Happy New Year! Acrylic Calendar

I always try to create a calendar for the new year.  This year I came up with a version that uses an acrylic base (bought from the dollar store!).  It is a 4 x 6 base so you can make 6 of these from one sheet of 12x12 card stock

First select your card stock base and cut to fit the frame.
Next print our a calendar (i purchased mine from a lovely store called Papertrix in Nashville Indiana) and copied it onto plain white card stock.

Next I stamped a corresponding image on each of the months

I then cut the calendars into 2 1/2 x 2 3/4 rectangles.  The size of the rectangle will depend on the size of your particular calendar.  

Cut a base piece that is 1/4-1/2 inch larger than your calendars.

Score 3 times at intervals of about 3/8, 5/8 and 7/8

This will create a place for you to decorate on the top of the calendar and a "nest to" rest the individual calendar pieces in.  

Apply tombow to the "nesting area.

Apply tombow glue to the TOP of each calendar piece beginning with December.  

Push the calendar piece into the nest area and continue with the remaining months.  January will be on top

The tombow will allow the calendars to be removed when each month is over.

Stamp an image of your choice and mount on coordinating card stock. 

Enjoy

Season of Friendship Perpetual Calendar Tutorial

Season of Friendship calendar Tutorial

Trim  1 ½ inches from the LONG side of a piece of 8 ½ x 11 inch piece of whisper white card stock.  Final Size will be 7 x 11 inches.   Score at 5 ½ inches to make a fold.  THIS IS THE BASE

Cut 4 base pieces from colored card stock of your choice into 4 x 5 ¼ inch pieces
 I used the following colors
Pool Party for winter (January-March)
Melon Mambo for spring (April-June)
Real red for Summer (July-September)
More Mustard for Fall (August-December)

Cut 4 pieces  2 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches each using the same colors above for the calendar mounting

You will have 2 pieces of each color, one measuring 4 x 5 ¼ and one measuring 2 ¼ x 5 ¼ inches each for a total of 8 pieces of colored card stock

 Cut 4 pieces of Whisper white into 3 ¾ x 5 inch pieces.

Use a sponge dauber to apply a coordinating color to each edge of the small pieces of white

Island Indigo for winter (January-March)
Regal rose for spring (April-June)
Garden Green for Summer (July-September)
Cajun Craze for Fall (August-December)

 Stamp your images using “Season of Friendship” onto the sponged 3 ¾ x 5 inch pieces of whisper white in a manner pleasing to your eye.

Mount images on large colored card stock

I stamped multiple leaves on scrap card stock and affixed using glue dots to stamped image to give some height contrast for interest.  I also decorated the cut images with dots of glitter glue (not Stampin’ Up) at the base of each leaf set.  Allow to dry completely before continuing with mounting of these images. 

 Stamp the sentiment (If desired) on a scrap of whisper white and sponge with coordinating inks.  Mount using a stampin’ dimensional

Mount your completed stamped images on the coordinating card stock.

Mount calendar (I search internet for free images) on the small piece of colored card stock

Use a scrap of whisper white cut into 1 x 3 inch section and score the short edge at 5.5, 1.5 and 2.5.  This will create a “stand” for the calendar. 

 Now you are ready to mount your Mount the winter image and the spring image on the same side of the base with the TOPS of the image at the center (fold line).  Turn the BASE over and mount the summer and fall images in a like fashion.  When mounting the stamped images it is BEST to allow your STAND the room to easily slid under the image so you do not have to lift up anything when you switch to the other side mid-year!

Happy Stampin’

Viola!    A perpetual 2012 calendar!

Have a blessed year!

Calendar-Season of Friendship

I made this desk calendar recently using the Season of Friendship stamp set which I modified to reflect the different seasons.The calendar was printed off the Internet. 

It stands on the desk, is double sided and was fun to create!

We'll be making this calendar on January 9, 2012