December Member Inspiration!

Hi everyone ! Hope you are all relaxed from all the holiday celebrations that have been going on..!

If you are lucky enough to be off work today and in the mood and have some time to scrap over the next few days, why not be inspired by one of our super talented forum members....

Becky Williams

Check out this inspiration piece to get your mojo going after the holidays!

now, here is my attempt to be inspired by this wicked awesome page using the December Nook kit!

I just loved the mixture of landscape and portrait photos and all the little bits of tags and paper too!

Hope you will give this inspiration a try and share it with us in the gallery!

Thanks Becky for inspiring me today!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 25th

Wow, I can't believe it's the 25th already. Were did December go?

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Today's Calendar Post is a bit special. For the last 24 days we have had a blog post at Leah's blog were you could leave a comment to get a "lottery ticket". And the prize? We have one December Kit to give away and one free three month subscription to the Nook Kit. Today is the day we will draw our winners.


Are you excited to see who the winners are?

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he, he. You will not find the winners here! You have to head over to Leah's blog to see who they are :-)



The Nook DT want to thank all of the hosts who has made this Advent Calendar possible, as well our friends who has followed us through the whole month of December.

Merry Christmas to all of you!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 23rd

Hello again!

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If I was an Air Line Company, and you were using one of my planes every time you moved from one country to another during this Calendar Hop, I would be rich *lol*

Today we're going to an exotic place: an island called Iceland! Iceland has been in the news for both the financial crises and stunning nature including vulcano eruptions, but the country has a lot more than that: fish, ponies, great shopping facilities, an outstanding night life and not to forget, the super talented scrapper, one of My Scrapbook Nook's DT members, Anna Sigga!

I know Anna Sigga has been looking forward to hosting today's post for a long time, so please pay her blog a visit, find out what she has for you today and leave her a comment to get a chance to win her RAK.


PS, you have today and tomorrow to leave a comment on Leah's blog, to get a ticket to the Big Lottery!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 22th

Hello!

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As I have metnioned earlier, My Scrapbook Nook friends is indeed an international group of talented scrappers. Yesterday we visited Sweden in our Advent Calendar, today we're going far, far more south, to South Africa to visit Sam.

Having scrapping friends all over the world, has made me used to working within different time zones. I know my US friends are 6-9 hours behind me, the Australians 7-9 hours in front of me and that the Europeans are equal +/- 1-2 hours. It's quite interesting then to see that Durban, South Africa, where Sam lives,  is in the same zone, when the journey there take half a day, longer than to New York or Ottawa :-)

Let's visit Sam today and see what she has for us in todays Calendar Post. Take a look at the clock in the left bar on her page and notice what time it is. Did you get surprised?

Have a happy Thursday, no matter in which time zone you are!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 21th

Hi folks!

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Are you ready for a lesson in Swedish?

Here are some cool Swedish words which might me useful during this season :-)

Julgran = Christmas tree
Tomte = Santa Claus
Paket = Gift
God Jul = Merry Christmas
Hej då = Bye, bye

I'm sure Pysselpetra, today's Advent Calendar host can learn you some more words if you ask her. Head over to her blog to see what she has for you today and to bomb her with words to translate!

Happy language class!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 20th

Hi folks!

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One scrapper who really knows how to use her camera is our DT member Marinette, today's Advent Calendar host Not does she takes the most lovely photos of her kids and everyday life, she has a unik way of displaying her layouts and cards. Head over to her blog to get some great ideas on how to make your projects look stunning! As it's her day to host the Advent Calendar, I'm sure there is a RAK involved, too!

Have you signed up in Leah's blog post about how to win a free subscription to the Nook kits? If not, it still isn't too late. Head over right away!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 19th!

Hi! Are you still hanging in there?

Made with My ScrapbookNook December kit - sorry about the dogy image - liht conditions were BAD today!

Today's give away is hosted by Andrea Amu. She is really the Queen of Cardstock and does amazing things with it - a tour on her blog will give you some great ideas - I promise!

