PAGE-OF-THE-MONTH FOR MARCH

Now I know this is bringing it right down to the wire, being the last day of the month and all but, hey, at least I made it in March!

I don't know if it was the distractions of the week of warm weather or spending so much time in the garden and starting seedlings but, this month, I found it a bit of a challenge to "fill" this size of pages.


The butterfly paper is s.e.i "Chocolat framboise"and the torn paper (front and back) is from Webster's Pages "Postcards from Paris".

The two pinked squares here are vintage fabric.

Now, I can't remember if March came in like a lion or not, but it went out like one (sort of). We had snow this morning when I woke up. Thank goodness it just melted into the ground!

REDNESDAY

Hi everyone! Lots going on this week - school vacation, for one (yay)! I finished my February Page-of-the-Month spread. Here it is ~

The left side is "WISH". I look at all the flower seed catalogs and wish I could buy everything and grow a perfect garden! I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way (right, Carol?). The letters are German scrap, and the flat-back button on the left is from Popalicious Too on Etsy.


And, of course, the opposite page is for Valentine's Day. The cute cut-out girl is from a vintage bridge tally card I have. She's adhered with foam dimensional stickers. The card on the right is a Mini Sweetheart Valentine Flashcard from Pretty Little Studio - love that place!


Here's a close-up of the girl.


I'm going to host an Easter Tag Swap! I'll put up a post with the details on Thursday so the comments don't get lost in with Rednesday.


And, last, if I could ask you guys a favor. If you haven't read my post from Sunday, called Vote for Me!, I'd appreciate it if you would head over to Facebook and vote for my craft in a contest I entered. Thanks!

JANUARY PAGE-A-MONTH BOOK

Amid all the hectic-ness of my life I managed to finish my January pages. For the cover, I finally settled on this wedding-style photo album that I got at the thrift shop. It has a canvas texture, and I haven't even thought about how I'll decorate this cover yet.



I took out the pages and the binding so I can open the covers flat. I'll use some large rings to hold it together when I'm done.

I decided on a two-page spread for each month because I think that will be more of a challenge! Each page is 10" x 8-1/4" cardstock, and here is my January:


The papers, border strip, bird and deer cutouts are all K&Company. I love their stuff! The "Happy" and "First" words are from Jenni Bowlin bingo cards. The two stars are Martha Stewart and the bling is from Michaels Craft Store.

This gorgeous nordic page is what made me decide to go with large pages. I love it so much that I didn't want to cut it up - I love both the bunnies and the deer! And, of course, I didn't want to cover it up so that's how I went with two pages.

To me, January is a month to relax and do "nothing". Normally, here in New England, it's a snowy and cold month. So, after the December holidays and before Valentine's Day, school vacation and seed-starting, I enjoy the quietness of January. I like to read magazines and seed catalogs and rearrange my house decorations!

My printer is still down (I have to call HP to get repair help), so I wasn't able to print out some vintage pics that I wanted to use, but I like the look of this "quiet" January spread.

If you have done, or are going to do, a January page, please leave a comment on this post so I can see your work!

REDNESDAY'S ANNIVERSARY!

Guess what? Rednesday is 3 years old this week!

Woo, hoo, let's have a party! My first Rednesday post was January 14, 2009. So, for my anniversary, I'm going to have a give-away! (Naturally!) This is open to all you red lovers, and here's what you'll be getting:


I was in Jo-Ann Fabric the other day and saw this pretty cut-out felt heart and thought it would be great to include. That made me look for some more red/Valentine stuff while there ~ the red and clear bling hearts, the Valentine clear stamp and backing, a fat quarter of a red print fabric, the Queen of Hearts pad of paper, the heart ribbon, and . . .

the K&Company dimensional stickers.
There is also a handful of vintage checker pieces, a package of vintage red piping, one vintage doll clothespin, a pair of vintage clip-on earrings, two 1-inch floral "badges" (pinless), a 5x7" paper scrapbook, and . . .

five sheets of 6x6" paper from the Cosmo Cricket Odds & Ends Mini Deck!
Everyone who leaves a comment will be entered. I'll leave the giveaway open until next Wednesday, and announce the winner on Thursday the 19th. Good luck!

I'm working on my January Page-of-the-Month and will show you in a few days.

NEW - 2012 Monthly Craft!

My January page is here.
February is here.
March is here.

Okay, I know it's not even Christmas yet, but . . .

Do you remember, in 2010 Elizabeth, of Creative Breathing, did a monthly Tag-A-Long, making one tag for each month of the year?


And, how recently, Lindsey of Two Crazy Crafters made a book called December Daily, here and here?


Well, I am going to make a "book-a-long", if you will, in 2012! I will make a book, probably 6" x 6" approximately, with a page for each month of the year. I haven't decided if I'm going to make each month as one page or a two-page spread (like the photo below). I don't even know if I will make my own book, use a blank journal, or a vintage book.

I'm going to call it the Page-of-the-Month Club and you are all invited to join in! There will be no rules, no themes, no color schemes, no deadlines. Whatever floats your boat, as long as you do each month's page during that month. There will be no sign-up or Linky, but just post each page on your blog so others can see your progress. When I post mine, you can leave a comment about yours so I know to go see it. Above all - have fun! I look forward to seeing your creativity during the coming year!

Here's a smaller pic you can use on your sidebar.