Tag Archives: Desktop Calendars

2022 Desktop Calendars — July & August

Hello! Today, I have two more 2022 desktop calendars to share. I’m slowly trying to catch up before Christmas. I usually make these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages throughout the year (a year in advance) so I have eight full sets to give out as gifts during the holidays. However, I fell behind this year because of my home renovation and extra Artisan commitments. Since I was pressed for time,… Read More »

2022 Desktop Calendars — April & May

Hi Friends! Today, I’m sharing my next two 2022 Desktop Calendars pages. I work on these calendar pages during the year so by the time Christmas comes along, I have eight sets to hand out as gifts to close family and friends. They all measure 4″ x 6″ and are designed to be displayed individually in a standard frame. Before continuing, remember that there’s FREE shipping today only on Stampin’… Read More »

2022 Desktop Calendars

Hi Friends! If you’ve followed my blog for long, you know that each year I work on designing desktop calendars for the following year. I try to work a year ahead, so that by the time Christmas comes along, I have eight complete sets to give to friends and family as gifts. Well, we are now practically three months into 2021, and this is my first post for the 2022… Read More »

2021 Desktop Calendars – Wrap Up

Happy New Year’s Eve! Sending good wishes to all of you for new beginnings and a fresh start. Let’s hope the new year brings us back together with loved ones and our lives back to some sense of normalcy. I thought this would be the perfect time to recap my 2021 Desktop Calendars. I’ve posted the individual calendar pages throughout the past year, including tutorials on how to make them.… Read More »

Desktop Calendars – November & December 2021

Time to share my last two 2021 Desktop Calendar pages!!! Each year, I design these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages, so by the time Christmas comes around, I have eight sets to give away as gifts. The individual pages fit in a standard frame. I always feel such a sense of accomplishment when I finish the last ones! The November calendar features the Celebrate Sunflowers stamp set and the December… Read More »

Desktop Calendars – September & October

I have two more 2021 Desktop Calendar pages to share today! I try to design these throughout the year so by the time Christmas comes around, I have eight sets to give away as gifts. They measure 4″ x 6″ and fit individually in a standard frame. I package them in an over-sized, decorated envelope. The September calendar features the Prized Peony stamp set and the October calendar features a… Read More »

2021 Desktop Calendars – July & August

Today, I have a few more 2021 Desktop Calendars to share! I try to work on these throughout the year (for the following year) so by the time Christmas comes around, I have eight sets to hand out as gifts. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″ and fit in a standard frame. They remain loose and are displayed one page at a time. The pages I’ll be demonstrating today are… Read More »

2021 Desktop Calendars – May & June

It’s time for two more 2021 Desktop Calendars! I design and make these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages throughout the year, so by the time December rolls around, I have eight full sets to give out as gifts to family and friends. They love getting them, and it’s one more great excuse to use my stamps and designer series papers!!! May 2021 Calendar: For May, I used the Above The… Read More »

2021 Desktop Calendars – March & April

Today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration! That means it’s the last day to earn free products with qualifying purchases of $50 or more. To see which Sale-A-Bration products are still available to earn, the best source is my online store. (Click on the Sale-A-Bration catagory under Home.) A little lower, you can also see the Coordination Product Release, which includes several die cut sets that coordinate with Sale-A-Bration stamps.… Read More »

2021 Desktop Calendars

It’s already time to start creating my 2021 Desktop Calendars!!! Each month, I try to design a calendar page for the following year. That way, by the time Christmas comes along, I have eight sets to give away as gifts. Today, I’m playing a little catch-up and posting ideas for both the January and February 2021 calendar pages. My January calendars feature the Mountain Air stamp set and the February… Read More »

2020 Desktop Calendars – It’s a Wrap!

Another year of desktop calendars finished!!! Yippee! Last week, I promised to share my method for wrapping up the 12 individual calendar pages, so here we go. I’m also giving you another sneak peek of one of the new products available to purchase from the new Mini Catalog on January 3, 2020 … the AWESOME new Stitched So Sweetly Dies. While these calendars are Christmas gifts, the recipients will be… Read More »

2020 December Desktop Calendar

Before I talk about anything else this morning, I wanted to let you know that Stampin’ Up! is having a Free Shipping Day on Wednesday, December 11 on orders of $50 or more (before tax).  Don’t miss this one day only opportunity! I finished my last desktop calendar for 2020!!! Wahoo! Another set of eight finished and ready to give away as Christmas gifts!!! Now, all I need to do… Read More »

November 2020 Desktop Calendars

I’m working on wrapping up my 2020 Desktop Calendars! I actually worked ahead and got November finished last month before I took off on vacation. I absolutely LOVE the entire Come To Gather Suite of products on pages 46 to 48 of the Holiday Catalog, so it was an easy choice to feature for this month’s page. These calendars measure 4″ x 6″ and fit in a standard frame. I… Read More »

October 2020 Desktop Calendar

It’s time for another 2020 desktop calendar! For the month of October, I designed my calendar page around the Spooktacular Bash stamp set and coordinating products, featuring my favorite little mummy. If you’re new to my blog, I design these 4″ x 6″ desktop calendars each month for the following year. That way, by the end of the year, I have 8 sets to give away as Christmas gifts. My… Read More »

September 2020 Desktop Calendar

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. Speaking of paper, this paper is on sale right now!!! Stampin’ Up!’s Buy 3 Get 1 Free… Read More »

July 2020 Desktop Calendars

OK, I think I have a little bit of explaining to do. Back on June 21st, when I posted my June 2020 Desktop Calendars, I indicated that I had already designed the July ones and was nearly finished. Then, nothing happened … until today. Well, at the beginning of July, I got Shingles:( I seriously had NO IDEA how sick I would get or how long it would take to… Read More »

June 2020 Desktop Calendars

Hello and Happy Friday! Thanks for stopping by. Today, I’m sharing my June 2020 desktop calendar page. If you follow my blog, you know that I design these little 4″ x 6″ calendar pages each month for the following year. That way, by the time December rolls around, I have eight sets to give away as Christmas gifts. I love browsing through my favorite current and retired stamps and papers… Read More »

May 2020 Desktop Calendar

It’s time for a new 2020 desktop calendar! Each month, I try to design a page for the following year, give or take a few weeks:) I make eight sets of these cute little 4″ x 6″ calendars and then give them away as Christmas gifts. My May calendar features one of my favorite retired stamp sets — Floral Frames, as well as the coordinating Foliage Frames Dies. I stamped… Read More »