Full Disclosure

Hi all !

Hee hee that cracks me up a bit. 

I thought I'd start today off with a little disclosure statement about myself. Its not too scary really I just want you all to know before we go any further that I have an attention issue.

I'm so totally ADD. I know everyone feels a little scattered from time to time, thats not really what I'm talking about. Growing up I really struggled with inattentiveness all through school and it was a real challenge. I took medication for a while (ritalin) and by the time I reached high school I was really determined to figure out a way to manage my struggles with out medicine. I developed methods of studing that got me through. I went on to college and the rest is history. So, why bring this up?

Well I've been really trying to focus myself on a single direction I'd like to take for this blog and I just can't seem to narrow it down.  I'm the everything girl. I want to know how to do it all!

In the past I've had a small business designing personalized stationary which is fun and I'll share more about that process in a post one of these days.

I want to learn to do so much... such as sew a duvet (I've done a small one), reupholster a chair (which I've never done),  I want to learn how to monogram by hand and machine, get better at painting furniture, I love photography and really want to grow more in that field. I just can't stop. I can't seem to narrow it down a bit!

What is a girl to do?

Onward now to the project of the day!

For today I decided I'd play around with a graphic poster of the alphabet. Giving credit where credit is due I must admit that I was completely inspired to do this project by a really cool couple from Vegas that was featured on Etsy yesterday. The name of their blog is candacetodd.blogspot.com. Their shop on Etsy is called SparklePower and they make super cute graphic prints and quilts. They upcycle vintage sheets into fun banners and the graphic artist husband (Dylan) makes a great alphabet poster that is really cute while being educational. I felt inspired to try my hand at it today in my own color combo.

This is Candace and Dylan from SparklePower!

Be sure to check out their blog and their shop at Etsy!

The dimensions that I designed it in is 18"x 24". Go big or go home! Once you've finished your design any local print shop can whip it up for ya in jiffy. I ended up printing this one on my home printer at a reduced size of 8x10 which I think will be more sellable on ebay once its framed. I framed it in a wide offset mat and a 16" x 24" frame. The plain mat didn't seem cute enough for me so I've added a chocolate satin ribbon trim which is cute. I love the combination of the chocolate brown letters and the shiney black frame. Its kinda slick and sweet all at the same time.

I used Photoshop Elements and set the size of the document to 18"x 24". If you plan to make a large image be sure to choose a dpi (dots per inch) that is high enough to produce a high quality image free of pixelation (I don't even know if that is a word). I choose at least 800 dpi, but you may not have to go that high. Next get to work choosing fonts that are fun and interesting to you.  I try to mix up upper case and lower case letters and I also try to be mindful of letter styles that have serifs (those semi-structural details on the ends of some of the strokes that make up letters and symbols) and the type faces that don't have serifs (sans serifs).

This is how mine turned out. I framed it before adding the ribbon trim to the mat and I'm posting photos of it with and without. You can let me know which you think is better.

I hope you all have a great day. And buyer beware! My theme may just be that I don't have a theme. I guess only time will tell.

*If anyone see's this and would like for me to send them the alphabet poster to download just let me know and its yours!