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panda and polar bear calendars

Hi!  Back today to share another batch of 2018 calendars.  I used Mama Elephant's Bear Favor Bag Accessory dies for these calendars. 

Here is my polar bear which is pretty simple to make.  Just using some white cardstock for his head and part of his body.  It is hard to image what the tiny dies could be used for so I end up cutting up a bunch of scratch paper and just moving things around until it looks cute!  These calendars also have a magnet on the back to stick to your fridge or anything else that is magnetic.  They are pretty lightweight and thin.

Here is my panda bear.  I didn't know if I wanted to add those cheeks in or not.  My kids thought it was cute without them.  But I like rosy cheeks!

Here is my last one which is a variation on the panda and I call him fancy panda because of his mustache and hat.  I like him cause he makes me laugh.

I am very unfocused.  Too many projects to finish.  I like to imagine that there is a finish line to all this crafting but there really isn't.  I will never cross off everything on my crafty to do list.  It really is never ending.  There is always something new to create and to be inspired by.  So maybe I'll always be unfocused.

So in line with being unfocused, I will be sharing something new the next time I blog, hopefully.  I've already put a little glimpse of it on my Simply Made Hawaii facebook page.  If you're curious, come like my page.  I might do a little giveaway (sorry, for US residents only).

Thanks so much for reading!



Comments

Lynn said…
Gee, that die set looks adorable and suitable for lots of projects. I'm glad you made such wonderful calendars and brought the die to my attention. Thanks!

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