Assembling the Advent Date Calendars - Tutorial

What a fun way to count the days to Christmas!  Print and Cut the number cards and change them daily during the Christmas countdown.  You can find them on my Silhouette shop - filter for "Advent" to find them more easily!

Use the print and cut feature to print the numbers.  There are 2 numbers on each card.  Print and cut the December label at the same time.

 

 Separate the elements before you cut them as they are stacked on top of each other to help you with placement. 

Fold the base in a zigzag and adhere the flaps for the pocket behind the front of the card.  Fold the solid back up to cover the cut out and glue in place.

 

 Add the extra elements and put the calendar numbers in the pocket for a fun way to track the days to Christmas!

 Merry Christmas!
Suzanne 

Assembling the Pocket Advent Calendars - Tutorial

These pockets Advent calendars are fun to make and even more fun to share! You can find these designs on my Silhouette store. (When you get to my page, filter for Advent to find them more easily.) They're pretty basic, take a bit of time to make, but can be a lasting keepsake for years to come! You can fill it with all sorts of things.  Customize the colours and gifts for the lucky person or pet celebrating the season.

 

 

Each file comes with the pleated pockets, the print and cut numbers and the title with mat.

Print and cut all the numbers (sticker paper can be helpful!) and mount them on the slightly larger solid circles. I printed them on sticker paper so it was faster to assemble the project!  The paw print labels don't have a larger mat, they are just attached directly to the pocket.

  Cut and fold each pocket in your favourite colour.  The pockets have pleats in them so they can expand. Fold down the top tab and add the numbers there.

 

Add your preferred adhesive to the tabs.  You probably want something pretty strong!

 

You can attach the pockets to a 12 x 12 piece of scrapbook paper or cardstock.  For the Paw Print design, I attached them randomly, which makes it fun!  But if you like organization, I've done an approximate layout for the pockets in rows and columns.

 A t-square and a soapstone pencil (which can be easily brushed off later) are handy tools for this!

 

You might choose to leave less room between the rows.  It depends on what you plan to put in them!!

Cut and print the titles and mount them on their mats, then have fun filling your Advent pockets!  (Think small!)

 

Looking for little gifts to put in the pockets?  Google is your friend!

Here are a few ideas....

festive nuts

keychains

decorative wearable pins

kitchen magnets

hair accessories

tester perfume

sprig of mistletoe

novelty erasers

beads

plastic toys

candy canes

....

feathers

balls

yarn

I'd love to see what you put in your Advent Pockets Calendar!  Please come and share it on the Suzanne Cannon Fan Page on Facebook!  (Don't forget to answer the simple questions so we know you're not a robot!)

Happy creating - and Merry Christmas!
Suzanne

Holiday Star Basket/ New Modern Gilding Powders / Kindness is like snow

Hi Y'all!

Robyn here
with a quick and easy 3D project for the holidays
or any holiday you can dream up!
Is it an ornament? candy basket? elegant table place setting?
Create without limits!

On the Mat

Holiday Star Basket

Assembly is just chose your papers, cut and paste.
The long  scored strip is the side of the box, fold and mess about with it before you add your adhesive to be sure how it fits.

I used Tombow  Mono Multi as it fast drying  with a strong hold, tiny tip, and still gives you a little time for wiggling about.

Modern Gilding Powder alchemy gave me a range and subtlety of vintage patina.
(note dots of Copper Scroll on the side panels)
The back Layer is straight Copper Scroll.
The next layer is 2 part Acanthus Teal to 1 part Kells Gold.
Measure the powders into a small clean jars and shake well.
The Flourish snow flake was stamped in Versafine spanish moss and
Gilded with Burnished Silver.

That layer was lightly edged with a VersaMark cube and Copper Scroll, then brushed with
Distress iced spruce and Delicata Silver.
Any spaces can be filled with the Zig embossing pens, and gilded.
I love how the ink pooled by the gilding.
The handle is gilded with Copper Scroll.

The stamp is found in the new Quietfire Design Holiday release
Kindness is like snow

The gilding powers can be used to create this texture or heated a bit more to give  a smooth and lustrous look.

We would love to see your experiments and creation with stamps, files and gilding powders.

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Supplies

• Holiday Star Basket- Silhouette Design Store #207167
• Quietfire Design Rubber stamp -Kindness is like snow
• Modern gilding powder- Copper Scroll, Acanthus Teal, Burnished Silver, Kells Gold
• Distress Ink- ice spruce
• Delicata Ink- Silvery shimmer
• Versafine Ink-Spanish Moss
• VersaMark Mini stamp pad
• Zig embossing pen- brush and scroll
• Tombow Mono multi liquid adhesive

Today You Will Rule The World - Coffee

Hello Quietfire Design digi-fans!  Betsy here on the blog today bringing you my first ever digital cut file project!  WOW!  I was amazed at how easy it was.

This is the SVG file that I used:

I have a Brother Scan N Cut so the program I was using for my project was CanvasWorkspace.

I simply started a new project, clicked on the SVG icon and browsed for my file, which in this case is: Today You Will Rule The World - Coffee.  I clicked ok and this is what I saw on my screen:

I went through the prompts and over to my Scan N Cut and the machine cut it out.  I used a glitter paper.  I found there was some layer separating with this paper, but on the whole it cut out fine.

In order to take my letters off the cutting mat and adhere them to my card, I needed to have a circle guide for my letters.  I measured the inside space of the letters and it was 3 1/4".  I used a round cutting die of that size and cut a piece of masking paper.   I centered the mask onto my background paper and adhered my letters around it.

Then, using a ruler as a guide, I adhered my "coffee" in the center.

My background paper is 5 1/2" square, my card base is 6" x 6" in a light aqua blue.  The paper pack that I was using had a piece of paper with the coffee cups on it.  I simply cut one of the cups out, adhered it a piece of white card stock and popped it up on foam tape to the card.  Then I added some espresso colored gems.  And that finished my card!

Supplies Used:

• Today You Will Rule The World - Coffee

                   Today-you-will-rule-the-world-Coffee-Quietfire-Digital-Cutting-File-99761.html

• Background Paper
• Brown Glitter Paper
• Foam Tape
• Espresso Gems
• Masking Paper
• 3 1/4" metal cutting die
• Adhesive

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Assembling the Holiday Gift Card/ Place Card Holders

Here is a little set of directions for assembling these cutie card holders - it's just a matter of layering on the base, so they're really easy to make!  Perfect for gift cards but great for table place cards.

You can't help but smile when you see them!  You can find them in my Silhouette Design Store.

Cut each of the elements in your chosen colours, fold along the perforated score lines so the hands hold the bottom tab up.  Layer!

Happy creating!
Suzanne

Halloween Owl Lantern- Quick Clip***New Quietfire Modern Gilding Powders****

Hi Y'all!

Robyn dashing by with this quick clip.

Keep it simple and start to finish in 20 minutes!

The bats and owl's eyeballs are gilded with

Gothic Black Gilding Powder

Halloween Owl Lantern

On the Mat

Halloween Owl Lantern

Add a votive for illumination!

 and it folds flat for mailing as a gift!

Check out Suzannes Silhouette Design Store

for the witch, spider and ghosty house in the lantern series.

All the Modern Gilding Powders found 

here

and where all quality craft supplies are sold!

Supplies:

• Halloween Owl Lantern Digital file -#30536
• Gothic Black Modern Gilding Powder
• Paper
• Adhesive

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