This is an example of the texture of the  Coordinating Solids
	We made these optional full sized sheets of almost solid color for you to use to matte your photos, cut out die-cut shapes or use any way you want. We did this because everyone may not have scraps of colored paper on hand that are a good match for our calendar pages. To the left is a preview of the colors in this set

Multi-page set of cute seasonal and special occasion cut-outs for your Photo Calendar Pages. These are great for card making and scrapbooking too.  

Vivid Colors in U.S. Letter Size Download
Pastel Colors in U.S. Letter Size Download

Below are some examples of ideas for making a scrapbooking photo calendar using our matching solid sheets to matte your photos and in some cases, using scraps of colored paper and some rubber stamp impressions cut out of the white paper they are stamped on. We will add some templates for cutting out seasonal shapes for your colored paper scraps and some seasonal rubber-stamped cut-outs that you can use for embellishments.

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	On the April page I simply cropped a photo a bit smaller than the original print size. I used a Zig Glue Pen to mount it on the solid print page from our coordinating set, and cut around the edges about 1/4 in out using some scalloped scissors. I took a felt tip marker and wrote "Ruth" right on the photo. I then just glued the matted photo on the page.  Click the photo to see it bigger.
	On this August calendar page, I took a photo of a group of family and friends who were holding up the catch of the day after fishing off Orange Beach, AL.  The photo is a bit dark and had some distracting background, so I cut it out in the shape of a fish and glued it to the coordinating solid print paper from our set. Then I used scissors to cut about 1/8 of an inch all around. I took a small circle punch and punched three holes in scraps of the tan paper and then used a larger circle punch to cut shapes around the smaller holes to make some bubble looking circles to glue over the fish to help reinforce the fishy idea here. You could just use a felt tip pen to draw some bubbles.
	Just so happens that my foster son's name is Nick. One Christmas he was clowning around w/ a Santa hat and a pillow...perfect for a December calendar page. I used rubber stamps to make a couple of cut-outs that I stamped on white cardstock. I trimmed the photo of Nick and then glued it to the coordinating print solid in the set, and trimmed it about 1/8 in outside the photo edges to make a nice mat for the picture. Click the photo to see it bigger..
	One day Cinda and I were standing outside the house in colors that sorta matched each others. I don't remember who took the photo but it looks good on the February page. I just glued down the photo as-is and glued on a heart that I made from a scrap of colored paper. A full sized drug-store print photo will fit on the calendar pages. Click the photo to see it bigger.
	This calendar page includes a photo that was cropped to just include the two subjects and all that was trimmed away was extra wall and floor. I used a scrap of colored paper to write a short note about the photo and matted photo and note w/ the coordinating colored paper in our printable set. Click the photo to see it bigger.
	A photo of my friend , Carol and me was cropped to show just us sitting at the table in Fairhope, AL. I used one leaf-y punch (mfg. Punch Bunch) and scraps of colored paper in several shades of green to add a little charm. The two rectangles of solid color were cut from our color coordinating solid page set above. Click the photo to see it bigger. You can do something similar with just one punch and several shades of colored paper. Click the photo to see it bigger.
	Sweet little Coteau, our Louisiana Catahoula dog was lounging about in fall leaves. The photo was a little fuzzy so to emphasize her shape, I trimmed around her and glued her to a rectangle of the coordinating solid color in our printable set. I cut a leaf shape out freehand from a scrap of tan paper to reinforce the fall theme on this November calendar page. Click the photo to see it bigger.
	Another fall calendar page has a photo of three friends, all pilots. I trimmed the dark background in the top part of the photo by following along the shape of the guys but about 1/8 inch out. I didn't cut the bottom or right edge. I glued the photo to a rectangle of the coordinating solid print page from our printable set. The guys names and little airplane were freehand drawn on a scrap of colored paper. I triple matted it to add a band of blue that matched the blue in the shirt. Click the photo to see it bigger.
	Three friends all admiring the street-corner flowers in Fairhope, AL. The vertical photo was too long to fit on the calendar page, so I cut off the flowers and moved them up on the photo. I glued the flowers part of the photo on the top part so it fit in the available space. I used a rectangle of the green from the coordinating print paper behind the three gals that I trimmed around in the photo. A small scrap of green was used for the notes I added.  Click the photo to see it bigger.

How to assemble your Scrapbook Photo Calendar