Altered Wednesday: 2010 CD Calendar
Hi everyone!
It’s hard to believe that we’ve got less than 6 weeks until Christmas! And even harder to believe that we are already wrapping up 2009 and will soon be heading into 2010!
The holidays always bring a long list of scrapping-related projects for me, but my favorite project of the season – of the year! – is always a hybrid calendar to give as gifts. This year I am doing both large, bound calendar and small, desk calendars. The desk CD calendars are what I’m hear to show you today!
Anyone fan of Design by Dani knows that her calendars are THE coveted calendar sets each year! Think about it… with her calendar set(s), you get a little taste of 12 different Dani kits throughout the year – paired with your favorite pics. What’s better than that?! And Dani outdid herself this year with her 2010 calendar sets – they are gorgeous!
The CD calendar is by far my favorite of the calendar sets – it’s functional, but small – and it comes in a little CD case package. So cute!
The best part of the project – other than the finished calendar 
– is how quick and easy it is. Check out the materials list – 4 items, and 1 of them is optional!
MATERIALS LIST
- A CD case, can be either regular or slim
- Scissors
- Printer / Printer Paper
- Optional: hybrid items, such as ribbon, glitter, buttons, etc.
STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
1. Purchase and download the CD Calendar. Each calendar month is basically a quick page so that you can simply lay your photos underneath.
2. Choose your photos. Here is the breakdown for how many photos you will need for each month:
January – 1 photo
February – 2 photos
March – 3 photos
April – 1 photo
May – 1 photo
June – 2 photos
July – 2 photos
August – 1 photo
September – 1 photo
October – 1 photo
November – 2 photos
December – 1 photo
Cover – 1 photo
3. Start “assembling” – digitally, of course! Open each monthly calendar and the photos you plan to use for that month. Be sure to do any photo editing before you drag the photos to the month.
4. Arrange your photos underneath of the calendar month quick page and save as a JPG.
5. While I’m working on my calendar pages, I also keep open a page that is 8.5×11″ in my design software. That way, once I finish each calendar month I can flatten the image and drag it to the 8.5×11″ page for printing. You will be able to fit two calendar pages per 8.5×11″ sheet. Once I have two calendar pages on the 8.5×11″ page, I save it as a high resolution JPG as 2010CDCalendar_PRINT1.jpg.
6. Once you are finished, you will have 7 pages to print – 6 pages of calendar months (with two months on each page), and one page for the cover. If you are making multiple calendars, duplicate the cover and print two covers on one sheet to save on paper.
7. Print your calendar pages. I prefer double-sided matte or satin-finish paper, but since these will only be seen from one side you can use whatever you prefer!
8. Cut out your calendar pages. At this point, your calendar pages are finished (if you want them to be). To add little extra touches, you can embellish your calendar pages as much as your heart desires with buttons, ribbons, glitter, you name it!
9. Optional: Embellish your CD case.
10. Slip a calendar month into the cover (top part) of the CD case.
I have seen several posts around digi-land about how, exactly, the photo goes into the CD case…. Simply take the cover of the CD case and pull it towards the back. It will snap (and will sound like it broke!) – but then the cover will stand up straight if you are using a regular CD case, or will tilt backwards if you are using a slim-line case.
From start to finish – from adding photos, to printing, cutting and embellishing, I completed my CD calendar in less than 2 hours. If you are making multiples, you could make several CD calendar gifts in just a few hours time. Here’s how mine turned out…
If you’ve been thinking about trying out a CD Calendar as a gift, or maybe as a gift to yourself!… or if you’ve been thinking about trying out a hybrid project for the first time – give this super simple CD Calendar a whirl. I promise you won’t be disappointed! And be sure to link us up to your finished project – we would love to see it!
Happy creating,
Deanna
Tags: altered, CD Calendar, hybrid
November 18th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
wow sooo pretty! love it! I want to do one this year too…. not with photos but with bible verses
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I purchased the cd calendar and love the designs, but was disappointed that the calendar doesn’t have the days of the week on top on the overlays.
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I love this idea! I have a bunch of photos of the kids that will be perfect for these CD calendars. What a great gift idea.
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