Sunday, October 30, 2011

Pink Mini for the Cure

It's been awhile but I'm back for a cause.  I've recently submitted a journal to benefit the Susan G Komen Foundation via Laura Denison's Pink Mini for a Cure.  It will be used in a silent auction on October 30, 2011 to November 5, 2011.  The proceeds will go to the foundation to support the fight against breast cancer.
The journal is setup like a medical chart which I call - Wellness Dossier.  This dossier is a creative outlook of your life that encourage you to scrapbook your way to wellness.

It is meant to creatively chart your personal wellness daily or simply on days when you experience a change in condition.   It will promote accurate mental and physical health information for the extension of your life span . Consequently, it enables you to monitors your wellness, and informs you on what needs to change and/or maintained.

In the process of dissecting your life, you’re able to identify and adopt a healthy lifestyle to enable you to live in health, youth and vigor for unlimited periods of time.


BENEFITS
  • in control... aware of your body's needs and responses; discover patterns you may have overlooked.
  • focused... encourage good habits.
  • gives feedback... report the details to your physician.
  • see improvements... monitor progress/recovery.
  • experience a "worry break"... put aside to review at a later time.
  • at your fingertips... organized and easy to review whenever needed.
  • inadvertent side effects... clears the mind, diminish stress, and enable relaxation.
The journal is minimally decorated because I wanted the intended to express their style.  Each page is an envelope with a flap that holds the form.  The inside flap has a pocket for the tags.  You can embellish the tag and place a picture on the inside flap.  On the corresponding which is the envelope pocket, you can do the same - add a picture or journaling.
The dossier envelopes are filled with a type of chart form that is shown in the pictures below.  There are 14 chart forms (e.g. fluid intake, bladder/stool management, care provider notification, dietary needs, exercise log, health summary, health assessment, mood chart, menstrual cycle tracker, health record, biophysical comfort record, etc.)
I hope you like.  Digital file will be available for sale after the auction.




 


 





















Monday, May 16, 2011

Steampunk Debutante Autograph Book



June is around the corner and graduation is looming.  So, I had to create something for 2 graduating students.  What else is appropriate but autograph books; and of course doing it with such nice papers as G45's Once Upon a Springtime (Springtime autographs) and Steampunk Debutante was inspiring.

These are not typical autograph books.  I wanted something you can present to the intended receipient so they can complete and then return to the graduate.

In the Steampunk autograph book (check video) called Book of Adieu, there is 18 envelopes containing a keep in touch tag assortment.  Inspiration was taken from many places.  Laura Denison demonstrated an accordion pocket binding that I used to house the envelopes; 7 Gypsies' 97% complete universal tag lend the idea to create a funny tag to express ones thoughts; and American Express "My Card My Life" print ad, instigated a questionnaire to get an insight of the individual.

Now without further adieu, here are the 18 pages with various closing mechanisms.
slide and swivel closures

swivel and magnetic
 
tuck and clip
 
tuck and hitch
 
slip-in and swivel tuck
 
shackle/pin and free
 
magnetic and free
 
slide and magnetic
 
swivel and photo anchor
 
The cover was kept simple because it will be handled a lot.  Added a complementary charm that was showcased in the Steampunk & Silverpunk blog.
 
As for the tag assortment, it was along my digital passions.  Desktop publishing is my thing and will be incorporated into more of my creations.
   
Well, this is it.  I hope you like it.  TFL. 


Springtime Autographs


This springtime autograph book used G45's Once Upon a Springtime collection which I used before.  I thought it was appropriate for a little girl.  As in the Steampunk autograph book, this also has pocket pages housing recipient tags.

I made each page with either dimension or texture.  This allows the user - the little girl - tactile experience that will be linked to a memory.

The book is setup to tell a  story.  So let's peak inside, shall we.

Once upon a time...
the fairies...
crowned you May Blossom.
And it ends with a little rhyme.  How sweet.  Just right for a little girl. 

The tags inside the pockets are simple simple simple - pictoral front and back.

Hope you like it.  TFL.