Preparing to go back to school

Ohhhhhhhhhhh I love my BIA!!!!!!!!!
I had the idea to make a calender for my new classroom and also wanted make a minibook of my Furbabies to have on my desk, so mixing the two ideas up I came up with this.

I start the school year with Gracie, the calender panels where made on Word I changed the font to something a little more fun (Every time I miss You) and printed the months out two to a A4 sheet of cream card.

Sweet Suki is my October girl, I have used Foof-a-La buttons and some plain green ribbon with some Karen Foster rub-ons to note the month on the photo part of each page.

Novembers cover girl is Maggie-Mae in one of my favorite photos of her, taken her first day on the IOW back in early 2007. The large flower is made using my new Technique Tuesday stamp. I also used some antique Lace (that i got from my sisters neighbour), ribbon and a Bazzill flower.

Molly in her Christmas Jumper just had to be the face of December, the primas came out again for this month topped off with some Bazzill brads and a K&Co covered brad, Ribbons in green & red are adorned with Foof-a-La's and I used a stamp and some rub-ons to leave a Christmas message

Starting the New Year with Suki and Diggory on Appley Beach, just a few rub-on's here with a few primas and brads

Trav's Birthday month so here's my man! circled with PM gems. Throughout the Calender I have noted special dates to Trav and I, from our birthday's to our Bi-annual "Cockers on the Beach" walk.

Round two for Suki-Su some doodling and circle here this is mid way through so I have added a second hanging point here. My original thought was one tab would be enough but as I worked through the book it became too thick for one ribbon to cope.

The best month of the year!!!!! Is April!!!!!
I love my birthday and have no fear that each year I grow older......... O' scary!!!!!
No I love reaching each Birthday and looking back on what I have done and forward to what I plan to achieve (this mind set is thanks to Trav who's massively positive out-look on live is really rubbing of on me). Of course all the ladybirds are a must they are all rub ons and i have marked both mine and my sisters birthdays with gems and LB's

Vinnie gets a look in, in May I used more lace, ribbons and Primas here, there's also a little bug hiding away on this page.

More Rub ons and Lace for June, with my favorite recent photo of Molly, not sure what she was doing......... Yawning or licking her lips but i love it!

The year closes with Diggoy in the sea at the Duver. As august doesn't really feature in the school year I haven't made a page for this month. so if I ever decide to have this calender at home then I will have to do an add on.

The papers i have used throughout the Calender are from my K&Co box with a little textured card added here and there. the pages are made from medium weight cardstock as I didn't want the finished calender to be too heavy and the layers PP has made the pages very sturdy. The are Lb's on every page either inplain sight but some are shy and have tucked themselves away.