September Calendar Girls' Blog Hop

Welcome to our September Calendar Girls' Blog Hop. Papercrafts Presents 365 Cards magazine which is our inspiration for these monthly hops which thus became the Calendar Girls. The magazine has Creative Ideas for every day of the year: occasions, holidays, and celebrations including 42 unique holidays!!! These unique holidays are our inspiration. The September unique holidays are:

National Sewing Month - Lynne

Classical Music Month - Lisa Woodward

National Blueberry Popsicle Month - Lisa Peters

3: Labor Day - Janet

5: Cheese Pizza Day - Miriam

6: Fight Procrastination Day  

6: Read a Book Day ~ Lucy

9: National Grandparent's Day - Kimberly

11: Patriot Day - Janet

12: National Day of Encouragement  - Anita  

12: National Chocolate Milkshake Day - Anita

13: National Fortune Cookie Day - Jearise

15: Make a Hat Day

16: National Playdoh Day - Lisa Peters

16: National Neighborhood Day

18: National Cheeseburger Day -Lisa Woodward

19: International Talk Like a Pirate Day ~ Lucy

21: International Peace Day - Jearise and Miriam

22: Autumn Begins - Janet

22: Elephant Appreciation Day - Kimberly

22: Okoberfest - Lynne

25: National Comic Book Day - Miriam

28: Ask a Stupid Question Day - Laura

The hop starts with Lynne ~ (http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com). You won't want to miss a single calendar event not to mention the weddings, graduations, birthdays -- ok, you get the idea!!!!  

The line-up for September includes:

Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/

Lisa Woodward~ http://mycraftyspaces.blogspot.com/

Lisa Peters~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/

Janet~ http://ladyluvbug.blogspot.com/

Miriam ~ http://miriamscreations.blogspot.com

Lucy~ http://www.love2createitall.com

Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com/

Anita ~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Laura ~ http://lauraleesdream.blogspot.com/

Stop by and check out these holidays as I am sure you are going to want to remember these holidays and include them in your card making projects!!!!!  You should have made it here by way of Lynne at http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/.  If you stumbled upon me first, please start our hop with Lynne.

For my first day, I made a card for Classical Music Month.  I thought it would be very ordinary to include busts of Bach or measures of Mozart, so I did an interpretation of what I think about when I think about classical music.  I think of elegant dancing, soft, muted colors, delicate fabric, sheet music, instruments, European courtyards….all that to me is what I imagine when I hear  Beethoven’s Fifth. 

My recipe

Watercolor paper

Graphic 45 “Enchanted Embrace”

Vintage Sheet Music

Vintage French Dictionary Pages

Ivory lace

Ivory Cotton Trim

Ivory Trim with Pearls

Close to My Heart Inks in Chocolate and Blush

Cameo Button

Ivory Heart Button

Organza circles

I cut the Graphic 45 paper down to one inch smaller on each side than the water color paper.  The entire card is 5 ½” x 6 ½”.  I trimmed the edge of the Graphic 45 paper with a Fiskers Scallop Punch.  I bordered the edge with Vintage Sheet Music and Ivory Cotton Trim.  I hand cut a piece of sheet music and fashioned a rough rosette, and centered with the heart button for one corner adornment.  I made a cluster of various ivory ribbons and trims and topped them with a rosette made from organza circles heated with a heat gun.  I centered this with the cameo button and attached it to the top of the cluster of trim.  The very top of the card is trimmed with music related pictures from a 1938 French dictionary.  I printed on textured paper the phrase “Music is what feelings sound like.”  I felt it was very appropriate because classical music, especially, evokes emotion and expression like no other form of music. 

My second “holiday” was National Cheeseburger Day, celebrated on September 18^th.  What to do, what to do….is there a sentiment for Cheeseburger Day, or is it more of an invitation thing….does anyone celebrate National Cheeseburger Day, other than the American Cattleman’s Association?  Well, sometimes when you don’t know what to do, simpler is better.  I used an .svg file from Lettering Delights for the cheeseburger.  I welded two of the bases together to create the base of the card.  For my paper, I chose Co’redinations in standard colors.  I inked the edges to soften.  I added the French Fries by cutting elongated trapezoid in SCAL2.  I threw in a couple of handcuts from the same paper for variety in shape.  I layered these around the back of the bottom base and the front of the bottom base.  I adhered another cutout of the base over the glued on fries for a cleaner look.  I made a greeting flag and used a wooden stir stick to make the hamburger flag.  This card is huge, I’d say about the size of the burger I’m planning to have to celebrate this fine day!  I hope you have enjoyed my 2 cards for these most interesting days. Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on October 13, 2012 for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!  Now hop on over to Lisa Peters at  http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ to see what she has in store for us!

Until Next Time~

 Lisa