
Hello G45ers,
Welcome
to part two of our calendar tutorial series! Today we're jumping into the January tutorial for a 2013 calendar featuring Place in Time
and Graphic 45's 12x12 Easel Album! We're bringing you this amazing
series just in time for the holidays! From now through December 12th we
will be bringing you a new calendar page tutorial each day from our talented Design Team Members. When we are finished you will be left with a tutorial for each month and a cover page. Get ready to be inspired, learn some new techniques and use our product in ways you have never thought of. Today we bring you Sharon Ngoo's January page tutorial. Plus, we have a winner to annouce from yesterday's contest!

The winner of this beautiful prize package is: Cheryl Hutcherson!
Here is what Cheryl had to say: "Love this collection! Jane's cover page tutorial is awesome!" Cheryl, please email [email protected] with your shipping information, so we can get your prize pack in the mail.
G45ers, be sure to leave us a blog and/or Facebook
comment each day for your chance to win! We're giving away a $25 Place in Time
prize pack everyday from now until December 12th! That's 13 chances to
win! Each prize pack contains a Place in Time 8x8 Paper Pad, Alphabet Stickers, Cardstock Stickers and chipboard die-cuts! We will also be giving away a grand prize pack worth $150 of Graphic 45 product to one lucky winner who posts their finished Place in Time calendar to our Facebook
page! So be sure to upload images of your finished 2013 calendar to our
Facebook page when this tutorial series is done so that you can be
entered to win the grand prize! Now, let's turn the blog over to Sharon. Take it away Sharon!
"Hi everyone! I'm January! (no, actually I'm Sharon...haha) And here's the calendar page that we will be making:
Instead
of having the calendar fill the whole page, I've decided to use the
smaller calendar and instead have space where you can highlight the main
things happening in the month, and even tuck extra notes and reminders
in if you need. Ok, so, let's get to making the page!
* Remember to save the first page for your cover and start on the SECOND page of your Easel Album instead.
Here's all the items you'll need (not everything shown in picture)
Of course you'll need your
From the awesome Place in Time collection:
Other items:
1. Kraft card stock
2. ribbons (reds and neutrals) - mine are from May Arts and Graphic45
3. brads (about 24 - mixture of colours - blue, red, brown, metallic)
4. Elastic string
5. Distress ink - red
6. small tags
Ok, here we go!
STEP 1: Cut the January Foundation paper in half, at the 6" mark.
STEP 2: Trim the pieces such that there is no 'extra paper' around the frame. (this is so it will fit better on the Easel Album)
STEP 3: Turn the January Cut Aparts paper to the side with the patterns, and cut just above the red "happy new year" border
STEP
4; Now turn the lower portion of the January Cut-aparts paper over to
the image side and cut just below the red border that says "ice skates"
and "frosty"
STEP
5: You should now have a piece that looks like this. The rest of the
Cut-aparts paper can be used for fussy cutting images.
STEP 6: Trim the paper from STEP 5 such that it is the same width as your January foundation piece.
STEP 7: They should look like this when lined up side by side:
STEP
8: Take the half of the January foundation paper that has the
"January" on it. Flip it to the back and fussy cut along the flourish in
the corner (start from the top edge of the paper)
STEP 9: Fussy cut to this amount:
STEP
10: Glue the two halves of the January foundation paper onto your
easel album page. (remember, it's page 2). Arrange them to fit on the
page. They will overlap a little in the centre. Make sure not to glue
down the fussy-cut flourish.
STEP 11: Now glue on the piece of paper you cut from the January Cut-aparts in STEP 5. Tuck it behind the fussy cut portion.
STEP 12: Cut a piece of kraft coloured card stock 4 1/2 by 9" and ink the edges with red ink (I used Barn Door Distress ink)
STEP
13: Cut out these items from the Calendar Foundation paper (small
january calendar) and the leftover January Cut-aparts paper (all other
items except tag)
STEP 14: Tie a ribbon around the kraft cardstock
(about 1" from the base), glue more ribbons above the red "happy new
year" border, and glue the items onto the calendar as shown. (only the
kraft cardstock is popped up on foam dots). Make sure the kraft
cardstock is tucked behind the flourish.
STEP
15: Using a ruler, mark 1/2" intervals along both sides of the kraft
cardstock (mark on the page, not on the kraft card stock). I left a bit
more space on the top (about 3/4" instead) to accommodate some words.
