Birthday Calendar is Complete!

Hi, everyone!  I have been working on a birthday calendar for a few months, one page at a time.  All of the stamps used are from Our Daily Bread designs and the blank calendar was from Stampin Up (the calendars have been retired for several years.  You will find that there are some crafty companies which carry different versions if you do a little searching.) Now that my calendar is finished, I thought I would share a photo of the complete calendar.  If you'd like info on the pages, here is a link list of each previous post which explains the stamps and techniques used:

* January * February * March * April * May * June *

* July * August * September * October * November * December *

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Blessings,

Floral Hearts February Calendar Page

Hi, everyone!  Today's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Design Sponge site.....I fell in love with the colors of these crepe paper rolls (which were used to make paper flowers).  Finally, here is the last page of the birthday calendar which I have been working on for several months.  I wanted this last page to be quick and simple (since I'm kinda over it, kwim?), so I used the small heart stamp and scripture verse from the 'Clean Heart' set by Our Daily Bread designs. Other than the challenge of getting a good photograph of something so tall (5.5 x 14), this was super quick and easy....yay!!

Thanks for visiting with me today!

Blessings,

Snowman / December Calendar Page

Hi, everyone!  Here is the December page from the Birthday Calendar I've been working on for a couple months.  One more page to go and I'm done....woo hoo!!!  The image and sentiment are from the ODBD set, 'Warm Wishes' and the clouds were sponged over a template which was cut from the ODBD Custom Clouds and Raindrops Dies.  The hillside was sponged over a piece of scratch paper cut with a craft knife.  (Please click on the photo if you'd like a close-up view.)

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Blessings,

Dogwood Calendar Page

Hi, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Southern Highland Craft Guild Online Store.....I chose this beautiful bluebird card with spring blossoms and blue sky background for inspiration for the April page of the birthday calendar I have been working on (forevah!).  I used the images and scripture verse from the ODBD stamps (what used to be the 'Sing to the Lord' set)  'Bird' single and 'Dogwood Mini' set.  After stamping the images, I used a clear glaze pen on the white dogwood flowers so that it would act as a resist when sponging the blue background.  It took a little while to do, but it made the sponging so easy!  (Click on the photo to enlarge.)

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

November Calendar Page

Hi, everyone!  Today I would like to share the next finished page of the birthday calendar I've been working on.  For November, I went with a Thanksgiving theme....I mean, who doesn't think of Thanksgiving for November?  The cornicopia in the corner plus the sentiment is from the 'Give Thanks' set by Our Daily Bread designs and the wheat border is from the 'Wheat' mini set, also from ODBD.  The images were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, colored with markers and the edges sponged for a more rustic feel.

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Blessings,

Frangipani Calendar Page

Hi again, everyone!  My first card today was pretty quick, so I'm going back for a second helping of the Inspiration Challenge at Splitcoast!  When I saw this Lemon Verbena diffuser, it reminded me of the frangipani (plumeria) flowers from the stamp set 'Sweet As Perfume' from ODBD.  I've been working on a birthday calendar for my mother-in-law and I'm so excited to use this stamp set for the July page. Backstory: Hubby and I went to Hawaii for our honeymoon (over 25 years ago) and brought back some Plumeria starts (which looked like cigars).  My mother-in-law and I both planted the starts; mine only lived about a year but hers flourished and grew to be about six feet tall!  Once a year it would bloom and it was pure joy!!!! 

Thanks for visiting again!

Blessings,

January Calendar - Colorful Snowflakes

Hi, everyone!  This week's Inspiration Challenge is to find inspiration from Balsam Hill....I loved the gorgeous colors of this ornament set and decided to stamp multi-colored snowflakes and sentiments on the January page of the birthday calendar I have been working on for the past month. For this calendar, I've been trying to use permanent ink whenever possible since it may be used for years to come, so I chose the closest Stazon ink colors I had on hand to match the inspiration piece.  The following stamps from ODBD were used: 'Snowflake Sentiments', 'Snowflake Mini' Set, 'Snowy Blessings', and 'Sparkling Snowflakes' (retired).

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Blessings,

Spring Floral Calendar Page

Hi, everyone!  This calendar page was stamped with the following stamp sets and singles from Our Daily Bread designs: The Lord Has Risen (violets and scripture verse), Tulip Corner, Daffodil Corner, Bleeding Hearts, and Easter Blessings (Lily of the Valley).

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Blessings,

October Blessings Calendar Page

Hi, everyone!  Here is the next finished page of the birthday calendar I am working on.  The new ODBD Custom Stitched Leaves Dies were perfect to complete this page!  The leaves were cut out with various polka dot patterns from the ODBD Fall Favorites Paper Collection and the ODBD Christmas Coordinating 2015 Paper Collection.  Instead of stamping a sentiment, I used the ODBD Custom Blessings Border Die since it was the perfect size for the bottom of the calendar page! The tiny little accent leaves were cut from the same paper collections using the ODBD Custom Lovely Leaves Dies.

Thank you for visiting with me!

Blessings,

Wild Rose Calendar Page

Hi, everyone! This week's Inspiration Challenge over at Splitcoast is to find inspiration from the Victoria Trading Company....I chose this gorgeous lawn chair to help decorate the May page of a birthday calendar I am working on for a gift.  The wild roses from 'Fragrance' were stamped in Stazon Jet Black, then colored with sponges and markers.  Using masking, Ranger Antique Linen ink was sponged around the flowers as in the lawn chair. The sponging in the photo is not flattering but it looks okay in the real.

Thanks for stopping by!!

Blessings,