Landscape Inspirational Desk Calendar

I hope you’re not totally over my whole “calendar” thing…because I certainly am not!

I’ve been having a blast creating all sorts of custom stamped calendars and each time I give one away, it puts big smile on the recipient’s face! It’s such a great feeling to give away something handmade!

Today’s calendar is one that I created after finding a wonderful website that sells clear cases for holding handmade calendars.

We’ve all seen the calendars that fit inside a standard size CD case. I thought it might be cool to create a similar calendar, but with different dimensions. This began my search for clear calendar cases in different sizes…I figured they had to exist somewhere!!

Well – turns out they do exist in different sizes! TONS of different sizes. Take a trip over to Calendar-Case.com. If you haven’t already heard of this site – prepare to fall in love. Or maybe it’s just me…I’m a sucker for packaging!

I ordered their smallest Sampler Pack, which gave me one of each size for only 8 bucks – shipped!

For today’s calendar, I used the Landscape Calendar Case which measures approximately 4×7″.

Now – for the design of this calendar, I came up with a really simple and fun idea….

See – my crafting style is typically clean, simple & graphic. I usually choose sentiments that are similarly clean, simple & graphic. I prefer short, sweet sentiments like “Thanks,” “Hello,” “Thinking of You.” This means that many of my “wordy” sentiments don’t get much use. Most of them were completely uninked ….until today’s project!

I searched my Papertrey Ink stamps for the “wordy” sentiments and quotes that are often included in their sets.  Then, I stamped one of these on each page of my calendar and stamped images around the sentiment.

I love to stamp, so this project was tons of fun! Each page features a simple stamped design along with the sentiment.

Ok- now I’m done rambling…here’s the finished product…

I’ll start out with the packaging for this calendar. On the flat side of the case , I stamped simple floral images from Papertrey Ink’s Daydreamer set. Then I used Fresh Alphabet and Simple Alphabet for the Calendar title. I thought that “inspirational” really did sum up the theme of this calendar since the sentiments on each page are so uplifting.

Peace Be Still with sentiment from Boards and Beams
Impress Fresh Ink in Navy, Gypsy Blue, and Sicilian Blue 

Rosie Posie with sentiment from Happy Trails
Impress Fresh Ink in Mojito, Strawberry, Fuchsia, and  Pink Lemonade

 Butterfly Dreams with sentiment from Daydreamer
Impress Fresh Ink in Chamomile, Peach, Basil, and Mango

 Up, Up & Away with sentiment from Life
Impress Fresh Ink in Sicilian Blue and Gypsy Blue

Impress Fresh Ink in Mango and Basil

Up, Up & Away with sentiment from Butterfly Dreams
Impress Fresh Ink in Steel Blue, Gypsy Blue, Pool and Island

Impress Fresh Ink in Honey and Chamomile

Impress Fresh Ink in Mojito, Chocolate and Mango

Delightful Doilies with sentiment from Daydreamer
Impress Fresh Ink in Ginger; Papertrey Ink Dye Ink in Autumn Rose; Versafine Ink in Habanero

Harvest Berries with sentiment from Half and Half
Versafine Ink in Hababero; Impress Fresh Ink in Chocolate

Impress Fresh Ink in Chamomile, Fig, Ginger and Honey; Versafine Ink in Habanero

Impress Fresh Ink in Mojito and Red Currant
With all the stamping done, I added some twine and a tag to finish it off!
All in all, the project took me about 45 minutes to complete. The stamping wasn’t too fussy and I really enjoyed playing with all my stamp sets to create the pages.
I’ll be sharing the template for this calendar for those who are interested…I just need some time to merge the PDF’s into one document.  I’m hoping to have that all done in a couple of days! In the meantime, you should go ahead and order some calendar cases (and in case you’re wondering, I’m totally not in cahoots with Calendar Case.com to advertise their product. I just get really excited when I find a product that I love…and I really do love these cases!)
 

Thanks for stopping by! See you tomorrow for the Clear and Simple Stamps Style Watch project!

