Doodlebug Design: Petite Prints Desk Calendar

One of my all time favorite Doodlebug product lines is the Petite Prints! The Gingham Linen Petite Prints have always been a staple in my projects, so when the new Floral-Graph and Dot-Stripe Petite Prints were released, I was ecstatic!   I love using them as backgrounds and especially love them when working with the Doodlebug Cut files!   Each year I love to put together a calendar for my craft room, and no surprise, it is usually made up from Doodlebug goodies!  I got a head start on next year's calendar using the new Petite Prints and a number of Doodlebug cut files... take a peek...

This cute little calendar can sit on my table, and I love how easily it is to flip around and find a date!  Making it was really easy.  I started with 6 pieces of white cardstock each cut to 9.5" x 6".  Each piece was then scored halfway at 4.75".  To the inside of each piece of card stock , I added 2  pieces of Petite Prints that measured 4.25" x 5.5".  To make it into the star shape, I folded the cardstock pieces in half (with the petite prints on the inside) stacked them up, gluing them together to make a book-like form.  I then decorated the front cover with the year.  To make it into the Star, open it up so all of the pages fan out and clip the ends together with a couple of cute clips!

Now for the fun part, decorating each month!  I started with a print and cut calendar file from Lori Whitlock (SVG, Silhouette).  I un-grouped the file and resized it to fit into a 2.625" x 3.75" rectangle.  I then chose a fun Doodlebug Cut file for each month, which were all pieced together using the 6x6 Dot-Stripe Petite Print Pad.  Here are close ups of the pages...

Files Used: 

Snowman 2 - Frosty Friends (SVG, Silhouette) 

Candy - Cream & Sugar (SVG)

Files Used: 

Rainbow - Pot O' Gold (SVG)

Chick in Egg- Easter Express (SVG, Silhouette)

Files Used:

Hello- Flowers (SVG, Silhouette)

Happy Camper Birds (SVG, Silhouette)

Happy Camper Flowers (SVG, Silhouette)

Files Used:

USA- Yankee Doodle (SVG, Silhouette)

Watermelon - Sweet Summer (SVG, Silhouette)

Files Used:

Apple with Worm - Back to School (SVG, Silhouette)

Fat Pumpkin - Booville (SVG, Silhouette)

Sunflower - Flea Market (SVG, Silhouette)

Milk & Cookies - Kitty (SVG, Silhouette)

If you try your hand at making one, please be sure to share your pictures with Doodlebug or tag @doodlebugdesign on Social Media!  That's it for me today, thanks for stopping by to peek!