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A Birthday Book – Caardvarks

Hello Friends,
If you are here to see my Caardvarks cards please scroll down to the next post…sorry šŸ™ It’s a two post Monday.

This Birthday Book was created with one of SRM’s blank calendars. Hop over to their BLOG you will see amazing calenders by the other DT. I  have trouble keeping track of everyone’s Birthdays so I created a desk top calender rather than one to hang on the wall. I’ll flip through each month to remind me who’s birthday is on the horizon. Let’s get started with the cover. This one measures  8×8 and other sizes are available here.  

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It’s worth spending a some time on this project because you will have it for a long time. I worked on it in segments so I really enjoyed the process.  The good news is I can use this year after year.

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CLICK ON EACH MONTH FOR A LARGER VIEW šŸ™‚ 

To begin you want to start with stamping all of your images and color them. Now is the best time to add glossy accents. Notice the  present and wand..they will be cut off.

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Next step is to measure and cut all of the papers for the top and bottom of each month. I decided that the sewing was a must. Thankfully I enjoy sewing and I  paced myself.

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I used two images for the cover and sometimes I like to cut a wig to give the hair  depth and flow. I stamped the bike on the grass so you would see the grass through the spokes instead of the white paper.
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Take note of the fairy and the french lady šŸ™‚
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This Christmas image is my favorite. With a little altering she can be used for any season.
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Thanks for stopping and for all of your sweet comments. Let me know if you have any questions. This is going to take some time to link all the supplies. I think today I will just do stickers and stamps. Have a great week! Hugs, Kathy

One last thing …  if you are a Penny Black fan instead of  leaving a comment here can you jump over to the new Penny Black blog and leave some love there? Thanks šŸ™‚ 
Don’t forget to check out my Caardvark post below. Sorry for the long post. 

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Comments

  1. Wendy ten Hove says

    Hi Kathy,

    Wow, I’m very very impressed by this one!!! I love it, what fabulous work you made here!! All the images are so cute and what a wonderful way to put the birthdays in the book, amazing to look at!! It’s so cute!! The only thing I want to ask, is why you put an image over my birthday on December 26? How can you now put my name there? Ha ha!! Love it, dear Kathy!!

    Hugs,
    Wendy

  3. ellen says

    Kathy this calendar is simply STUNNING… I don’t usually go for “cute” but this is BEYOND cute! Your images just pop right over the page! Amazing coloring, sewing, perspective, placement, etc etc etc. I could go on! Thank you SO much for sharing this awesome project!! ~ ellen.

  5. Joy says

    What can I say again you WOW! me with your ability and attention to detail, Kathy this creation is simply stunning, I so want one that you made…LOL Hugs! girl I just adore your work.

  8. Lin says

    Wow, what a beautiful little calendar – so worth the work as, like you said, you will use this forever! Well done, my friend!

  13. Tanya says

    Wow, this is amazing! I love this! I was thinking of making some kind of birthday calendar, but nothing as stunning as this! Love the stitching, coloring, everything!

  18. Shirl says

    An absolute jaw-dropper, that is! This has to be the FUN-nest project I’ve seen in a long long time! šŸ˜€ TO say I’m impressed would be an understatement! Wow, and double WOW, Kathy!

  25. Vicky says

    Kathy this is far the best project I’ve seen in months!
    LOVE IT!!!! The coloring is perfect as always, loved everything about it!
    Amazing! Off to check the photos again šŸ™‚

  26. Ruby says

    Love the birthday calendar. You can tell you put a lot of work and love into it. As always, your work is fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing!!
    Ruby
    PS I will also pop over the Penny Black’s blog to comment.

  29. Monique says

    I Make Calenders every year for my Grandma, My Mom and Myself for Christmas but they are very general and (boring!!) .. I love this calendar Kathy and I think I am going to CASE it lol… So much fun!! Hugs

  36. Cathy says

    Every time I come to your blog, I am amazed by your creativity. This b-day calendar is NO exception! Is there no end to what you can do, Kathy? šŸ™‚ LOVE IT. LOVE PENNY BLACK TOO. TFS!!!

  39. jenny says

    Wow Kathy!! This is just amazing!! I love it šŸ™‚
    I just love your colouring, so bright and it really makes the images POP!!

    Jenny xx

  40. Jen says

    Oh my, this is absolutely terrific and cute and fantastic coloring and AMAZING!! Thanks for sharing your spectacular work!

  47. Shauna says

    You are amazing. I can’t believe how much work you put into this project. It turned out so beautifully. What a patient lady you are šŸ™‚

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