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Project of the Month - January 2003

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"Photo Transfer Calendar" January's project of the month is compliments of Stamp Artist Chris Mode, owner of The Creative Mode. BONUS: During the month of January, members of A Monthly Rubber Stamps Club can save 25% on The Creative Mode's Calendar Grid Stamps and 5 different ABC123 rubber stamp sets!

Materials Needed: Monthly Grid Stamp: vertical or horizontal Alphabet and number stamps Fingernail Polish Remover with 100% Pure Acetone. (none of that lemony fresh stuff!) Burnishing tool (spoon, cotton pads or your fingers) Patience ... because it sometime takes a little practice Creative Mode Pre-Cut calendar pages Binding Rings Hole Punch Japanese Screw Punch works great! Color copies - MUST BE FROM AN INDUSTRIAL COLOR COPY MACHINE. (most home-use color printers do not work) WORK IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA! BONUS: During the month of January, members of A Monthly Rubber Stamps Club can save 25% on The Creative Mode's Calendar Grid Stamps and 5 different ABC123 rubber stamp sets! Stamp Artist - Chris Mode The Creative Mode Step 1 Place one blank Pre-cut calendar page on a non-pourus surface. (I like to use freezer paper or wax paper). Saturate the calendar page with Fingernail Polish Remover. (I like to put the Polish Remover in a smaller container that is easy to manage). Step 2 Place color copy face down on the wet calendar page. You should be able to see the picture through the paper. If you don't, pour some more fingernail polish remover on the back of the color copy until you see the entire image. DO NOT MOVE THE COLOR COPY DURING THIS STEP! Burnish the image with a spoon or cotton pad. Continue burnishing the color copy until the image disappears. Lift the color copy, and the image should have transferred to your Pre-Cut Calendar page. Step 3 Embellish the transferred photo with rubber stamps. REPEAT the above steps 12 times...one for each month of the year. A color copy can only be transferred once. Step 4 Flip the completed photo transfer over (vertically) and stamp the Calendar Grid on the back. Make sure the Calendar Grid and the Photo are opposite each other. (the top of the photo transfer should be the bottom of the calendar grid. The top of the calendar grid should be the bottom of the photo transfer.) - the animation to the right may help you visualize the layout of the calendar.   Step 5 If you want a cover on your calendar, do not stamp a Calendar Grid on the back of the JANUARY image..instead, embellish it to look like a cover of a closed calendar. Punch three (4mm) holes in the bottom of the Photo Transfer (top of Calendar grid). The Japanese Screw Punch will punch through all 12 in one swipe!! No pounding, no stress! (you gotta have one of these! They are pricey, but you won't regret it once you have one!) Punch one 3mm hole on the top of the Photo Transfer if you would like to hang your calendar. Step 6 Step 7 Embellish the Calendar Grid to match the appropriate month and year. Try our ABC123 sets! Stamp one additional calendar grid page (without a photo on the back) that will be the month of DECEMBER as well as the back of the calendar when it is shut. Bind all 13 pages with the Binding Rings. Have fun! PLEASE WORK IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA! Enter all important dates so you won't forget to send any handstamped Birthday cards!