Taheerah Atchia

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 8, 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 Winnie & Walter! One of my most favourite companies, Winnie & Walter are well known for their trendy, stylish, and downright awesome products! They are headed up by my brilliantly kind and talented friend Shay, who is an absolute gem. I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event again this year! 

Winnie & Walter are generously sponsoring *two* $30 gift certificates 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 am so in love with the *adorable* designs that were found in the last release! I just had to use this one from the Season’s Tweetings with Evelin T Designs stamp set! Look at that little penguin!! I stamped him using a grey ink, so that the illustration looks softer, and coloured him with my Prismacolor Pencils. I will go back to using some other colouring media soon, honest! 

I added some detail to his hat with a white gel pen, and used the sentiment from the Happy Owlidays with Evelin T Designs stamp set. It might be a little difficult to see but there’s also a pale blue halo around my penguin to help him stand out (subtly!) from the card base – and there’s even some very faint snow and some shimmer which I wish would show up too!

Don’t forget the 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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