December Countdown Calendar

Hello friends! Every year I make a December countdown calendar, which hangs on the wall at home.

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The tags become journaling tags for my December Daily journal and goes into the journal from the Countdown Calendar. The base for the calendar was made some years ago. I just make new tags, or pages, every year and reuse the base. You can make a similar base or perhaps hang the tags in your tree or on the wall.

Ink watercolor paper on both sides, by smearing Distress Inks on a non-stick craft sheet, misting with water and pressing the paper into the ink. I cut rectangles and then used an Angle Corner Chomper to cut the top corners and my Crop-a-dile for the hole. You can also use a tag die.

Stamp the Simon Says Stamp Ledger Paper background on the tags with Emerald Green Archival Ink. This gives us quick lines for our journaling.

Stamp numbers with Tim Holtz Worn Text and Olive Archival Ink.

Then comes the really fun part, stamp various designs and little winter scenes one each tag. I used Distress Ink and misted the inked stamp with water before stamping. The stamps come from Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery, All Seasons Tree and Tim Holtz Winter Watercolor 2. 

Next, I stamped a sentiment on each tag, using blue or green Archival inks. 

The tag all look different, but with the same color combo.

The Simon Says Stamp Forest Scenery stamp set was used for the cover of my December Daily journal and is therefore used more than the other stamps on the tags. And because I love trees and deer.

I used only nature stamps on these tags, in difference to previous years when I used more traditional Christmas stamps such as Santas. 

I like how the two trees to the right blend into one another.

I normally add mainly words to my December Daily, with photos here and there. I also always add a list of Christmas gifts. 

Joy comes from Simon Says Stamp Love, Joy, Peace Rainbow.

Pine tree branches are so beautiful.

I used three shades of green Distress Inks (Lucky Clover, Pine Needles, and Rustic Wilderness), in addition to Vintage Photo.

It almost looks like the deer is standing in a little lake.

The deer stamp comes in two sizes, facing different directions.

Since the 26th is also included in the Christmas celebrations here, that is always the last day of my journal.

Time to hang this up on the wall for tomorrow. You can find the first countdown calendar with the base in this post from 2015. 

Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by here today!

Happy crafting!

Anna-Karin

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