Find ideas, instructions and materials used to make a variety of paper-craft projects using Stampin' Up! products. As an independent Stampin' Up! demonstrator in New Zealand I love to share my passion for creating things with paper including cards, boxes, gifts and decorations. I find that making things is a fun and relaxing past-time which relieves stress and gives me a purpose to be active every day. If you have any questions or want to learn more about Stampin' Up! feel free to contact me.
Ever since I got the Days To Remember photopolymer stamp set from Stampin' Up! I've been wanting to make a perpetual calendar. However I haven't had time to come up with my own idea and then I saw a fabulous sliding card designed by fellow demonstrator, Jessica Lewis. I changed her design to fit the A4 cardstock I was working with and used a different colour scheme and designer series paper (DSP) to make my perpetual calendar.
I used the image and dies from Nature's Harvest for January.
While making the card I had an idea to make it even more fun to use. I added a couple magnets to the left side of the slider so I could change out the image. I then stamped, coloured and cut out a dozen images on basic white cardstock. I put two magnets on the back of each image before covering them with some cardstock so they could be placed on the left of the slider each month.
I also stamped out the extra little images from the Days to Remember stamp set -- flower, star and heart -- cut them out of basic white cardstock and then put a little bit of Tombow Multipurpose Liquid Glue behind each, leaving the glue to dry. This made the glue tacky so the pieces could be repositionable. I put a piece of window sheet behind the opening so that I could put the extra pieces over any numbers not needed for the month I was viewing, like February.
February brings valentine's from the bear in the Count On Me stamp set.
March is my birthday month so I got a balloon from the Hey Birthday Chick stamp set!
I had a lot of fun searching through new and old stamp sets to find pictures I wanted for each month.
April is autumn here in New Zealand so a tree from Beauty of Friendship is perfect this month.
Celebrate Mother's Day in May with a bouquet of flowers from the Blessings of Home stamp set.
June is a chilly winter month here in New Zealand so I used a snow covered tree from the Cabin Dies.
Mid-winter means dreaming of far away places in July with the Sailing Home lighthouse.
August welcomes spring with Flowering Tulips coming through the cold ground.
Celebrate Father's Day in September here in New Zealand with a tie from Handsomely Suited.
October brings thoughts of upcoming summer holidays using the Tulip Fields Bundle.
Count On Me stamps return with a summery kangaroo for the month of November.
A little black kitty from the Sweet Little Stockings set reminds me that Christmas is coming.
Here in New Zealand our seasons and holidays are different than the rest of the world, so I chose a variety of animals, flowers and buildings for my calendar.
I also created a pocket inside with matching Heart & Home DSP so that I can easily store all my images.
I hope you like my card/calendar and if you'd like to make your own have a look at Jessica's video for instructions. Just make the few changes I mentioned above if you'd like yours to have interchangeable images like mine.
When my children were little I loved finding that special gift they really wanted for Christmas but now that they are all grown up I find it difficult to get them presents because they just buy whatever they want as soon as they have the money.
So now I give them gift cards which they can use on what they really want . . . and who doesn't need extra money. But a gift card (or cash) alone doesn't seem special enough so I package it inside a handmade greeting card!
You can make a left or right opening card with this fun fold technique.
You can hide a gift card or cash behind the removable tag on the front of this card.
The tag can be used for gift giving as well or just leave it in the card as extra decoration.
This fun fold video shows how to make the tag/gift card holder cards.
These two cute cards used the Sweet Little Stockings bundle of products.
The inside of these cards reveal a pocket for you to hide a gift card or cash.
If you'd like to recreate these cute cards have a look at my instructional video here.
You can even change any existing greeting card into a gift card holder using a bit of extra paper and a punch as shown in my Quick Tip video.
I hope I've inspired you to dress up your prezzy card giving this year and I'd love to see what you make!
