It's hard to believe December, the last month of the year is here! This year has gone by so fast, my head is spinning.
To create my December calendar, I was inspired by Carina Gardner's calendar templates in the Silhouette store. I decided to create my own in Make The Cut using a doodlebat from Lettering Delights. Here's what the template looked like:
Here's the finished calendar:
I clipped two papers to the template and changed the blending mode and opacity on the top paper layer. I added the ornament to each shape opening and applied a Photoshop style that I found for free online (can't remember where!). I applied that same style to the month and year letters but tweaked the color a little bit. I used Make The Cut to create the number grid, which sped up this tedious process (it's my least favorite part of making calendars!). By typing each week of numbers into the text box with right justify selected, I was able to position the numbers on the ornament template rather quickly. Gotta love the versatility of Make The Cut, it's not just for cutting!
So, that's my final calendar for 2014. Now to get the ink for my printer so I can print it out!
Here's what I used:
Make The Cut Software
Photoshop
Lettering Delights:
Christmas Village paper pack
Christmas Village graphic set
Peppermint Holiday graphic set
Christmas Ornaments doodlebat
LD Colorado Slab font (December, numbers)
LDJ Jingleberry font (2014)
Have a Very Merry December and Have A Crafty Day!
Hope you're having a relaxing day, enjoying the freedom of living in our great country! Here's my "birthday card":
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| Freedom Rocks!!! |
Just a quick digital card to remember today is about 238 years of independence from tyranny. Let's hope it stays that way for 238 more!
It's fun to experiment in Photoshop, so I used the gradient tool to get the red, white and blue effect on the paper. Next I used a Photoshop Style I'd purchased from
JessicaSprague.com to put the glitter effect on the letters and embellishments. You'd never know they were kind of boring before. I also played around with the blending modes on the paper layer, since the original color of it was quite drab.
Are you sleeping yet? Just in case you're not, here's what I used on this digital card:
Constitution Paper Pack
Boom de Yada Cut It Set
Flagpost Graphic Set
Gioviale Font by Laura Worthington
Real Life Everyday Glitter Style by Meredith Fenwick
Be FREE and Have A Crafty Day!