Have you left comments on some of our previous hosts' blogs? Don't forget to check back to see if you are a winner!

designer showcase - trio of tags

Hi everyone, Gina here to share this little challenge with you... I've been gathering some Christmas inspiration from Pinterest these last few weeks and can't help but notice some of the gorgeous tags being pinned...here's just a small selection of some that have caught my eye..

so I decided to make these tags using some left overs from the gorgeous December kit..

for the first tag, I've used a piece of 'ski lodge' paper and smaller piece of 'present' then scraped some gesso on and added some chipboard pieces, stickers and little pearl..to finish I've added faux stitching in white pen

for this winter themed tag I've used the 'snow globe' and 'embellish' papers and added some chipboard, stickers and hand cut snowman from the 'present' paper..

for the last tag, I've stencilled the herringbone pattern with mist, then added some stickers, and scraps of the 'present' paper..

so I'd love it if you could have a go at making some tags..not necessarily for Christmas, but maybe a birthday or other occasion!.. Don't forget to share them in this thread if you do!

best wishes,

Gina x

My Scrapbooknook Advent Calendar December 18th

Hi!

Tag made with the December kit

How are you doing? The Christmas preparations, are they all done? Not mine, but I'm slowly getting there: did some baking yesterday, took the family and dog out in the woods to hunt the tree - today it's all about decoration at our house. I tend to do it quite easy, the hardest part is to put up 150 glass bulbs on the tree :-)

Have you ever visited DT member Nicole's blog? If not it's about time - she has a eye for details and is so inpirational. She is today's host in our countdown calendar, so I have a feeling there is a RAK involved for those who visit her today :-)

And don't forget to visit Leah's blog before Christmas to get a chance to win a three month subscription to the Nook Kit Club or a December kit!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 17th

Happy weekend, folks!

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We're now on day seventeen on our advent calendar. Have you enjoyed the journey so far? There is still another week to go, so stay tuned for more inspiration and giveaways coming your way.


Yesterday we visited a Swede in New Zealand, today we're visiting a Swede in Sweden. Back to Europe, in other words.

It's impressing to see how many of our Nook Friends who master both scrapping and card making. Today's host, Nenne, is certainly one of them. She is a great representative for what I like to call the Scandinavian Style when it comes to scrapping: white space, misting, a great variation of embellishments. Take a look yourself at her blog and don't forget to leave her a comment to be concidered as a potential winner of her giveaway.

See you at Nenne's!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 16th

Yo!

If you are new to this blog, you might not have know the idea of the Nook Advent Calendar. Here it is: The gals at the Nook (Design team and friends) decided to do a fun Christmas Count down, and give away a prize on a different blog each day.

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I told you the Nook Friends is quite an international group, didn't I? We have visited Europe, the US and Canada and today we are heading to New Zealand to visit a Swede: Annelie :-)

Annelie has a mixed, cool style scrapping you got to love. Today she she has a special for you: a tutorial on how to make the cutest wall hanger!

Please head over to Annelie's blog to suck up some mojo and leave her some love! I know she has a giveaway for you, as she is today's calendar host!

My ScrapbookNook Advent Calendar December 15th

Good morning!

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Have you ever tried out digital scrapbooking or stamping?
One who has, is today's calendar host, Tanya. I know she does a lot of hybrid scrapping and card making, and she has some lovely examples on her blog. It's always interesting to see something new, isn't it? At least for me it's new *lol*

I'm very excited to see what she for us today - please head over to her blog to find out :-)

My Scrabook Nook Advent Calendar December 14th

Hi folks.

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Today's Calendar host is the fabolous Arty Carty. Make sure you browse all the way down her blog when you visit her to see what's up for today's giveaway, as she make the most beautiful cards! There should be something for everybody there, I promise!

Have a great Wednesday!


Ps, don't forget to chech out this blog post at Leah's to find out how you can win a free three month subscription to the Nook Kits!

And don't forget to check back on previous giveaways in our calendar to see if you're a winner!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 13th

Hi!

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Are you doing a December Daily? You know, making an album documenting the month of December?
Today's host, DT member Carol Monson, has made an article full of useful tips on the Nook Forum, and she has a lovely December Daily shown on her blog, too.

If you are in need of some eye candy, or some inspiration, head over to Carol to get some. And don't forget to leave a comment on the post she has put up today, to get in the drawing for her giveaway.

Have a happy Tuesday!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 12th

Happy Monday, everybody!

