A guest post from our friend @maxnugget : This year I had intended for my entry to the Advent calendar to be a glowing tribute to the handcrafted Christmas card I would inevitably receive from my friends Helen and Matt who live in London. Helen and Matt are both incredibly gifted artists and each year I get the most amazing card, usually with a painting of some magical winter landscape on the front done by Helen, and Matt’s interpretation of the same theme on the inside. I relish getting their card and it always takes pride of place on the mantlepiece beside cards from other treasured friends. Knowing I was going to showcase their card, and anxious that I might for some reason be overlooked, I sent MY card to Helen & Matt early, and then waited patiently for something to pop through the letterbox. I felt like I’d made a bit more of an effort with my cards this year, not getting them from Asda or Tesco, but I’d actually bought them from NEXT! ...