Bugaboo Stamps November Calendar Page

Happy Thanksgiving!

I have my November 2012 Mini Calendar page to share with you today!

I used two of Jodie's Bugaboo Stamps Bobble Heads and colored with Copic markers E44, E43, E41, E81, YT24, YR21, Y21, N5, N3, N1, E47, E44, E17, E0000, E15, YR14, YR16, YG21, YG23, YG25, Y04, YR02, YR04, YR07, C00.

My papers colors are Via Vellum Basic Black, Neenah Kraft, Copic X Press It.  I also used a border die from My Favorite Things and added a scrap of grossgrain ribbon.  All I need to do now is punch the holes with my Bind It All...

 

I hope you are having a wonderful holiday today with family and friends.  Our family is going out for dinner this afternoon with family.  None of us have a big enough house anymore to host everyone so we thought this might be the next best thing - leaving the dishes to someone else sounds good too!

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Bugaboo Stamps Snowman 2012 Mini Calendar

I have one more of my 2012 Mini Calendar pages to share with you today, I have December ready!

I used one of my favorite snowman images from Bugaboo Stamps and the calendar is part of the Year Round calendar digital stamp set by Clear Dollar Stamps.  The snowman is colored with Copic markers and I used a simple layout.  A little embossing with Cuttlebug & Sizzix embossing folders a Die-namics snowflake, a little sliver bling for a cute quick mini calendar page.

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Challenges:

Bugaboo Stamps Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Hot Shot Crafts - Die Cuts (Snowflakes)
Celebrate The Occasion - Anything Goes

Bugaboo Stamps Bobble Heads

I have a 2012 Mini Calendar page to share with you today!

I've made it to November and have just a couple more layouts to go before I can bind it...

I used two of Jodie's Bugaboo Stamps Bobble Heads and colored with Copic markers E44, E43, E41, E81, YT24, YR21, Y21, N5, N3, N1, E47, E44, E17, E0000, E15, YR14, YR16, YG21, YG23, YG25, Y04, YR02, YR04, YR07, C00.

I'm running out of square layout ideas!

My papers colors are Via Vellum Basic Black, Neenah Kraft, Copic X Press It.  I also used a new border die from My Favorite Things and added a scrap of grossgrain ribbon.  All I need to do now is punch the holes with my Bind It All...

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Challenges:

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes

Bugaboo Stamps Halloween Brats

I know it's kind of odd to be showing a Halloween image in April but I'm still working on my 2012 Mini Calendar!  I love Bugaboo Stamps images so my October calendar page has one of Jodie's Brats and her Halloween Fence.  I colored the scene using Copic markers and added the night sky using Isopropyl Alcohol and a Q Tip then the B23 refill and the other end of the Q Tip. 

The layout is actually a sketch and still kind of looks like the sketch.  The papers are Via Vellum Basic Black, Stampin' Up! Pumpkin Pie & Barely Banana & Orchid Opulence.  I used the Bind It All for the holes I will eventually use to bind it. 

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Challenges:

Catch The Bug - Anything Goes
Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes
Divas By Design - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

2012 Mini Calendar - July

We finished our 2012 mini calendars Thursday afternoon, yea!

Debby, Shirlie and I have been working on a 2012 mini calendar project for several weeks now and I'm very happy to say the project is complete!  July was our last layout to do and I had a really hard time coming up with something.  Debby and I are from the USA and our friend Shirlie is from Canada was a small part of the problem, the rest was me - I think my calendar mojo was on vacation. 

We had a sketch to work with and "googled" 4th of July and Canada Day coloring pages to find digital images.  I'd been through all my folders and didn't find anything suitable.  

Here's a photo of Debby and Shirlie working on binding their calendars with the Bind It All.  I'd collected Cheez-It's boxes for our covers.  Debby and Shirlie covered theirs with patterned papers and  I left mine uncovered - just a naked Cheez-It box, lol. 

We've been getting crafty every Monday morning we can since November when they returned to Arizona and now it's time to say goodbye again till next season.  Thanks for the great time Debby and Shirlie I'll be counting the weeks till we can play again!

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Bugaboo Stamps Poppi Penguin

I have another mini calendar page to share with you today!

My mini calendar is making slow progress but it's getting closer to being finished with each layout.

I saw this Sweet Sketch Sunday sketch #151 on Pinterest, I've wanted to try it out and thought maybe it would work for my calendar layout.  I've added it below so you can see if you recognize the sketch -

After coloring Bugaboo Stamps Poppi Penguin and assembling all the layers and pieces I had to rearrange the layout to make it all fit.  I used Copic markers to color the image B0000, B12, B14, B16, YG25, YG23, YG01, N7, BV25, M3, V15, V12, Y17, Y15, YR09, YR07, YR04.  The papers are Via Vellum Basic Black, Neenah Solar White, Via Vellum Violet & Cyan.  I punched the holes in the top with a Bind It All, I almost forgot to mention that the calendar is from Clear Dollar Stamps, the set is called Year Round Calendar.