These are going to be the spacing for the 'lines' (NOTE: The next few
steps can be quite time consuming, so if you'd like a quicker version,
consider drawing lines in pen, or just gluing string onto the cardstock
to create lines, or even cutting out a piece of ledger paper to use in
place of the cardstock.)
STEP
16: Put brads along the sides of the kraft cardstock according to the
spacing you marked. Its nice to have them spaced at different distances
from the kraft cardstock. TIP: Don't fasten the brads tight. It will
help later.
STEP
17: Create lines across the kraft cardstock using elastic string. wrap
the ends of the string around the brads. No need to tie, just wind it
around.
STEP 18: Tie ribbons to the tags as you wish, then glue them onto the page as shown.
STEP 19: Glue on the other images with foam dots
STEP
20: Add in the word "JANUARY" using the alphabet stickers - I glued
mine on with foam dots. For the word "IN", I matted the letters on
spare pattern paper before gluing it on.
STEP
21: Use the alphabet stickers to spell the word "What's UP". Mat it
on spare pattern paper before gluing onto the kraft card stock
STEP 22: Write numbers in the January calendar and Use small buttons / bling to highlight special dates.
STEP 23: Add chipboard elements
STEP 24: Use stickers and handwriting to record important January events
STEP 25: DONE!
I hope you had fun! :) Its gonna be awesome to see the calendar coming together page by page!" -Sharon
What a fun and fabulous tutorial. We hope you enjoyed learning new techniques and ideas as much as we have. Remember to leave a comment here and/or on our Facebook page for your chance to win! And join us tomorrow, Arlene Cuevas will be providing the joyful February tutorial. So exciting! Big thanks to Sharon for sharing her inspirational ideas, and to each of you for joining us!
Happy Papercrafting!
Team Graphic 45
Love January! I am really excited about getting this collection and seeing what your design team does with it during the tutorials!
Posted by: Sara Nell Langland | November 27, 2012 at 05:09 AM
I saw this on Sharon's blog earlier today and just loveeeeee it!!! Sharon is amazing! Congrats to Cheryl! :)
Posted by: julie Tucker-Wolek | November 27, 2012 at 05:10 AM
This is so fabulous! Love the idea of using a smaller calendar! Thanks for the great tutorial!
Posted by: Cheryl Hutcherson | November 27, 2012 at 05:12 AM
What a great idea to use the smaller calendar and use the rest for other goodies! Love it!
Posted by: Jo Anne Mason | November 27, 2012 at 05:14 AM
Wow!! I love this calendar project!
Posted by: Sue B. | November 27, 2012 at 05:15 AM
What an exciting series and I just love this paper line.
Posted by: Pammy | November 27, 2012 at 05:17 AM
I like using the small calendar and saving the rest of the space for miscellaneous stuff. Very cute idea! Oh, yes...Happy Tuesday!
Posted by: Anne McIntosh | November 27, 2012 at 05:19 AM
This makes the special Place in Time papers even more beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: Maxine Hodges | November 27, 2012 at 05:26 AM
Okay, so today's tutorial was a huge help to me. cutting the background and then putting it back together so it fits the easel was genius, I had no idea how to get it to fit. Also love the string and the buttons on the page. Lovely. -Idaho Amy
Posted by: Amy Kluchesky | November 27, 2012 at 05:27 AM
Sharon - Love your January page - it is totally awesome. Love the idea of brads and string for the lines on your paper - so very creative. Thanks so much for sharing your talent!
Posted by: LynneZ | November 27, 2012 at 05:28 AM
What a great way to start the year. Thanks for the detailed tutorial.
Posted by: Sharon Young | November 27, 2012 at 05:29 AM
sooooo awesome!!!
Posted by: .:JoJo:. | November 27, 2012 at 05:48 AM
Love the January page and the tut as well. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Phyllis M. | November 27, 2012 at 05:51 AM
Love this project. Thank you for giving us clear instructions.
Posted by: Saandy | November 27, 2012 at 05:52 AM
I absolutely LOVE this idea! I wish I could find this paperline somewhere locally. :-( I have to get my hands on this paper!
Posted by: Mary Matthys | November 27, 2012 at 05:56 AM
What a lovely idea! Such a clever way of putting a calendar page together! Can't wait to see the whole calendar put together!
