Calendar Book

I was inspired by another blogger Robyn from Injoy Stampin. Mine is a bit different but I like the way it came out. Her web site it here http://injoystampin.com/2010/09/prima-annalee-mini-calendar/ I used basic grays Indian Summer papers. The calendar was printed from an internet site and cut into the squares. All of the embellishments were items that I have had for years. Hope you enjoy it.

Mo's Digital Pencil Too Challenge

Happy Tuesday!

I did this card for the Mo's Challenge this week Special Folds and Flowers. This is a calendar card that I use to teach about 10 years ago at a local stamp store that is no longer here. This card makes a great holiday gift for co-workers. They will be reminded all year of your thoughtfulness as they display it on their desk. Mo's image "Fall Kitten" is really cute on the front of the cover. Scroll down to see the full calendar.

I haven't used my Tombow makers in a long time but broke them out for this. I like the way the fur looks on the kitten.

Here is the card opened a little

This is the calendar up close a bit.

Open a little more.

I found a web site on line that you can download the calendar .

You can make this card simple or really fancy with embellishments and decorative papers.

Hope you enjoy this card.

Dryer Sheet Technique Tutorial

Dryer Sheet Technique

Items needed for project:

Used dryer sheet

Various cardstock for your card and ribbon (optional)

Dazzling Diamonds glitter or one like it

A printed digi image (you can also use a rubber stamped image)

Type of adhesive such as Xyron, glue stick, double sided adhesive sheets or spray adhesive

This is a very simple technique to do. I will show three different adhesives used. The glue stick, double sided adhesive and Xyron.

Glue Stick

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   1. Cut your used dryer sheet about ¼ inch bigger than you stamp image.

   2. You will take your printed or stamped image and cover the entire surface (the image side) with glue stick. Make sure you get all the way to the edges.

   3. Carefully lay your dryer sheet over the glue and smooth down. It might be a little bumpy in spots but that is ok because it just gives it more dimensions.

   4. Now turn you image over and adhere the extra to the back of the cardstock (you can cut the extra off but this gives it a more finished look).

I used a double sided tape so that is would show up in the picture. You can just use the glue stick as well.

This is what is should look like after you have either trimmed or adhered the excess to the back.

5. Turn you image back over and sprinkle the glitter over the entire image and tap excess off. I use a coffee filter to catch excess glitter for reuse.

This is where the real beauty shows. Got to love glitter!

Next up : Double sided adhesive sheet. You will notice that it has a slight tint and relatively even. Some may like this look. I used one call Therm O Web for my double sided adhesive.

Double sided adhesive sheet

Apply the double sided adhesive sheet over your image and cut down to size. Once this is complete peel to expose your adhesive then follow steps 3, 4 and 5 from Glue Stick method.

Next Up: Xyron

Xyron

Run your image through your Xyron machine. Make sure you put your image through the Xyron upside down so that the adhesive will be on the front of the image Once this is complete peel to expose your adhesive then follow steps 3, 4 and 5 from Glue Stick method.

You will notice that this is similar to the Glue stick method as far as appearance.

Here is a shot of all three methods I used here for you to compare.

The next part is up to your creativity, putting a card together. I have photos of each method used with my card design. I think a snow scene or a stained glass image would look really nice using this technique.

I hope you enjoyed this and that it will inspire you to try making cards and projects using this technique. I know that this goes back a number of years but seems to have resurfaced again. As they say,”something old is new again”.

Brown Challenge

This is for Mo's Digital Pencil Too weekly challenge. This week was a card in browns. I love brown. It just reminds me of fall and that is my favorite time of year.