Ultra Unique Calendar

Love super fun paper craft ideas? Make an Ultra Unique Calendar from Spellbinders! Show your creativity and have fun.


 

Materials:

• Spellbinders Grand Calibur
• LF-190 Grand Labels Four
• S4-092 Stars Five
• S5-025 Labels Seventeen
• S4-209 Tulips Pendants
• S4-227 Pumpkin Nestabilities
• S4-232 Blossom Two
• S4-270 Fair Isle Pendants
• S4-271 Nested Owl
• S4-274 Nested Fish
• S4-277 Nested Bats
• S4-285 Nested Mittens
• S4-286 2010 Snowflake Pendants
• S4-296 Nested Hearts
• S4-297 Nested Crowns and F-013 Jewel Tones Premium Craft Foils Assortment Dark Red, Dark Green, Silver
• 3M Post-it Black, Pastels and Brights Craft Paper
• WorldWin Papers Mirror-Cast Cardstock
• My Mind’s Eye Quite Contrary Collection and Lost & Found Ric Rac Trim
• Fancy Pants My Family Collection
• KasierCraft Peachy Keen Collection
• The Robin’s Nest Fireworks Paper and Under The Sea Tear Drops
• Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly and Snorkle Collection
• Graphic45 On The Boardwalk Collection
• Donna Salazar Weathered Winter Collection
• Nikki Silvis Scrapbooker LLC Henry’s Brillance Collection and Burlap Buttons
• Pink Paislee Twilight Collection
• Creative Impressions Bits of Bling and Cork
• SCRAPBOOK BY 3L EZ Runner and White 3D Foam Squares
• Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry
• Clearsnap Queue Inks
• Orange and yellow cardstock
• Pearls
• Black rhinestone
• Felt

Instructions:

1. I cut and embossed six chipboard shapes from the LF-190 Grand Labels Four #2 (the smallest size being #1) and then used it to cut/emboss 12 shapes in various patterned papers. This made it easy to line up and adhere to each chipboard back and front.
   
   
    
2. I used these various Spellbinders™ die templates to accent and embellish each month. There was a lot to use but with the Grand Calibur and its large plates, it was easy and FAST! This year, I used 14 die templates. Some of you might remember last year’s calendar/planner I made – that was 22 die templates and it took me TRIPLE the time (pre-Grand Calibur days) to create.
   
   
    
3. The calendar was found online after I did a search – there were many and in different sizes. I chose the 8.5 x 11” sheet of the full year. I cut and matted some with S5-025 Labels Seventeen #3 . Others I left as is and some, I cut a simple mat.
    
4. I sanded a couple of the die cuts to highlight the embossing. In addition, I took advantage of the stenciling capability (April calendar) that the die templates are known for. They are such a great value - there are multiple die templates in a set with each having a triple function (cut, emboss and stencil).