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About the Blog

Hey, I’m Amber Kemp-Gerstel - the crafty brain behind Damask Love, where creativity, color, and a little chaos come together. I’m a suburban mom of two, known for turning up the volume on everyday DIYs and showing up like your colorful, crafty BFF. Over the years, I’ve gone from psychologist to full-time content creator, TV host, and brand partner, with appearances on Making It, Today, and HGTV. When I’m not making stuff or on set, I’m chasing around my two boys, Markus and Maxwell, and laughing my way through the mess.

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30 Comments

  1. 1.6.12
    Simone said:

    Wow! This is absolutely stunning Amber! Such a cute idea 🙂

  2. 1.6.12
    Helene said:

    Wow I love it, it’s a really great way to use your wordy sentiments !

  3. 1.6.12
    Lindsay said:

    Fantastic Amber! Your stamping is so well done, simple or not! Off to check out the link to those calendar holders! TX!

  4. 1.6.12

    Totally awesome!!

  5. 1.6.12
    Meg said:

    I LOVE this idea – thanks for the link to calendarcase.com I think I feel an order coming on.

  6. 1.6.12
    Sonja said:

    As always all I can say is …. ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!

  7. 1.6.12

    love the calendar idea and the link to the case. Thanks!

  8. 1.6.12
    Wendy said:

    This calendar is GORGEOUS, Amber. Thanks for sharing all of the these with us, the templates and where you found this cool calendar holders. I had to order some 🙂 Thanks a bunch, Amber.

  9. 1.6.12
    Laura B. said:

    total love!

  10. 1.6.12
    Cristina said:

    Wow.

  11. 1.6.12

    Amazing, Amber! Absolutely gorgeous!

  12. 1.6.12
    Danielle said:

    You continue to inspire me! Love it. I have one tedious question: would you mind sharing the inks you used? TIA

  13. 1.6.12
    Christina said:

    Simply INCREDIBLE. I am seriously in awe. Each month is impeccably designed and so beautiful!

  14. 1.6.12
    judy said:

    I can see why the recipient of your
    handmade calendar is smiling! Absolutely lovely!!

  15. 1.6.12
    Penny said:

    WOW! I love this, so pretty, thanks for the inspiration!

  16. 1.6.12
    Suzie said:

    You have done it again (like I’m surprised – lol)! 🙂 An amazing calendar done with CAS style – I L-O-V-E it! I can see pumping these yummies out assembly-line style.

    AND… just so you know, you aren’t the ONLY one that is a sucker for packaging! 😉 Thanks for the tip on the Calendar Packing site!

  17. 1.6.12

    Cool! I just ordered a sampler too. Just an FYI, you can save 10% if you enter “10PERCENTOFF” in the coupon code section!!!!

  18. 1.6.12
    Annette said:

    you know I have to say…you are an amazing crafter. I am always fascinated by your creativity. I just had to say..

  19. 1.6.12
    Annheidel said:

    So cool and very well done!

  20. 1.6.12
    Brandi said:

    Wow! So very talented! What a great job!

  21. 1.6.12
    Sue McRae said:

    All your calendars have been so inspiring, a definite treat for any recipient.

    I’m so glad you shared your calendar case website, love all the wonderful goodies they carry!

  22. 1.6.12

    Wowser! I was loving all your calendars but this one has blown me away Amber!! The landscape format puts a gorgeous original spin on it too.
    Thanks for sharing, Rx

  23. 1.7.12

    This.is.AWESOME!!!

    What a GREAT gift idea!!

  24. 1.7.12
    Dana said:

    Ooooo, I love this!!

  25. 1.7.12
    Mary said:

    Amber – just found you tonight – I LOVE LOVE LOVE this calendar idea. Please let us know when you get the PDF file done… I can’t wait to purchase my case and make one for my desk.

    Am now following you – will be watching more of your videos now.

    Mary Farrington [email protected]

  26. 1.9.12
    Sue Ann said:

    LOVE LOVE LOVE~~

  27. 1.10.12

    Amber you are just amazing. All of your calendars are great. And thank you so much for sharing your templates with all of us.

  28. 2.5.12
    Tammy said:

    Amber, thank you so much for sharing your project and the downloads. I ordered the cases and just printed the calendars on PTI cardstock and they do not all fit in the case. I was wondering what cardstock you used or recommend.

  29. 9.15.17
    Juan Ortiz said:

    Can i ad Mt picture and how much will bi for 100

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