Hello and welcome to the Crate Paper Blog today. It’s me Sandra from the Crate Paper Design Team and I’m sharing a Nine Special Days in December Calendar inspiration. Why nine days? Well, there are three people in our house. And I asked my family to select three days in December where they would like to receive a very special and personal message. As we are trying to live more minimalistic, I thought that a focus on less is more. In addition, coming up with three very personal messages and wishes is easier than coming up with 24 ideas. In today’s post I’m sharing a short how-to and also give three tips for the decoration of your calendar.
The Nine Special Days in December Calendar has three pages made from patterned paper. At the bottom of each calendar page, there is an acetate slip-in-pocket.
Each calendar page holds a variety of decorative elements, including decorated journaling cards, gift tags, and cute little cards. I adhered white cardstock onto the back to make room for personal messages. At the top of each calendar page, I punched two holes and inserted binder rings to hold the album pages together.
How to:
First, cut three patterned papers (size 6" x 12") for the calendar pages. Second, cut three pieces from acetate foil (size approx. 3" x 12"). These will be used as slip-in pockets at the bottom of each calendar page. Third, sew the acetate foil onto the pages with a sewing machine to create pockets. Fourth, punch two holes at the top of each calendar page. Fifth, insert binder rings into the holes to hold the pages together.
Sixth, create decorated journaling cards, gift tags, and cute little cards to put into the acetate pockets. And adhere white cardstock onto the back to make room for personal messages.
Three tips for the calendar decoration:
- Make cute pockets to go with your gift tags:
- Decorate a journaling card with stickers, puffy stickers, ephemera pieces, and sewn accents. And glue a doily onto the back of the journaling card:
- Add cute rubber clips from Snowflake and sequins for a final touch:
I hope you like my Christmas Calendar inspiration with the cute Snowflake Collection. Wishing you a lovely and creative day!
Yours,
Sandra
Supplies: Crate Paper - Snowflake Bundled (350961), Knitted (350965), Wonderland (350966), 6 x 8 Paper Pad with Foil Accents (350975), Ephemera with Foil Accents (350980), Cardstock Stickers with Foil Accents (350981), Puffy Stickers (350982), Clear Sticker Book with Foil Accents (350983), Rubber Paper Clips (350984), Pine Branches (350986), Layered Tags with Glitter Accents (350988),
Lovely project! This is a wonderful collection!
Posted by: Hamutal Shafrir | December 07, 2019 at 08:07 AM