Painted Poppies simple desk calendar

A simple calendar which fits inside a standard envelope so you can post it as a card. Perfect for those January birthdays.

It’s simply half a sheet of A4, cut lengthways, with a bracket inside. There are no set measurements, really. I think this one was 10cm wide (just needs to be slightly narrower than the card itself) and about 8cm, scored at the 4cm point, then again at 1cm from each side. Fold it into a W shape and attach the narrowed strips to the inside of the card using double-sided tape.

I made a card on the same theme, too...

To colour the leaves, take the small splatter stamp inked in Old Olive and, starting at the base of the leaf, stamp repeatedly towards the tip of the leaf, without reinking. This gives you a lovely graduated effect.