I took me about 2 hours to make this Advent Christmas Countdown Box. As I was making it I figured out a few things to simplify it although it is fairly simple to start with.
I have also made two PDFs to help you. One is ready to print and take to your craft table. The other one has sarcastically large pictures so you can see all the details. I took pictures of the Boxes on the Instruction Sheet so you can see how Stampin’ Up! put together each Box. I did not figure out all the stamping and Stickers until after I had finished making mine.
You can also turn the boxes around to use for other things the rest of the year! The Boxes are a 2″ cube.
What can you pur in the boxes to help you Countdown to Christmas?
~A Paper with an activity to do such as Decorate the House for Christmas, Go caroling, Drive around and look at Christmas Decorations, etc.
~Your favorite Christmas Scriptures
~Put in a candy for each person. My daughter uses M&Ms
_~Make sure and put in the things you and your family like to do for Christmas.
SUPPLIES:
Christmas Countdown Project Kit #150703
Christmas Countdown Stamp Set #151833
Early Espresso ink
Cherry Cobbler ink
Mossy Meadow ink
Stampin’ Dimensionals OR Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals
Clear Stamp Blocks
~Use the Red Drawer Front.
~Stamp in Early Espresso ink: Small Stars on the left and Dots on the right
~Put the Snowflake Sticker on.
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
~Use the Wood Grain Drawer Front
~Stamp Branch in Early Espresso. (I used a freshly reinked Mossy Meadow ink pad on #2. I forgot to test stamp first.)
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
~Use the Wood Grain Drawer Front
~Stamp the Bird in Cherry Cobbler ink.
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
!Use the Green Drawer Front
~Put on the Diagonal Striped sticker first, then the red flower, and the white flower.
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
NOTE: If you line up two Drawer Fronts close together you can stamp two at once as I did with #11 and #18.
~Use the Drawer Front with Dots at the bottom.
~Stamp the Flower Border with Cherry Cobbler ink.
~Then stamp the Diamond Border in Early Espresso ink above and below the Flower Border.
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
~Use the Brown Drawer Front with the White Tree.
~Put on the Red Folded Ribbon Sticker.
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
~Use the Green & Wood Grain Drawer Front
~Stamp the Small Round Snowflake in Mossy Meadow in on the Green background. (I did not realize I was supposed to stamp on this block.)
~Put on the Gold Banner Sticker, then the Red Bow Sticker.
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
~Use the Drawer Front with Dots on the side
~Stamp the Background Stamp on the right with Cherry Cobbler ink.
~Use the Green Branches sticker. (I stamped instead of using the stickers)
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
~Use the Drawer Front with Dots at the bottom
~Stamp the Background stamp on the right with Cherry Cobbler ink. (I forgot this.
~Put on the Green Wreath sticker.
~Attach a Red or Gold Folded Ribbon Sticker. (I forgot this.)
~Attach the number die-cuts with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
FINISH YOUR PROJECT
Glue a Drawer Front to each box. SET ASIDE TO DRY COMPLETELY, THEN put the boxes in the drawer holes.
Here are a couple of PDFs for you. You can print out the first one if you want something to take to your craft table. The second one has super large pictures so you can see all the details. I really should have enlarged the pictures BEFORE I made my kit.
