A Creative Journey: December Planner Post #1

Happy Thursday! I'm excited to be sharing a couple of planner spreads with you. I've been playing with the different stamps and dies in the planner collection from Elizabeth Craft Designs to my December Tittle page and the December Monthly Calendar. You'll want to grab a cup of your favourite holiday beverage and read below as I have a tutorial for you on how to recreate both planner spreads.

To start, we'll create the December Tittle page.

Choose one of the patterned papers from the Unconventional Christmas Paper Pack. From the Planner Essentials #1 die, die cut the planner page out of the patterned paper. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the zigzag stamp from the Schedule Stamp Set and stamp in between the set of holes as well as in the bottom right hand corner of the page. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the scallop stamp from the Schedule Stamp Set and stamp twice at the top left corner of the page. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the arrow stamp from the Months Stamp Set and stamp where the tab is. Colour the scallops and arrows in using black and white gel pens. Ink the edges of the planner page using Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Unconventional Christmas Paper Pack, you'll need the hello circle from the cut apart paper. die cut the hello circle using the stitched circle die from Planner Essentials #1. Die cut a 1 3/4" Stitched Circle out of a piece of the patterned paper from the Unconventional Christmas Paper Pack. Ink the edges of both circles using Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and a blending tool with foam.

From the Planner Pocket #2 die, die cut the dotted circle wreath twice out of White Soft Finish Cardstock.

Choose another piece of patterned paper from the Unconventional Christmas Paper Pack. Die cut the December out of the patterned paper piece using the Blackboard Alphabet Dies. Ink the edges of the letters using Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Adhere the first dotted circle wreath to the middle of the planner page. Adhere the second dotted circle wreath overtop of the first dotted circle wreath, making sure the circles are slightly off set from one another.

Adhere the hello circle to the 1 3/4" stitched circle. Foam square the 1 3/4" stitched circle to the middle of the dotted circle wreaths.

Adhere the December word around the top half of the dotted circle wreaths.

Outline the circles on the dotted circle wreath. Die cut seven snowflakes from the Winter Sweater die out of White Soft Finish Cardstock. Add a transp. glitter/gold dot to the center of each snowflake. Adhere two snowflakes to the top half of the planner spread and adhere the other five snowflakes to the bottom half of the planner spread.

Here are a few closeups of the page.

Here's the finished December Tittle Page.

Now let's work on the back side of the December Tittle Page.

Randomly sprinkle Red Magenta Nuance powder to the top half of the planner page. Spritz the powder with water. Dry the top half of the page with a heat tool. Place the Sunday to Saturday stamps onto a block and apply Jet Black Archival Ink to them. Stamp the days of the week 3 3/4" from the top of the planner page. Write each number underneath the corresponding day. Ink the edges of the planner page using Black Soot Distress Oxide Ink and a blending tool with foam.

Choose one of the patterned papers from the Unconventional Christmas Paper Pack. Die cut Dec. from the Blackboard Alphabets out of the patterned paper piece.

Adhere the Dec. word at the top of the days of the week. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the stitching stamp from the Schedule Stamp Set and stamp in the top right hand corner of the page. Reapply Jet Black Archival Ink to the stitching stamp and stamp it twice in the bottom left hand corner of the planner page. Apply Jet Black Archival Ink to the Important stamp from the Schedule Stamp Set and stamp underneath the calendar. Circle the important days using a red marker. Underneath the Important, I wrote the numbers that are circled in red and then beside them, I wrote in black gel pen why the days are important.