Advent

Hello from a very cold and snowy Manchester.  I know lots of parts of the country have far more snow than us, but this is enough to stop me venturing outdoors.  Wheelchairs and snow are not such a great mix!

I've not done much crafting over the last few day, my body has been complaining very loudly and I've not felt up to much.  However, today being the 1st December made me realise I had to get my act together, so with the help of strong pain medication, I've created 2 Advent Calendar cards.  

The Thomas Kinkade one is for my husband, who announced last night that he had  never had his own Advent calendar.  It's made from Joanna Sheen's fabulous cd's and although wasn't difficult, was quite time-consuming.  Once I'd assembled the calendar, I mounted it onto an A4 white card, Cut out a frame from silver glitter card, then punched out some snowflakes from white pearlescent card which I applied to each corner.  Unfortunately, it was quite tricky to photograph as I'd printed it onto pearlescent card, but hopefully you get the idea!

The Messy Rabbit Advent Calendar is again from a Joanna Sheen cd.  Again I mounted this onto an A4 white card, then applied sparkling snow glitter to the snowman's nose and hat, and added some pinflair snow dust around the top and bottom edges.  This card is for my niece and nephew.  I know they have a chocolate filled Advent calendar each year, but thought this was something a bit different. 

Thank you for your visit today.  Keep warm.


Jo x