Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia


Hello everyone!!!!
I am one of the stops today, i.e. the 6th day of  the Advent Calendar Extravaganza by the totally awesome Taheerah Atchia!
So excited and absolutely honoured to be part of this event again!
Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season!
This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!
Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!


It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win!
Today’s prize is generously supplied by Altenew so you’ll definitely want to win!
Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! 

I made two cards for this event. Here is my first card:

Altenew Peony Bouquet pencil colored for Advent Calendar with Taheerah Atchia

For both my cards I used Altenew's Peony Bouquet stamp set.
Here I used masking to create a floral border. I coloured the flowers using white Faber Castell classic pencil and a white gel pen.
The word "merry" is cut using Silhouette and I glittered the alphas to add the christmasy touch.

And my next card is a shaker card!

Altenew Peony Bouquet watercolored using distress inks for Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia


This one looks a lot like the one I made last year for Advent Calendar Extravaganza but I really wanted to make a typical red and gold Christmas card this time too and followed the inspiration graphic by Altenew. Here I have watercoloured the flowers using distress inks and added black paint splatters to the background.




You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win!

Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more!
You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2016 to enter.

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!


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237 comments:

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froggers said...

Fabulous cards. love the classic color and I love shaker cards for everything.

sammi said...

Beautiful cards. The shaker card is a stunning piece of art, wow!

Sammibug in Ohio

Tracy said...

Totally gorgeous cards!!!

Mirella said...

Oh wow, these are absolutely stunning! Love love love them, real little pieces of art! So elegant, so classy... ehhhhh...

GrammyP said...

Your traditional card is stunning! I also love your other card--especially the part about cutting out the letters with your silhouette! I really like ideas for melding my many craft tools into getting something wonderful! Thanks for sharing! (Peg)

Indy's Designs said...

Oh, these are little pieces of art! Gorgeous and very elegant!

Michele K. Henderson said...

Gorgeous colors and amazing detail!

Brithzi said...

Amazing cards. The shaker card is gorgeous.

jordanbev5@yahoo.com said...

Stunning cards! I am amazed because how remarkable they are! Gorgeous colors!

kittykat3308 said...

Beautiful card

Kathleen

Shanna said...

Love this card!

Rosemary said...

both cards are absolutely GORGEOUS!!

jengd said...

Lovely card! I wouldn't have thought to use a peony image for a Christmas card but it's wonderful!

Hund said...

Absolutely stunning!

Glenna said...

Wow these cards are stunning. I love both of them. Great vibrant colours and not the normal holly. Thank you for such great ideas! Merry Christmas

maria f. said...

Oh. That. Shaker. Your coloring is so dramatic. The gold makes it breathtakingly beautiful.

Cindy said...

Lovely cards!

Helen Gullett said...

WOW... this is gorgeous and elegant!

Anna Natalia said...

The cards are very pretty.

Heather said...

Wow!!! These are both so gorgeous!! I really love the way you "colored" the white on the first. and the second is just stunning!!

kittykat3308 said...

Beautiful cards

Kathleen

CraftyPaws said...

GORGE! Love the vibrancy and beautiful designs

Alma Dirpaul said...

Drop dead gorgeous cards! Thanks for sharing. I may have to subscribe to your newsletter.

mtscrapgal said...

You used a non Christmas floral to make beautiful Christmas cards.Both cards are gorgeous. Thanks

Marcia said...

Love that you used non-Christmas cards to create such beautiful Christmas cards!!

littlesavedgirl said...

Your work is exquisite, I'm embarrassed. I follow you on IG and never once saw how gifted you are 🤔.

Gail Alcorn said...

Such pretty festive cards!

$Million$ Dollar Designs said...

I love both your cards, but your shaker card made me swoon! I must replicate it!

D.Ann C said...

I love the luxurious golden shaker, but that white on red is so exotically gorgeous!!

Peculiaris said...

These are both so gorgeous! I love that you used the same stamps in two different designs, it really shows how many possibilities they give. Thank you for the inspiration!

Preeti D. (aka Dutt Preety) said...

wowie!! what a classy card :) I love it !
Cheers
Preety

trishden said...

Very nice, love how you used the Peony in two totally different ways. Very stunning. Thanks for sharing!

Lynne in NI said...

Oh wow, these are stunning! LOVE your pretty peony stamp :)

Kathy Mc said...

Awe, those peony cards are both beautifully done, highlighting and all. What a classy shaker card with the red and gold color scheme with black splatters. Love ALTENEW!

Stampnms said...

Bothe cards are just gorgeous. Thank you for the inspiration and Happy New Year.

Kris in Alaska said...

I wish I could grow peonies as stunning as that!

Debby Hughes said...

Beautifully done! Love them both Erum :D

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