Monday, December 5, 2011

Advent Calendar


Hello there! I managed to get my Advent Calendar done with a day or two to spare ... whew! I was cutting it close for sure. And now it is filled with wonderful little treasures and candies for Nate as we count down to Christmas. 

I used the Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas line (which I got from Paper Issues) and the actual calendar is from KaiserCraft. This was quite the undertaking. Big thanks to my local scrapbook store, The Village Scrapbooker, for holding the last calendar kit for me.

Do you have an Advent Calendar? Leave a link to your creation in the comments so I can stop by and see it. 

And... if you have a holiday creation, link it up to the Holiday Madness challenge at Paper Issues. It doesn't have to be new, and you have until 12/24 to link up. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I am quite happy with how it turned out. Husband keeps talking about what a keepsake it will be for years to come. That makes me smile. :)

13 comments:

Amanda Johnson said...

This is so adorable! I live that line, and I think it makes for a very fun advent calendar. I didn't Greg a chance to make one thus year, we are using the one they gave out at church, hopefully next year I get one done. I agree with your husband, a beautiful keepsake for your family!

Danielle said...

Super cute!!! Love that you decorated the middle part.

Jingle said...

This is fabulous! I haven't done mine yet...ooopsies! LOL!

Paper Issues said...

This is amazing! I love every bit of it!!

Antonia Krajicek {Green Horned Unicorn} said...

Love it! I like that it's reusable througout the years and doesn't take up a lot of room. Great job :)

Rebecca Keppel said...

I made one of these a couple of years ago and it is one of the kids absolute favorite parts of the holiday season. They take turns opening the drawers. Last night they got tickets that said they could watch Polar Express and have a treat--the loved it!

Christa said...

That's adorable! I love the Echo Park holiday papers!

Diana Waite said...

this is fANTASTIC!

Catherine1216 said...

Oh my word - this is so cute. I love it!

Lynnda said...

BEautiful!!! You are amazing Diana... hugs..xoxo

Julie Tucker-Wolek said...

This just ROCKS!!!! I love love love love it!! And I think (??? hmmmmm... now scratching my head on that one????) you saw mine??? :):):):):):):):):):):)

robindefender said...

Cute advent calendar. I use a store bought calendar, mostly cuz that's what I've done ever since I was a little girl. But I really love the way yours looks.

PaperVine said...

AWESOME job on this advent calendar! I know how much time these take and you have done an amazing job!
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