Day 22 of the Advent Calendar

This page is my favorite! I love this stamp set!

Ask Frames

I am not sure who to credit with these frames, but my Mom, Cheryl Sims had given me the idea and helped me create them. I am giving them to my in-laws for Christmas and I am just so proud and excited to be giving them!

Day 21 of the Advent Calendar

A simple but elegant design using the Cuttlebug.

Day 20 of the Advent Calendar

I should have added rhinestones or dazzling diamonds to make the flakes sparkle...

joys of crafting and fellowship,

Melinda Andreyo

Make your own Calendars

I just had to share these calendars. I used the make your own calendar kits from the holiday mini. My whole family made them at Thanksgiving and I made a few for customers. I was really impressed with how they turned out.

Day 19 of the Advent Calendar

The first page I did with Bleaching. I was not so happy with it, but it was a learning experience. I tried to use a lot of different techiniques in the calendar, some were good and some not so good.

joys of crafting and fellowship,

Melinda Andreyo

Day 18 of the Advent Calendar

Look at the 18... Ooopss I stamped upside down and my son embossed it for me, but complained the entire time... Mom - Just do a new one, but I did not... :) LOL not sure why I was being stubborn... Another of the line up and I still have not colored in... Oh well at least I can say my project was 90% complete, I just hate punch lists!!!

joys of crafting and fellowship,

Melinda Andreyo

Day 17 of the Advent Calendar

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Melinda Andreyo

Day 16 of the Advent Calendar

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Melinda Andreyo

Day 15 of the Advent Calendar

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Melinda Andreyo

Day 14 of the Advent Calendar

My son helped me a lot when I was making the calendar and the day number is a bit off center, but I still think it is cute....

joys of crafting and fellowship,

Melinda Andreyo

Day 13 of the Advent Calendar

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Melinda Andreyo

Day 12 of the Advent Calendar

This was using the bleaching technique and I think it looks really neat for a "winter" scene. As always - looks better in real life.

joys of crafting and fellowship,
Melinda Andreyo

Day 11 of the Advent Calendar

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Melinda Andreyo

Day 10 of the Advent Calendar

Okay - so there is a lazy bone in me too.... I wanted to highlight the center snowman, but still have not gotten around to it! Maybe today???


joys of crafting and fellowship,
Melinda Andreyo

Day 9 of the Advent Calendar

Day 9 - This is one of my favorite pages...

joys of crafting and fellowship,

Melinda Andreyo

Advent Calendar

Hi. I have been very, very busy working on projects, but was not able to show them off... My camera had been on the fritz for quite some time now and I just could not get any photos. On black Friday my mom and I went to Sam's Club at 5AM and I got a new camera. Nikon CoolPix S550. I really like mine, but my mom is not so sure she likes hers.... Anyway - to all those patient soles... I will be posting my advent calendar... It is a bit unlike those you have seen. It is a flip book (bound on the top) with an envelope for each day of advent (well actually 1-24 and not the actual advent season). Inside the envelope is a special note. Some lady's in my club were putting blessing inside the envelopes, others were putting items that they can do to show love to other and God during the advent season. The fun was decorating the back side of the pages so the book had a focal point, the BACK. Anyway - Each day I am going to share my calendar - Since I am a bit late, today I am showing the first 8 pages. All art work is copywrite Stampin' Up!® and the designs are Melinda Andreyo, Independent Stampin' Up! Consultant.

OOPS.... I stamped the wrong direction... Did not fix the page - Thought it might be nice for later years to see the OOPS as I progress with my skills.

See you tomorrow with page 9... Stay Tuned.

joys of crafting and fellowship,
Melinda Andreyo