The cover is an old Waylon Jennings album that I got at the thrift store - talk about vintage! It must have been one of his first ones. I've just been waiting for the right project to use it. The houndstooth gaffer tape on the bottom was a gift from my dear friend Julie. (thank you Julie!!!) I love it so much, and you can't get it anymore, so I have been waiting for the right project for that too...
Inside the front cover I made a pocket with the bottom part of the album cover, and an intro page with an image from papayaart.com...
The tabs for the months are all different...
I had fun coming up with funky combinations of paper for each month's background paper. The monthly calendar was one I designed in my word processing program. I wanted big, lined, boxes for each day...
In between each month I left one blank, double page spread, so I can make my planner into some kind of scrapbook to keep at the end of the year. I'm thinking I might add random world/local/musical news to these pages...
The inside back cover has another pocket with part of the back cover of the album. It's got the date on it - 1967!
And here's the back cover, which is the back of the album cover. I love the little paragraph where they describe who Waylon is. He must not have been very famous yet!So, that's my new planner! It starts with August 2010 and goes through the end of 2011. I'm already LOVING using it!
Tomorrow I will be back with more news. Thanks so much for visiting!!!
OHMY... I'm in love with your planner... holymoly - it's FABULOUS!!! I hope it will get filled with good things, happy days and nice appointments!
ReplyDeleteI love this and im totally inspired. I do have a question for you, do you pad the front and back cover of your planner? My mum makes lots of different albums using her zutter and record covers like you have done with your planner but she pads her covers with i think its quilting inner(sorry not 100% sure what its called) this does give the covers a nice feel and look and was jsut wondering if you do that with yours or not. Im very much inspired to make my own planner and make it so it suits me being left handed so that writing in it will be easier. Thanks for shaing with us
ReplyDeleteSo creative! I might use a similar idea to do my travel journal. thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI love how the tabs are on the side AND the top! Great idea.
This is the coolest. I love the mix of papers you used - & that album cover makes me smile! I love the back, where it says "Waylon Jennings is a guy who loves to sing." :)
ReplyDeleteWhat binding tool do you have? Do you like it?
OMYGOSH!!!! Michelle!!! This is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!! And I am IN LOVE with the 'paragraph' about him on the back....how unique is that?!?!?! :):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):):)
ReplyDeleteSo cool! You are incredibly creative and talented! Thanks for all the inspo and eye candy!
ReplyDeletejust gorgeous...love the picture with the rails and the papaya image
ReplyDeletemy day planner also ends in August should also think to make a new one
thanks for the inspiration
what a fabulous idea!! are you using it for work or just to track your scrappy to-dos?? Love the pockets and blank pages.
ReplyDeletetoo bad that you made a mistakes with the dates and days but it looks great!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely a fantastic idea to use an album cover!!! I'm totally in love with this planner!! (too bad you made a mistake with the days and dates but luckily you are able to fix it!!)
ReplyDeleteWow! This is amazing!
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing Michelle!
ReplyDeleteLOVE it!
So cool!!
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