Mini Desk Calendars

Today I have the Tuesday Tools, Tips and Techniques Challenge over at Creative Inspiration.  My challenge is for you to create a project with a calendar page on it.  Don't have a calendar page to use? ...

Use a date instead and include the month, day and year.

Check out the details in the forum.

 

I created this cute mini desk calendar as a teacher gift for my

grandson to give his teacher for the month of January.

 

 

Supplies:

One 12" X 6" strip of cardstock
One 5 ½" X 4 ½" piece of patterned paper
One 3 ½" X 4" piece of cardstock

One 3" X 3 1/2" patterned paper (to mat the calendar)
Embellishments (brads, buttons, ribbon, etc.)
Adhesive
Pre-printed mini calendar - I purchased my mini calendars from Taylored Expressions.

Directions:

Take your 12" X 6" strip of cardstock.
Score a line at ½", 1 ½", 2 ½" and at 7 ¼" down the length of the strip.
Fold the strip on the scored lines to create the base of your calendar.

(fold 1/2" line back, fold 1 1/2" line out, fold 2 1/2" line back, fold 7 1/4"

line back)
Use double-sided tape or glue to adhere the ½" tab to the inside of the back base.
Once you have the base assembled, you can put it aside while you create the calendar front.
Take the 3" X 3 1/2" piece of paper and adhere the calendar to it.

Adhere the matted calendar to the 3 ½" X 4" piece of paper.
Attach the 3 ½" X 4" piece of paper with the calendar on it to the
5 ½" X 4 1/2 " piece of paper.

Add embellishments to front beside calendar.