Fun Perpetual Calendar

Hey everybody, happy Saturday – I hope you had an amazing Christmas (if you celebrate) and hopefully have something fun planned this weekend! I’m up on the Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L blog today with an inspiration project created with some really fun Doodlebug Design products along with some of the best adhesives ever! Everybody needs to start a new calendar for the new year, right?! I’ve made a few different versions of perpetual calendars over the years and this particular one is my own design from about five years ago.

Doodlebug Design is one of my all-time favorite companies and they invited our design team to collaborate with them so I was MORE than happy to play with lots of their products… another amazing opportunity that I thoroughly enjoyed! When linking to the Doodlebug Design products I used, I discovered they are out of stock on a few of them, but I’ll check back to see if they’ve been restocked and will update my post.

There are lots of pieces to this project and it took several hours to complete… and I enjoyed every stinkin’ minute of it! The E-Z Runner Grand Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser and Dual Tip Glue Pen were my best friends for putting this together. I used Neenah Classic Crest Epic Black 130# cardstock for all the panels and base, which is nice and sturdy. I also used 80# Solar White cardstock, several die sets in my stash, and lots of Doodlebug Design products. I started by creating the panels for the days of the week.

Then I created the panels for the months of the year.

Next I created the panels for the dates in the month (two columns).

And perhaps the most fun of all was creating the panels with seasonal icons. In addition to using more Doodlebug Design products, I employed the ‘Wear Your Adhesive on the Outside’ technique using 3D Foam Snowflakes with Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors and 3D Foam Christmas Shapes with Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Celebrate Colors for a couple of the tabs.

And finally, I created the base, attached the 1/2″ black Zutter wire, and put it all together using my Zutter Bind-It-All.

And here’s one final shot of the completed calendar. If anybody decides to tackle this, I’d love to see your version! There are a few more details on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog, so be sure to check it out!

Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L products used:
E-Z Runner Grand Permanent Strips Refillable Dispenser
Dual Tip Glue Pen
3D Foam Snowflakes
3D Foam Christmas Shapes
Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Nature Colors
Metallic Transfer Foil Sheets Celebrate Colors
Thin 3D Foam Squares White Mix

Doodlebug Design products used:
Summer Fun 12×12 Double Sided Paper Pack
Summer Fun 12×12 Textured Cardstock
Farmhouse 12×12 Double Sided Paper Pack (linked to 6×6 paper pack)
Farmhouse 12×12 Textured Cardstock
Horn A Plenty Doodle-Pops
Tropical Trio Doodle-Pops
Fall Flurry Shape Sprinkles
Island Tropics Shape Sprinkles
Summer School Shape Sprinkles
Feathered Friends Shape Sprinkles

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Other products used:
CARDSTOCK/PAPER: Neenah Classic Crest Epic Black 130# cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest 80# Solar White cardstock
STAMPS: Stampin’ Up Day To Day Stamp Set
INK: Versamark Onyx Black Ink
DIES/PUNCHES: Kadomaru Pro Corner Rounder, Inspired By Stamping Fancy Label Dies 1, Sizzix Calendar Months Thinlits, Lawn Fawn Center Picture Window Card Add-On Dies
ACCESSORIES: Fiskars 12″ ProCision Rotary Bypass Paper Trimmer, Big Shot, MISTI Stamp Tool, Zutter Bind-It-All and 1/2″ Black Wire

I hope you’ve enjoyed this project and you’re inspired to get your crafty supplies out and play! Be sure to check out the awesome array of adhesives and other craft supplies Scrapbook Adhesives By 3L has to offer! And be sure to follow us on Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter for lots of crafty inspiration! And if you haven’t yet subscribed to our YouTube Channel, be sure to do that, too, for even more inspiration! Thanks so much for stopping by today – we’ll see you next time! 

Scrappy hugs,