DIY 2018 Planner by Melanie

Hi Everyone! Melanie here today to share with you my planner for 2018. I LOVE having a planner! Over the past few years I've tried several different ones--but never really found one that I could use efficiently or that matched my needs. So . . . this year I decided to make my own :)

(Front Cover)

I wanted one that was light and compact; a planner that wouldn't end up half-unused. After searching around for blank journals, I found one that I preferred with dot pages. This makes it easy for me to line things up, but not feel like I have to fill up every line.

The look of colorful, decorated planners is BEAUTIFUL--but it doesn't work for my style of what I need a functioning planner to be. Using SRM stickers and stamps is perfect for designing my own planner because of their classic style and clear backing. It would be easy to add color to any of these pages if I wanted to.

(Inside title page)

(Year at a glance)

I tried to incorporate my favorite layouts from other planners, as well as ideas of my own. I need the year at a glance and planning ahead pages for the upcoming months. Because I am only making one month at a time (so I don't have wasted pages in between months), the layout with upcoming events is really important for my planning.

As you can see I used a ton of SRM stickers to set up these pages and they turned out better than I had imagined!

For the monthly layouts, I am using the new planner season stamps. For the February layout, I used both the Winter Plans and Spring Plans sets, as well as the Notes to Self Planner stamps for the days of the week.

I love having these pages tailored to my needs and style. Happy planning! :)

SRM Products Used:

Sticker Stitches/Black

Mini Calendar Stickers/Standard 2018

Year of Memories Sticker/2018

Clear Planner Stamp/Winter Plans

Clear Planner Stamp/Spring Plans

Clear Stamp/Planner Notes to Self

Pocket Calendar by Samantha

Hello! Samantha here to share a mini calendar project that also makes a great gift. 

For this project you'll need some plastic badge holders (you can find these in any office store or office department of a big box store), card stock, 2018 Mini Calendar Decorative stickers, Black Jute, and an assortment of other SRM stickers to decorate your calendar pages (I used A Year of Memories 2018, Stickers By the Dozen Valentine, Live Life Calendar Year, Stickers by the Dozen Patriotic, Express Yourself School, We've Got Your Sticker Treats, Sticker Sentiments Shine Your Light, and We've Got Your Borders Christmas).

If you're give this as a gift and want to create a matching gift bag you'll also need a cotton bag with gold dots and Fancy Sticker Sentiments Birthday.

I make one of these every year to keep in my purse (they also make a great desk calendar). The best part is they can look completely different every time you make them. Choose any card stock or patterned paper that you like for your pages, and choose coordinating stickers. 

This year I chose to use kraft paper that had gold or white printing on it. I stuck to only black stickers this year for my calendars and accent stickers, because I like the simple elegant look of black on kraft. 

I tied all of the pages together with coordinating jute. Again, I used black, but depending on the card stock or patterned paper you use, you can pick any of SRM's beautiful jute colors. 

These make an awesome (and inexpensive) gift. If you want to dress it up a bit for gifting, it will fit perfectly in a cotton bag! 

Mini Calendar by Christine

When Christine Meyer wants to make a crafty gift, she often thinks "Mini Calendar"!  They  are perfect to make for little gifts for the  holiday season!  Never too early to get started!  Here's Christine's Mini Calendar that hangs in a frame and is perfect to set on a desk.

This project is a quick and easy one!  Christine used some ready made tags as the base for each month.   The tags came in a variety of colors and since she loves color she went with that!  But you could just as easily do it with all white tags or black or kraft and make it less bright!  The Wafer Thin Die for the Decorative Calendar made cutting out the Decorative Calendars fast!  She cut out a simple patterned paper and put that on each tag.  She then used the metal die cut to cut out the calendar stickers and mounted those to the white cardstock.  Christine added those to the center.  Once they were done she added them to a jump ring.

Remove the glass part out of this standing frame and then put the jump ring at the top so the tags were hanging down and can be flipped over for each new month.

To add some variety Christine used different sticker stitches throughout, both black and white.

We can't wait to see what you'll create using our new 2017 Mini Calendars!

Mini Calendar Inspiration by Tessa Wise

Welcome to day #2 of our introduction of our 2017 Mini Calendars and Year of Memories.  We celebrate this introduction with lots of ideas for you!  Here's a fun one from former SRM Design Team member Tessa Wise.  What a talent!  

Tessa created a a set of mini calendars.  And she loved storing the mini calendars in one of our darling floral bags!  She circled the important dates in each month so she would not forget to send a card.

She loved using our decorative die for this project!  

Tessa used a SRM Clear A2 Card box to hold 8 cards and she can add to them each month.  She added a bit of velcro tape to the back of each month's calendar and she can easily change the month as she goes through the year.  How fun!  When a new month comes around, she simply changes the month and adds the cards that she made for that month.  

Instead of the 2016 Year of Memories, you would use the 2017 decorative mini calendar sticker.  And don't forget the twine!  Tessa used Honeydew… one of my favorite colors!

What a great way to stay organized throughout the year! 

Be sure to come see us tomorrow when we will share a layout using SRM mini calendar stickers! 

Mini Calendar & Die by Shantaie Fowler

I have a sweet little mini calendar set to share with you today that can easily be made in multiples for the upcoming gift giving season. 

I started with a simple sheet of 12X12 kraft cardstock cut to 5.5" X 12 and scored at 6".

From there I cut a 4"X 5.5" piece and scored it at 1"-2" 3" to create the easel base. Embellished with papers that inspire you and add a layer of ecru lace, ribbon and gold shimmer twine. 

I applied each calendar month to coordinating papers and cut them using the mini calendar die and my cuttlebug, I then attached them to 3"X 3" squares of cream cardstock and added  the calendar months up top for added boldness 

{ I love this look!} I punched a small hole in the set and placed a brad to hold them together, {A kraft bag would be great to store them in too!} 

Now stow the upcoming months inside the easel and clip the current month to the front with a border sticker embellished clip.

Now you are ready to make a couple or check off your "what to make?" list!  Thanks for stopping in, and as always have a great and crafty day!

~Shantaie

A 2016 Birthday Calendar Organizer by Tessa Wise

Hi!  It's Tessa Wise sharing a fun project with you today.   I created a birthday calendar that doubles as a card organizer.

The organizer is an A2 Clear Card Box.  It holds about 8 cards plus envelopes.  I decorated it with the large 2016 sticker from the Year of Memories/2016 sheet and added some cardstock and patterned papers around the middle of the box.  I also added a bit of Honeydew Baker's Twine around it for embellishment.

In the center of the box, I added a mini calendar sticker from the Mini Calendar Stickers/Decorative 2016 Sticker Sheet.  The year's worth of calendar stickers have been stuck down onto white cardstock and diecut using the new Wafer Thin Die made especially for them.  

I loved using this new decorative die for the Mini Calendar Deco design for this project!

I can circle the important dates each month so I don't forget to send my cards!  The extra month diecuts fit perfectly in one of the new Vintage Floral Bags:

Each month has a bit of velcro tape on the back of it.  I can easily change out each month as I go through the year.

When a new month comes around, I just change out the calendar and add my cards for that month!

I'm hoping this project will keep me organized and sending cards throughout the year!

Tessa