Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello!  Welcome to another Advent Calendar Extravaganza!  I'm so excited to be back today celebrating. 

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!

For today's advent calendar, the sponsor is Avery Elle - a company that I adore!

I stamped and die cut the images from Avery Elle's Brring on the Joy to create an adorable little Christmas scene.  I just love these skating penguins.  

I added glossy accents to the light strand and finished it with a good amount of sequins!

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 [sponsor’s name] 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! 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 2017 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!

Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing part of your day with me! 

Have a great one!

Essentials by Ellen hop

Hello everyone!  Hope you're having a fantastic day!

I'm continuing the new Essentials by Ellen release hop fun and have a card to share!  You should have arrived here from Julia Stainton's blog.   If you just got here and haven't hopped, head to the classroom to start!

The latest release in the Essentials by Ellen line is absolutely amazing!  Oh my gosh, it's so fun and festive!  Who doesn't love to celebrate?!?!

For my card, I am playing with the new YAY dies!   I die cut the balloons and stars and sponged distress ink onto them to create a very light and airy effect!  For the letters, I left them white to create a fun tone-on-tone effect.  I adhere all the layers back together and created a fun card perfect for any recipient! 

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing part of your day with me!

Supplies: 

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Tumbled Glass

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Shaded Lilac

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Festive Berries

COPIC Sketch Marker G000, Pale Green

COPIC Sketch Marker G20, Wax White

Love is in the Air

Hey everyone!  I'm back sharing a card with the new Love Is In The Air.

Oh my gosh I love this set soooo much!  Something about clouds just makes me happy!

To create my card, I stamped a background using Sea Glass and Mermaid ink.  Then I die cut a frame from the Large Pierced Scallops dies and popped my frame up on foam.  Finally I stamped and die cut the heart balloon and string from Love Is In The Air and then stamped, die cut and colored in the birds to pop them all up on foam.

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing part of your day with us here!

Have a great day!

Otterly Cute Card

Hello!  Posting a card here that was on the Avery Elle blog earlier this week.  I'm otterly excited to be here today sharing my fun otter card and I've even got a video for you today too!



Here's the video sharing how this card came together.  I also shared my favorite technique for using the die that cuts the otters hands out so he can hold the shell!

Supplies: 

Otterly Fantastic stamps & dies

Double Pierced Rectangles

New Moon dye ink 

Super fun and cute.  Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing part of your day here!  Have a great one!