Advent Calendar 2010. Day 4

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In today’s post I’d like to share the latest page created for my advent calendar project.

Advent Calendar 2010; Day 4

Advent Calendar; Day 4

• Stamps Used; Rubber Stamp Tapestry; SHO 20007 Embellished HOliday Wreath. Anna Griffin; Sentiment
• Inks Used; Adirondack dye ink; Cranberry, Bottle, Pesto, Eggplant. Versafine; Onyx Black
• Paint; Adirondack Acrylic Dabbers; Gold
• Cuttlebug Alphabet; Olivia

I’d love to see your results if you are making daily pages for a similar advent calendar. Hope you like this project and will join me tomorrow for the next page. If you missed the tutorial at the start, here’s Part 1, which contained a download for how to create your calendar.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie :)

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Advent Calendar 2010. Day 3

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In today’s post I’d like to share the latest page created for my advent calendar project.

Advent Calendar 2010; Day 3

Advent Calendar; Day 3

• Stamps Used; Anna Griffin Clear stamps
• Inks Used; Adirondack Bottle, Cranberry. Versafine; Onyx Black
• Paint Used; Adirondack Acrylic Dabbers; Gold.  Twinkling H2Os, Stickles; Xmas Red
• Cuttlebug Alphabet; Olivia

I’d love to see your results if you are making daily pages for a similar advent calendar. If you missed the tutorial at the start, here’s Part 1, which contained a download for how to create your calendar. Hope you like this project and will join me tomorrow for the next page.

Snow

Thought you might like to see some of our snow ;)

Our bin looking much like a pint of Guiness hehehe

Isn’t nature wonderful, look at the just one of our amazing  icicles!

Big icicle, this is a whopper. over 3 foot long!

Don’t slam the doors, or Damocles the icicle will get you!

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie :)

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Advent Calendar 2010. Day 2

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In today’s post I’d like to share the latest page created for my advent calendar project.

Advent Calendar 2010; Day 2

Advent Calendar; Day 2

• Stamps Used; Anna Griffin Clear stamps
• Inks Used; Adirondack dye ink; Cranberry and bottle. Versafine; Crimson
• Paint used; Adirondack Acryic Dabbers; Gold
• Cuttlebug Embossing folders borders
• Cuttlebug Alphabet; Olivia

I’d love to see your results if you are making daily pages for a similar advent calendar. If you missed the tutorial at the start, here’s Part 1, which contained a download for how to create your calendar. Hope you like this project and will join me tomorrow for the next page.

Snow

The snow arrived BIG time yesterday, it has snowed constantly for 2 days now and we have a foot of snow out there. Will take a pic, when its safe to do so. Need to dig out the wild birds water bowl its totally burried. The feeders are very popular today with chaffinches, blue tits and great tits on there. The robbin and dunnock are looking hungry too.

If you have to travel, go careful and stay as warm as you can.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie :)

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Tutorial; Billie’s Advent Calendar 2010. Page 1

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I don’t know about you but I am hooked on Christmas stamps. Over the years I have collected LOADS, I seem unable to pass a snowflake stamp without buying it. As my recent tutorials have shown I’ve just got the hang of easel style of cards, and I thought I’d have a go at creating my own design of advent calendar. I’ve re-inforced the base and back of the easel with mat board to help it keep its strength for longer life and over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing the daily images I create for it.

Advent Calendar 2010; Day 1

After making a few pages I decided that I needed a box, to store the pages in, so I created a box to store them in. Having stamped the top of the box with holly stamps, my advent calendar looks kinda good resting on top of the box. Don’t you just love the timeless elegance of Anna Griffin stamps.

Advent Calendar 2010; Box to store additional pages/treats

You could make an extra box, if you wanted this to be the kind of advent calendar with a daily treat for someone. But I wanted to get back to a simpler time when the changing image was enough of a gift. Call me old-fashioned and all that. I admit I don’t have classical religious stamps on my advent calendar, but they are seasonal images and I much prefer this sort of design than the awful chocolate filled calendars themed to TV shows and movie characters! {Sorry bit of a soap box moment, I do try not to get ranty on here! I’d rather share inspiration than a winge fest. OOPS!}

Advent Calendar; Day 1

• Stamps Used; Rubber Stamp Tapestry; SH020024 Partridge in a Pear Tree
• Inks Used; Ranger Adirondack; Bottle, Cranberry, Pesto. Versafine; Onyx Black
• Paint; Adorondack Acrylic Dabber; Gold
• Cuttlebug Alphabet; Olivia

Download a tutorial to create an Advent Calendar

Would you like to make your own calendar like this? Here is a downloadable tutorial for how the base easel was constructed.

Billie’s Advent Calendar Project

Join me each day for the next page in the series. If you make one of these, I’d love to see your results.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie :)

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Video tutorial; Alcoholic Baubles

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Regular viewers will remember my altered baubles from last Christmas, these proved so popular I decided to film a tutorial so that you can make them too.

You Will Need

• Plastic Baubles, Gloss or mat finish
• Alcohol Inks, three colours
• Alcohol ink applicator tool
• Craft Sheet
• Blending Solution
• Something to hang bauble on while it dries
• String
• Decorative Ribbon
• Protective gloves (It will get messy)

Optional Extras

• Golden Polymer Medium Gloss
• Paint Brush

Method

I hope you have enjoyed this film and will give these a go. I’d love to see your results.

Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon

Billie :)

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