Calendar Card – Independent Stampin Up!® Demonstrator, Victoria, Australia

Calendar Easel Card for JAI

21 December, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Here I am with another post today… can you tell I am on holidays, and I’m loving getting my craft on!!!! lol

Today I join the challenge at Just Add Ink.

At this time of year, I love making Calendar cards. They give the recipient something to display all year long.

These Large Number framelits are the perfect addition!!!

Check out those stunning die cut flowers under the calendar, aren’t they gorgeous? These are called So Detailed Thinlits and they are brand new in the Occasions catalogue, available from 4th January. Also the background is stamped with the coordinating stamp set, So in Love.

I even added some Wink of Stella to them, not sure if you can see that in the photo.

And don’t forget to decorate the inside of your card!

What do you think of this project?

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Products Used:

Stamp Sets: So in Love
Cardstock: Old Olive, Basic Gray, Whisper White, Brights Collection Designer Series Paper Stack
Inks: Old Olive, Basic Gray
Other: So Detailed Thinlits, Large Number Framelits, Big Shot, Pearls, Wink of Stella, Paper Snips, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin Scrub, Clear Blocks, Sponge Dauber, (Mini Calendar)

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Birthday, Calendar Card, Stampin' Up!

Easel Calendar Card

23 November, 201617 November, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share another card using the Sweet Cupcake Bundle but it has been created as more of a gift that the recipient can keep all year long!

I’ve made this card for my husband’s aunt who loves my calendar cards and seeing as her birthday is on 1 December, it is perfect timing to send it to her with the 2017 calendar!

So today I have used the same colour scheme as Monday’s card; Watermelon Wonder, Peekaboo Peach, Whisper White. She wears a lot of orange so I thought this was perfect for her!

The ‘sweet’ is die cut using the Cupcake Cutout Framelits in the Gold Glimmer paper.

The card front is embossed using the Confetti Textured Impressions Embossing Folder. The Peekaboo Peach & white ovals are die cut using the Layering Ovals Framelits.

The icing is a 3-step stamping process using photopolymer stamps, so you can easily line them up. The first layer is So Saffron then Peekaboo Peach before the final layer of Watermelon Wonder. I also used the Clear Wink of Stella over the top for a shiny glazed effect! I stamped a die cut two of these cupcakes, one for the front and one for inside the card!

The mini calendar is placed at the bottom of the inside of the card, as this creates the easel.

Don’t forget to decorate inside your card and stamp on the envelope!

What do you think of this card?

Products Used:

Stamp Sets: Sweet Cupcake
Cardstock: Peekaboo Peach, Watermelon Wonder & Whisper White and retired DSP
Inks: So Saffron, Peekaboo Peach, Watermelon Wonder, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake, Tip Top Taupe
Other: Big Shot, Confetti TIEF, Cupcake Cutout Framelits, Layering Ovals Framelits, Wink of Stella Clear, Paper Snips, Dimensionals, Glue Dots, Tombo Multipurpose Glue, Trimmer, Stampin Scrub, Simply Scored, Clear Blocks, Mini Calendar

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Calendar Card, Designer/Patterned/Specialty Papers (DSP), feminine, Flowers, Gift Ideas

Perpetual Desk Calendar

8 January, 20165 January, 2016 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

With the start of the new year, I thought I would share this idea with you, a Perpetual Desk Calendar!

As you can see, I photographed it last year (lol) on 30th December!

I have used the Birthday Bouquet DSP with my favourite In Colour, Mint Macaron!

The tags are cut using the Scallop Tag Topper punch. I made one for each day of the week.

I also made another 6 with the months, but these ones are double sided!!!

Here is the main construction of the box before I added the tags.

The tags fit in on either side and the cubes sit in front!

I cased this idea from Laura Mackie in the UK, thank you.

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Calendar Card, Owl Punch

Easel Calendar & Post it Note Card

2 November, 201519 October, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share a project created as an Easel style card, but using the mini calendar tabs and post it notes and yes, it folds reasonably flat!

This makes such a perfect gift for your loved ones or work colleagues this Christmas, adding a festive twist. We will be making one of these at my next Christmas Card Class on 21 November at 10.30am.

