Saturday, January 20, 2018

2018 Calendars! January to March

This concludes the entire set!

 I love the vertical hearts cut on the Love Struck cartridge.  I just MUST use them.  Every year, we do change them up with decorations, and this year was no different. 

 I really love this tulip stamp set.  Happy Spring!

Thursday, January 18, 2018

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

2018 Calendars! July to September

Adding to the calendars, here are the 3 months of July, August, and September.

July always turns out so well!  It's full of sparkle, just like the fireworks on the 4th. 

The August calendar has always been such a problem!  There isn't one holiday in the entire month, and it just HOT!  This stamp set was in the SU Occasions catalog a year ago.  I paired it with the Adirondack chair in the current catalog for this cool, beachy scene.
Special thanks to my friend Kathy O'Neal for lending me her background wheel stamp with the ferris wheel and carousel.  It is the perfect background.
I used Jane Davenport watercolors on white embossed watercolor paper. 

Most kids are back in school in September...the weather is cooling down and it's perfect for bike riding. 

Sunday, January 14, 2018

2018 Calendars! October to December

Oh! It's been a long time since I've posted here.  I hope you are able to see everything I've put on my other Stampin' Up! blog.  I've been working with Stampin' Up! materials more lately than my Cricut.

Here is our annual Mom and me calendar project!
October to December.
 October features a new technique called the Eclipse Technique.  Stamp all the background images you wish, then use the Stampin' Up Large Letters to die cut BOO or any other saying you wish!  Cut 2 additional black letters to give some depth.  The black letters mounted behind the top letters will allow you to see your raised lettering much more easily.

For November, we used a Paper Pumpkin Stampin' Up! set that featured shaker cards.  I cut down the pieces for this calendar at Mom's request.  It turned out GREAT!  Fantastic idea, Mom!

 Here's a close-up view of the leaf pieces.  It takes quite a few steps to assemble these. 
 This December, notice we didn't use the regular tree with the needles and ornaments.  I found a great die online that happened to be the perfect size!  I then found the Merry Christmas die and after cutting them, cut it apart to make it fit.
 I used the Stampin' Up! Dazzling Diamonds paper.
 After mounting the rhinestones, I got out my Sharpies and we colored the rhinestones to make Christmas tree lights.