I purchased Stampin' Up!'s Christmas Countdown home decor item last year and never did anything with it, I had even purchased a frame that I thought would work, but I did not take the time to create a countdown with it. This year I had a customer want to make one of these and so I agreed to create something if she purchased the supplies she would need to copy it. Sometimes I will use any excuse to motivate myself and having a customer wanting this helped me take the time to create my own Christmas Countdown.
I was so pleased at how it turned out. 
I wish you could see it in person because the pictures does not do it justice. I used a large frame and cut sheet metal to fit into the frame. I applied the Christmas Countdown Home decor item to the center of the sheet metal and then created little presents using Designer Paper squares and applied the rub on numbers to each one. I wanted the countdown to be a little different than just the date so I created a pocket by layering the Designer paper squares to red card-stock with sticky strip and inserted a Christmas Quote a day in the pocket. I added a tab punch and bow to the tab punch so it is easy to pull the quote in and out and gives the designer square a present look. I then attached a half of a magnetic business card magnet to each present so it sticks to the sheet metal board and can be easily changed.
I think my family will enjoy reading the quotes hidden in each pocket as they change the countdown numbers each day.
Remember to mark your calendars for next Friday, December 11 and join me for my Customer Appreciation Event. This is a free Hands on Class I do to say thank-you to my customers each year.
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