designer and for giving me an amazing selection of products to play with.  Just wait until you see the whole thing!

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