Posted by: Mandy W | November 27, 2012 at 06:00 AM
Another GREAT tutorial!! Love the use of buttons to mark the dates and the "lines" made from string!!
Posted by: Mellisa | November 27, 2012 at 06:02 AM
I had so much fun with the cover. This page is amazing too. Thank you.
Posted by: Georgia Clough | November 27, 2012 at 06:14 AM
...so clever... great thinking to use the smaller calendar.. perfect...
Posted by: mitz | November 27, 2012 at 06:23 AM
This is a wonderful idea....love the paper, love the project!! Thanks!!
Posted by: barbara f | November 27, 2012 at 06:24 AM
I love that Graphic 45 is helping me to think outside of the standard scrapbook page box! Thanks for the ideas!
Posted by: Tammy Thompson | November 27, 2012 at 06:28 AM
All I can say is Wow! I love this new set. We can't keep it on the shelves around here, so I will have to get creative to get a set to make my own. Looks fantastic.
Posted by: Karen Wedding | November 27, 2012 at 06:33 AM
Each day is better than the one before! I finally received my Place in Time pad yesterday, so hope that I can begin work on this project soon. I love the idea!
Posted by: kathy/NorthCarolina | November 27, 2012 at 06:33 AM
LOVED the cover, and love this January layout as well. Thank you so much for the inspiration, the ideas, the creativity. Don't like to rush my life away, but am eagerly looking forward to see the rest of the year.
Posted by: Cheryl Norton | November 27, 2012 at 06:41 AM
Beautiful page! I love the idea of using the string and brads to make the lines for the "whats up" section. Cant wait to see February!
Posted by: sarah | November 27, 2012 at 06:46 AM
It's terriffic. Loved it. The papers are so nice.
Posted by: JOYCE | November 27, 2012 at 06:47 AM
Love the use of the small January calendar and then having room for the What's Up? Great idea!
Posted by: Shannon Faris-Parnell | November 27, 2012 at 06:48 AM
Beautiful. Love this collection.
Posted by: Jeniff | November 27, 2012 at 07:02 AM
I love the soft and muted colors of the Place in Time series..clever way to layout the calendar
Posted by: Yvonne | November 27, 2012 at 07:06 AM
I love how you combined the papers into this page. I would have never thought to cut it like you did. Thanks for the great ideas!
Posted by: Molly J Fischer | November 27, 2012 at 07:07 AM
Wonderful idea!! This gave me so much inspiration. Love G45. You have no idea how much I need you each day for inspiration!
Posted by: Mary | November 27, 2012 at 07:07 AM
As we move into a new year, this is the perfect project! I have wanted to create my own calendar for 2013 and I can see that using the new G45 Place In Time collection is the perfect place to start. I especially love that one can really 'use', and personalize, the calendar.
Posted by: Laurie Laikam | November 27, 2012 at 07:10 AM
Love this page! A great tutroial! Love the what's ups tag idea!
Posted by: Teresa | November 27, 2012 at 07:20 AM
How very cute. I really like the look of the lines made from string.
Posted by: Jocelyn | November 27, 2012 at 07:21 AM
How beautiful!! Thanks for the great tutorial!
Posted by: Helen Markee | November 27, 2012 at 07:23 AM
Wow! This is beautiful! I can see using a different colored pen for scheduled events with room to jot down things that come up during the month! This is already a beautiful calendar!
Posted by: Queen Mary | November 27, 2012 at 07:24 AM
January is my birthday month (born on the 13th), so I just love this layout. I like how you used the elastic. You could get the small clothes pins and use it to hang any invites or important notes. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Ruth M. | November 27, 2012 at 07:42 AM
Hello!
Oh this is going to be so much fun! I missed yesterday's post - I was getting inspiration for my files from all of the Graphic 45 blogs I could find and I missed THE Graphic 45 post! This a wonderful first month page for the new year and the tutorial is great! Thank you Sharon! Wishing you a sunshine day today - we have lots here in this part of WI and I love it!
Hugs,
Barbara Diane
Posted by: Barbara Diane | November 27, 2012 at 07:47 AM
Beautiful! I love the concise instructions.
Posted by: Nancy | November 27, 2012 at 07:49 AM
This daily tutorial from very talented people is the best! When I first viewed today's page, I totally missed the fun detail of the brads and string. So fun! And, so glad I read through each step.
Posted by: Rita P. | November 27, 2012 at 08:02 AM