Welcome March

TGIF!  This week on the Tombow blog we have been given a "Designer's Choice" week.  I decided to share my March calendar page with you.

This page is 5"x 7" and stands up on its own with an easel back.  I started with a base layer of kelly green cardstock and then adhered some Bo Bunny Double Dot cardstock with my Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots, Roller.  Next I inked up the shamrock image from the Our Craft Lounge, Shamrock Blessings set with three different green colors of Tombow Dual Brush Pens using the thumping method to ink up the stamp and then stamped them to the bottom of the white calendar panel. I did the same thing for the flowers that I stamped in the upper left corner using the same green Tombow Dual Brush Pens and adding two tones of purple Dual Brush Pens.   Next, I cut out another piece of kelly green cardstock with the Spellbinders Nestabilities Mega Dies, Labels 17 and adhered the calendar panel to it with Tombow Mono Adhesive Dots, Roller and then attached this panel to the calendar base popped up with Tombow Foam Tabs.  The sentiment was also inked up with the Dual Brush Pens and stamped onto some white cardstock.  I cut the sentiment panel and background layer with my Spellbinders Nestabilities Die-Petite Ovals set and popped it up onto the calendar with Tombow Foam Tabs.  The two shamrocks were cut from the new Memory Box Lucky Leaves dies, embossed with clear embossing powder with a touch of Glitter Ritz Warm Highlight glitter from Elizabeth Craft Designs and adhered to the calendar with Tombow Mono Multi.

February Calendar

Hello and happy Monday Y'all!  Did you know that Our Craft Lounge announced it's 100th challenge last Friday?  The theme for this challenge was to use numbers.  I have to admit, I was stumped at first and didn't know what I was going to do.  I e-mailed my OCL partner in crime, Debbie Fisher, and she came up with a boatload of suggestions for me.  All of a sudden, the light came on and I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

I decided to make a 5 x 7 calendar page for February.  Yeah, I am ahead of the game!  I printed the calendar and then cut it down to the size I wanted.  I stamped the adorable hot air balloon from the OCL Spilling Over Cling Set onto some white cardstock with black ink and then stamped it again onto this adorable light blue paper from Pebbles.  There are the cutest itsy bitzy white stars all over the light blue background.  LOVE!  I paper pieced the balloon, basket and the little heart.  I used a piece of Cranberry Distress Dots cardstock from Memory Box for the little hearts.  The hearts that are spilling out of the basket are pink and sparkly!  I attached the calendar panel to a red layer that was diecut with a Spellbinders die.  The calendar panel is attached to the base with foam tape to give just enough lift to allow the ribbon to slide underneath.

There is still time to play along with this challenge, head on over the the Our Craft Lounge blog and play along.  You could win a prize and some awesome bragging rights!

Challenge Calendar

Hi there!  The hustle and bustle of Christmas may be over, but things sure aren't slowing down much around here.  Last Wednesday was the first time I enjoyed a day of working in my studio.  I am busy, busy preparing projects for January.  

To help me keep on track, I decided to decorate a calendar that I had picked up in the office supplies department at Wallyworld.  

 

I started by covering the spine of the calendar with some distressed dot print paper from Memory Box.  I used Tombow's Permanent Stamp Runner to attach all of the cardstocks to the cover of the calendar.  The main background print is from October Afternoon (I think).  The chipboard letters for the word "calendar" were just plain white and I used a Tombow Dual Brush pen in Orange to color the letters to match perfectly.  Love that!  Did you know that you can use the Dual Brush pens to color match many items to coordinate with whatever project you are working on?  Too cool!

I didn't do too much to the inside of the calendar as I need lots of space to keep track of my projects and upcoming classes, but I did add some of the Tombow Permanent Stamp Runner to the back of some rick rack trim and used it to cover the space where the two prints matched on the inside cover.    

I used two coordinating Dual Brush Pens to add the month name and some doodles to the bottom of the page.  Don't mind the teeth marks on the lid of the orange pen, a few years ago my dog thought it might be a fun chew toy.  

Calendar Grid and Calendar Bits and Pieces Blog Hop

Can you believe it, two more great sets from Tami Mayberry for Gina K. Designs? I am going to keep my description brief as there are several of us who are previewing this set tonight and you won't want to miss a thing! I stamped my Calendar Grid/Month and numbers in Adirondack Espresso ink on PL Ivory cardstock. I also stamped the Christmas Topiary from Nina's Lord of the Season set in the lower corner of the grid with Adirondack Espresso ink. All coloring is with Copic markers, the little swirlies and the star on the tree were colored with Gold Spica glitter pen. I added some gem and pearls (that were colored w/Copics) to the tree for a finishing touch. The cardstock, ribbon and hardware are all from my stash! Yeah! The finished size of this calendar page is 8 x 8.

For some helpful tips on how to use the Calendar Bits & Pieces and Calendar Grid stamp sets, please be sure to check out Gina's blog and StampTV for a helpful video on just how quick and easy it can be to use! Both of these sets as well as the PDF version of the Calendar Grid image will be available for purchase tonight over on our online store.

After that, stop by our Illustrator's blog - Tami Mayberry for some projects with her timely stamp sets.

Here are the GinaK Designer Member's links who are joining us in the preview tonight:

Carolyn, Donna, Erika,Cathy, Jessica, Lee, Lynn, Melanie,Nina and Theresa

You'll also want to check in on these CenterStage Spotlight Designer's blogs for more ideas:

Melissa {you are here }, Sharri, and Sue