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I admit it - I'm curious and need to know: when it comes to Christmas Cards, do you send hand made cards, or not? I don't send as many cards as I used to, but I still send cards I have created myself. I know some of my friends and family members would get VERY disapointed if they got one from me made by Hallmark... And as they expect hand made cards, they know how to keep me busy during December.

One Nook friend who surely knows how to make cards is today's Advent Calendar host: ~Jan. She makes the most lovely cards and her blog is a Must See if you need some inspiration. So please head over to her blog to find out what her give away is, and to admire her work :-)

My Scrapbooknook Advent Calendar December 11th

Happy Sunday, friends! So how is your weekend?

Busy? Christmas preparations? I know what you mean... My tree isn't up yet, I haven't baked much either, the presents aren't all shopped in and wrapped blah blah bla. But one thing is sure: Christmas will come, even if all those things aren't done by now...

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DT member Lilith has taken some time off her Christmas preparations to put together a little giveaway for one lucky reader. Have you ever visited Lilith's blog? If not, it's about time. She has this cool, laid back style, a kind of minimalistic style with super pretty details that knock your socks off.

Head over to Lilth's blog and get impressed!


PS, don't forget to visit Leah's blog, to get a chance to win a subscription to the kit club.

December Altered Item Class

Hey ladies! It's Pam here today and I want to share with you a fun little gift. We are going to be making a jar of hot cocoa mix. The first thing you will need to do is prepare the mix. The recipe I used was THIS ONE and it made 2.5 jars (I used 16 oz mason jars that I bought from the grocery store).

Now that you have the mix all made up and in your jars, let's get to making that jar pretty. Gather up your supplies:

You will need some patterned paper, trim, and embellishments. For tools, you will need your trimmer, glue, a pencil and scissors, and a 2.5 inch circle punch.

Next we are going to trim 1 piece of patterned paper to measure 10.5"x2" and 1 piece to measure .5"x8.75".

On another piece of patterned paper, punch out a 2.5" circle. For the part of the lid that you screw on and off, trace that on to the patterned paper and cut out the circles.

Glue the punched circle to the flat, circle part of the lid. Glue the ring you just cut out to the part of the lid that screws on and off. Sand the edges if necessary. Glue the .5"x8.75" strip of patterned paper around the edge of the lid. Embellish the top of the jar.

Glue the 10.5"x2" strip of patterned paper around the center of the jar.

Wrap your trim around the jar, securing the start and end of the trim with a glue dot.

Add a little label sticker on the back of the jar, with written instructions on how to prepare the hot cocoa.

Ta da! A quick and easy gift to give to teachers, co-workers, friends, etc.

My Scrapbooknook Advent Calendar December 10th

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Sweet as candy!

No, I'm not talking about the tag above, but about today's host, Sherri! Not is she only a fab scrapper, she shares so much of her self and is always positive, just the kind of person you would like to have as a friend.

I know something more about Sherri; I'm not going to keep it to myself, but shout it from the roof tops.

It's Sherri's birthday today!!!!

It's her birthday, she should be given all the gifts, not give one, after all it is her birthday. But as I said, she is sweet as candy :-)

So let's head over to Sherri's blog, wish her a happy birthday, and leave her some love!


PS Don't forget to check back on the blogs you have commented on - you might be a winner!

My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 9th

I wonder if Santa Claus is a busy as we are as we travel from one continent to another during our Advent Calendar journey. Yesterday we were in Europe, today we are in Canada where our host of the day lives.

Today's host in our advent calendar is Kate Vickers. Not is she only a talented layout scrapper, she does lovely cards and altered items as well. So if you look for one place where you get it all, Kate's blog is the place you want to visit.


Head over to Kate to see what she has for us, but don't forget to check in on Leah's place, too, to find out how you can win a three month subscription to the kit club.

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My Scrapbook Nook Advent Calendar December 8th

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Let's stay another day in Europe. Yesterday we visited France, today we vist the Netherlands and our advent calendar host  Monique.

I don't dare trying to describe Monique's scrapping style - it's a simple-but-loaded-linear-and whimsical-very-Monique kind of style, or what do you think? I suggest you put up Monique's blog on your blog roll, as she is putting up new, fun layouts all the time.


Please pay Monique a visit and leave her a comment. I know she has a giveaway, and may be you are the one who win some yummie for your own stocking?