Anna's Creative Space

Sunday, March 27, 2011

SCRAPBOOK PLACE'S 3RD BLOG HOP - LOVE BIRDS CALENDAR

Hello!  It's Anna from Scrappenings here with a Love Birds Calendar for Scrapbook Place's 3nd Blog Hop.  If you've just come from Lindsy's blog, you're in the right place.  If not, go back and start with Linda's blog.  Please visit Scrapbook Place's blog when you've finished hopping!







SUPPLY LIST

Sizzix Bigz Clear Scallop Square die
Stampin'Up! Two Step Bird punch
Stampin'Up! Boho Blossoms punch
Stampin'Up! Modern Label punch
Stampin'Up! Full Calendar stamp set
Sizzix Square Lattice embossing folder
Stampin'Up! Pompom Trim in Melon Mambo
Cream cardstock
White cardstock
Blue cardstock
Green cardstock
Yellow cardstock
Mini calendar, 2-1/2 x 2-1/2
Cork board, 3/16 thick
2 brads in spring colors
2 tacks in spring colors

INSTRUCTIONS
Cut 1 piece of cream colored cardstock and 1 piece of chipboard each 4-1/2 x 4-1/2.  Paste the cardstock to the chipboard, then die-cut the Scallop Square using the Sizzix die.  The resulting piece will be 4-1/4 x 4-1/4.

Punch 2 birds & 2 wings from blue cardstock.  Punch 2 branches and 2 more wings (for leaves) from the green cardstock.  Emboss the leaves with the Lattice embossing folder.  Punch a Boho Blossom from the yellow cardstock.  Ink the edges of everything with a slightly darker shade of whatever color cardstock you're working with to give it definition.  Using a Crop-A-Dile, punch two 1/8 holes on each end of the top of the Scallop Square & put some ribbon through both holes for hanging.  Tie off the ends with a small knot.

Stamp each month on a piece of white cardstock then punch out the months with the Modern Label punch.  Pull off each page of the calendar and glue each stamped month to the appropriate page.  Punch 1/8 holes with your Crop-A-Dile through 4 pages of the calendar on each end of the modern label.  Keep punching holes 4 pages at a time, making sure to line up the holes with the first set of pages.  Put large brads on either end to hold the calendar together.  Glue to the right side of the Scallop Square.  Cut a piece of cork board 1-1/2 x 2-3/4 and glue to the left of the calendar.  Cut a small piece of the Pompom trim and glue to the bottom of the cork board.  Glue the flower onto the cork board in the upper left corner.  Glue one pompom in the center of the Boho Flower.  Put the 2 tacks in the corkboard.

Viola!  You're done!

Thanks for visiting my little corner of the blogosphere to check out my project.  Don't forget to post some love for me before you leave.  Then hop on over to Pat's blog to check out her beautiful creation.

Many Happy Scrappenings!
Anna



LIST OF BLOG HOP PARTICIPANTS