The Calendar

If you are a follower of One Lucky Day, you already know about the little desk calendar.  What started off as a 7gypsies make and take about 5 years ago, has grown into a yearly post.  Deb was kind enough to update the calendar for 2014 (thank you) so you can get started early!

I always try and have some sort of tutorial for the new calendar.  This one is such a good idea that is may just morph into a technique class for the new year.
Each year I have printed the calendar on cardstock, so this year I decided to change it up and print on transparency sheets.  This is the brand I had here at home which I am sure is years old and probably purchased at Walmart or Office Depot.  I printed the calendars using my home Laser Jet printer but the packaging says it works with ink jet too.

Once I had the 3 pages printed, I cut them into squares.  I also cut Ranger Manila cardstock 5 x 7 1/2" to fit on a small clipboard.  I already have enough stuff on my desk, so the calendar hangs on the wall right by my computer. 

 Before starting on the calendar, I painted my little clipboard with Ranger Dabber paint in Gold and Alcohol inked the clip (mushroom and espresso).  Set this aside to dry while you make your calendar.

Back to the cardstock...
I colored the cardstock with Distress Stain - tumbled glass, squeezed lemonade, and spun sugar (and a spritz of water).

I used a Layering Stencil to add stars along the edge.  The Weathered Wood Distress Paint is super subtle over the Distress Stain.

I decided to add this bird from the Urban Tapestry stamp set.  You might notice that the branch ends just under the birds tail.

To make sure the bird did not look like he was floating across the page, like something right out of Harry Potter...I inked and stamped the end of the branch five more times, to make it look like he is sitting on the branch of a tree just out of sight.

A little Remnant Rub message, then add the calendar to the page.
I was going to use the Tiny Attacher to secure the calendar but I found that static keeps it in place.  You can turn it upside down and the transparency doesn't fall off or even move.  I live in CA and maybe we just have a lot of static here, who knows?  You can always attach it with the Tiny Attacher, brads, or vellum tape.

Now it's ready for display!
You can make one background or twelve...whatever you like and have time for.  I think this one may be my favorite yet - what I need combined with what I like.

Here are some of the calendars from the past
Dragonfly wood calendar
Key desk calendar
Recycled and stitched calendars

When you click on each link, it will take you to a page that contains 4 months of 2014.  Click on the arrow in the top left corner to download the file.  Depending on your computer, you may need to retrieve each page from your download file and save it to your desktop for printing. 
Calendar 1
Calendar 2
Calendar 3
Love to see what you make!

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