Happy New Year!

I hope all of you enjoyed the holidays, and the celebration of an old year ending and a new year beginning.  I know I was having a lot of fun!  Now I feel relaxed and ready to meet all of the challenges and fabulous things that 2012 will bring.  :o)
Before I begin the post on the fun project I completed, I wanted to give you a heads up about my upcoming events.  I will be teaching a super fun mini album on the 14th.  You can see the details here.  I am also teaching a card class at Scrappin' Bunnies on the 21st.  You can check that one out here.  Both of these classes are filling up, so don't delay in getting in on them!
On the 28th, I will be having a crop from 10:30 - 6:00 and will also be introducing the new catalog.  I will have more details on this event as I figure it out. LOL  I only have 6-8 spots for a crop, so if you want to join me for the crop part of it, let me know pronto!!!
Okay...here we go on the projects.  First, you need to know about the special, so here is some information on that:

JOIN THE CRAZE! WHEN YOU PLACE A MINIMUM ORDER OF $25 FROM THE
Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book, you can get two new products for just $15: the
My Creations® Collage Cubes (a Spring/Summer 2012 sneak-peek product!) and
the exclusive My Acrylix® Rock the Block E-size stamp set. That’s a retail savings
of almost $30! You're going to love the Collage Cubes and the Rock the Block
stamp set, which work together for interactive, 3-D fun.

 

So, what did I do with this darling set?  I decided to post my first Braille project and make Dane a letter matching game!  I will say that after I made this, there are a few things I would have changed, but I still really like how it turned out.  Forgive the pictures...I need to learn how to take better pictures that show the work better!  I suppose that will be another item added to my goal list.  :o)

Before I began, I chose my color pallet.  I decided on Honey, Pear, Desert Sand, and Black.  I cut six 6x6 pieces of Colonial White cardstock, and stamped them up:

Besides the random stamping, I also used the rock 'n roll, masking, and base and shade stamping techniques.  I really had fun, though I do have my favorites of the pages.  :o)

After the stamping was done, I turned them each over and lightly marked the back into 2x2 squares just as a guide for the Braille.

With my slate and stylus, I wrote one letter in each square.  There were enough squares to do two of each letters, and my son's name twice, too!

I then cut each page into 2x2 squares to fit on the blocks, and glued them on using multi-medium.  You could also use Mod Podge for this step.

Once the squares were done, I painted the base a dark brown with a paint dauber.  Sadly, I forgot to take a picture of that, so you'll just have to imagine until I post another time.  :o)

Here is his name in Braille.  I love it!  I really think it is fascinating!

I'm sorry this is such a long post, but I also wanted to share ANOTHER fun special for Studio J!  Check it out!!!