Calendar Girls for August 2012

Welcome to our August 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 August unique holidays are:

August 11th Calendar Girls Blog Hop:

Admit You're Happy Month - Lynne

First week of August: International Clown Week - Lynne

3rd: National Watermelon Day - Lisa Peters

5th: Sister's Day - Kimberly

5th: International Forgiveness Day - Lisa Woodward

7th: National Lighthouse Day- Edwina

9th: Book Lover's Day - Lisa Peters

10th: Lazy Day - Janet

11th: National Son and Daughter Day - Angie

13th: Left-Hander's Day ~ Anita

15th: Relaxation Day - Laura

16th: National Tell a Joke Day - Lucy

17th: National Thriftshop Day - Kari

22nd: National Tooth Fairy Day - Janet

26th National Dog Day - Lisa Peters

27th: Just Because Day - Kimberly

The hop starts with Lynne. 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 August includes:

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

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

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

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

Edwina:  http://edwinascreations.blogspot.com/

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

Angie: http://atuttletime.blogspot.com/

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

Laura: http://lauraleesdream.blogspot.com

Lucy: http://www.love2createitall.com

Kari ~ http://purplefuntastickcreations.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!!!!!

For my first project, Admit Your Happy Month - reminded me of the song

"If You're Happy and You Know it Clap Your Hands". Now, with my "warped" sense of humor, you know I had to figure out a way to make a card to reflect that!!!!

• card was cut to be 6x6-inches using Ivory Recollection cardstock
• the happy background paper for front and inside is from Cricut Celebrations stack
• children, word "happy", and hands which were cut into card shape from Cricut A Child's Year Cartridge
• "clap your" cut using Alphabet built into E2
• the hands are cut with a center fold that you can actually "clap your hands" with the hands glued on the fold line

For my second project, I have made a friendship card for my friend who loves clowns for the first week of August is International Clown Month

I fell in love with Paper Piecing my Nikki's Just Clowning Around and knew I just had to have it for my card!!!!

• card cut 4.25 x 5.5-inches with lilac Recollections Cardstock
• clown cut using Paper Piecings by Nikki Just Clowning Around
• background of card cut 3.75 x 5-inches with Celebrations Cricut paper stack
• balls were cut using white cardstock and then coloring with markers
• clown and balls were pop-dotted on front
• inside sentiment was cut using Cricut Lacey Labels Cartridge
• sentiment is "Laughter is the shortest distance between two people" a quote by Victor Borg
• other sentiment is "If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun" quote by Katherine Hepburn

We will have blog candy to the lucky recipient that remarks on each site along the way!

Thanks for stopping by and mark your calendar again next month to see what Holidays to Celebrate on September 8, 2012 for the next Calendar Girls Blog Hop!

God Bless and thank you for stopping by

Hugs, Love, and Pixie Dust

Lynne