Wintery Calendar by Esther

The winter-looking papers from SEI were an inspiration to make a calendar. Layers of the decorative papers were adhered to blue Bazzill cardstock to make a dimensional setting for the bird. The bird became the theme for my winter scene and the wintery months. The strips of papers were cut to be edged with a red stamping ink pad and show beneath each other. The circle of a snowflake was raised and placed on the left to give accent and balance.

Once the decorative top was complete, I used red brads for another piece of 12" square cardstock to overlap for the calendar months. December and January were printed in Microsoft Publisher and decorated on meaningfully personal dates. Some are birthdays, special days and others are holidays.

Once the decorative top was complete, I used red brads for another piece of 12" square red patterned cardstock to overlap for the calendar months. December and January were printed in Microsoft Publisher and decorated on meaningfully personal dates. Some are birthdays and others are holidays.

The pearl finish of the American Crafts brad was just the thing to add a bit of shine to attach the month pages. Red brads were used to attach the calendar blank section to the top portion by overlapping. Silver Sticles was added to centers of snowflakes because you must have some bling. Now to plan a calendar for the next two months...