Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 14 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 14, 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 Neat & Tangled! Yay! What can I say about this awesome company that I haven’t already said in a million blog posts?! Their designs are cute, fresh, trendy, and fun! I’ve loved every moment of my 3 years on the Neat & Tangled DT, and I can’t get enough of this wonderful company. I just *always* have fun when I create with these products! Neat & Tangled are headed up by my awesome friend Danielle, who is one of the sweetest ladies I know! I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event again this year!
Neat & Tangled 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:
Gah, so much cute I can’t stand it!! I combined some of Elena’s best sets (my friend Elena is *such* a great designer don’t you think?!) – Beary Merry, Santa’s Wonderland and Elfs And Their Shelf.
I had to stamp, mask, and stamp in stages to build this scene. A *lot* of work, but so worth it! I love how the elves are sitting on the bear’s legs! I love how the little deer is balanced on top of the bear’s head! And I love how everything is perfectly one layer! 🙂
I pulled out my Prismacolors again to colour all the images, then used my Zig Markers to add some subtle colour to the corners, blending into the base colour of the card seamlessly. They really so easy to blend with! I added some Wink of Stella to parts of the images too for some subtle shimmer. A gentle stamping of the snow stamp from Santa’s Wonderland, in gold ink, adds a perfectly subtle touch to the sky. Aaaaand I hand drew a little tag image and added the ‘from all of us’ companion sentiment by hand to complete my vision for this card!
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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Such cute critters, and a lovely card
Fabulous card…love your scene!
Your card is soooo SWEET!!!
What a cute little holiday scene.
So cute!
what a bunch of cuties!
Amazing masking…that turned out beautifully. Cheers.
what a darling array of holiday friends – so beautifully done!
Excellent masking and a great card!Thank you for sharing 🙂
You know how much I love a one-layer card! This is gorgeous. Great masking! I also love the format of your advent extravaganza and I’m in awe of your ability to put it all together. Well done!
Wonderful card. Jam packed with cuteness.
Adorable….the masking really paid off on this fun card!
Beautiful card.
Cute as can be! Love this adorable card! What a treat to get this in the mail!
Perfect to use several of the Neat & Tangled characters for a group card. I often needed “from all of us” cards when in an office and when kids lived at home.
super cute! i love it
The card design us absolutely adorable and the colors utilized are great.
So cute! Card making is a labor of love – masking, coloring, embellishing. . . You’ve mastered all here!
So cute. Don’t know that I have the patience to do this card the way you did.
Such a cute and happy card!
Wow you have excelled at putting this gorgeous scene together! I love the way you’ve managed to put them together like they belonged – brilliant stamping, masking and colouring! My favourite detail is the bears’s plaid scarf – squeal!!!!
those are the cutest little animals!!!
How adorable!
What a cute holiday card… I love all of the images you used to create the scene. Great coloring, too!
What fun to look at! Love all your masking and positioning of all the characters!
That’s a lot of masking but it was well worth it for this is a super cute card
Great card good masking.
Such a fun card!!!!
Such a fun card ❤
i love the Neat and Tangled images and your adorable card!!
When I saw your card immediately my thought was ” a lot of time went into this card”!
Really awesome! Thank you.
How cute–I like the coloring.
What a sweet single layer card! thanks for the inspiration. 😀
Adorable card and love how you used images from different sets.
Fabulous….love all the cute critters and elves!
Oh that bear with the little elves is so cute!
Stunning scene you have built with these adorable characters of Neat & Tangled! So sweet!
Darling card. Love the sweet images… the masking job was worth it! 🙂
You know what I love about this stamp set? It looks like someone took a pencil and hand drew it, it doesn’t look like it was stamped. I can’t think of to many stamps that I have that look like that. I love the cute animals and the toys and that huge bear. The elves are cute too. Great job of coloring and masking, something I have never done. Masking I mean, not coloring. I’ll have to try some masking sometime.
The card is really great. Not sure I would have the patience to do all that masking, though.
Really cute card! Love how you combined all the different stamps!!!
Great card.
The whole gang is in this card! I recently purchased the alphabet die from neat and tangled and love it!
Beautiful card! The stamp layering is amazing, well worth the time I am sure
Your card brought a smile to my face.
A card worth doing, such heart and joy. I need to try this one.
The cutest combination of stamps ever! I especially like the little reindeer and the bear. Too cute!!
Great card!
Love the bear and all his friends. Awesome card!
Your baby snowman is just adorable – my favorite part. So “cool”.