Hello and welcome to another Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge. I am Karen Farquhar from Australia. This week we have been set a Christmas theme.
Wow with all the Christmas crafts I have been creating the biggest challenge was to decide which project to submit.
Over the years I have made an Advent Calendar box for each of my Grandchildren. Just to give them a bit of lead up fun until the big day.
In the past I have decorated the Stampin' Up! Christmas Countdown Kit. However Stampin' Up! have now retired the kits so I had to go to plan B and create my own design for my newest Grandson.
This Advent calendar is in a book format.
The cover is made with cardboard that I have kept from my Designer Series Paper Packaging. I never throw this away because it is perfect for mini scrapbook albums.
Cut 2 pieces of cardboard 18 x 25 cm (7.1" x 9") and one 6 x 25 cm ( 2.4" x 9.8")
Lay your pieces out with the smaller section between the two larger cardboard sections.
Leave a 5 millimetre gap between each section.
I wrapped the cardboard with 2 pieces of 30 x 30 cm (12" x 12") Basic White Cardstock adhering the overlapping edges of the cardstock together to create a book cover.
Inside the book are 24 lidded boxes. The box dimensions are 5 x 5 x 2.5 cm (2" x 2"x 1")
Unfortunately I could only fit in 24 boxes so the little fellow will miss out Christmas Day. I am sure with all the excitement of the day he won't notice. Adhere the boxes to the inside cover.
My boxes are decorated with the Merry Bold & Bright Designer Series Paper from the Mini Catalogue. I chose this paper for it's beautiful, bright Christmas colours.
For an idea of what to fill the boxes with I used some small cars I found at the local supermarket, candy canes and chocolates. Having to keep in mind he is only one year old and the risk of him swallowing tiny objects.
I also created another Advent Calendar box for an older Granddaughter as she had been sharing one with her sister.
She is moving out to the west to work at a Grain Storage site until she starts her university degree next year. So I have made a box for her to take with her.
I don't know if using the Beary Christmas Designer Series Paper for her was a good idea as it will be extremely hot were she is in the lead up to Christmas. (over 40° F) I chose this paper as she loves animals. Maybe the ice flakes and polar bears might help her feel a little cooler.
I managed to find this new calendar kit on eBay so I felt very lucky when I found it.
Unfortunately some of the polar bears lost body parts when I made the finger holes so I fussy cut some bears from my second sheet of DSP and raised them with Stampin' Dimensionals to add interest to the scene.
I filled her boxes with Hershey nuggets decorated with the coordinating papers from the same DSP pack.
The die cuts are from the Wishes All Around Dies.
Thank you for dropping by today I hope you are inspired by my projects. Do you feel like you would like to join the Inspire.Create Stamping Challenge?
We really would love to see your creations. Note we need your projects submitted here by 10am. Sunday (UK time).
Below are the products I have used for today's project.
If you are an Australian resident and wish to purchase the products I have used for todays projects just click on the product thumbnail to take you to my Online Store. To make your way to our Annual Catalogue or our September-December 2023 Mini Catalogue either click on an image below or the catalogue image to the right of this page. Sadly the 2023 Mini Catalogue will be retiring soon to make way for the new 2024 Mini Catalogue. So you may be able to grab your self a bargain at the moment with lots of products heavily discounted.
