How to quickly make a desk calendar out of paper with your own hands? Master class: Desktop calendar Desktop calendar in scrapbooking style.

19.10.2019

Good afternoon, our dear readers!)

Today I am with you, Alena Podlesnaya, and I will tell you how to make a desk calendar. You can make this calendar for yourself or give it as a gift for the New Year, it will be a nice and useful gift!)

The calendar measures 16*10.5 cm on the cover, the thickness at the bottom is 9.5 cm, fat!)

So, to make such a calendar we will need:

To design internal sheets:

1. scrap paper 15*15 - 11 sheets;

2. Cardstock for the base, I use pearlescent designer cardboard with a density of about 280 g/m2 - 2 sheets 30*30 cm

3. Watercolor paper or something similar for printing the calendar grid and the back of the calendar - 4 A4 sheets. The reverse side can be made as desired.

I made the calendar grid and the back side especially for this MK, so I will be happy to share them with you!);

4. Printed pictures or you can make them with your own photos, it will be much more interesting, and being a gift, such a calendar will also give warmth and family comfort.)

5. Various decorations and techniques.

I used:

texture paste, masks, a little spray, liquid pearls, gauze, maskite colored mesh, some other mesh, chipboard, beads, glossy accent, various laces, scraps of paper and book pages, raffia, sisal fiber, flowers, skeletonized leaves, paper tape, microbeads, plastic butterfly, white acrylic... In general, everything here is limited only by your imagination!)

For the cover:

6. Binding cardboard - 2 pieces 10.5*16 cm

7. Sintepon

8. Fabric, I took coarse linen.

9. Ribbon or lace for ties.

10. Spring or rings for fastening (if there are rings, it would be better to use eyelets, but not essential)

And of course we will need glue and a sewing machine if you plan to use stitching.

We will cut the base of the pages from cardstock - 12 pieces 9*15 cm,

scrap paper - 12 pieces, size 7.5*14.5 cm

reverse side - 12 pcs I got a size of 7.5*14 cm, my samples need to be slightly adjusted to size.

Let `s start!)

We take the first page, outline the location of our picture and calendar

Applying background decorations

And glue it to the base

By the way, I’ll say right away that I made the pages voluminous, although my volume was no more than a beer cardboard lift, but still the calendar turned out to be chubby. You can make a completely flat decor to make the calendar smaller.

At this stage, you can also glue the back part, which was previously stitched on a typewriter.

We add a calendar and a picture to our face and decorate it further as we want!) I added beads, which I placed on the glossy accent. I went over the edges of the pictures and scrap paper with white acrylic. And this is what I got:

We decorate our next 11 pages in the same way.

Let's move on to the cover. You can glue the padding polyester to the cardboard. I always sew it on, then it definitely won’t “run away” under the fabric. If you are making a calendar on a spring, pay attention to the edge where our holes for the spring will be. At this point, there is no need to glue the padding polyester; we retreat 1.3-1.5 cm from the edge.

And when covering the cardboard with fabric, do not forget to thoroughly coat these edges with glue so that the fabric does not subsequently move away from the cardboard

I can see the glue a little, but it won’t be visible, I’ll cover these places with acrylic.

Now let's move on to decorating the cover. Scraps of paper, texture paste, chipboard frame and plastic numbers. I sprayed a little spray and went over it with white acrylic.

I made the holes with a binder early, at this stage there is no need to make them!

Now we glue our ribbons. Not only will they keep the calendar folded, but they can also be tied at the bottom and our cover can be used as a footstool, and the ribbons will prevent it from coming apart!)

Good afternoon, our dear readers!)

The calendar measures 16*10.5 cm on the cover, the thickness at the bottom is 9.5 cm, fat!)

So, to make such a calendar we will need:

To design internal sheets:

1. scrap paper 15*15 - 11 sheets;

2. Cardstock for the base, I use pearlescent designer cardboard with a density of about 280 g/m2 - 2 sheets 30*30 cm

3. Watercolor paper or something similar for printing the calendar grid and the back of the calendar - 4 A4 sheets. The reverse side can be made as desired.

I made the calendar grid and the back side especially for this MK, so I will be happy to share them with you!);

4. Printed pictures or you can make them with your own photos, it will be much more interesting, and being a gift, such a calendar will also give warmth and family comfort.)

5. Various decorations and techniques.

I used:

For the cover:

6. Binding cardboard - 2 pieces 10.5*16 cm

7. Sintepon

8. Fabric, I took coarse linen.

9. Ribbon or lace for ties.

10. Spring or rings for fastening (if there are rings, it would be better to use eyelets, but not essential)

And of course we will need glue and a sewing machine if you plan to use stitching.

We will cut the base of the pages from cardstock - 12 pieces 9*15 cm,

scrap paper - 12 pieces, size 7.5*14.5 cm

reverse side - 12 pcs I got a size of 7.5*14 cm, my samples need to be slightly adjusted to size.

Let `s start!)

We take the first page, outline the location of our picture and calendar

Applying background decorations

And glue it to the base

At this stage, you can also glue the back part, which was previously stitched on a typewriter.

We decorate our next 11 pages in the same way.

And when covering the cardboard with fabric, do not forget to thoroughly coat these edges with glue so that the fabric does not subsequently move away from the cardboard

I can see the glue a little, but it won’t be visible, I’ll cover these places with acrylic.

Now let's move on to decorating the cover. Scraps of paper, texture paste, chipboard frame and plastic numbers. I sprayed a little spray and went over it with white acrylic.

I made the holes with a binder early, at this stage there is no need to make them!

