Saturday 2 January 2010

Another Calendar :)

Evening bloggers and Happy 2010 to you all - I hope your New Year Celebrations went well, and the only Fireworks were the one's you'd planned!

I do love Christmas and all of the celebrations (not as keen on New Year anymore) but it is nice to get back to reality and start planning 'normal' things again! Like challenges!



Last year I'd wanted to make calendars - but ended up throwing out 20 2009 calendar booklets in June! So this year I have promised myself to get a few done. I'll give myself to the end of January before I decided it's too late to give them out again!





For this one I have followed the sketch over at Truly Scrumptious and used the optional extra - vellum to make the flowers, if you look very closely at the picture above you can see some behind the net ribbon too!

This is also the first time I have participated in the Saturday Spotlight with Hidden Potential Challenge. Their spec for this challenge was 'Calendar'.

I've also entered it into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge which for this week is 'Happy New Year...New Beginnings'




I've used 3 of the Penny Black Blank Teddies stamps and watercoloured them, used peel off numbers for the year and glossed each tile with Anita's 3d Gloss. The paper is from DCWV Butterflies and the backing sheet is Gemstones. The net ribbon was in my Secret Santa gift from one of my fab crafty buddies and the brads are PM.


I have a huge confession to make.............I borrowed the idea of the Teddies holding the year from someone - but I can't for the life of me remember who, I've been looking - but can't find!!! If you've done a similar calendar with these Teddies and I've commented saying I might have to borrow your idea, PLEASE leave me a comment saying so....I can give you the credit then ;)

Edit... Thanks for the comment and link Helen, yes it was your PB Teddy Calendar that inspired me, I had initially thought it was you but couldn't find it when I went looking!!! See Helen's calendar here.


22 comments:

  1. This is fabulous Carol those teddies are just great I love the calendar idea

    Hugs
    Lorraine x

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  2. Wow, it is gorgeous Carol! Super cute calendar.

    Keryn :D

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  3. Awww...how cute! I love the papers...and those adorable teds! I think it may have been me who 'inspired' you...I made a calendar with PB bear blanks a couple of weeks ago ;0)
    Helen x

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  4. Oh my goodness!! How precious this is!! I love how they're all holding the numbers!! Love how you've attached the calendar to your creation!! :) Thanks for joining us at Saturday Spotlight this week!! HUGS

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  5. Wow Carol it's adorable ! I have those teddies and do you know what?? i scarcely every use them .. I think I feel inspired now! Love the papers and net too :-)
    pauline x

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  6. oops! visited before from my own blog and didn't see the pink writing said you had entered the PBSC (blush!) ... so what I menat to say was .... Thanks for joining in this week's PBSC and Happy New Year :-)
    pauline x

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  7. FABULOUS!! Love the teddies, the mesh, the papers ... well, just EVERYTHING!! I'm so glad you joined us at Saturday Spotlight ... hope to see you again next week!! Happy New Years!

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  8. Hi Carol, Happy New Year.
    Gorgeous calendar, love the sweet teddies
    hugs Mandy xx

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  9. The teddies are so cute, the vellum flowers look beautiful. Thanks for joining us at TS,
    hugs Angela x

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  10. fabulous calendar book Carol....love those adorable teddies and perfect use for them.....thanks for joining in the fun this week at PBSC and happy new year...hugs kath xxxxx

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  11. Hi Carol, Gorgeous calendar! The teddies are so cute.

    Lisa x

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  12. This is brillliant Carol, well done hun xx

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  13. Oh I think those bears are brilliant, gorgeous card.
    luv
    Debby

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  14. Awh hun, this is gorgeous! I might have to "borrow" the idea too LOL - will nip over to see Helen's as well - love the teds with the year, it's perfection. Hugs, Squirrel xx

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  15. This is adorable..I love how you used the images to display the 2010..Great job..Thanks for joining us at Saturday Spotlight.

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  16. This is so adorable with the bears and soft colors!

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  17. This is a lovely calendar Carol - I've got a few spare 2010 tabs to use too! Thanks for joining in our TS challenge.

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  18. stunning calendar Carol, love how you made the date...thank you for joining in with the Truly Scrumptious challenge
    Mina xxx

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  19. How precious this is!! I love how the bears are all holding the numbers and how you've attached the calendar to your creation!! Thanks for joining us at Saturday Spotlight this week!! Where did you get your calendar tabs? I have been looking for plain white ones.

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  20. Way too sweet way to ring in the New year and who wouldn't want to check out this cute calendar every day!!! Very CUTE!

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