It’s time for another edition of my 2020 desktop calendars. I try to design one of these 4″ x 6″ calendars each month for the following year, so I have eight sets to hand out to friends and family as gifts at Christmastime. Making these calendars is a great way to showcase my favorite products of the season and get full use of retiring products. So for April, I decided… Read More »
Ready for another 2020 desktop calendar page? I’m actually on time for March!!! Wahoo! Each year, I try to design a page each month for the following year, so that by December I have eight completed sets ready to give away as Christmas gifts. When Stampin’ Up! introduced the limited-time Painted Seasons products, I knew I wanted to use them for my calenders. The stamps are DistINKtive, which means they… Read More »
Every year, I create desktop calendars for Christmas presents. My goal is to design one calendar page each month for the following year, so by the end of the year, I have eight sets to hand out to family and friends. Some months seem to slip by WAY too fast (like January), so I’m working on catching up! Today, I’m posting both the January and February 2020 calendar pages. They… Read More »
If you’ve been following my blog over the past year, I’ve been designing 2019 desktop calendars each month to give out as Christmas presents. I do this every year for family and friends, and they really love them. Each calendar page measures 4″ x 6′ and fits in a standard frame. I actually finished all the pages in October this year, so all I needed to do was wrap them up… Read More »
It’s time for the Big Finish … my last desktop calendar of 2019!!! I’m super proud of myself for getting them done early this year. If you’re new, I’ve been posting these calendar pages all year … pretty much one a month, give or take a few months. They measure 4″ x 6″ and fit in a standard frame. That makes it super easy to cut out six calendars from a single… Read More »
Remember the card I created yesterday with the Winter Woods stamp set? Well, I decided I loved it so much, I would use the same basic concept to create a November 2019 desktop calendar page! I changed the colors to coordinate with a sheet of the Nature’s Poem Designer Series Paper, and I think it’s one of my favorite calendar pages to date! I printed the calendar page on Shimmery White… Read More »
Ready for another 2019 desktop calendar? I’m on a roll with these things! In fact, I finished ALL of them last weekend! (Stay tuned for November and December.) I figured with all the commitments I have coming up, as well as the busy holiday season, I might as well get them done while I could. If you’re not into making desktop calendars, you could always use these ideas as card… Read More »
Ready for another desktop calendar page? Today, I’ve got the September 2019!!! Wahoo! I’m all caught up. I design these 4″ x 6″ calendar pages each month for the following year, so that by the end of the year, I have eight sets to give away as Christmas gifts. I really enjoy coming up with the designs for these cute little calendars. I frequently pick my current favorite product line,… Read More »
The best thing about a holiday in the middle of the week (4th of July) is that I get an extra craft day!!! I thought I’d put it to good use and go ahead and design my July 2019 desktop calendar early in the month. If you’re new to my blog, my goal is to design one of these calendar pages each month for the following year. That way, by… Read More »
Happy July 4th!!! Hope you have an awesome day relaxing, hanging out with friends and family, and watching fireworks!!! Today, I’m sharing the latest installment of my 2019 desktop calendars. I try to design one of these calendar pages each month for the following year. That way, by the end of the year, I have a bunch of sets to hand out as Christmas gifts. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″… Read More »
It’s almost the end of May already!!! That means it’s time for a new installment of my 2019 Desktop Calendars. My goal is to design and create at least one calendar page a month for the following year. That way, by December I have a full set of calendars to hand out for gifts during the holidays. For the May 2019 calendars, I used up some of my absolute favorite… Read More »
It’s time to for another 2019 desktop calendar page. Each month, I try to design one, so by the end of the year, I have full sets to hand out an Christmas gifts. The calendars fit in a standard 4″ x 6″ frame. For my April 2019 pages, I used the Remarkable You stamp set. This set is one of my favorites and it’s retiring on May 31st, so I… Read More »
Hello, and welcome back to the latest installment of my 2019 Desktop Calendars. I try to design one of these calendar pages each month for the following year, so by December, I have full sets to give out as Christmas presents. My friends and family love getting them each year. The calendars measure 4″ x 6″ to fit in a standard frame. (That way, you can cut six calendars out of… Read More »
This is the latest edition to my 2019 Desktop Calendars. My goal is to work a year in advance, designing one calendar a month. I make eight sets and give them out as Christmas gifts to my friends and family. The February page uses the Heart Happiness stamp set, centering around my favorite stamp … the striped heart. To stamp the striped heart, I used Stampin’ Write Markers (Blushing Bride, Flirty Flamingo, and… Read More »
It’s time to start new desktop calendars!!! Each year, I make 4″ x 6″ desktop calendars for my friends and family for Christmas. I start a year ahead of time, so today’s post is my January 2019 calendar. I try to design one calendar page a month so that by the end of the year, I have a whole set to hand out as gifts. I’ve been doing this for… Read More »
Does anyone else feel like December is going by on fast-forward speed??? Man, I need a pause button! I got so behind on my Christmas cards this year … I stayed up way past midnight almost every night last week to finish them up, and FINALLY mailed them on Friday! Whew!!! Mark that off the list. Afterwards, I spent the weekend wrapping and finishing up gifts including my 2018 desktop… Read More »
I frequently work on projects and photograph them on the weekends. Then, during my lunches at work, I write them up on my blog. Well last week, I had every intention of writing up this article. In fact, I had just started on Wednesday, when my daughter surprised me. She had left school at 3:30 AM to drive home and beat the traffic, and she was so excited to be… Read More »
Today, I’m sharing my November 2018 desktop calendar. I think this is my favorite one to date!!! It features one of my favorite stamp sets, Painted Harvest, and one of my favorite techniques — stamping and spritzing. This messy and sort of “uncontrolled” watercoloring technique really appeals to me. I think you’ll be amazed at how easy this page was to create. I simply cut the largest square Stitched Shape… Read More »
For my October 2018 desktop calendar, I used the Pick A Pumpkin bundle from the Holiday catalog. I particularly love the detailed pumpkin outline die cut and swirls. They’re so pretty! I also adore the various pumpkins and leaf shapes. You can use this bundle to make cutesy projects with Jack-O-Lanterns, or more elegant projects like this one. I used colors from a recent Global Design Project color challenge, including Tangerine Tango,… Read More »
Last weekend, I finished three more months of my 2018 desktop calendars!!! I’m so excited because I’m almost finished for the year, only one more month to go. So that means that this week, I’ll post three different installments on my blog for the September, October, and November 2018 pages. If you’re new to my blog, I’ve been working on these 4″ x 6″ desktop calendars all year. I try… Read More »