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Vision board and cards

 At the end of January, I saw an invitation to craft vision boards with one of our Neurographica teachers in an online session. I'd already made a soul collage card for my word of the year - Connected, and loved this invitation of another way to work with it. 

I've made vision boards off and on for several decades, and am always intrigued with the images and messages that appear. One of my first Red Thread offerings was making vision boards, in 2016! 

Vision board 2025

For the neuropathic vision board class, we used the Feng Shui 'bagua' grid to lay out the pictures in 9 'sections'. After they were in place, we drew neuro lines over the collage, to support our Word and our intentions!

I made a smaller board (~ 8x15") w/ some of the left over images I'd chosen - and it's still on my wall 😃. I love that central figure! 

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Celebrate!
I often use lighter weight tagboard for the backing - but this year's boards are on some cardboard I had on hand! .... 

....I received an invitation to join Kaila Givehand  and Kristen Radden, and make vision board 'cards.' I love making cards, and this 'portable option' got me thinking of reverse engineering the process, and cutting the larger board into cards - so I did!  

Connected

I ended up with a larger square for my word CONNECTED, plus four cards which are 5×8".  

Cutting the cardboard was hard!! But fun! ....  

I pealed some images off, added others, and drew more neurolines. I plan on finding some additional words to anchor the images. 

And ... there are some odd bits left over. I'll do some journaling, and use mat board to back additional Visionary cards. 

Vision board and Visionary cards 
These cards are a great way to explore and connect with vision and intention.
We plan on making vision boards in next month’s Wellness circle - and I'll bring some mat board! 
Have you made vision boards or cards?

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