Counting down to Christmas!

Just finished this cool Advent Calendar following the brilliant tutorial from Maymaymadeit.com.  Isn’t it cute?!  I love that the 24 little ‘pizza boxes’ will hold a more substantial surprise and that it can be reused each year (although I am planning on filling it up with treats for College Boy so will probably never see it again 😂). 

I used some Christmas papers from my stash to cover the chipboard for the book which I have had FOREVER and then some gorgeous winter watercolor images that I discovered recently on The Hungry JPEG  (currently just $1!) which I downloaded and then printed out on watercolour paper. 

These soft images are truly gorgeous!

 I decorated the front using some of the new Nature’s Garden Gnome stamps and dies from Crafter’s Companion.  All of these images are super cute!  

Although this was quite a lengthy project, I love it so much I might make another one for myself and fill it with mini beauty treats from ‘Santa’ 😉

Thanks for visiting!

Bev x

Curtain Fold Christmas Card

I love Christmas in July!  It's so hot here in Arizona that being outside for more than a few minutes makes my eyeballs feel like they are melting out of their sockets, so what could be better than staying cool indoors and getting a head start on my Christmas crafting?  Perfect timing!

Today I am sharing a simple but really effective card that I made after watching a video from the very talented MayMay over at MayMay Made It Crafts Click here to watch on MayMay's You Tube channel.

I used some Christmas papers that I had in my stash which were from Stampin' Up, a couple of years ago now I think.  I love the black, gold and white color scheme which I think gives it a very classy and elegant look.  I used a piece of gold glitter card for the tree pot and the star on top.  The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards.

Hope you like it.