Advent Calendar

Advent Calendar

Hallo everyone!

Hope you are all well, warm and the

Festive makes are going to plan!

Today we have Angela: who is 

going to show us how she made her

Advent Calendar 

I decided to make some matchbooks for this project 

and display them in a box. 

So I started by stamping on three A3 sheets 

of Kraft style card using Woodware Christmas stamps. 

I used clear embossing ink and then 

heat embossed with white powder. 

Next I sprayed these with Dylusions White Linen ink

to give the effect of snow

I used a Tim Holtz die to cut the matchbooks

but they could easily be drawn with a ruler and pencil, 

then cut using a paper trimmer

just measure them to fit the card as shown here

 Once all the books are ready they need to be folded

 and the top flaps stapled in place. 

You will probably need a score board at this stage

Next the box. 

I made it so that the matchbooks would fit snugly inside. 

You could make this by any method you prefer. 

I used a score board to make mine

Initially I had not sprayed this with the white ink 

but did that stage when the box was constructed

I decorated the box with ribbon and a Noel text

 which I sprayed with some glitter varnish.    

The numbers where die cut,

 again both dies were from the Tim Holtz range.

Finally I added small pegs to the top of the Matchbooks

 as they seemed to sit better in the boxwith those on. 

I plan to put some Christmas jokes in the books 

but you could put other things in too.

Although you can’t see it very well I have also added 

some red stickles glitter glue to the robins. 

If you don’t like the idea of having them in a box 

they could also be attached to ribbon or string and hung up

Materials used:

Woodware Stamps.

Dylusions White Linen Spray.

White embossing powder.

Clear embossing ink.

Red Stickles Glue.

Red Ribbon.

Red Card. 

Thank you Angela.

I rather like the idea of a merry quip 

within each one to start the day

with a grin - those jokes out

of last year's Christmas Crackers would

be ideal.  You don't save those?

Just me then! 


Mickie xx

Zini Giveaway

Zini Giveaway

Hello everyone!

Lovely project today to make you smile

Here's Helen Chilton who has designed 

a card using those quirky new critters 

from PaperArtsy

I had a lot of fun with these stamps -

 the more you look at them, 

the more you see all these little details 

that you can stamp on their own

 to add to your card.

Make up a white card with a hinged step like this - 

mine's 15x15cm (6"x6"):

Mask off the lower edge like a slope 

and rub Mermaid Lagoon, 

Blueprint Sketch and Evergreen Bough 

over the large square panel:

Stencil in a large section of the Snowflake:

Stencil the snowy dots over the top in white paint

Stamp the two bobbles from the "Angel" along 

the hill line in black

Stamp trees onto the front flap using

one of the hats

Stamp out all the images onto white card

including extra hats and bobbles

Colour with Distress ink pads and pens

Assemble as shown and

add the trees and tiny greeting

 from JOFY 06

Add snowballs (the bobbles)

The angel goes in the sky with her

halo crooked - of course!

And last but not least, the 

grumpy elf, who has been hit

by a snowball

There you are!  Told you I had fun!

Stamps used:

PaperArtsy Zinis: 03, 04, 06

Other materials:

Distress inkpads and markers: Mermaid Lagoon, Citrus Twist, Evergreen Bough, Candy Apple Red, Blueprint Sketch, Pumice Stone, Wilted Violet, Fossilized Amber

Kaisercraft 12x12 templates: Christmas Quarters, Festive Quarters

PaperArtsy Fresco paint: Snowflake

White stamping card

Thank you Helen

This will be a joy to make - I shall be smiling

all the way through it.  Might even play some 

Christmas music at the same time.........

 Just need to add to my Zini collection, I have one so another seven to go!

We have one of these delightful stamps to give away and

for your chance to win it, post a comment telling us 

who your favourite character is and what

you would call him/her.  

The winner will be announced on the next Winner's Day:

Tuesday, 8th November

Mickie xx

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016 Winner

Alpha/Dictionary Challenge 2016 Winner

Hallo everyone!

It is a beautiful morning here

hope it is also a beautiful morning

wherever you are.............

.............and it is Winner's Day too!

The letter was V

and there were 24 super entries

Who has the Random Generator

picked this week.......................?

And the winner is

No 17

Scrapmate

Congratulations!

Please contact me at

mickiecraftbarn@gmail.com

so I can send you your prize

Thank you to all who entered

loved visiting your blogs.

Better luck next time

Mickie xx