January Calendar

Late last year, I downloaded these calendar templates to fit my cd case for my desktop calendar. I still plan to do a handstamped calendar that I will keep for my studio. I'll do that later this week. This calendar will go on my desk in my office at work. I plan to keep them very simple with a little bit of bold (that's the PINK you see)!

You can visit Jennifer Ward's blog and also download the 2009 calendar templates. They're $6 and you can print as many as you like with Adobe Acrobat Reader. My only word of caution is when cutting, double-check the guidelines because mine were not aligned perfectly. Also, my printer prints out the chocolate font more like black. I guess it's just really really dark. I still like the quirky design.

One more thing, how do you like the photos? Do you think the plain white backgrounds are better or do you like the 'wannabe' professional shots?

:: My Goodies {January calendar}::
Paper: Papertrey Ink-Kraft; Ripe Avocado
Accessories: American Crafts-flowers; MM-jeweled brads; Papertrey Ink-raspberry fizz topnotch twill ribbon; Jennifer Ward-calendar template
Calendar Size: 5.5 x 4.75

December Calendar

{in a CD case}

Last night, I nearly forgot to make my calendar for December. DECEMBER...already?! Boy, how time flies. So, I quickly got out my October Afternoon calendar stamp set and started stamping. I used mostly scraps to create this calendar. I only used new pattern paper for the background. But, I still think it is 'recycling' because it is from last years DCWV mat stack! It was a piece of pattern paper I thought I would never use, so I'm quite happy that it made it's way out of that stack!

I stamped the calendar in red ink on white cardstock (not knowing where I was going with my deisgn, in the end I wish I used vanilla). The trees were embossed stamp dies I cut out for a card, but never used, so I was glad to incorporate them here. I also used some poinsetta stamp dies that were in my "maybe I'll use later" pile. The remaining colorful parts are all rub-ons by imaginisce (from last year).

Here are links to the October and November calendar. I am supposed to make a scrapbook layout using the calendars (so they will not go to waste after the month is over), but I have not done it YET. But, I think it would be better to do an album a year with all of the months to capture each year. So, this year I would only have 3 months since I started in October, which wouldn't make much of a yearly album. So, I will just do 3 layouts and place them in an album. But, starting in January, I'll create an entire album just with 2009 calendars and events of the month.

:: My Goodies {December calendar}::
Stamps: October Afternoon-Save the Date (calendar); PTI-Merry & Bright; Stamps in a metal tin (I can't recall)
Ink: Cranberry; Versamark
Paper: Cardstocks: Kiwi Kiss; White; Red; Spring Moss
Pattern Paper: DCWV Christmas Stack (2007)
Accessories: PTI- pure poppy topnotch twill ribbon; dimensionals; dew dots; stampendous jewel stickers; imaginisce-jolly jargon rub-ons; scallop punch; heat gun; clear embossing powder
Technique: Stamped; Heat Embossed
Card Size: 5.5 x 4.75

November Calendar

It's already November. Boy, how time flies (when you're having fun). The month of November, for most, starts the holiday traditions. Thanksgiving is an important food family gathering. We like to start shopping on Black Friday. Waking up (or staying up) the day after Christmas to find great buys is a fun tradition for us. For us, November is special because it is the month we got married. Mac won in choosing the month we got married because his favorite season is the fall. I would have chosen something warmer, not because of 'wedding season,' but just because I love WARMTH! So, to balance it out, we honeymooned in Hawaii where it was warm in November-December! Our first Thanksgiving together as husband and wife was less than a week into the marriage and we spent it together in Maui at our resort with a huge Hawaiian American meal. It was fabulous. The next year, we spent it together alone as we prepared to move into our new house we purchased just the day before. Last year, we spent it with family (from both sides) at our house. And this year, well I have no clue yet! We like to experience new things, so I'm not sure what's in store. But, I do know we will be shopping the day after.

About the calendar...it features Papertrey Ink's new polka dot pattern paper with First Fruits stamp set. I also used SU! spiral punch and mini library clips. I kept it simple by adding a few buttons at the bottom.

I'll post my October Calendar scrapbook layout soon.

EDITED TO ADD:
To see the October calendar and also how I display it on my desk at work, click here.

:: My Goodies ::
Stamps: October Afternoon-Save the date; PTI-First Fruits
Ink: Olive; Chestnut Roan
Cardstock: Olive; Yellow; Apricot
Pattern Paper: Papertrey Ink
Accessories: Dimensionals; Spiral Punch; Buttons; Twine; Mini Library Clips
Technique: Stamped
Card Size: 4.25 x 5.5

October Calendar

This is the first full week of October, so I decided finally to use my October Afternoon calendar stamps. I have had these stamps since before the summer, but regretfully have not used them. These are amazing. I do own another calendar stamp set, but this one far outshines any other. I tried all of them out last night and have decided this is the one I will use. So, each month, I will share my desk calendar. To hold the calendar, it is placed in a clear CD jewel case by Papertrey Ink or other supplier you can find.

So, what do I plan to do with this calendar that I can only use for a month? I asked the same question. I've decided that I will design a scrapbook page with the calendar as a focal point and a picture from the month! It's a great way to use something already created and remember the month!

I can't wait to make them for the rest of the year!







:: My Goodies ::
Stamps: October Afternoon-Save the Date (calendar); Michaels $1 bin (pumpkin)
Ink: Black, Autumn Terracotta
Paper: Cardstocks: SU!-Chocolate Chip, Kiwi Kiss; Papertrey Ink-Summer Sunrise; Pattern Paper: Basic Grey Mellow Birch
Accessories: PTI-dark chocolate topnotch twill ribbon; dimensionals; dew dots; American Crafts felt flower, brad; scallop punch
Technique: Stamped
Card Size: 5.5 x 4.75