Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 22 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 22, 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 Paper Smooches Stamps! The very epitome of quirky and whimsical, Paper Smooches have the most fun designs! They are headed up by my super sweet friend, Kim – this lady has such a big heart! I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event again this year!
Paper Smooches 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 decided to switch up my styles for this one and went for a fun collage/mixed media look! I had so much fun putting this together!
I heat embossed images from the cute A Blessed Christmas stamp set, a snowflake from the Fresh Snow set, and a couple of stars from the Be Merry set. I watercoloured the angel and dove with my Zig Markers and then fussy cut everything out. All the elements are adhered with dimensional glue gel for a bit of pop!
I enjoyed mixing a couple of patterned papers from the Crate Paper Snow And Cocoa Collection again – love these papers!
I wanted a little more interest on the woodgrain paper though, so I used a stencil and some embossing paste to give it some texture, and added a little splatter as well! The streamer stamps are from the Holly Jolly set, and the sentiment is from the Joyful Greetings set. The washi tape is an old one by Pinkfresh Studio, and as for the sequins – they fell off one of my Christmas ornaments. 🙂 I love the finished look!
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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I have the Blessed Christmas set, but never pictured it as you have used it–lovely!
This card is awesome! I usually go cute too so I need to change things up too when I make my next card!
Love the card!
What a sweet card.
Super sweet card!! Love the pattern paper and the embossing paste!!
Very pretty! Love the light colours and the delicate embossing paste!
Beautiful festive card!
oh my goodness, this is SO pretty! love the pinks and light blues! love pretty stamped banners. sooooo pretty!
Wow!! Sooooo Pretty!!!
I really like the addition of texture in the background. The stamped images are really cute!
You added so many cool details and textures… wonderful card. I like your non-traditional color scheme, too.
The texture in the background is really great. And I really like these cute images!
Such a wonderful card. I found it to be very sweet and whimsical. The color palette made the card look so soft, a perfect Christmas greeting card. Thank you for organizing the Advent Extravaganza.
I just feel the sparkle when I view your card. Soft and not too contemporary. Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
That dove and angel are so sweet! I love your pretty card!
Beautifully designed card on today’s presentation. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativeness.
Love the collage idea!
how pretty! I love the soft colors over the wood!
Great card.I love it Taheerha.
WOW! Today’s card is amazing! I can’t imagine how long it took to put each of those elements together! Thanks for sharing!
Taheerah, this is so pretty. Lovely elements.
Stunning card! Love the embossing paste on top of the woodgrain!
This looks like something out of a lavish production of The Nutcracker!
Love this one! I like the mixed media look….it’s fun and different!
Such a fun collage look, Taheerah! I love the mix of papers you used and the soft colors – such a wonderful card!
I really like the mixed media look although still kept it quite clean and uncluttered. I’ve never heard of dimensional glue gel before – is it any good? Also I had a bit of chuckle at the sequins – hey if they fell off they’re fair game right ? 🙂
There is so much detail to your card and fun to look at after seeing the angel and dove. My eyes went to the Holly Jolly banner and the star texture. Lots to see and well done!
Soft, sweet and pretty, Taheerah! Anita 🙂
Such a cute card. Thanks for sharing.
Great card…it is so fun to see all of your different styles throughout this hop. Your creativity amazes me!
This card is so cute. Love the background. The recycling of the fallen sequins is a perfect touch for this card
Sweet card.
I love this effect. before I saw the stars in the dimensional background it looked like marble. Love this card.
Wow!!! Another beautiful and very inspiring cards today !!!!
Love this collage/mixed media look!
Love the softly textured background! Such a lovely look over the patterned paper.
I think I have every one of these stamp sets and LOVE the way you incorpororated them. Wonderful use of watercolor technique and patterned paper.
Fabulous card…love the sparkle!
Such a sweet card. I really like how you colored it.
Very sweet card.
I love the collage style and colors of your sweet card!
Soft and dreamy, love how much dimension and texture you added yet it feels light and airy.
So very pretty!!!
Delightful card! Still can’t believe you were able to put all of this together Taheerah! 25 days of blogs, cards, prizes and coordinating it all – WOW and thank you!
Love the mix of papers and texture on your beautiful card!
Love the angels, thanks for sharing
Love this hop!
What a perfect way to share making spirits bright by combining sets for a special result using Paper Smooches for the Advent Calendar Extravaganza on Day 22.
Pretty card, made me smile!
How long did it take you to make this pretty, sweet card? Thank you for this fun hop.