you can see an amazing perpetual calendar by the creative team of Jack & Cat Curio. OMG run over there and see all the nooks and crannies they decorated.
You can also see this:
For the past two years I've made my niece Katie a junque journal calendar.
So much fun to create.
The cover is heavy chipboard decorated with
G45's Curtain Call
+
Petaloo flowers.
Then the pages are stitched in using a simple kettle stitch.
I made up calendar pages and glued those into the stitched pages.
For those of you who do bookbinding, there are
3 signatures
each signature having a total of 3 folded pages.
The calendar pages are then glued in on only 1/2 of the calendar page
and that creates even more pages.
As you can see from the photos above,
I used lots of other G45 papers to decorate appropriate months
and used Graphic 45 Staple Envelopes to create more pockets to stuff with goodies
with stampings added throughout the book.
Check out this amazing prize that Graphic 45 is giving away on the Graphic 45 blog and Facebook page this week! It's a Tropical Travelogue 12x12 paper pad, Stickers, Alphabet Stickers, Chipboard Die-Cuts and 6 gorgeous packs of Petaloo flowers! Just leave a blog and Facebook comment for your chance to win! And be sure to venture on over to the Petaloo blog today where you'll see some outstanding crafts that combine Graphic 45 and Petaloo Products! Leave a comment on the Petaloo blog and Facebook page for your chance to win an awesome prize package as well! So many chances to win!
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Nancy I love this book. Can't wait to make it.
Posted by: Sue Benedick | December 28, 2011 at 08:18 AM
Nancy,
The calendar is wonderful. What fun.
Posted by: Bonnie Heggemann | December 28, 2011 at 03:08 PM
Absolutely awesome class today....loved all the goodies we got to play with from Graphic 45 and the scrumptious Petaloo flowers. The adorable centers in the flowers make it hard to choose just one or two or a project!
This calendar is a great way to start the new year.
Posted by: Ann Werner | December 28, 2011 at 08:27 PM
I'm so glad you live in my area so I can take your classes. I had so much fun with this book .. especially after my brain kicked in and understood how to stitch the bindings :) Happy new Year Nancy !
Posted by: Cim Allen | December 29, 2011 at 09:47 AM
should be fun to make this book, Looks like a fun paper to play with.
Posted by: Kathi Mann | January 10, 2012 at 11:33 PM