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Story Card Teaching Kit

 Creating cards is one of my favorite, quick intentional creativity processes! We create cards several times each year in our Red Thread Circles, and make several using simple materials in our 90 minute sessions.

I quickly realized if I saved some of my old story process papers, I didn't need to reinvent the wheel each time I offered a story card session! I found a plastic index card file at the Dollar Store that is perfect for my Story Card kit.

Process papers and kit

My kit contains:
  • Some of my competed story cards
  • Blank cards, with a simple wash background
  • Process papers with the old story on one side, antidote on the other - scribbles, cross outs and all
  • Blank index cards and colorful paper for processing old stories
  • A length of Red Thread
  • Notes for teaching
Having examples of several old stories and antidotes streamlines the process. I remember struggling to think of some during that first class! Looking back at my first cards, I discovered some address the same story, and might be consolidated! This is something to help our beloveds fine tune as well.
 
 Cards from the kit
I generally use watercolor paper from a pad for a Story card class, and have beloveds create a wash using favorite colours on a sheet for their background first. In my first class, two of the three students were so delighted with spreading color, they didn't want to stop painting! I now allot a short time for the background, then we work on identifying old stories and antidotes while it dries. I created a Time Angel Ally card to go on my altar, and help keep things moving!

A hairdryer can be used to speed the drying process. We use watercolors, Neocolor 2 watercolor crayons, Inktense colored pencils, and shimmer watercolor for mess free shimmer! I like ZIG calligraphy pens for writing on the cards, permanent, without the smell of Sharpies!
Circle Altar 
I generally create a several new cards during these group sessions as well, sometimes an ally or symbol card, inspired by a recent painting. I might tear a few cards in half again to use for painting prompts, as business cards, or creating little Artist Trading Cards.

Often a group issue will come up, and we'll choose an antidote together! Common themes are around self worth, acceptance, having a unique voice, being too___ (old, shy, ...)

This is a great process to revisit periodically, especially when we notice an old story running, and the kit makes it easy to add a new card or two.  We can also make cards for symbols or allies that appear in our paintings. 

Do you have favorite materials, or an old story that took machined new insights around? 
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