Advent Calendar

[junebug]

I really really wanna make one! I was wondering if magnetic printer paper would stick to the baking sheet instead of using regular magnets? i know those sheets are not extremely magnetic; i have some left from a refridgerator magnet chart i made. but i was wondering if the little cut squares would stick to a metal sheet. what do you think? i should just go try it but i thought i'd ask here first, lol.

but then, if i'm adding embellishements to the squares, that would probably be too heavy and they'd fall of from that. i think i just answered my own question, lol. oh well, any advice anyone who has made one has is welcome! i don't wanna start and the screw it up.

[Darcy Baldwin]

They sure do

[junebug]

thanks, Darcy! that would be a lot easier i think. i'm definitely going to make one. the kids will think its fun to countdown.

[ditzyscrap]

If you're using the magnet sheets, make sure you are using a NEW blade for your trimmer, and you'll need to replace it afterwards. Those sheets dull up those blades REALLY quickly, I learned, lol.

[junebug]

thanks, bree. i need a new blade for my trimmer anyway lol

[pbumbaca]

I bought a roll of the magnetic tape stuff to make mine and some of my squares have metal embellies on them and it worked great.

[junebug]

i've already printed out my magnetic squares. i'm also going to print out some embellies on cardstock to cut out and then get some other christmasy stickers and embellies to put on them too.

i'm mainly using Zoe and Melissa's Deck the Halls kit and a few thing from Kay's Ice Capade kit too.

[Heather Roselli]

I'm making the most amazing (IMO) advent calendar with my new xmas kit! hehe This is just a tease, cause I still have lots of work to do on it before I can take any pics. Make sure you girls post yours - I wanna see them! I love advent calendars!

[Andrea Gourley]

I used little round magnets on the backs of mine and the squares were cut from chipboard before we decorated them.

[tuneskids]

I so want to go to my LSS this week, they are making one of these in a class on Wednesday night - my birthday! But I have NO supplies (trimmer, glue, etc) to bring to the class (they supply the papers, embellies, cookie sheet, etc).

[mormishmom]

That is gorgeous! You can just wrap it up and send it my way

Originally Posted by Geordie Girl

I used little round magnets on the backs of mine and the squares were cut from chipboard before we decorated them.

[junebug]

i have a lot done on mine, but i need a few things from Hobby Lobby so it'll have to wait. a couple of my magnetic squares got messed up cause of the kids so i'll have to re-print a couple. Mines very eclectic so far with random stuff in my stash, lol. i've used buttons, a lot of glitter, stickers, little flowers. but i need more christmasy stuff yet on it. i'm hoping when i'm done, it'll all come together. right now i'm not very fond of it lol.

[mpatry]

I am loooooving the inspiration going on in this thread! Keep the photos coming, and maybe just maybe I'll get one done before December 1st!

[tuneskids]

here's the one that was showcased for the scrapbooking class that I want to go to this week at my local LSS

[Julie Billingsley]

Andrea, that is the MOST GORGEOUS THING EVER!!! Wanna make it for me and ship it out? LOL

[junebug]

i don't know if i like my magnet sheet squares, lol. i may head to Hobby Lobby and see what else i can find. i just want it to look pretty, something i can take out and use every year. Chloe is excited about it.

[Heather Roselli]

Andrea, what did you use for the base of your calendar? I like the way it looks! Well the whole thing is gorgeous of course!

[Andrea Gourley]

I used a baking tray. I'm not sure if you call them something different in America. The sides aren't very deep, perhaps just less than 1 cm, it came from the £1 shop. The squares were cut from chipboard, painted and then we added the papers (my new stampin up scalloped square punch was the perfect size) and then the embellishments. I used my cropodile to punch holes at one end to thread the ribbon through. We used small round magnets and glued them on, they were bought off ebay but I have some on my desk for my next one that I bought from Borders here in the UK.

[Nonna2Dreja]

Originally Posted by Geordie Girl

I used little round magnets on the backs of mine and the squares were cut from chipboard before we decorated them.

Oh my goodness--I want to make one of these! This is fabulous! Can I ask what kit you used? I love it!