You will receive the instructions to make this during my next class, so be sure to mark this date in your diary now and rsvp via my Facebook page.

I have used the gorgeous Blackberry Bliss card stock and coordinating DSP along with Lost Lagoon ribbon and card stock.

The owl builder punch was used to cut out the owl in Crumb Cake card stock.

Don’t you just love this cute little project?!

Please leave a comment below if you like my project today.

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Butterflies, Calendar Card, Owl Punch

Mini Tab Calendar Cards

26 October, 201519 October, 2015 craftwithkate

Dear Crafters,

Today I share projects created with the stamp set, Butterfly Basics and the Mini Tab Calendars.

We made these during our last card class and it was a real hit!

This one uses Calypso Coral and the Pretty Petals DSP Stack.

The butterfly was stamped in the coordinating ink and cut out with the coordinating dies, Butterflies Thinlits.

And here is another one we made during class using the Owl Builder Punch!

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Calendar Card, Christmas, Owl Punch

Yesterday’s Craft Class

17 November, 201317 November, 2013 craftwithkate

Hello Stampers,

We had an epic Craft Class yesterday with 4 ladies thoroughly enjoying themselves and we had many many laughs along the way!

Here was the first card that we made ~ a Twisted Easel Tea Light Candle Card.

and don’t fret, the tea light candle is battery operated, so no homes will burn down!!!

The next card we made included a mini calendar and post it note

Then we some spare time at the end and the ladies were having so much fun, they wanted to make another mini calendar card but this time, a smaller one that I created myself. It also folds flat to be able to be mailed!

One of the ladies who attended said “I don’t have a crafty bone in my body” but she was so proud of her achievements and so were the rest of us. So next time I hold a craft class, be sure to come along!

Happy Stamping,

Kate

Calendar Card, Owl Punch

Easel Calendar & Post-it Card

8 November, 20137 November, 2013 craftwithkate

Hello Stampers,

This is a project I have made for some upcoming craft markets and Christmas gifts. It is easy but also very useful! It is perfect as a gift for someone’s office or desktop. It has a pad of post-it notes on the bottom and the top part of the card sits behind the post-it notes and has a calendar which can be displayed all year round.

To create this you start with one piece of card stock measuring 4 1/4″ x 11″; score it at 5½” and 2¾”.

Fold as shown above and add adhesive to the easel section. Cut one more layer at 4¼” x 5½”. Adhere the bottom of this piece to the area with glue on it so that it folds flat. This will make them easier to put in the post!

I hope you like this cute but simple project.

Stampin’ Up! Supplies:

Punch: Owl Builder
Ink – Crumb Cake, Soft Suede
Card stock –Bermuda Bay, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla
Accessories – Big Shot, Polka Dots TIEF, Paper Trimmer with scoring blade, Soft Suede Taffeta ribbon, Tombo Glue, Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers, Wiggly Eyes (non SU)., Mini Calendar (non SU).

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Happy Stamping,

Kate

Calendar Card

20 October, 20133 December, 2016 craftwithkate

Hello Stampers,

Here is another Calendar Card that I have been working on. You are probably aware by now that I love butterflies and I love the colour blue, although I don’t use it a lot in my cards.

I love how these sit on a table and I think I will be making many more for Christmas pressies and gifts for the kids teachers at the end of the year!

You can find my tutorial here

Stampin’ Up! products used:

Cardstock: Island Indigo, Comfort Cafe DSP (r), Silver Glimmer

Tools: Scallop Oval Punch, Bitty Butterfly Punch, Elgant Butterfly Punch, Simply Scored, Stampin’ Trimmer

Accessories: Tombo Glue, Dimensionals, Rhinestones, Calendar (Non SU)

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Happy stamping,

Kate

Calendar Card, Owl Punch

Easel Calendar Card

17 October, 201313 October, 2013 craftwithkate

Hello Stampers,

I recently got some small calendars that you tear off month by month and so I thought it would be nice to be able to use them to make a special gift for the upcoming Christmas season. These would make lovely gifts for the kids teachers too!