Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 25 of Advent Calendar Extravaganza!! Merry Christmas!!
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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 25, 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 My Sweet Petunia– creators and inventors of the (Most Incredible Stamping Tool Invented) – MISTI!! What can I say about this wonderful company, and wonderful invention? It’s not very often that a product comes onto the marketplace that truly is a game changer. The MISTI is such a tool and it will change the way you stamp – forever! Not only will your images be clearer, more even and *perfect*, but you also open the door to a whole host of techniques and make mass production of designs a breeze!! A true innovation, and one that every cardmaker needs!! My Sweet Petunia are headed up by my innovative and inspirational, dear friend Iliana – she is just the most awesome person, and if you haven’t read the story of how she came up with the MISTI then please go and look it up – it’s a wonderful Christmas story!! I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event this year!
My Sweet Petunia are generously sponsoring a MISTI (or a Mini MISTI, if you prefer!) as their prize!! This is a prize that EVERYONE wants, believe me!! Both these sizes of MISTI are awesome, but if I were to pick one, I’d go with the original size – more versatile for techniques (and a more expensive prize too! *wink*)! And if you already have a MISTI/Mini MISTI – trust me, you’ll get on very well with a second one, haha!!
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:
Seeing as it’s Christmas Day, I thought I’d give you a gift of my own – a video!! My first video in *ages*! As my card(s) for today have a tool as the sponsor’s product today, it made perfect sense to put the MISTI to use in mass producing a simple but stunning Christmas card! Please watch below, or check it out on YouTube to see it in HD!
And now some photos and some more details!
I used my Mini MISTIs (yes, plural!) to make mass production of these cards a breeze! I stamped the confetti border/corner stamp (from the Holiday Confetti stamp set from The Ton) on diagonally opposite corners, and the sentiment is from the Mama Elephant Merry Christmas Wishes set. The first card uses a white shimmer card front. I heat embossed all the images and adhered my panel to my base – and that’s all there was to it!
I had fun with different colour combos – this one features a shimmery black card front, with platinum confetti and gold sentiment!
Another favourite here – this time with a red shimmery front, and a cream embossing powder for the confetti!
And a green version – this time the confetti is in an off-white!
And one final one, with a cream shimmer base. 🙂
And here they all are together – swoon!!
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!
Before we close, I just want to take a few moments and thank you all for visiting here each day. I hope you’ve loved Advent Calendar Extravaganza (certainly from your comments it seems that way!). To say this event is a huge undertaking is actually an understatement – there’s so much behind the scenes work you don’t see, and so so *so* many hours that I pour into making this a celebration to remember. I hope you’ve been able to enjoy the festivities and that it’s made your holiday season a little brighter.
I also want to take the time to thank each one of the awesome sponsors and amazing guests that have helped make this event what it is. It simply wouldn’t be the same without them, and they have been so inspirational and generous with their time and their contributions. I hope you’ll take the time to show them as much love as you have me – they all deserve it.
Don’t forget you still have until the 31st of December to get all your comments in, so be sure to visit all the secret links and play along. Fit it all in during your holiday season, and I’ll be ready to draw winners in the New Year to get 2017 off to a good start!!
And finally, I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!! Thank you all so much for stopping by!! I hope you’ll still visit here between now and next year’s event too!!
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Nice cards love how simple but beautiful it is.
Awesome simple but fantastic cards.
These cards look so festive and elegant, all at the same time. How fun to make them in every color for extra personality!
Simply, elegant cards and easy to mass produce. I love my MISTI
Your set of cards has such an elegant feel and are simply lovely. The MISTI is perfect for mass producing cards and has really come into it’s own this Christmas! Hoping that you’ve had a lovely Christmas and wishing you a very stampy new year!
WOW,WOW & more WOW! What a wonderful journey this has been for me. I wasn’t able to look daily, but have (or rather will have when I’m done here) gone back through each day and each of the artists’ offerings. There has been so much talent on display and generously shared! I can only imagine the amount of work you put into it. I know that the simple act of reading all the posts can take a long time (but hopefully you felt all the love!?) let alone all the other work you did to make this happen. Totally amazing. THEN, on top of that – all the beautiful, whimsical, cute, elegant , awesome cards you created for us. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for all you’ve done for us! My finances, however might not be as grateful lol! They’ve taken a hit – but oh the goodies headed my way! You’ve introduced me to some other amazing talent that I hope to follow /subscribe to (don’t know when I’ll find the time-between work -so I can support my hobby- and the rest of life’s activities , but I can dream!). A thousand thank you’s! A blessed New Year to you! I’ll be peeking in whenever I can.
These cards are so festive and fun, Taheerah!! Love all of the different colors!
Love how you can mass produce these. So pretty and elegant!
These cards look beautiful. . Makes a great card set.
