Express yourself with JustRite

Kids today are expressing themselves with text messages on cell phones, wallpaper and flares on Facebook, and even tattoos. So I thought it would be fun to make these *old fashioned* looking letter blocks for my daughter to put on her desk to display her mood for that moment. The words that are missing are *unhappy*, and *exhausted*. She loved them and wanted to put them on her desk right away. She should know better than that...they had to be photographed first, of course!!! Duh!! *grin* Kellie Fortin (from JustRite) came up with a clever name for this set of blocks. She calls them the *moodometer*. I like it. *grin*

Now you may wonder about the color and paper choice for a girl. My daughter loves jewelry, even wears make-up on most days, but she hates flowers and pink. She also loves sweatshirts, t-shirts and hats. Not your typical teenage girl I guess. She even hates talking on the phone. I should probably count my blessings on that one...LOL

Anyway...back to the blocks. First I gave the blocks a primer coat of ivory acrylic paint. While they were drying, I stamped the 90 pt Brayton Font letters (JR) with my 1/2" Vertical Stamper (JR) ( I was able to put a different letter on each end...very handy) onto Neenah Natural White, cut them out with the Octagon Nestabilities (Spellbinders) and matted them with the Labels III Nestabilities shape (Spellbinders). The 1" blocks were then covered with the Cosmo Cricket Line "Lil' Man" using Mod Podge, and were ink distressed with Vintage photo (Ranger Distress Ink) to give it that aged look. I then added another coat of Mod Podge. That's it. It's a very simple project, although a bit time consuming with all the steps.

Be sure to check out what the other Dream Team girls have have up with. They have some fabulous ideas. Here's the schedule again:

Monday - Kimberly , Laurie , and Michelle
Tuesday - Charmaine , Michelle, Cammie , and me
Wednesday - Denise , Michelle, and me
Thursday - Cindy , Laurie , and Michelle
Friday - Cindy , Cammie , Michelle, Denise , and me

Supplies:
Stamps - 90 Brayton Complete Font Set (JustRite)
Paper - Lil' Man (Cosmo Cricket), Intense Teal (Prismatics), Neenah Natural White
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Vintage Photo (Ranger Distress)
Accessories - Labels III and Octagon Nestabilities (Spellbinders), 9 - 1" blocks, Ivory acrylic paint, Mod Podge, Cuttlebug, Vertical Stamper (JustRite)