A is also for ADVENT

It's time for the 11th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge at Beccy's Place.

Day 1 - A

A is for ADVENT

I opened the Christmas Countdown Cubes cut file (free from Craft With Sarah) in Silhouette Studio and set up all the score lines and colours for cutting.  I did make a change before cutting, I used one of my favourite fonts (Sweetie Pie) to create new numbers for the sides of each cube.  Once cut, I folded all the scorelines inwards, burnishing with a bone folder for a crisp fold.  Before assembly, I adhered the numbers as per Sarah’s guide, so that all the right combinations will work for each day, I didn’t want to get things mixed up after it was assembled.  Also, it's much easier to adhere things in place on a solid flat surface.  No, in case you were worried, there are no numbers missing, the number “6” doubles as a “9” when needed.

I followed the instructions for assembling the base then popped the layered title panel in place with foam squares.  As for the number cubes, I want to add an activity/treat to each day, so I left one of the sides with tabs open, like a gift box, not glued together as a “solid” cube.  I found that they were a little short to stay tucked in neatly, to I grabbed some bits of matching cardstock from my "scraps-for-later" stash and there were some pieces with a nice curve that I trimmed to fit.  I glued them on the the outside of the tab so that it made it even a more snug fit to stay closed.  I may make a half circle notch with my round squeeze punch (or put a little ribbon tab there) to make it a little easier to open.

Some festive fun for everyone.

   

NOTE: I'm trying to use a design from Beccy's Place for the prompt each day.

This project doesn't include any BUT I shared some

"A" cards earlier that use a Beccy's Place digital stamp.

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INGREDIENTS
Christmas Countdown Cubes cut file – FREE – Craft With Sarah
Sweetie Pie font - Silhouette Design Store Design ID #104092

- by Lori Whitlock

metallic gold and silver cardstock
red and green textured cardstock
bone folder – for burnishing folds
Tombow Mono Multi liquid glue – to glue the smaller pieces
foam squares to pop the title panel
Helmar 450 Quick Dry liquid adhesive – to glue the larger pieces

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I have entered my ADVENT in the
11th Annual Month of Holiday Cards Challenge at Beccy's Place