CALENDER FEBRUARY 1894

CALENDAR MARCH 1894

The pages have a decorative edge with gilt, I have left a bit of white on the outside so that you won't lose that.  Deb, here you go!

CALENDER APRIL 1894

This German calender caught my eye a few weeks ago at a local flea market, oh yes into my basket!  The calendar is such a small piece of the image, I think you could easily cover these with a current one.  Sandy of Crafty Secrets provides a new calendar (free) each year, so check there if you are on a search.  The original size is approx 7.5 x 9.   Thought I would start with the current month and catch you up in a subsequent post.  Enjoy!

SECRET GARDEN (BLUE) PAPER BAG ALBUM

As I posted earlier, keeping busy building up a little stash of these.  This is the 2nd one I have created from one 8x8 pad of the Secret Garden papers.

The main image in this line I wanted for the cover.  I tried not to over embellish and let it's sweetness shine!  I embossed the roses in clear, used a microfine green glitter to build some dimension on the foliage, a bit of fancy pansy ribbon on the fence and sweet crocheted posies with vintage beads for centers (both of these last from my friend Busy Martha) just above the fence.  The framed image a bit further down is from Paper Whimsy.

SECRET GARDEN (PURPLE) PAPER BAG ALBUM

I've spent the last couple of weeks working on several paper bag albums (posts to come).  I have never been much of a stamper/card maker and this version of an expanded card/shortened album really appeals to me.  I am attempting to build up a few for my stash while I am so enthused!  I have used one of my vintage birthday cards (1953) for the cover and yes I used the original.