Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pocket Calendar Redo

So it was time for a new pocket calendar and this time I got a 2-year one.  The cover was nice enough, but I decided to give it a little personal touch.


I'm trying to use up some of the multitude of dsp that I have in my stash and I had some of these papers out when trying to put together my last teapot card.  I was going for cheery colors as this winter weather is downright depressing.  More snow on the way today - possibly another 6 to 10 inches.  Yikes!

The polka-dot paper is punched out with the petal card punch and then I added some 1 1/8" circles of Ballet Blue cs to frame it.  The bird is stamped in Bashful Blue and then punched out with the bird punch.  The little flowers and leaves are also punched.  Sentiment comes from the SU set Style Beautiful.


The bird also has a rhinestone eye and the flowers are highlighted on the edges with markers of the same color. 

Hopefully the vinyl cover will last the two years!

Stay tuned for a weather update.

9 comments:

  1. The petal envelope punch makes such a great frame for the little bird - creative as always, Lorraine.

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  2. So cute! What a great idea to update the cover! and we need these bright colors with yet another snow storm!

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  3. Also..not sure where you live..but are youthinking of going to the Hartford Regional? I just signed up for Friday the 18th!

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  4. What a cute and practical project, little birdie and the fun color are just delightful!

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  5. Lovely pocket calendar. Bright and cheery, sure to make you smile. I did.

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  6. This is beautiful! I love all the flowers, the bird...the whole thing came together PERFECTLY. Such a happy pocket calendar :)

    We got that same snow here in northern va last night; we had 7" by 8pm. The previous storms that decked you guys just missed us. Last winter was really hard with record breaking snowfalls Dec. 19 & again in February, so I suppose I should be thankful!

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  7. Beautiful! Great way to add a personal touch!

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  8. This is beautiful.. I bought a pocket calendar and never thought to do this.. What a great creation.. Love this paper. I have some in my hoardish pile too.. Stay warm.. I have been reading about all your snow.. 60 degrees here..

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  9. How pretty, Lorraine! I love the little bird and frame.

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