Every year since 2007 I have a tradition of making stamped calendar pages that fit inside a plastic CD case -- the kind that open backwards so they stand up as a holder. I first showed them in this post which has some great tips you might want to review. That post also has a link for the plastic CD calendar cases that I use. Plus I have photos of my 2007 calendar to give you an idea of how to decorate your pages -- just check out the CD Calendar photo album in the bottom of my blog's left side column.
I have a long time friend Jo Lea who makes these each year as a fundraiser for a half marathon that she runs to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Here's her site for this ambitious run which she does through Team in Training so she has a little extra training boost.
A reminder on how to use these: I print them out on Stampin' Up's Whisper White card stock -- you will get two of each month on one sheet. Then they have to be trimmed -- and I designed them flush left so you only have to make a couple of cuts. That means after printing you trim off the right side so its margin is equal to the left margin. (final calendar sheet is approx. 4 & 3/4 inch wide, but that width can vary based on how wide your CD case is.) TIP: Make sure it fits inside before you cut them all. You then cut the card stock in half vertically and each calendar page is 5 & 1/2 inches tall. You have to download each month's pdf file to have all the months for 2010. Enjoy -- and if you make these, come back and post a comment with a link to your project. I'd love to see what you do with these.
Catherine,
THis is so awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Lisa Freeman
Posted by: Lisa Freeman | August 17, 2009 at 08:48 PM
Thanks so much for sharing! I was wondering what the site was for your Canadian source for the calendar holders? It is much less expensive to buy without having to bring them across the border. Thanks!
Posted by: Heather Leech | August 17, 2009 at 08:54 PM
Hi Heather --
Here's the Canadian source -- I used to buy from them years ago but of course the shipping is too high coming this way.
http://www.effectuality.com/
That's the home page and here's the link to the calendar cases:
http://www.effectuality.com/store/item.php/name/Calendar_Case/product/view/itemid/79/catid/9/store/us/lng/en
Posted by: Catherine Harwood | August 17, 2009 at 09:13 PM
I purchased some jewel cases awhile ago and wasn't able to find the perfect calendars to go with the projects I wanted to do. Thanks so much for posting these. When I get mine done, I will post a link. Awesome!
Posted by: Jennifer Christoffersen | October 25, 2009 at 10:39 PM