Great simple card for mass producing. I like how you changed up the colors too.
Great CAS design! Beautiful in every color!
Wow, Taheerah!! Amazing cards – I love that confetti stamp you used – it looks like it would be an incredibly versatile stamp for multiple occasions. Thank you for the inspiration with your card. The MISTI is truly a wonderful tool and Iliana’s hard work/invention is so incredible. So thankful I finally got the mini MISTI earlier this year, but now I want the original size so I can have a little more flexibility with some projects.
Thank you so much for this year’s Advent Extravaganza – it was so much fun to see each day’s projects and your take on the sponsor’s product. My wish list got a lot longer for sure!! 🙂 Your hard work is appreciated so much and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and were able to put your feet up and relax. Many best wishes for a wonderful and happy new year in 2017!!
I adore the elegant simplicity of these cards. Thank you for another amazing advent calendar event, Taheerah. I’ve really enjoyed discovering new designers and finding so much amazing inspiration.
I hope you had spent a beautiful Xmas dear Taheerah! These cards are really amazing!!! I love My Sweet Petunia!!!
I love the different versions of this pretty card and the clean modern design. Thank you for so many wonderful ideas and prize giveaways!! Winning a MISTI would be a dream come true!
Thank you, thank you, thank you for putting all the time and work you did into this amazing extravaganza! Your projects have been inspiring and beautiful and it has been such a joy to visit all of the fabulous sponsors’ and designers’ blogs and see all of their fantastic creations too!
these are fabulous!
Your Christmas cards are so beautiful! I love all the different colors you used.
What a great set with such fun corner designs! I am amazed at your crafting stamina to do such a consistently fabulous job on multiple daily projects… you rock! Thanks so much for organizing this fun extravaganza. I had one new company and many of my favorites on the way. It was a blast!
I love the elegance of your cards.
Love the card and how the different color combos changes the tone of the card…some look classic and others look fun and festive, All influenced by the color combo,
Love these cards – this would be so fun to mass produce!
Just plain old GORGEOUS! Love all the different colors.
Merry Christmas and thank you for hosting such an amazing event! The cards are beautiful as ever!
I Love to emboss, and placement would be sharper with a MISTI ! I love how easy your video makes it look! thank you!
I LOVE all of this Christmas beauty!
Holiday Hugs!
Michele
Love these cards! Thank you for sharing!
I am swooning over these cards…..they are so pretty. Clean and simple.
This has been an awesome Advent Calendar to journey through. So many new products to discover and such great inspiration.
Thank you so much.
DebbieC.
Love how you changed the colors….beautiful!
Beautiful cards. So simple.
Love the variety. Looks great on all the different backgrounds. And I just adore your calligraphy.
What a fun card! You could easily change the sentiment and use this layout for other things. Great idea!
I loved your video. I love this card and how easy the stamping aide helps with the process of making them.
Love all the colors! Very pretty card.
Merry Christmas to you! This is my first time watching one of your videos and I think I must subscribe to your channel! Not only did you make a very beautiful card, but you gave great tips too! AND I enjoyed your “piano playing!” Haha! (Isn’t the MISTI great!) I now want to get all the stamps and powders and score tape you used and make this card!!! ? Thanks so much for the information and inspiration! Blessings to you in the new year!
Sending you and your family a wonderful holiday season. Loved your card design as usual with all of your cards.
Your set of cards are so lovely & elegant! Thanks so much for putting together this wonderful extravaganza! Every day has been a lot of fun & so inspiring! Have a wonderful New Year!
Beautiful cards. Love the embossing. Simple yet elegant. Thank you for sharing these cards with us.
Very pretty cards, simple and elegant and so simple with the MISTI!
Love your cards! They’re all beautiful! Would be amazing to win a Misit too!!!!
Soooo Beautiful!!! Love the gold on the black!!!
Beautiful set of cards – your nail polish is fabulous …. all the best for 2017
Simple and elegant! Thanks for all your wonderful ideas!
A MISTI as the prize for today! Yahoo! How exciting! Your cards are stunning! I love all the different looks! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win a MISTI!
so simple yet so gorgeous!
Your cards are beautiful, quick and easy but pack a big punch of holiday cheer!
It’s December 27 and I’ve only just found your fabulous Advent calendar hop – I’m glad I didn’t miss out. I can see this will keep me busy today…
Perfection. Such elegant cards.
These cards are beautiful! I love them in all the colors 🙂 I have really enjoyed your Advent Calendar Extravaganza! Thank you, the wonderful sponsors and awesome guests for all the inspiration!
Beautiful cards Taheerah! Thank you the great tip using the score pal to line up the card panel! I hope your Christmas was relaxing and Merry. Have a Happy New Year!
Simple, stylish and elegant, Taheerah … a gorgeous design, beautifully executed in all of the colour combo’s! Anita 🙂