Nov Blog Posts

nov 1st : San's Fave fonts post
nov 8th : TUT post (Jenn Ma)
nov 15th : Challenge (Jenn Mc) freebie template by Mirjam
nov 22nd : Hybrid post (Geraldine)
nov 29th : GSO/Pretty Pages (Gaelle)

Will get mine going this weekend! Thanks, Jenn!

I can select pretty pages if you want

jk703 wrote:

Will get mine going this weekend! Thanks, Jenn!

Thanks Jenn!

Ga_L wrote:

I can select pretty pages if you want

Awesome Gaelle ... I am putting you down for November!

ok

I can't find the tutorial post for Nov 1. Did you write that yet Jenn?

I don't see it either. I was hoping this post was from Jenn.

My crazed mind. Thank you for switching Nov 1 and Nov 8. Tutorial will be about tape. lol... that sounds funny, just like that, tips, and ideas, shadowing, etc.

sounds good Jenn!

My hybrid project is done.
It's an Advent calendar in Christmas tree shape.

I used Counting down to christmas for numbers

I'm going to write my post this week.

That's gorgeous Geraldine and so fitting for this time of year!

what a cute idea Géraldine!!!

Each year, I created my own Advent calendar for my children.
One year I created origami boxes with Pink Reptiles Designs' papers : http://pinkreptiledesigns.blogspot.fr/2014/11/counting-down-to-christmas-with-cutest.html
This year, my daughter asked me an Advent calendar in christmas tree shape
Good idea !

I decided to play the salvage card. I used cardstock from cardboard boxes and toilets rolls to create the christmas tree.
25 half-toilet rolls to be precise, to create hiding places, and cardstock pieces to build a 3D Christmas tree and hide toilet rolls

I cut christmas tree shape in cardstock. I cut tapizium for leaves and a rectangle for trunk

Each piece of cardstock is cut in twice

I drew circles in one of two piece. I used one toilet roll to draw the first circle, I cut it, and I used it like pattern to draw others


Then I cut circle with a cutter :


My Advent calendar is going to be built like this :


Before build the Christmas tree, it needed paint !
My children helped me to paint in green the pieces of cardstock :


After drying, I had a beautiful green cardstock. I didn't paint the trunk, I found that kraft color was perfect for a trunk


Now, the building of the christmas tree.

I began by the top of the Christmas tree
I used glue gun to glue each toilet roll to the cardstock with holls


And I glued the other cardstock :


For the second part I used the same process.
I put on the cardstock the half of toilet roll. Then I glued it with my glue gun :




The others leaves have several holls. It will be difficult to access to the back of cardstock to attach paper circles.
With a punch, I cut paper circles in several Pink Reptile Designs' papers. I used forget me not, Love the life you live, More than words, Sea of love, Tadah)


And I attached them with fasterners :




You understand that it easier to attach paper circles to hide holl before to glue the second cardstock piece.

I did the same process for each part of my tree :


I built the Christmas tree in lguing each part together with glue gun, to obtain a 3D Christmas tree :


To finish, I glued, on each paper circle, a day. I used Countdown to Christmas product :




MY Advent calendar is finished !


The last step is to add confectionnaries and gifts in hiding place. It's a surprise !

So creative and fun!!!!!

Oh, my gosh, this is just adorable and I know your kids will LOVE it!!

Wow! That is truly a labor of love! Holy Smokes!

Thanks girls !

Yes my kids love it, they can't wait december to open the first box lol

Ohhh, I really love this!