Today I’ll tell you how you can quickly make yourself a desktop desk calendar from paper and cardboard with your own hands. On the pages of my calendar there are empty windows for future sketches, but you can easily decorate such a blank to your taste by gluing your favorite photographs or any beautiful pictures into the windows. Such a handmade calendar can be an excellent gift for a friend for the New Year or February 14, especially if you decorate it with thematic photos, add funny inscriptions or wishes for each month. A desk calendar is made very quickly, in 1-2 free evenings, and then it will make you happy all year long!

Necessary materials

6 sheets of A4 size watercolor paper or any other thick cardboard - for pages with the names of the months
Breadboard knife
Paints and ink if you will write the names of months and dates by hand (or a printer to print the finished layout)
Soutache, satin or any other decorative ribbon - 20 cm (or 2 small rings for an album: you can disassemble a ready-made notebook on rings or buy rings in a store with goods for scrapbooking)
1 sheet of scrapbooking paper 30.5 x 30.5 cm (or any other beautiful paper for the cover)
Cardboard 23x42 cm (I cut it from a sheet of ordinary Whatman paper)
PVA glue or glue stick
Stationery hole punch for 2 round holes
Ruler
Simple pencil

If everything is ready, then you can start. The scheme of operation is very simple:

I make blank pages,
I create the basis for a calendar from cardboard,
I paint the pages
I collect all the elements into a single whole.

Pages with months

I cut six sheets of A4 size watercolor cardboard in half and get 12 pages.

With a pencil I mark the middle of the sheet and draw a line along it. Aligning the center line with the mark in the middle of the hole punch, I make holes on 3 sheets at once.

I repeat the operation 3 more times and get 12 leaves with exactly matching holes.

Basis for the calendar

I cut out 2 rectangles measuring 22x15 cm from scrapbooking paper. These are the future endpapers of the calendar.

From whatman paper I cut out a sheet measuring 23 x 42 cm. From one edge I glue both rectangles of scrap paper to it one after another. After drying, I crease the folds and fold the triangle, not forgetting to leave 1-2 cm for gluing from the bottom to the side wall. At the top of the triangle I also mark the middle and make two holes with a hole punch. After this, I glue the bottom to the side wall and get a fairly rigid structure, which will be the basis for our desk calendar.

A little lettering wouldn't hurt!

Pages with months can be designed in a thousand different ways, depending on your imagination, from the banal printing of ready-made templates to colorful drawings for each page.
You can make free lines for planning or notes. Since I make my calendar for sketches, it is important for me to leave some free space for future drawings. Therefore, I write the names of the months with silver acrylic paint, days and dates with black ink, and draw a stamp-shaped window in the center. This is what happens in the end.

Assembling the calendar

I cut 20 cm of soutache ribbon in half. I thread each piece from under the triangular base, pull it through the leaves with months and bring it back again, inside the base of the calendar, where I tie a knot.
It is important not to tighten the ribbons too much, leaving enough space for the pages to turn easily. I cut off the ends of the ribbon. The calendar is ready! If you need to draw something on it, you can fold it in half at any time, and then straighten it into a triangle again. It is very comfortable!

If you want to add a block for writing to your calendar, make it more colorful, or just practice scrapbooking one more time, then you can be inspired by this wonderful video master class from Lena Pol on creating a desk calendar with a fluffy fox.

I wish you a creative mood, great inspiration and the most interesting and beautiful calendars!
From cardboard, the site also has excellent master classes on creating postcards, postcards and paper ones!

To create the cubes we will need:

3 sheets of paper;

Sheet of stickers;

Paper for watercolors or pastels;

Printing numbers and names of months on a printer

Various decorations: flowers, brads, pearls, rhinestones, ribbons, rubbings - whatever your heart desires;

Cardboard;

Plastic packaging from stamps;

Glue, scissors, cutter.

Step 1: We start with the blank. We cut out 3 patterns of future cubes with a side of 7*7 cm from watercolor paper. Don’t forget to make allowances 1 cm wide for gluing.

Step 2: Glue pieces of cardboard measuring 6.6 * 6.6 cm onto the inside of the cubes so that the cube is solid.

Step 3: From each sheet of scrap paper, cut out 6 squares with a side of 7 * 7 cm.

Step 4: Glue 2 identical squares on opposite sides of the cube. This is necessary so that when assembled the edges of the cube do not merge.

Step 5: Cut out rectangles with numbers and names of months from the printout. Please note that the numbers 1, 2, 0 must be repeated 2 times because they must be on each of the 2 month dice. The role of number 6 will be played by number 9, the cube can be turned over to get a six.

Step 6: We begin our favorite activity - decorating the sides of the cubes. Here let your imagination run wild to the fullest. This is what we end up with.

Step 7: Decorate the cube with months - glue various decorations along the edges, leaving space in the middle for a pocket with months. Then you need to make pockets for labels, on which the names of the months will be written on both sides. To do this, we need the following plastic packaging for stamps:

Cut out 6 pockets from it. We poke holes in the corners and attach them to each side of the cube using brads.

We cut out the labels, glue a month on each side, make holes, put eyelets, tie ribbons so that they can be taken out and turned over.

We insert them into our pockets and we get this beauty.

Step 8: Glue each cube together.

Step 9: Now for our cubes we need to make a shelf on which they will stand all year)))

To do this, we make such a blank from thick cardboard, cover it on all sides with paper and decorate it as necessary.

In this tutorial you will find ideas for creating two New Year calendars. Such calendars will be a great gift for the New Year!

I made the first calendar according to the postcard-easel design, slightly reducing the lower part.

For the base of the calendar, I cut out pieces from white cardboard according to the pattern.

From scrap paper I cut out a square 14.5*14.5 cm and a rectangle 14.5*6.5 cm. From kraft paper I cut out a strip for a calendar measuring 7*12 cm. I tinted the edges with distress.