Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 13 of Advent Calendar Extravaganza!!
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I’ve always loved the concept of Advent Calendars. There’s something special and magical about those little treats hidden behind those little doors – and the idea of a secret little something to be unwrapped every day really is a wonderful way to build the excitement towards Christmas, not to mention a fun tradition as well!
As the years roll by some of these types of tradition can be lost when we grow up, and it seems a real shame to lose some of that magic and wonder. And really there’s no reason at all why something such as an Advent Calendar can’t be revamped and repackaged for grown-ups, crafty grown-ups… grown-ups like you and me!
So one day in November last year I dreamed up a fun idea for a event. I didn’t know if it would work, or if anyone would be interested. I approached some crafty friends, and others recruited themselves – everyone loved the idea! Behind the scenes I worked hard to put together something rather different and very special. After much organising, coordinating and planning, I’m really thrilled to finally bring to you a very special, very fun, very festive series! It was *hugely* popular, and so, by popular demand, I just had to bring it back again this year!
Eek! How fun does that sound?! 25 full days of surprises, inspiration and prizes!!
In case you’re wondering just how it’s going to work, here’s last year’s video (I’m afraid my filmmaker friend was unavailable to help in time for this year!) to explain it:
I’m so excited to be bringing you this event! I really hope you’re going to enjoy it as much as I am!!
Let’s get on with Day 13, shall we?!
I’ve got some of my very favourite designers lined up today to continue the fun! Just click on the door to reveal today’s surprise destinations and prize! Tip: you will need to do this from the blog itself, not from a feed reader or e-mail!
The door is a bit different this year (curse of moving over to WordPress!). So, now you’ve opened it, please use the image below to find your secret links! As you see, there aren’t any text links, but tap or click on all the decorations/presents in the image below and you will find your secret destinations! *wink*
Exciting right?! Isn’t it fun to not know what’s in store at the other end of those links?! Make sure you click each one to reveal the surprise and leave comments at the destinations to win!
And speaking of winning…
Today’s sponsor is Pretty Pink Posh! Known far and wide for their awesome sequins and shaker mixes, Pretty Pink Posh also have a growing collection of dies and ultra cute stamp sets too! They are headed up by my awesome friend Paulina, who is truly an inspiration and a gem! I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event this year!
Pretty Pink Posh are generously sponsoring a $25 gift certificate to their store! With an amazing array of products you’re really going to be spoilt for choice spending it!
Now that you know what you can win, I’m sure you’re eager to head off to all those secret destinations to check them out! But before you go, some inspiration from me:
I had so much fun making this card! I loved building the scene with all the different elements!
I started by stamping and watercolouring the cute little kids from the Christmas Friends set. I used my Zig Markers for the colouring – love them! I also stamped and watercoloured a stack of presents too, pulling in some from the Holiday Pals set to shore up the haul! I fussy cut everything out and adhered some of the presents in their arms. 🙂
Next I set about that fantastic sky! I blended Festive Berries and Aged Mahogany Distress Inks over my card base, then splattered with a few mists for a fun look! Next I heat embossed the sentiment and snowflakes. There’e a lot going on in this sky, which is why I have so many white elements to help bring a balance to the card.
I die cut some snow banks to ground the scene (they are white, just didn’t photograph that well!), coating the tops with gold glitter and giving them a spritz with some Glimmer Mists for some sparkle! I heat embossed the trees from Holiday Pals, fussy cut them out and gave them a spritz too before adhering them, together with my kids. Lots of dimension on this one!
Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!
I hope you love this event just as much as I do! I would love to know what you think of Advent Calendar Extravaganza! Do you love the format? The secret destinations? The endless inspiration? I bet you certainly love the chance to win prizes! Please make sure you leave a comment below! Thanks so much for stopping by – I’ll see you back here tomorrow!
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This is so sweet! Love the unique color in the background!
Holiday Hugs!
Michele
Your card is so cute. Love all the detail you’ve added.
Oh this is so cute! Love the gold embossing!
Wow!!! I love the color of you sky along with all the great white and gold!! Just gorgeous!!
Such a creative card and the snowflakes are so cute on it. Thanks for the introduction to a new craft company.
Those little people are so cute and beautifully colored. I love the background you’ve made for them
What a wonderful card! The color combo for the sky is so different from what I normally see–but it works so well! Thank you again for sharing another wonderful project and for taking the time to put this Advent project together! It has been a wonderful gift!
This card is amazing with that rich, burgundy background. LOVE the design!
What an adorable scene! And I LOVE that you used red tones in the sky to mix it up a bit — looks great!
Very cute! Love the sweet images & the cool color!
Love the background color! Gorgeous and the little kids are adorable!
This card is just adorable! I LOVE that pink snowflake background!
Such a sweet card.
Beautiful card with so many details! Lots of fussy cutting! Great job on all that cutting!
Sammibug in Ohio
Gorgeous card, I love the background in red with the splatters, it really makes your white trees and the little people pop!
This scene is just so adorable in so many ways! Love the DI color you used for the sky and the gold touches make it extra special. PPP has the cutest images along with beautiful sequin mixes.
Lovely! I really like the red background and all the gold embossed details 🙂
I love this card! The Christmas friends are so adorable and your scene and background are simply stunning! This is definitely one of my favorite cards for the Advent Calendar Extravaganza!
Amazing! I love the non-traditional colors you used for the sky. The scene you created is gorgeous and super sweet! The touches of gold are a perfect compliment!
Your card is so fun. The red background is beautiful.
Awesome card. Love the colors and snowflakes. Thank you for sharing.
This is really cute
I never tire of seeing projects with PPP stamps! This is such a sweet winter scene!
This card is darling!!! I love the red background with those adorable figures!! Fabulous design!
I held back on buying this set. I have no idea why! Gorgeous background; I love the way you colored the kids!
So cute!
darling card – the red background with snowflakes is fantastic – PPP has such cute little children stamps and you’ve used them to perfections!
Taheerah, you are a card-making machine! You’ve been creating the most gorgeous cards on this extravaganza! Thanks so much for the links to all the days I missed. I’m having trouble keeping up in real-time. 😉
Beautiful card. Love your colors and gold highlights. great job.
Love the festive berries sky that make Christmas Friends and Holiday Pals stand out so well.
Love this card…from the gold embossed tree to the beautiful sky to the fun kids…love it!
I SUPER LOVE that background!
What an adorable card. The stamped figures are so cute and I particularly love the distressed background. Wonderful job!!!
So pretty and i love the heat embossing. Really makes it extra special.
So adorable. Beginning to really love PPP stamps.
Awesome card. I really like the red background you did.
I love the snowflakes in the background and I love how cute this card is. You’re coloring is great and those 2 children are so cute! I would love to get this card in my mailbox and my mailbox would love to receive this card too.
so sweet, love the gold and the soft colors!!
love the blending and all of the texture going on in the sky! AND the gold highlights on the snow! So pretty!
A most impressive background!
Such a cute card! I love PPP’s stamps! So fun to see them branching out.
ADORABLE! I LOOOVE the pink, non-traditional background too! 😉 VERY PRETTY!
I love this pink background, it is so gorgeous
Beautiful winter scene with great colors!!!!
Super cute!
I love the gold embossing!! Just lovely
Very cute card, love the red sky!
Fabulous card – love the gold against the Festive Berries and Aged Mahogany ! The kids look so cute!
I’m usually pretty traditional with holiday colors, but I really love that red sky! Such a pretty card.
Love that background sky! Perfect color choice.