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Challenges:

Bugaboo Stamps - Anything Goes

2012 Mini Calendar

I have a mini calendar page to share today, Debby, Shirlie and I get together almost every Monday while they are here and make cards or some type of paper craft project.  We've been working on a 2012 Mini calendar...  

We now have September completed using Marianne Walkers wonderful fall image.  We used Copic markers for coloring, a Cheery Lynn Designs flourish, Sizzix embossing folders and each of our calendar pages turned out a little different as you can see below.

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Challenges:
Make It Monday - Anything Goes

Whipper Snapper Easter Bunny Trio

I have a fun piece of a project I've been working on to share with you today.

Back in November I decided to make a 2012 mini calendar and do a class with a couple of my friends, the plan was to make three calendar layouts a week so we'd have a nice Christmas gift for someone special.  As you may already know my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer December 8th and my calendar project kind of went by the way side.  My husband is doing well so far, we are waiting to see the next doctor before he can start treatment possibly at the end of this month.  

My calendar isn't done yet but I haven't given up and I do have one more layout finished.

I started with Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar then stamped the cute Easter Bunny Trio stamp by Whipper Snapper and went to work coloring with Copic markers.  The markers I used are:  RV00, RV02, RV04, YR65, YR68, W0, W1, E41, E42, E43, B21, B23, B41, V01, V12, V15, YG01, YG23, YG25.  After I had it colored I matted the image panel with Discount Cardstock's Royal Blue and then added it to a 5 1/2 X 5 1/2 inch square of Stampin' Up! Pixie Pink.  I felt like it "needed something" so I embossed the edges of the pink with a fun Sizzix embossing folder and punched the holes in the top with the bind It All after I took this picture. 

I also wanted to let you know that we have a new Midweek Throwdown challenge at Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps with an "Easter" theme.  I don't think my calendar page qualifies for the challenge but it does have an "Easter theme"  (:  The deadline to send our Easter cards for our troops to write home on at Operation Write Home is February 15, I'd better get my box sealed up and in the mail soon!  There are also a bunch of other fun challenges going on at the Stars & Stamps blog this week in recognition of the first ever OWH Cruise!

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Challenges:

Operation Write Home Stars & Stamps - Easter
365 Cards - Marvelous Markers
City Crafter - Colors of the Rainbow
Digital Tuesday - Pink or Red
My Time To Craft - A is for Adorable
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes
Make It Monday - Anything Goes
Paper Pretties - Texture
Scrapbook Sisterz - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Leprechan

Here we are with my March mini calendar page layout, isn't this digital image by The Paper Shelter cute?!  

My layout is super simple to showcase the cute image from The Paper Shelter and also the calendar from the Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar digital stamp set.  

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Challenges:
Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All
Sassy Cheryl's - Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter Crocodile Love

I have another fun calendar page to share with you today!

I've been working on a small desk calendar for 2012 and this is my February layout.  I merged two images Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar and The Paper Shelter's Crocodile Love to fit the sketch I wanted to use and went to work.

The scalloped border is a new Spellbinders die I've acquired but haven't used much yet.  The cardstock colors are SU Taken With Teal, Basic Black, Neenah Red Pepper Linen & Mohawk Bright White.  I added a strip of black and white gingham ribbon and punch the holes I'll need with the bind It All.

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Challenges:
Crafty Ribbons - Anything But A Card
Squiggles & Giggles - Anything But A Card

Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar

Last Sunday Clear Dollar Stamps had a Year Round Calendar blog hop to show all the fun things we can do with their digital stamp set.  I was so totally inspired when I was finished hopping I started working on a year round calendar to give as a gift.  

I'm making my calendar 5 1/2" X 5 1/2" square.  For my January page I used the Clear Dollar Stamps Year Round Calendar set and the Clear Dollar Stamps Snowman Cheer pre-colored digital stamp set and digital paper I used from a different Clear Dollar Stamps set.  I changed the color of the gingham digital paper.  The warm winter wishes sentiment was made on my computer and the snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch.  I have my calendar page punched with my Bind It All, when all the pages are done I'll make a cover and bind my little calendar so it will sit on a desk.  I'll show you more as I have them ready!

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Challenges:
2 Sisters - Anything Goes
Squiggle Stamps - Anything But A Card
Inspire Me Friday's - Anything Goes
Paper Sundaes - Digital Images