Last year I fell in love with the Basic Grey 2009 Calendar Kit. And what's not to love? Everything you need to complete each little page is included in the kit for around AUD$35. A perfect gift. Last Christmas I made up three - one for each set of Grandies (yes, three - don't ask!). But it seems so did the rest of the scrapping world. Do you know how hard they were to get hold of this year? I could only get 1!!!
We were going to get some other present for the other two sets of grandies, but then a request came in at the last minute. And how can you say no to a Nana that wants to look at piccies of her grandkids all year long????
So I did what any resourceful scrapper would do . . . I made my own. That is to say that I made up the Basic Grey kit and sent it off to Grandad Queensland, then used the template for inspiration to make up the remaining two calendars. Sort of like a sketch. The kicker is though, that EVERYTHING WAS FROM MY STASH! Every last strip of paper, embellishment and the like. We didn't spend a cent! Well, we bought the Cardstock from OfficeWorks to print the calendar template on, and $4 at the printer on the 23rd of December for the binding (for both calendars).
I printed the calendars on to A4 210gsm white card (using the automatic Calendar generator in MS Publisher 2007). Then printed an 8"x8" square on the back of each month to provide the "workspace" for the scrappy part. And this was the result. The original Basic Grey image is on the left, and my "homage" on the right.
I am pretty happy with the overall result. And they were well received. Nice to know that all the effort that goes into a handmade gift is well received :)
Thanks for stopping by, and I hope your Christmas was truly magical.
See you all on the flipside LOL
2 comments:
I love your calendar - it looks fantastic!!
simply gorgeous Pippa ... very thrifty idea!
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