Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 19 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 19, 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 Ellen Hutson! What can I say about one of my most favourite companies, and people?! Ellen Hutson is another fantastic papercrafting store full of all your favourite supplies and brands, as well as an exclusive line of stamps and dies designed by pretty much my all-time favourite designer, Julie Ebersole! Ellen and her entire team are honestly the nicest bunch of people *ever* and Ellen herself is an absolute diamond of a person. I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event again this year!
Ellen Hutson 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:
Tee hee, I had so much fun creating this retro-modern style card featuring one of Julie’s sets called Fat Pants! Each of the elements works so well together and I wanted to go with something sparkly and shiny, but not overpowering!
I stamped all of my elements(other than the sentiment) with Versamark ink, and heat embossed them with an array of WOW! embossing powders! Some real favourites in terms of colours here, with mint, pale pink, gold, platinum and a sparkly gold/platinum mix called Midas Touch!
I used a fine paintbrush to paint Multi Matte Medium onto the round bauble so I could heat emboss some stripes on it – such a fun extra touch! When all my heat embossing was complete I stamped the sentiment repeatedly (thank you MISTI!) and then drew little strings on the ornaments too. My favourite is the one hanging off the sentiment!
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 a fun card.
those baubles are great!
Oh, this is a beautiful soft card – love your techniques on it.
Love how you did the ornaments!
Gorgeous card! Even though Advent and Christmas are over, I still can’t get enough of all of the sparkle! Thanks for the beautiful inspiration, and the chance to win!
Julie is famous for her pns and whimsical sentiments. Cute card.
Such a light and cheery design – love it! And love that sentiment XD
Fun and sparkly card…and a bit whimsical. Love Ellen Hutson, too, and my wish list keeps growing!
so pretty, love the ornaments. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful!! Love the sparkle on the cards and the soft colors don’t overpower the sentiment, neither do they get overwhelmed by it.
Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Cheers and happy new year
preety
I love this sentiment.
Oh what a cute sentiment. I am having so much fun with this hop. I hope I have not missed any, I have the flu and am doing this from my bed. Funny, I started out commenting just to win a prize, but I got so sucked in and learned so much that now I am just doing it for the fun and learning. Thank yo so very much for putting this together.
Love that fun sentiment!!! Too cute! Your beautiful sparkly ornaments are pretty amazing too!
Cute card. Thanks for some helpful tips… it never occurred to me to use a paintbrush for the multi matte medium (those precision tips just won’t work for me) and I didn’t realize you could use it to hold embossing powder…
Awesome card! Such a fun sentiment!!!
Cuuute! Thank you!
Awesome card!!!
Love the retro ornaments. They remind me of my childhood .
Your ornament card is so cute. Love it!
Love that sentiment and the sparkly, glittery ornaments really make it special!!
Love your ornaments on your card.
Fabulous CAS and bold design! Love this so much!
Very pretty ornaments. Lovely card!
Ha! Love it ;o)
I love the colors of your card! Stunning!
Oooh, I love Ellen Hutson designs and your stamped background is fun and pretty!!
I love the little bows you’ve drawn on the baubles – so cute!
What a fun sentiment and having something hang from the sentiment itself makes it even more fun!
Great card…. Thanks for the chance to win!
Super to get inspired by so many and remembered of techniques I haven’t done in a long time!! Thanks for organising this again!
Wish you a colourful and creative 2017!
Love the retro-style ornaments
great sentiment with the card design!
Cute card!
Ellen Hutson is the best……….enjoyed the card…….. thank you
Beautiful card:-)
I love these ornaments and the way you hung the one off the sentiment! Adding the hand-drawn strings just adds the little details that always take your cards over the top.
Awesome card! Love the vintage ornaments!
Such great techniques! Love the card!!!
God bless & Merry Christmas!
I love how you use different colors and fun sets!
What a fun sentiment, and a perfect background you created for it.
This sentiment on this pretty card makes me smile.