[Anso]

Here's one that I just finished over the weekend





There are more pictures on my blog here and here you can see "in progress" photos inc what my magnets and tray looked like before I started.

Edited: forgot to say... I celebrate Christmas on the 24th of Dec. So instead I made the 24th square double sized.

[Nonna2Dreja]

Originally Posted by Anso

Here's one that I just finished over the weekend





There are more pictures on my blog here and here you can see "in progress" photos inc what my magnets and tray looked like before I started.

Edited: forgot to say... I celebrate Christmas on the 24th of Dec. So instead I made the 24th square double sized.

This is gorgeous also!!!! I'm running as fast as my fingers can click that button to head over to your blog....LOL

Okay, so I'm in love with the idea of doing an Advent Calendar....Prior to joining this fabulous Community I'd never done any kind of scrapbooking....Therefore, I do not own any paper scrapbooking supplies....What I want to know is, if I decide to try to make my own Advent Calendar, what kind of "tool" do I need to purchase to create the scalloped edge that you have on your squares? I think we need someone to give a course in making Advent Calendars....LOL Then those of us who have no clue can learn together as a group....
Thanks for any help....

[Amber1279]

I decided to go ahead and cover the tree that I got last year at Starbuck's. It is very similar to the Karen Foster boxes. I need to go get some treats to fill the boxes before the end of the month.


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[Nonna2Dreja]

Amber, this is absolutely fabulous! I love this idea too....

[Andrea Gourley]

Originally Posted by Nonna2Dreja

Oh my goodness--I want to make one of these! This is fabulous! Can I ask what kit you used? I love it!

I used Zoe Pearn's Little Joy kit available from the Sweet Shoppe Store here


Anso what kit did you use? I love that snowman I have to say I am feeling the need to make another one of these

[Nonna2Dreja]

Thank you so much for your reply and for pointing me in the right direction....

If you make another one, I do hope that you will share another picture....I'm sure your next one will be just as fabulous....

[junebug]

okay. you guys are putting mine to shame!!! lol

i went to Hobby Lobby today. i bought some blank chipboard. i'm going to redo my squares using chipboard instead of the magnetic printer paper ones i have now. i think they just look cheap, lol. my tray is fine, except for some more embellishing. and i got some little round magnets, a few glittery 3d stickers, some regular stickers, and some cardstock so i can print out a few of the kits embellies to cut out and put on there. the only thing i need is the chipboard letter for the title but they weren't on sale so i'll pick them up later. When i'm done i'll share!

oh, i also got a white paint pen for the dates.

[Nonna2Dreja]

Corey, I'm sure your Advent Calendar tray will be fabulous! I can't wait to see pictures of yours....

I really want to try to make one, but really don't know where to start....I have several questions....For example, do you "treat" the baking tray before starting? If I want my Chipboard pieces to have scalloped edges, what do you use to cut through Chipboard? Thanks so much for any help....

[Anso]

Originally Posted by Geordie Girl

Anso what kit did you use? I love that snowman I have to say I am feeling the need to make another one of these

Thanks It's a combination of two kits really but they are not SSD so I'm not really sure I should post it here. I'll whisper instead *shhhh* LOL! It's "Christmas Dreams" and "Jolly Lil Friends" by Mindy Terasawa at DD.

[Anso]

Originally Posted by Nonna2Dreja

I really want to try to make one, but really don't know where to start....I have several questions....For example, do you "treat" the baking tray before starting? If I want my Chipboard pieces to have scalloped edges, what do you use to cut through Chipboard? Thanks so much for any help....

No I did not treat it in any way. I used double sided tape for the papers (to attach them to the tray). As for the squares, I used a scalloped square punch. Hope that helps

[Nonna2Dreja]

Anso, THANK YOU so much for your help....I truly appreciate it....

[Anso]

Originally Posted by Nonna2Dreja

Anso, THANK YOU so much for your help....I truly appreciate it....

You're very welcome If you're off out to buy a punch, take a tape measure with you and turn the punch over to measure the "cut square" as such...to make sure you get one that will be a good size for your tray/grid

[Nonna2Dreja]

Oh thank you for this tip also....Something I never would have known to do since I have never done any paper scrapbooking before....

