A Heroine’s Guide to Vision Boards

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Jan 29 2016

Gold Tape

A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

What is a vision board for? I use mine to

Sounds good? Here are my tips for vision board perfection.

You don’t need to start a new notebook.

A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

I like to paste images over already-used pages in my books of scribbles, like this notebook I use for blog planning.

This way, I get to actual look at the images I’ve saved too!

Add sparkly tape.

A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

Art directors on high fashion photo shoots often keep one element of continuity among pictures in a spread, such as shoes. My version of this is my signature sparkly gold washi tape. It ties together the disparate images.

Each page should represent your complete style.

A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

I used to give each page a theme: one for more girly romantic images, the next for bold and punky. Really though, both are me, and the challenge of assembling personal style is finding the right balance. That balance starts with images in my collages.

Feature words and phrases that speak to you.

A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

Tie the images together with inspiring words, phrases, and quotes that excite you.

Cuddly animals are totally allowed.

A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

I like to tuck in pictures of lion cubs, puppies, illustrated budgies – whatever I can find!A Heroine's Guide to Vision Boards

Do you collage? I’d love to hear your tips and practices!

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P.S. how I got started with this whole thing: what to do with old magazines

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