If you’ve seen some of my
MDS video tutorial playlist on youtube,
you may be familiar with Holly Linford, she is like an MDS Queen at the
Stampin’ Up! home office ~ lol. Below is a post Holly shared on
mydigitalstudio.net with the coolest frames….going waaaay “outside the box”…
The 2013 Quotable Calendar Template
was designed to be a calendar. You probably figured that out by the use
of the word “calendar” in the title. It’s a cute calendar, but I didn’t
need a calendar. I wanted a home décor project. And I wanted to use
this template to make one. So I did.
That’s the great thing about MDS. YOU
are the boss of the templates. You can turn them into whatever you want
them to be. And it’s super easy.
So I took this template:
And turned it into this:
And this:
And also this:
I did the same thing for every single
month, but you get the picture. I made this project as a birthday gift
for a friend of mine. I’ll give her the frame and all twelve quotes and
she can rotate them monthly.
This was such a simple project! These
calendar pages actually come in an 11″ x 8-1/2″ template with the
calendar in the middle of the page. They are designed for you to print
and cut them down to size, so they are a very easy project to print from
home.
I wanted mine to be exact Stampin’
Up! colors though, so I decided to use the print service. I changed them
from 11″ x 8-1/2″ to a 5″ x 7″ postcard. Once I had them the size I
wanted, all I needed to do was tweak them a little bit. I deleted the
calendar, moved the solid color rectangle from the right side to the
bottom of the page, and then centered the quote. That’s all there is to
it!
The beauty of the postcard is that
you can print them double sided, so I ended up printing six double sided
postcards. All six postcards will fit inside my frame, so they will
always be easy to find when it’s time to switch them out.
What a super fun birthday gift! And
since the work was already done, I ordered another couple sets to have
on hand for future birthday presents. Since I’ve taken the calendar part
off, I’ll be able to use these cute, but inexpensive, gifts any time of
year. This would also be a great project to do with the Be Awesome Today Easel Calendar Template, if you prefer those quotes and designs.
Remember, you are the boss of the template! You aren’t limited to what it is. Turn it into whatever you want it to be.
~ Holly Linford, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator Training
Till Next Time,
