It’s time for another 2020 Desktop Calendar! For September (my birthday month!), I chose two of my favorites … Floral Essence stamps and Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper. I love watercoloring, and these stamps bring out the inner artist in me. Plus, the coordinating paper is simply the most gorgeous I’ve ever seen.
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My 2020 desktop calendars measure 4″ x 6″ and fit in a standard frame. My goal is to design one a month for the following year, and that way I have eight full sets to give away as Christmas gifts.
I started by watercoloring a wash in the background using Balmy Blue ink. Then, I embossed the flower in white on Shimmery White Cardstock and watercolored it with Blackberry Bliss and Blushing Bride ink. Afterwards, I cut out the flower by hand.
To create the leaves, I used a direct-to-rubber technique. I colored the rubber with the brush end of my Balmy Blue and Old Olive Stampin’ Write Markers. Then, I spritzed the rubber with a little bit of clear water prior to stamping on Shimmery White Cardstock. The water blends the ink slightly and creates a beautiful watercolored look. After the leaves dried, I punched them out with the Leaf Punch.
For contrast, I also added some Old Olive Vellum leaves.
For the month, I used a retired stamp set called Date It, which I embossed in white on Balmy Blue Cardstock. Instead, you could substitute any similar stamp set or small alphabet set.
I created the calendar pages using My Memories Suite software. You can download a printable JPEG HERE. Print the September calendar on Shimmery White Cardstock with the smallest margins possible for your printer. The print is colored Old Olive. I designed the pages to go all the way to the edges of a standard 8-1/2″ x 11″ sheet of cardstock. Trim as follows:
Only three months to go! I can’t believe how quickly the time goes by. Watch my blog for future 2020 calendar months.
Have a wonderful and creative day!
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Supplies used on my calendar:
