8x8 Bound Blank Calendar closed
Since I have a class scheduled in September for a wall calendar, I started to make my sample. Lo and behold! Karen Foster doesn’t have the 12″x12″ calendars anymore! Another company has 9″x9″, but that isn’t a good size to use in your scrapbook at year’s end. So, Ken developed a terrific 8″x8″ wall calendar that i think you will love. It’s blank, so you can start with any month you’d like. When the year is over, just cut the pages off and insert them into an 8″x8″ scrapbook. You will have a record of everything that happened during the year. And, I was thinking what a great baby gift this would make with baby’s first year!
Now is the time to start making gifts for the holidays. What a terrific gift this would make for family and friends. They can add their own photos and journaling, but you will have all the pages ready for them. Below are some samples I’ve been working on. And you can get your blank calendars from our on-line store. Order on line and we will include a list of birthstones, holidays for 2011, and
Sample Page for April 2011
a list of flowers of the month as a FREE extra. Then we can ship your order, or if you are local, just stop by and pick it up to save the postage. Enjoy!
Sample Page for November 2011
These are examples of pages that could be done using this calendar. Calendar is provided in blank form so you can embellish and decorate to make it a personal calendar with your family’s important dates or happenings included. It is designed so at the end of the year the bound strip can be trimmed off and the pages fitted into a page protector for an 8″x8″ scrapbook album.
About a month ago, we gave out bags of our ugliest, most non-descript. awful buttons. The participants were to use at least 2 on a card or tag and then submit them to be judged. Our judges were owners and employees of other artsy type stores at our market. Below are their 3 favorites. Each of these winners will receive a prize consisting of a bag of buttons! And, the top prize winner, MaryAnn Mawhinney, will also get a pack of Glue Dots to use for attaching buttons! Please enjoy the creativity that went into these projects.
Grand Prize Winner - Are We There Yet?
Paper piecing done with Mary Ann’s own design.
Good Dog
2nd Place winner - Nancy Low
Rudolf
3rd Place winner - Brenda Trimmer
Amanda is the House Mouse of the month for June. Everyone in the Mouseketeer class loved these samples of cards using a varity of techniques. First we used the Cuttlebug embossing folder to make a music background on ColorCore cardstock which was sanded to show the design. The vintage music layer was sprayed with GlimmerMist and the colored mouse image was placed on top with foam tape for dimension. The blue card features pleated twill and a button for embellishment. And, the lavender sample has Nesties with the design cut beyond the border. All these images were colored with Copic markers, but look good done in watercolor pencil and blender pen also. Have a micey nice day!
Musical Amanda
Stamp: Stampabilities
Color Core Cardstock: Core’dinations
Vintage Music: Stamp Express
Glimmer Mist: Tattered Angels
Markers: Copic
Other Cardstock: Paper Cut
Amanda's Band
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Designer Paper: Karen Foster
Stamp: Stampabilities
Twill: Creative Impressions
Markers: Copic
Button: Stamp Express Stash
One Man Band
Cardstock: Paper Cut
Swirl Stamp: Hero Arts
Mouse Stamp: Stampabilities
Markers: Copic
Nestabilities: Spellbinder
Stamp Express has a good selection of real lace to use on cards and pages, but when you can’t find the real thing you can make faux lace from paper with a border punch or two. I made this card for a customer who is having a knee replacement. I hope it works to cheer her up. The little bluebird just sings of spring and happiness. The paper lace strips were added where you might have used ribbon or paper strips. The texture of lace gives a feminine look.
Life is a Song
Stamp: All Night Media
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Cardstock: The Paper Cut
Designer Paper: Bo Bunny
Scalloped Circle Punch: EK Success
Markers: Copic
Words: Computer generated (Lydian Cursive font)
A doggie in a basket! How spring-like is this card? I sent it as a thinking of you card, but it could be for a springtime birthday, or get well. Just looking at the little fellow in all those flowers makes you feel better. I colored with Copic markers, but you could use Prisma color pencils or water color. It might also lend itself to a Mother’s Day greeting. Enjoy!
Doggy In The Basket
Doggy Stamp: Stamp Avie
Zig Zag Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Embossing Folder: Provo Craft
Markers: Copic
Ribbon Buckle Die Cut: Spellbinders
Cardstock: The Paper Cut
Word Stamp (from clear stamp set): Hero Arts
Spring is here, the world is “new”, and I’m feeling fine . It’s good to be back. When I saw these too cute bunnies from Stampavie, I couldn’t get to my Copic markers fast enough. Everyone said that when I started coloring again, they knew I was better. These cards would be good for Easter, thinking of you, and springtime birthdays. I gave them texture with blender solution sprayed on a piece of terry cloth. Just blot the colors with the sprayed cloth after you’re done coloring. The solution removes the color in a mottled fashion. Some other new stamps from Stampavie will be posted later. Along with them we have the new Just-Rite stamps being released on the first day of spring. You’ll love them!
Bunny With Rose
Stamp: StampAvie
Markers: Copic
Die Cut: Spellbinders Nestabilitie
Chipboard Button: Bo Bunny
Paper: Scraps from my stash
Two Bunnies
Bunny Stamp: StampAvie
Word Stamp: Impression Obsession
Punch: Martha Stewart
Markers: Copic
Flower: Prima
Paper: Scraps from my stash
If you follow my blog, but do not receive the Stamp Express newsletter, you may not be aware that I’ve been hospitalized with blood clots in my lungs. Recovery is slow. But, I am getting stronger each day. Hopefully I can post some projects in a few weeks. I’m sorry I haven’t kept up, but I’ve been unavoidably detained!
Thanks to all who sent cards, e-mails, phoned, and prayed. I am grateful.
Jackie
I couldn’t resist sharing this card with you. When the double sided paper came in from Creative Imaginations, there were several “cooking” theme papers. The fudge on this one looked especially delicious. Susan Radcliffe was in the store and said it would be a fun birthday card for one of her friends. We ran with the idea and came up with this one. It reads “AWW FUDGE, ANOTHER BIRTHDAY”! Try it, you’ll like it!
Aww Fudge!
Designer Paper: Creative Imaginations
Cardstock paper: The Paper Cut
Words: Computer generated
It’s back to school, and hit the books time of year. Luckily the House Mouse of the month is ideal for a back to school bookmark. We die cut the tag, then stamped it in Memento ink, and colored with watercolor pencils and a blender pen. Just add a ribbon or string to keep your place in any book you are reading. It makes you smile! And remember, all leaders are readers ( even though all readers are not necessarily leaders).
Back To School
Stamp: House Mouse stamp from Stampabilities
Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)
Watercolor Penscils: Staedler
Blender Pen: Dove
Die Cut Tag: Ellison
