Stampede | February 2021

When I first saw the Lift Flap Grid Cover I knew I simply HAD to make my own little advent calendar with it. (And it’s never too early to get ready for Christmas, right?)  It’s basically a countdown to christmas, where you open one flap a day to reveal a small gift, such as chocolate or something else to enjoy. My family typically have LEGO Advent calendars with a few bricks a day to build one final project on the last day.

Here in Denmark we celebrate Christmas on the 24^th of December, so using two of the Lift Flap Grids works out perfectly – however, if you celebrate on the 25^th and want that extra day added to your advent calendar, you can simply use the entire box as day 1, and then number the small compartments 2-25. 

If you don’t want to create boxes, you can do the same with a card and simply write little messages for each day instead of a small gift, or maybe a clue to where a gift is hidden! 

Instead of trying to explain how I assembled the advent calendar in writing, I tried to make a video showing how I did it – Please excuse any mistakes, especially since it’s my first real video and English isn’t my first language! 

As you can see in the video, I used an electronic cutting machine to cut out all my box pieces to make it faster. In the link at the bottom of the post, I have also included PDF versions of the files so you can print and cut them out by hand – Just make sure you’re very exact, as it’s very small margins I’m working with so the inner boxes fit inside. 

On the little squares from Slim Window Dressing I stamped a whole bunch of Little Agenda images – As you can see, I used the signs from Little Signage Agenda as gifts simply by drawing on some strings using a black marker. I also gave some of the little cuties tiny Santa hats using the little hat from Little Reindeer Agenda.

You could really decorate this as you like – I plan to add a ribbon around the outside but otherwise keep it pretty simple. It would be SUPER cute with a little scene or something on the outside of the box too, and if you’re giving it to someone you could even add a message on the back of it! 

Supplies | Mama Elephant

• Lift Flap Grid Creative Cuts
• Grid Window Creative Cuts
• All Prettied Up Creative Cuts
• Slim Window Dressing Creative Cuts
• Little Signage Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Reindeer Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Santa Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Fox Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Dog Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Bear Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Monkey Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Bunny Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Sloth Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Penguin Agenda Stamps & Dies
• Little Sloth Agenda Stamps & Dies