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Unordinary

August 27, 2008 by sarah hodsdon

Life isn’t ordinary. I suppose if it was, we’d have nothing worth documenting, nothing that inspires us, nothing that calls us to action, nothing we would think is worth our time. I am thankful for the little moments, the funny things folks say, the random signs on the side of the road, and the fantastic array of extraordinary people with stories you truly could not make-up if you tried. It makes my days interesting and each day a gift.

At the Summer CHA show, I was smitten by a company called Graphic 45. I liked their sense of style and the folks there were just good people- the kind you’d want to have over for dinner. One of my friends called to tell me that she was expecting a new baby in the spring and I had remembered the “extraordinary” announcement I had seen over on the Graphic 45 blog. Babies are miraculous things to begin with and finding unique ways to share that special news with others solidifies the fact that ours days are filled with the amazing and deserve special ways to commemorate them. I do not believe for a second that anyone is “ordinary”….why should the ways we document them be?

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80’s Inspired Boombox Shaped Mini Album

I was a teen in the 80’s so this totally rad Boombox shaped mini album from Traci really speaks to me! She created a rectangle shaped black acrylic album with rounded corners, adding buttons and a handle on the top with a cover decorated to look like a real boombox with speakers, a tape deck, buttons and more. She used the Totally 80’s collection of products from Simple Stories that has lots of bright pink and teal colors with cool 80’s inspired patterns like black and white check and colorful graphics. There’s also load of fun embellishments like a Walkman, high top sneakers, retro TV, camera, hair spray can and more. 

I had huge hair in the 80’s and am embarrassed to admit how much Aquanet hair spray I used!

Traci has included her totally tubular signature flaps and pockets in the album too for some radical interactive elements too.

Visit the Artsy Album blog to learn more about this bodacious mini album project.

-Heather

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