Saturday, December 3, 2011

counting down to christmas....

hi everyone, sharing my newest project for Lily Bee Blog today... using the jingle collection and having some calendar fun. I wanted to create a little something to count down to christmas and new year and came up with this idea of creating calendar cards (and finally putting that mini library drawer from 7 gypsies to use). The idea is that the front would always show the current date and the older ones are placed behind...

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And here's a picture of all the cards laid out.... I tried to create some variations among them and also for some opted for big number chipboards (for the date) while others had more area for journaling...

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and here are some close up on the elements... I pretty much used everything that was included in the Jingle collection - pattern papers, index cards, cardstock stickers, ABC stickers and stamps - on these cards...

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to create that vintage / distress look on the chipboard numbers - I had used an small ink pad to color the area, lightly pressing down so that not all the surface was covered...

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more pictures of the remaining cards...

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thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the Lily Bee Blog for more details. thanks again everyone and hope you're having a great weekend so far!

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4 comments:

  1. Ooo it's beautiful as always and would make a fabulous December daily too just by adding your photos to the back! WTGG...it's LOVELY!

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  2. This idea is fantastic! And what you have created is just so beautiful. I love the colours, I feel my Christmas cheer growing :)

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  3. Very creative idea, i love what you created. Thank you for sharing.
    alisha.moorenielsen@gmail.com
    http://scrappin-happens.blogspot.com/

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  4. I love EVERYTHING about this project!!!!

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