DIY Planner - 2007 Monthly Calendar - 2 pages per month - IN PINK - Comments

updated version????

Kristen — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:01:50 -0400

Howdy! I am just starting back to work after 2 years of being a work at home mother and desperately need a new calendar. I love this format but dont have Acrobat so I cant change it to update for the current year. Can you make an update or give me an idea how to go about it? I just love the format. Another option could be a fill in the dates yourself but I love the Bella font.

Astrobrights passed the Fountain Pen Test...

ygor — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:57:53 -0400

with flying colors !! Pun intended !
I used a Pilot Petit1 and an Ohto Tasche, and now that I put some effort into remembering, I used to use this paper for calligraphy with dip-type pens. It takes ink great with no feathering unless you have a very wet, sloppy pen.

Astrobrights is available in 24 Writing/60 lb. Text and 65 and 80 lb. cover. It's available in all the major office supply places.

Use the cover weight for dividers.
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Wausau Papers

rlaundry — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 11:17:06 -0400

I use Wausau cardstock for my planner needs and custom index cards. I've never had any complaints. Astrobrights are nice intense colors. Very nice compared to the dull pastels of cheap 20# colored copy paper.

Reese
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I never finish anyth

Shaded single color

rlaundry — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:22:00 -0400

That's exactly what I meant. The same effect you could get by changing your printer settings to monochromatic.

Reese
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I never finish anyth

Neat idea, please refresh my memory...

ygor — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:04:20 -0400

...with a link to the messages if possible -- I'll search and holler if I find it first :)
Also, what kind of printer do you have ? Or were you using a generic driver to get that effect ?

(edit) FOUND IT !! And the printers in question are Canon !! Joy !! I have Canons !!
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Ygor's idea

jonglass — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 02:51:44 -0400

A few months ago, ygor mentioned using the printer drivers to create color. If you have a color printer, you should have some kind of color effects. I like to print using blue or cyan, or green. What's cool is that solid blacks are still solid black, but the shades of grey come out in shades of blue or green. I believe I have some pics on my flickr stream of some pocketmods I did this way. Let's see if I can find them...

LINK

-Jon

I have some Astrobright

ygor — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:11:49 -0400

Astrobright stock. It's 24 lb text stock. It works great in the printer. I'll have to try the fountain pens. This stuff is available in any Staples/Office Depot
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Weirhauser and Domtar both

Tournevis — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 22:55:33 -0400

Weirhauser and Domtar both make 24lb coloured paper.

I do that too!

JWhitt — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 21:41:37 -0400

I use a different color for each month (e.g. pastels for spring, fall hues for this time of the year). I'm circa-fied, though, and I've had a hard time finding colored paper in a heavier weight (24-28 lb preferably). It didn't matter when I used 3 and 7 ring planners.
Jenn

That's certainly one way to do it

ygor — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:45:45 -0400

Bravo, GG

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"I think the surest sign that there is intelligent life out there in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us." (Calvin and Hobbes/Bill Waterson)

Color is nice...but colored paper is also good

GG — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:23:42 -0400

We can get pretty good results using colored paper, tho. I print my calendar on white for maximum legibility and use blue for reference pages, bright yellow for lists and notes, and pink for other miscellaneous things. Am thinking of getting a ream of paper with mixed pastel colors and getting it cut down, using maybe one color for my contact pages, etc.

Also, am getting some stamps for holidays, birthdays, etc and going to color them in just for fun so the calendar pages will be more fun.

3 cheers for ygor!

bruisedpeach22 — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 16:08:45 -0400

A color option would be great!!
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I'm considering a single color choice

ygor — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 15:38:15 -0400

Where the current apps do everything in shades of black (grey), the added feature would be to do the page in shades of (Pick Your Color)
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Yes please!

rlaundry — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:44:40 -0400

While I'm a Classic-sized monochromite myself (no fancy multicolor pages here), it would be great to have color choices. Printing your monthlies in a different color than weeklies or dailies would really make them jump out as you flip through the planner. Plus my wife's Compact planner would be happier in color...

Reese
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I never finish anyth

Do you want the option of color ?

ygor — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 14:37:24 -0400

It would not be too tough to add.
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2007 Monthly Calendar - 2 pages per month - IN PINK

aperez — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:50:27 -0500

This is actually courtesy of coolhands21 open source files - I just changed the font to "Bella" and the top part to pink to make it look more girly.

D*I*Y Planner - 2007 Monthly Calendar - 2 pages per month - IN PINK - Comments

updated version????

Astrobrights passed the Fountain Pen Test...

Wausau Papers

Shaded single color

Neat idea, please refresh my memory...

Ygor's idea

I have some Astrobright

Weirhauser and Domtar both

I do that too!

That's certainly one way to do it

Color is nice...but colored paper is also good

3 cheers for ygor!

I'm considering a single color choice

Yes please!

Do you want the option of color ?

2007 Monthly Calendar - 2 pages per month - IN PINK

DIY Planner - 2007 Monthly Calendar - 2 pages per month - IN PINK - Comments