Dates to look forward to: A wall calendar for Grandma
Marion and her son Vincent create a heartfelt Christmas gift for his grandma, featuring twelve personal messages and the most important dates for the new year.
Vincent is not the only one bursting with excitement for Christmas Eve. As we wrap Grandma’s calendar, I can already picture the two of them sitting among the wrapping paper in the festive living room, turning the pages together one by one and smiling at all the special entries. It makes me wonder whether this gift might be more than just a photo calendar.
Would you like to give someone a wonderful surprise like this at Christmas too? Simply choose a calendar with a fully customisable calendar grid in the CEWE Creator Software. You can then add your own entries to individual days: Birthdays, outings or Grandma and her grandson’s next ice cream date.
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Personalised highlights that say: «I love you»
Add photos
There is no doubt that Grandma Andrea will always remember her beloved grandson’s birthday. Even so, I have marked Vincent’s special day in the calendar with a matching photo. I simply click on the date, create a new entry and drag and drop the photo into the empty space, adding a short message such as: «Vincent’s birthday».
Add clip art and masks
To mark Grandma and her grandson’s next outing together, I added a photo of the two of them – not on the date itself, but next to the calendar grid. I made the grid slightly smaller and placed the photo beside it in a heart-shaped mask. A clip art arrow now leads from the small photo to the big day.
Highlight several consecutive days
July means holiday time: Transparent clip art is perfect for highlighting our days away in the calendar. I add a rectangular clip art element, match its colour to the design and reduce its opacity. Then I copy the element and place it over the nine days. The first day of our holiday is decorated with a luggage clip art element, making one thing perfectly clear: It’s time to pack our bags!
Customise the background colour
In my photo for August, Vincent is sitting on Grandma’s shoulders for the first time – a symbol of lifelong support to me. To match the colours on this calendar page to the photo, I choose a grass green for the background and text. To make sure everything works together perfectly, I use the option under «Colours» to turn the calendar grid green.
Add text elements
They say some photos speak louder than words, and I completely agree – especially when I see Grandma Andrea and Vincent beaming together. But some pictures also inspire me to capture their unique mood in words. «You’re never too old to be a child» perfectly reflects the pair’s joy for life.
So Vincent and I can focus on creating the calendar, I selected the photos on my smartphone beforehand. Now I can easily import them into the CEWE Creator Software using a QR code. Under «Photos & videos», click the small icon in the top left showing a laptop and a smartphone. Then scan the code with your smartphone – and the photos will automatically be sent to your computer.
Create it together – give it together
For a Christmas filled with love: This gift needs no elaborate wrapping, just a ribbon and a handmade gift tag
Vincent is so proud to have prepared this gift for his grandma. Unwrapping it is sure to be a highlight of Christmas Eve. As well as looking back on the past few months, we can all look forward to the year ahead – because thanks to our entries, our next special moments together are already planned.
Would you like to share a touching Christmas moment like this with your family too? Create a photo calendar for your loved ones together with your child. The XL Family Calendar also offers wonderful ways to combine personal entries with your favourite photos.
Have fun creating your calendar,
Yours, Marion
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