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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. Lizzy Q. says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:12 am

    I really love the tiny little details in your wreath. Gorgeous card, Jessica!:)

    Reply
  2. Elle K. says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:16 am

    I’m loving that border die from Mama Elephant! Into my wishlist it goes.

    Reply
  3. Rosemary D says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:32 am

    really lovely card!!

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  4. Angie Person says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:42 am

    Beautiful card. I love today’s wreath designs.

    Reply
  5. Flo says

    December 23, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Love your pretty cards with the gold and pear detail. Thanks.

    Reply
  6. Melissa SunshineHoneyBee says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:01 am

    Like the wreath card w// the wonderful bracket edge border.
    Melissa
    “Sunshine HoneyBee”

    Reply
  7. Dana says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:04 am

    Stunning card Jess! I love the layout and the pears are absolutely gorgeous!

    Reply
  8. Denise Bryant says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:14 am

    Lovely wreath card! Very pretty treatment at the bottom with the pretty contour and red paper contrast! Love the dimension with the layered pears, greenery and flowers!

    Reply
  9. Pat Rapisarda says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:32 am

    The wreath is gorgeous and I love the die cut pears!!

    Reply
  10. Irene says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:49 am

    So lovely….you showcased the WPlus9 stamps so beautifully!!!

    Reply
  11. Leanne in CA says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Pretty card! Thanks so much for sharing.

    Reply
  12. Carla Hundley says

    December 23, 2015 at 11:56 am

    Such a lovely
    card, great
    wreath design.
    Carla from Utah

    Reply
  13. conil says

    December 23, 2015 at 12:18 pm

    Wow! This must be my day. Everyone is using my favorite Christmas stamp sets. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this wreath…and pears…who doesn’t love pears, partridges do? Anywho, the card is stunning with all beautiful Jessica special touches.

    Reply
  14. Linda says

    December 23, 2015 at 12:49 pm

    I love the balance of red in the card. The wreath is just beautiful. Thank you for being part of the Advent Extravaganza and for sharing your talent with us.

    Reply
  15. Linda Droege says

    December 23, 2015 at 12:52 pm

    Beautiful card. Traditional with a real WOW.

    Reply
  16. theCook says

    December 23, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    Beautiful wreath!

    Reply
  17. Danielle Wiegert says

    December 23, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    beautiful

    Reply
  18. Melanie Ann MacKenzie says

    December 23, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    This is a wonderful card. Just stunning. Cheers.

    Reply
  19. Mary Holshouser says

    December 23, 2015 at 2:17 pm

    Love the wreath.
    The pears are so pretty.
    thanks for sharing
    Merry Christmas

    Reply
  20. Jan Clothier says

    December 23, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    So stunning! I love the pop of colour across the bottom of the card – it lifts the whole wreath.

    Reply
  21. Laura Miller says

    December 23, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    I’m in love with the thickness of the wreath – – it looks like I could touch it, and the red berries. Really liked the bold red “JOY.”

    Reply
  22. Sabrina Radican says

    December 23, 2015 at 3:00 pm

    Oh how pretty!!!!! I love the wreath!!!

    Reply
  23. Sue McRae says

    December 23, 2015 at 3:17 pm

    This wreath has always been one of my fave holiday images. Love your addition of the fruits and flowers!

    Reply
  24. Dana W says

    December 23, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Gorgeous card!! Love the wreath!!

    Reply
  25. Kim Strating says

    December 23, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    The card is a classic… Well Done!

    Reply
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