{"product_id":"project-life-calendar-project","title":"Project Life Calendar Project","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/project-life\"\u003eAmerican Crafts Project Life Jade cards\u003c\/a\u003e fit perfectly into the medium sized basket from the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/?route=product\/search\u0026amp;filter_name=wire\"\u003eGathering Eggs Wire Basket Set\u003c\/a\u003e. I thought they would be a quick and easy (but still colorful and artistic) way to create a journal calendar, similar to the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/free-how-to-project-Daily-Calendar-Journal-Project\"\u003eDaily Calendar Journal Project\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Using the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/stencils\"\u003eLife Months and Life Shapes stencils\u003c\/a\u003e and various colors of \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/paints\"\u003eacrylic paint\u003c\/a\u003e, stencil designs straight onto the larger Project life cards. On some of the smaller cards, stencil the months and then allow the pieces to dry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Once all the cards are dry, use the month stencils (on the smaller cards) to create tabs for each month and staple them to the larger cards using the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/collections-tim-holtz?limit=112\u0026amp;page=3\"\u003eTim Holtz Idea-ology Tiny Attacher\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e *Creative idea: You can also staple additional pieces of ephemera to the cards. If you venture to the movies or travel during the year, staple the move ticket or a piece of ephemera from your vacation to the cards.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the 12 monthly index cards, add any additional artistic elements as you like. I added a few \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-stamps-traci-bautista\"\u003estamped designs\u003c\/a\u003e on various cards for an interesting mixed-media effect. At the end of the year, use you Journal cards and add them to a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/?route=product\/search\u0026amp;filter_name=5AC-38000\"\u003eProject Life album\u003c\/a\u003e, along with your favorite pictures.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #cc8108;\"\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vanessa Spencer is the Shoppe Manager for Stampington \u0026amp; Company and has been published in many of our top titles including \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/somerset-life\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSomerset Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/art-journaling\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eArt Journaling\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/greencraft-magazine\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreenCraft Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #6e6f3c;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: times new roman,times,serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterests:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e authentic living, vintage collectibles, thrift shopping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ctable style=\"border: thin dotted #990000; width: 575px;\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\" align=\"center\"\u003e \u003ctbody\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd colspan=\"3\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #98996d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: xx-small;\"\u003eYou will also \u003cspan style=\"color: #990000; font-size: 18px;\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e these publications: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Art-Journaling-Winter-2014\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/data\/issueImages\/1JOU-1401-Art-Journaling-Winter-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Art Journaling Winter 2014\" height=\"130\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd align=\"center\" width=\"50%\"\u003e \u003cdiv align=\"center\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/Somerset-Life-Winter-2014\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn11.bigcommerce.com\/s-87od2q0wh1\/image\/data\/issueImages\/1LIF-1401-Somerset-Life-Winter-2014.jpg\" alt=\"Somerset Life Winter 2014\" height=\"130\" border=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c\/tbody\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Free Projects","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45452516360343,"sku":"PROJ-0823","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/5546\/3319\/files\/PROJ-0823__82102.1558401090.1280.1280.jpg?v=1746792932","url":"https:\/\/stampington.live\/products\/project-life-calendar-project","provider":"Stampington \u0026 Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}