Desktop Calendar

Hi everyone! This is a very quick posting for today as my littlest guy is not well with a double ear infection :(

This is a project I just completed for a class I'm teaching on December 6th at Heather's Stamping Haven (Ottawa). It was very easy and fun to put together. I used acrylic sheets and applied alcohol inks (Eggplant and Stream). To keep the colour saturated be sure NOT to use the blending solution as it dilutes the colours too much. To achieve the clear circles I just punched out a circle from my 2" circle punch and masked the area whilst applying the ink. I used photos of my boys and again used my circle punch to place them in the masked areas. The flowers are Spellbinders die cuts which I then ran through some cuttlebug embossing folders. I adhered sticky paper to the back to give it a proper finish and also make the inks stand out against an opaque background. The flourish is also a set of die cuts from Spellbinders. The calendar is downloadable from redcastle. Apologies for the photo - it's hard not to get any glare on it!
It's a neat quick-to-do homemade project ideal for any christmas, teacher gift etc. You can of course use your own variation and instead of using acrylic, why not use chipboard (or matt board from the picture framers) or two coasters. I will link the Splitcoast Stampers tutorial on this project under Tutorials so be sure to take a look. On SCS they used two coasters and embellished with scrapbook papers and cardstock. As always, your imagination is your limit!

Have a great day and I hope to be back soon with another posting. My Christmas/Winter collection of Magnolia stamps arrived yesterday and I haven't had time to stamp them up with my little dude being sick, but hopefully he'll nap this afternoon!! ;)

Danielle