New Calendar Stuff

 

So last week I watched a video on bullet journaling. This video introduced a discbound method. My biggest objection to traditional (term used lightly) was the messiness of the order - just tack the next page at the end, number it and put it in the index. ICK! With discbound, you can order/group your pages any way you want. I was so excited, I scoured Amazon and found 2 "expansion" packages and ordered them. I figured that with what I already had (see previous entry), just a few more things would help. Unfortunately I ordered 2 kits created by the same company and got lots of duplicates ... oh well, they will get used.  

Calendar Overload (part 2)

 

Over the past year or more, I have bought and created a boxful (yes, a 12 quart tote) packed with calendar supplies. I bought a few more this week after I decided to go with the discbound system. (More later)

My love of calendars is REAL. Now the opportunity to combine calendars with planners, to-do lists (and so many other lists), and so much more with my creative side is exciting.

Calendar overload

I have always loved a calendar. The first memory of my fascination with calendars I have is of a block calendar of my dad's. As I have been cleaning and going through his stuff, I have found myself staring at this calendar and remembering how I loved changing the months and the repeating pattern that allowed the blocks to be tall stacks of numbers. 

As an adult when school starts each year, I could feel my heart beat just a bit faster as I selected my planner for the year. During the pandemic and when I decided to stay home, one of the disappointments was a paper planner was kinda useless with my boring day-to-day. 

Then I discovered bullet journaling: how it could track goals, keep lists and so much more. 

I am fascinated again.

May Header

Here is the topper for May. The download version is a png file with a hole. I try to make the calendar part generic and the topper month specific. This could be for Mother's Day or just May flowers.
The kit I used for this month's set, MoM, had too many colors and so the parts I made from it are different. Before I expand the kit, I will pare down the colors.
Download this part
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Another Month

May is quickly approaching. I have spent a great deal of time considering my role as a scrapbook designer and my roll in the schools. I am also planning one or two large scrapping project.
As for now here is the calendar part of May. This month is the only month this year that starts on Tuesday. You may need to wait until next year to get other calendars that start on Tuesday. I am considering next year, making a complete set with a single large kit.  This month's set was completed with an unpublished kit called "MoM". Tell me what you think. In the meantime, download the calendar.

April's Verse

This scripture on prayer is one of my favorites. Usually people just quote the "Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings", but I decided to include 2 verses because the list of when and over what to pray is fantastic.
Do you counsel with the Lord or just talk to Him? Take the opportunity to make it a two way conversation, tell Him your thoughts.
Download

April Header

Here is part 2 of April calendar - the header (or what do you call it?). You, of course, will download a PNG file with a hole for your own photo. Both my and my dad's birthday are in April.
The kit I used is Keep Calm which I am updating and hope to be in the stores soon. After creating these calendars, I see that I need to create a multi-hole frame.
If you did not get the calendar part, see yesterday's post.

April Calendar

Another month gone by. I am finally on Spring Break, the earlier snows and flooding took some of ours away. This weekend I am looking forward to Easter and the General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day  Saints. With my brothers not near, April Fools is not a big day.
I have another calendar for you. This one is for April. The 31 day one that starts on the first of the week will be out in July. I used my calm kit, which I am trying to get into the stores this weekend.

March Scripture

I have also been creating a quote or scripture page to go with the calendar. Here is one for March. Are you interested in the others for Jan and Feb?

Date Part of March

I am ahead of the game this month, the ice outside has helped.
I am offering the generic 31 day calendar that starts on US Thursday (download here). I offered the 28 day last month and the 30 day Thursday will be available in November.
I used an old collab - should I make this one into a full kit?

Ice Storm and March

A long weekend (mostly spent waiting) and an incoming ice storm has left me with a bit of time. So surprise: I have March's calendar set complete. Here is the quickpage for the month name. I used an old collab for these pages. Should I upgrade this set?

Date part of February

I have ready the date part of the February calendar. I felt OK going with something more thematic like the hearts this time as it will only be 28 days on a February calendar. If I continue, you will get the 31 day calendar that starts on Thursday next month in March and the 30 day one in November.
I used the same collaborative kit that I used to create the month quick page. Should I continue and make this one a full sized kit?
Download and see yesterday's post if you missed the month page.

February is upon us

January has rolled on by and February is upon us. I have started late again, but a bit earlier to get the calendar together. This month page was created using an old collab. I realized it had no flowers. What kind of kit has no flowers? If I work on this kit more, that will be the first element I add.
I have already started work on the dates and should post them within a few days. keep your eyes open.
Download this part.
So what do you think? Is landscape the best? Is anyone out there? I need to get a photo of the fridge where I posted last month's pages.

Landscape QP

And here is one more part of my perpetual calendar set: a landscape quickpage for the month of January (yours will have holes so you can put your own pictures). Download.
We have another snow day. I hope to be able to finish Winter Memories and get it into my stores.

Calendar: Landscape

Still putting my calendar together. I have decided to go with landscape for the rest of the year. This perpetual calendar will also be used in Oct of this year. I may make another because this one is very wintery. I used my Winter Memories kit, which I still need to add a bit to before I put it into the stores.
I have created a landscape quickpage which I will distribute sometime this week. Then I will create one more part and I am ready to print. I will be doing a scripture of the month to complete the set.
I looked in a few stores last week for a 4x6 file box to save these into and there were only 3x5, may have to search online.
Say hi so that I know that I am not doing this only for my benefit. I will try to have February's calendars out before the end of January.

Calendar, etc

I have decided to get back into designing and have applied to 2 stores, waiting to hear back from them. In the mean time - you may have guessed that I love calendars. I am putting together a little 4x6 dual frame perpetual calendar. I will be handing them out in the next few days a piece at a time. I have 2 magnetic holders ($1 a piece at Dollar General) that I will be using, any double frame or 2 singles together will display the calendar. I am flipping back and forth between portrait and landscape. What do you think? Download this one and comeback!

last day

Last day ... grab November and December.

I will keep these available at least until the first of the year.

Hoping your 2017 is wonderful.

Another Day

Here is the next set. September and October 

thanks to Brenda, the one person who reported the links were not working. I fixed them, but unfortunately the fix will have it not listed in the freebie engine.

Boxing Day

Don't know much about Boxing Day, but we have cleared lots of boxes out of the house today. I am continuing to hand out the calendar. Download July and August today.

More Christmas Gifts

Hope everyone's Christmas was bright. We had a lovely service this morning.
Continuing with the giving, Download May and June here.
Come back in the next few days for the entire kit.

Yeah!! I got an external hard drive for Christmas so I can get back to designing!