Gotta go to work now.... Have a great day!

[pbumbaca]

I made this one that I shared instructions for last December on the Hawt Mama Team Blog

It is made using a mini muffin pan so you can put goodies in the spot where the muffins would be.



It was so easy and fun to make. I am thinking of making another one this year for myself as this one was a gift.

[meems]

those are fabulous calendars, ladies!

[ColleenSwerb]

Pam, I love the idea of the mini-muffin tray with goodies underneath!
This is one of those projects that I really want to do, but I don't have kids, so I feel like it's pointless.

[Anso]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Pam, I love the idea of the mini-muffin tray with goodies underneath!
This is one of those projects that I really want to do, but I don't have kids, so I feel like it's pointless.

Make it for yourself - that's what I did. Nothing that says that grown-ups can't have advent calendars

[ColleenSwerb]

I know, I'm thinking about it
KaiserKraft makes a different advent calendar I'm thinking of doing.

[meems]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Pam, I love the idea of the mini-muffin tray with goodies underneath!
This is one of those projects that I really want to do, but I don't have kids, so I feel like it's pointless.

make one for Jordan (fill it with Old Bay ) or your doggie.

[ColleenSwerb]

Originally Posted by meems

make one for Jordan (fill it with Old Bay ) or your doggie.

I almost just snorted coffee at the Old Bay comment. LOL!
I might make one and send it to a friend.

[tracey]

Love the idea of doing it for Tigah Meems!! You should do it Col...put her some lil treats in there for each day...that would be cute!

[crecia27]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

I know, I'm thinking about it
KaiserKraft makes a different advent calendar I'm thinking of doing.

you can't just give that little bit of information away ya know! details woman!

[ColleenSwerb]

Hahaha, I might make it for Tigah-now
I'm looking for teh Kaiser one, but I'm having trouble finding it. It's featured in the December issue of CK, maybe I can find it there.....

[ColleenSwerb]

Ok I found an image of it. You put numbers on the tags and then change the numbers for each day.


Here's an example of a finished one. (On the left, not the right)

[junebug]

that is cute, Col!!

i am almost done with mine. i still need chipboard letters and holes drilled in it. DH doesn't have a drill bit as of now. I painted my sheet with dark red paint and then dry brushed gold over it. looks sort of old and grungy. i like it. printed out papers from Deck the Halls, also made the squares using that kit. i used some stickers i bought on it too. my numbers are not consistant, lol. some are bigger some are smaller. but the double digits wouldnt fit if i didnt shrink them. oh well. i used some glitter paint on them and the edges of the sheet. and some clear christmas tree stickers along the bottom. cutting the chipboard wasn't as difficult as i thought it would be. didnt turn out too bad. i didnt have any photo paper, so it just regular printer paper. i would like for it to have been glossy, but i just used what i had. i then painted over the blue paper with blue and gold paint, just for kicks, lol.

k....don't laugh....lol


Chloe spilled a glass of water on the table next to me and splattered the top left corner. i guess it could have been worse, lol.

some close ups. oooooh sparkly!



i guess its not too bad. i'm not the greatest at hybrid stuff. i'm much better at scrapping, lol.

[crecia27]

Originally Posted by BrodoNY0123

Ok I found an image of it. You put numbers on the tags and then change the numbers for each day.


Here's an example of a finished one. (On the left, not the right)

Like that too! How many Advent calendars is too many???

[Anso]

Originally Posted by junebug

that is cute, Col!!

i am almost done with mine. i still need chipboard letters and holes drilled in it. DH doesn't have a drill bit as of now.

If you have a crop-a-dile, try that, it went through mine no problem

Looks great by the way

[junebug]

no i dont' have a crop o dile. i should get one, lol

[ColleenSwerb]

Corey, don't be so hard on yourself! It's awesome!

[junebug]

thanks

i just need to stop comparing myself to the Hybrid Babes. they RAWK and are Babes for that reason, lol

[Amber1279]

Col I made one sort of like that tree one last year from scratch and gave it to my SIL & her kits (it is probably ruined, oh well) Mine was a square board I got at Michael's & added the really small cup hooks I found at Home Depot.

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