Not JUST an Advent Calendar!!

Just last weekend I did a class featuring our very cute Christmas Countdown Advent Calendar.  Everyone had a great time and all their projects turned out so nice! The Calendar is just as sweet as it can be with it's little snowflakes and pine boughs!  And each of the little boxes are 2" square, which makes them a fabulous size for putting little treats and goodies in!

Stampin' Up shared a great little video showcasing everything that comes in the kit. Check it out here:

At the class, I showed the gals a fantastic way to use the calendar throughout the year.  This way the fun lasts all year long, and not just one month out of it! Woo Hooo for multipurpose!!

I decorated the front of my Calendar as shown above.  But on the backside, I brought the PARTY!!!

OOOOOOH YEAH!!!!

Happy Birthday Baby!!! Awesome right?  And you'd NEVER know there was Christmas on the backside!  I used a combination of  the Broadway Birthday Bundle and the Piece of Cake Bundle. And the Brights 6x6" Designer Series Paper really brought it home!!

I printed the numbers out on regular letter size paper and punched them using the 1" circle punch.  Feel free to use them if you like. :-) I like to do 2 sets "just in case".  hehe.

I came up with a list of other themes for the calendar, and gave a printout of it to my class attendees. Then my gals came up with a couple more.  So, if you're not into Christmas Advent, maybe you like one of these themes instead:

Birthday
Graduation
Wedding
Anniversary

Vacation

Retirement/Promotion

Countdown to Summer
Countdown to College/First Day of School
Easter

Mother's/Father's Day

Halloween
25 Days of Thanks

25 Days of Giving

25 Ways to Say I Love You

New Baby (Baby Shower)
Sports (Football, Baseball, basketball, etc)

What other themes can you think of? This is a pretty nice list I think!

I also shared a few cards that I made with the Calendar in mind. These first two are made with the coordinating Stamp Set: 

I used leftover bits from the advent kit to make this card. I love that it has a pocket for a tag!  This would make a FANTASTIC card to go along with the GIFTED advent calendar!

And then I also made a couple cards to coordinate with my Birthday themed alternative.  I used the half circles I cut from the box fronts to decorate the cards! I was actually impressed with this idea for using them up! hahaha! What can I say?  Even a blind squirrel finds a nut sometimes! ha!!!  I also used the piece of cake stamp set to carry on with the calendar theme.  

I hope that you maybe see the Christmas Countdown Calendar in a different light now!  There are SO MANY incredible possibilities for it! I would absolutely LOVE to see how you decorate your calendar!  If you don't have one, but want one, you can simply click the image Icon below to order yours! Trust me, you NEED a FEW of them!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today my friends! I hope you enjoyed today's projects.

Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic
#ChristmasCountdown
#NotJustForChristmas

If you'd like to order the Countdown Calendar, there's still time to get it before Christmas!  You can get it and the supplies I used to create both sides of it simply by clicking the images below.  They'll take you directly to my website to order!

Product List

Christmas Countdown Project Kit [150703]	Christmas Countdown Cling Stamp Set [151833]	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114]	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [147111]
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [147083]	Broadway Birthday Photopolymer Bundle [148321]	Piece Of Cake Photopolymer Bundle [150579]	Brights 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [149613]
1" (2.5 Cm) Circle Punch [119868]	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Coastal Cabana Classic Stampin' Pad [147097]
Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897]	Snail Adhesive [104332]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]

The cutest Nail File Holder you ever saw!

Hello there friends! How are you today?  I hope this finds you well!

Today's Make-It Monday is this super adorable little gift box I made for a nail file/holder I found at Dollar Tree recently.  I love shopping around for cute little treats and gifts that I can give away. And, I especially love making treat holders and gift boxes for those little delights! 

This was no exception! hehe. 

Here's the template with measurements.

Watch my video to see assembly of the holder. SO CUTE!!

Thanks so much for watching friends! I hope you've enjoyed today's project and tutorial!  These would make absolutely FANTASTIC craft fair items for those who set up tables.  We're always looking for quick and simple, inexpensive gifty things.  This definitely fits the bill!

Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic


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3D Thursday and Case It Combo: Parcels & Petals Gift Box

Good morning friends! Yesterday I shared the ICS Blog hop with you, so today I'll combine our Case-It Wednesday and 3D Thursday together. :-D

I haven't used my Parcels and Petals set nearly as much as I should have by now, so it was more than time to get it out and play with it.  The box is just as CUTE as it can be, and the Ombre effect on the side was super easy to do!

First, you can take a 6"x 8 1/2" piece of cardstock to cut both pieces of the box (you'll need to use the die to cut twice).  I learned that by rotating the die, I could line it up perfectly with the previously cut piece eliminating waste.  As you can see from the photo, I had a good inch strip of cardstock leftover.

Pretty frugal, indeed!! :-) We love that!

I used Flirty Flamingo to stamp the flower, then colored the center with Dark Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blend, stamped the leaf in Granny Apple Green, and then stamped the floral border in Bermuda Bay.

Gosh! These colors are so pretty together aren't they?

The beautiful decorative topper to the tag is made from a die included in the Petals & Parcels die set.  It's actually got some very nice elements to it!

The ombre effect was made by coloring the bottom edge of the die cut box piece (pre-assembly) with Dark then Light Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends, and then Dark then Light Pool Party Stampin' Blends.

After the ombre was dry, I used the embossing buddy across the panel so I could heat emboss with White Powder.  It looks like so much more work than it actually was! It was a lot of fun! And, I really enjoy layering techniques to create a Gorgeous project!

There we have it!  I didn't have any silver thread on hand, so I traded it out for some linen thread.  And, please excuse the use of a retired yellow ribbon.  I had this on hand and didn't have the Pineapple Punch ribbon as shown.  OOPS!  But that's ok. I love the texture of this ribbon!  And these exchanges just go to show that you can still CASE a project by using products you already have on hand. :-)

Friends, Thank you so much for visiting today! I hope you enjoyed this project and if you don't already have the Parcels & Petals bundle, GET IT!!! :-D  If you DO already have it, get it out and play with it!  I used the Stamp set for yesterday's blog hop post as well.  Be sure to go back and check it out if you haven't already.  I used Coastal Cabana to make a Monochromatic Birthday Card with this stamp set.  But I could as easily have used Bermuda Bay and made them a gift set! :-) It's so cool like that!

Until Next Time,
Happy Crafting!
#TheStampinChic

If you'd like to purchase the supplies to recreate this gorgeous box, you can click on the icons here to be taken directly to my website to order. :-) Enjoy!

Product List

Parcels & Petals Bundle [151107]	Bermuda Bay 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [131197]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730]	Granny Apple Green 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146990]
Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [147096]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Granny Apple Green Stampin' Pad [147095]	Bermuda Bay Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144600]
Pool Party Stampin' Blends Markers Combo Pack [144605]	Daffodil Delight Dark Stampin' Blends Marker [144585]	Embossing Buddy [103083]	Versamark Pad [102283]
White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132]	Heat Tool (Us And Canada) [129053]	Silver Metallic Thread [138402]	Pineapple Punch 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Grosgrain Ribbon [146953]