Waterfall Calendar - Tutorial

Hello everyone, this is Tanvi with my tutorial post for this month, showcasing the beautiful Fleur Fun paper pack.

 It is time to say good bye to 2018 & welcome another year. I love making my own calendars & sending them across to near & dear ones. Am sharing one such make for 2019 – a mini calendar cum note holder that you can carry on the go.

Before moving to the tutorial let me share a few pictures of the finished project -

I have used a mini envelope slider die on the cover & will use them to insert mini tags with names & the year.

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This booklet measures 5x7” & holds a calendar on one side & on the other is a pocket insert and a sticky note pad. On the spine (inside) I have a pen holder too! No more digging in my bag for a pen now.

For the calendar pages I have made a waterfall insert.

TUTORIAL –

You will need chipboard, card stock & pattern papers trimmed to the following sizes –

Chipboard – 5x7” – 2 pieces & ¾ x7” – 1 piece

Pattern papers – 8x12” & 6 ¾ x 10 ¾” for the covers.

Attach the chipboard pieces to the cardstock. Make sure to maintain a 1/8" gap between the spine piece and the cover pieces of chipboard.  

Trim the cardstock corners at an angle and attach double-sided adhesive & Wrap the chipboard, also glue the pattern paper to the inside. This is how it will look. Gently fold the covers while scoring in the 1/8" gutter between the spine and the covers.    

Next we make the waterfall section. 

You will need –

Card stock - 11 x 4 ¼  “. Score along 11” side at 5 ½ & pattern paper – 5 3/8 x 4 1/8” – 2 pieces

 

Card stock – 4x4” - 6 pieces & pattern paper -  3  6/8 x 3 6/8" - 6 pieces

Card stock – 9 ½ x 3 7/8” score on the long side at 3 ¼ , 3 ½ , 3 ¾ , 4, 4 ¼ , 4 ½  & 4 ¾ “. Burnish all the folds. This will form the base of the waterfall mechanism. Lay it down with all the score lines to the right. Line up the first 4x4 piece along the second score line from the right. Continue gluing all the pieces with tacky tape.

For the sliding mechanism you will need a piece of cardstock - 1 x 7 ½ “ score at 1 ¾ & 5 ¾“      Wrap it around the other side of the waterfall & glue it about ½ “ from the edge. Next put tacky tape on the loose ends of this strip, line the waterfall to the fold of the 11x4 ¼ “ card stock. The waterfall insert is now ready. Print & Cut the calendar pages to size & glue.

 

Next we will need a piece of card stock 4x6” & pattern paper – 3 7/8x 5 7/8” for the pocket & 3 ½ x11” for the insert.

Here are some close ups of the project - 

Here is a flip through of the calendar - 

Hope this inspires you to make one for yourself. You can play around with the inserts & themes similarly to create your own unique organizers, planners or reminders. 

Happy & crafty 2019 friends, will be back in the New Year with some more crafty inspiration 😊

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Supplies used - 

Fleur Fun - 12" X 12" Patterned Paper Pack

Papericious Chippis - Abstract

Chalk Paint - Brick Red

Midnight Black Card Stock