Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 23 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 23, 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 Butterfly Reflections Ink! This fantastic and growing store has loads of your favourite papercrafting supplies, plus a few exclusives too! This is a fantastic home-grown business headed up by my awesome friend Vanessa – not only does she give excellent customer service but she’s also a wonderful person who totally ‘keeps it real’! I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event again this year!
Butterfly Reflections 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 love creating cards that mix supplies from various companies! Here I couldn’t wait to pull out the Reverse Confetti Smitten Mittens set and create some festive mittens!
I heat embossed the mittens with WOW! embossing powders (that mint and pale pink combo again – I just can’t get enough of it!). A little bit of the detail is lost due to the pale colours and the glitter, but I’m alright with that as it allows my sentiment to stand out! I fussy cut out the mittens and cuffs, and edged the mittens with some gold ink. I adhered some awesome gold ribbon to the reverse of my mittens to keep them together. 🙂
Behind my mittens is an awesome starburst! I created this by partially inking up the Time Warp stamp from Neat & Tangled and it worked really well! The little snowflakes may be something you recognise (they were on Day 17’s card! *wink*) but they look much softer when inked in kraft!
A little bit of splatter, some inking on the edges of my card panel, and a label maker sentiment (love that mine had a heart symbol!) and that finished up the card nicely!
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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Your mitten card is so adorable! Love it!!
I like how you used the mittens on your card. I like your style.
Love the sparkly string on the mittens!
Such a great sentiment!! Love how you edged the card in gold!!
these little mittens are so cute!
Oh so cute of a card. Love the mittens and how they sparkle and the starburst behind them sets them off so well.
DebbieC
Love the soft look on those mittens.
Love the way you framed each mitten with a fab starburst!!
Adorable card! Love those little mittens.
Love the little mittens. Like the fuzzy tops and the shimmer.
I absolutely love your adorable card! The subtle colors make the card! The shimmer is perfect! I love the use of the label maker tag!
Beautiful card! I love those mittens 🙂
So soft and pretty. Love the colors and sparkle.
Nice embossing on mittens.
SO very cute – – love that pastel embossing powder – they look fuzzy enough to touch!
Great cards. Love the time warp stamp!
I love the secret destinations, the craft inspiration and of course, the prizes galore!! These sparkly mittens are just adorable.
I love this card because of the mittens and how they are done. When I was a little girl, my mom did this to our mittens so we wouldn’t loose them. Kids tend to lose lots of things and my mom didn’t want to keep replacing them cause they cost money. To this day I still wear mittens. My hands are always cold and I can feel the cold air coming through the fingers in the gloves although that’s probably just me. My 2 pairs of mittens are hand knit and I love them! I could see somehow putting glitter on my mittens. Wouldn’t that be cool? Somehow I will have to figure a way to do that. I have child sized hands so your mittens would probably fit me! LOL
Those mittens are adorable. I remember having a set as a kid.
Love the cute mittens and that sparkle!
Awesome card. Those mittens are so cute. Thank you for sharing
Love the mittens and cards
Love the mittens and day 23 was great.
great sentiment to go along with the mittens!
Cute mittens! Love the string holding them together.
love mittens……. miss video……….thank you
really sweet mittens, love the burst behind them
Cute card! Love the kraft coloured snowflakes in the background and the string between the two mittens – love it!! I had mitts like that as a kid. I’ve never seen a card for with it before but I am going to have to remember that . Thanks for the cute idea!
nice!!!
Awww what a sweet card, it warmed MY heart just seeing it ❤
Thank you for sharing and for this amazing extravaganza!
Gorgeous card! Love the soft colour tones!
I love what you did with the mittens! was thrilled to have a use for some that i have! thank you!
I’m really enjoying the mint and pink combo too – particularly with all the wow embossingy goodness. Love the string keeping them together 🙂 great sentiment too -. Great contrast against the mitts. Overall stunning card.
Lovely card:-)
Mint, pale pink and gold? CAN’T go wrong with those beautiful colors!! And you asked what we think of the Advent Calendar Extravaganza so far – it’s fun! I actually enjoy clicking on the door pieces each time!!! And tons of inspiration is the best part of it, cuz I can always use that! Thanks Taheera, this is a fun and fabulously creative idea 🙂 Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays & New Year to you and your family 🙂
Very pretty card. I love the softness it displays. The splatter is a nice touch, as is the inking of the card panel edges. So clever, too, to add a sentiment made from a label maker – Love this idea!
Cute and simple card. Thanks for sharing!
Cute card! Thanks for sharing!
so simple and stunning!
Love those adorable mittens! Too cute! The gold cord connecting them is awesome too!
Beautiful and I love the soft colours! The mittens are so sweet.
Adorable little mittens!
Very sweet card, I love all the additional texture!
Oh wow–I absolutely love them all , Taheerah! Gotta try them for next year! Merry Christmas!
Fabulous card! Love it!
Love the soft colors and touches of glitter!
Very cute! Will be CASEing this one.
Wow! Edging the mittens with gold is a great little detail. Thanks again for hosting this amazing Advent event.
Love the pale pink with gold, wonderful!
Thank you for sharing, lovely card.