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Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

23 Dec

This is my first post for today!  For the Lawnscaping Facebook Inspiration Team December Blog Hop please click here!

Good morning!  I’m really excited to be participating in Taheerah Atchia’s Advent Calendar Extravaganza!

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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 over 60 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 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 wait behind the door!

My card features today’s sponsor, WPlus9!

I love the Woodland Wreaths stamp set!  It’s so easy to make a variety of holiday wreaths…if only I could create actual wreaths like that!  Mine tend to turn out fairly wonky… 😉

Anyway, I stamped the wreath images with a variety of dye inks and then added some berries heat-embossed with gold tinsel embossing powder.  Next I stamped and die-cut the wreath embellishments and added them to the wreath with regular adhesive and foam mounting tape.  I added the sentiment from the Hand-Lettered Holiday and then used a border die from Mama Elephant to add a decorative bottom edge.  I layered it over red cardstock and added little touches of clear wink of stella glitter on my wreath and sentiment.

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 WPlus9 so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter – then head back to www.taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there to double your chances! 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 7am EST on Thursday 31st December to leave all your comments!

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!

Thanks so much for visiting and Merry Christmas!!

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164 Comments
Categories:
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Comments

  1. Kimberly Rendino says

    December 23, 2015 at 7:14 am

    Beautiful! I like the extra gold embossing. Merry Christmas to you too!

    Reply
  2. Sue D says

    December 23, 2015 at 7:22 am

    Beautiful wreath you created.

    Reply
  3. Lisaerica says

    December 23, 2015 at 7:59 am

    Hey Jess, beautiful as always. I actually have a wreath that is made out of all gold bead pears, that’s the first thing I thought of when I saw this card. Thanks for sharing and inspring.

    Reply
  4. Kari D says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:00 am

    So pretty, Jess! The red really pops, especially at the base of the card under the die cut edge.

    Reply
  5. Pai Meng says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:46 am

    lovely! love the pears in the wreath!

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  6. ~amy~ says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:51 am

    Absolutely pretty!

    Reply
  7. Rebecca Yahrling says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:53 am

    Very pretty card! Love that border die cut – nice! Merry Christmas!

    Reply
  8. Oliev says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:54 am

    Lovely wreath:-)

    Reply
  9. Heather - housesbuiltofcards says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:54 am

    So pretty! LOVE the classic colors, and that wreath is fabulous!

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  10. carol` says

    December 23, 2015 at 8:58 am

    I love traditional Christmas images and colours, so your card has me smiling! Beautiful The pops of red and gold, along with the pears..adds such impact! Thank you for being part of Taheerah’s Advent series…
    ~carol

    Reply
  11. Sabine Edelmann says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:02 am

    So pretty! Love the pears in your beautiful wreath!

    Reply
  12. Kristie G. says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:07 am

    Gorgeous wreath!

    Reply
  13. Liz McAllister says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Beautiful! I love that wreath stamp set.

    Reply
  14. Natalie Winterstein says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:28 am

    Beautiful! I love the cheeriness of your card!

    Reply
  15. Celeste Goff says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:37 am

    Oh, how beautiful! I love that shaped panel!

    Reply
  16. Kristina (CraftyPaws) says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:42 am

    Beautiful wreath! I love the little pears. So sweet. Great feng sui too. 🙂

    Reply
  17. merryf says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:48 am

    this is lovely, and perfect for mailing! The gold is so elegant!

    Reply
  18. Loly Borda says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:49 am

    Wow Jessica! Your wreath is so beautiful! And I love how the red bottom balances all the red in the card. I love, love your card. TFS

    Reply
  19. Katherine says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:55 am

    Wow I love that wreath! Thanks for the inspiration.

    Reply
  20. Vinita Jain says

    December 23, 2015 at 9:58 am

    Love the rich red with gorgeous wreath in Traditional colors, wanna love it!

    Reply
  21. Lisa Petrella says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:04 am

    Beautiful! Love all of the pretty details you included on your wreath!! Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  22. Sherisse A. says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:07 am

    Wow, Jessica you card is beautiful!:)

    Reply
  23. Shayn Lee says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:08 am

    I love the minimalistic design of your card. It’s really pretty!:)

    Reply
  24. Ashley K. says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:09 am

    Wowza. Your simple design blew me away. I especially love the decorative bottom edge made by the border die!:)

    Reply
  25. Josh Tan says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:10 am

    That decorative edge really gives your card character!:)

    Reply
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