A Muse 2011 Calendar Project

It is an honor to be invited to participate again this year in the A Muse 2011 Calendar fundraiser for "Charley's Fund." It is with a sad heart that I read about sweet Charley and this project became even more real when my daughter came down with strep throat this past week with an escalating fever and in so much pain. I feel so very grateful that the antibiotics took hold quickly.

If this is the first you are hearing about this year's A Muse 2011 Calendar project then please read the following posts on the A Muse Blog for full details:

• Charley's Fund
• Calendar Details 1
• Calendar Details 2
• Calendar Collection available here (please note that these are a download product only)

In thinking about what I could do to showcase this year's calendar I decided to do something very different from my usual "style."

I hope that the altered project I created gives you yet another way to use these charming little calendars.

I began with a 7 Gypsies receipt holder and pictures of my daughters.

added in some fun embellishments,

words and sayings that I feel are suited to the girls at this stage in their lives. You will notice that the Kraft layering paper from Hero Arts works perfectly with the Maya Road Kraft series.

I reduced the saturation of the colors in the photos so that they would be muted and fit with the beautiful Conservatory paper collection I selected to use in the background.

Then I printed the sweet mini version of the calendar on cardstoct, cut them out, adding the binding edge along the top and a perforated line as an accent. The fabulous Maya Road decorative Kraft envelope holds the remaining 11 calendars, so that each month I can simply pull out the next one and clip it into place.

Again for more details please visit the following link: A Muse 2011 Calendar Project.

Thank you for your incredible support yet again - you all make such a huge difference in so many lives!

 

calendar: A Muse 2011 Calendar Collection

paper: 7 Gypsies Conservatory 6x6 Paper Pack, Hero Arts Kraft Layering Paper

accessories: Small 4 Card Vintage Receipt Holder, Gator Clips, Mini Kraft Tickets, Wooden Bingo Numbers, Square Kraft Envelopes, Sapphire Binding Ring Dangles, Fortune Hardware, Antique Brass Reinforcers, Family Quote Tag Pack, Deep Lagoon Jewels, Doily, 1/4" Silk Ribbon

Comments

[Glenda J]

Beautiful! Love everything about it. So glad to have you involved in the project!

[JulieHRR]

It is positively GORGEOUS, Ellen!

[Linda]

Ellen! Your project is beautiful! Thank you for your continued support of the A Muse Calendar project!!

[Debbie Olson]

Lovely project, Ellen! Thanks for sharing.

[Sherrie]

Beautiful project Ellen...you have gorgeous girls! Glad to see you got some crafty time in!