Index card journal

From Karen Finch - As my second son prepares to graduate from high school, I've wistfully dawdled back in time sifting through old photos, school papers and projects. And these, my little gems. Easy peasy simple index cards. Flipping through these little treasures reminds me what our days were like, how time lingered. No intrusive, all-too-handy devices ensnared us. And nothing intimidating about index cards here. No fancy hardbound journals. No special pens. Just images, phrases, moods…

I saw this idea for a micro-journal awhile back (even before Pinterest!) Ha...it's hard to imagine a world without Pinterest! But it was pre-pinning and I loved the idea so I made one but never really used it! Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure I sold it last year at a yard sale for like $2. But with the new year just beginning, I decided to make another one and actually start doing it! To be honest, I had already done all the stamping (because I made a few sets last time around) so all I…

Maybe it’s just my love of the underdog, but I think it’s about time we show some love to the index card. The older, adhesive-less grandfather to the fashionable sticky note is too often forgotten....

What if a 3 x 5″ Index Card Was All You Needed to Become More Productive? It just might be. Read on. Follow these simple steps, and use the resources linked below, and you’ll be on your way in no time! Grab a 3″ x 5″ lined index card and something to write with. Flip the card to the unlined…

Before I start, I have a confession to make: I used to hate notebooks. I’ve always loved writing, so I heard the advice to keep a journal or a notebook about a million times. I’d buy a pretty journal, and, after a few days, or, at the most, weeks, abandon it on my shelf. I couldn’t tell why—whether I was too lazy, or real life was too boring, or if I just didn’t know anything worth writing down. By the time I signed up for a writing class at my home school co-op, I’d sworn off journals. At…

Greetings friends!! I'm here to show you my entry for this month's Guest Designer Challenge over at My Favorite Things Stamps. This month we've been challenged to STAMP OUR HEART OUT. And boy..did I EVER!! (my fingers too!) LOL! I have always loved journals and notebooks. I buy them, put them on my shelves, and look at them. I never use them! I think I'm intimidated by the vast amount of blank space available. So...after seeing this done similarly somewhere whilst browsing recently I have…

1. Announce your word-of-the-year2. Paint repeating patterns in gouache3. Make a collage4. Design a quilt block or painting apron5. Make an accordion book6. Draw mandalas7. Write a top-ten list8. Practice paint mixing. 9. Draw a repeating linear pattern10. Do a blind contour drawing of your face

A place for everyday creativity + life-documenting. There'll be paper, stripes + plenty of tales. And if you laugh along the way then all the better.

A list of ideas for creating on index cards or blank cards. Start a themed series, experiment with art materials, toy with ideas, and learn new techniques. Energize your creative practice by working on this simple and imperfect surface.

Write a note for each day this year and you'll have your own #timecapsule by December. So cool! Love this #craft!