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Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

15 Dec

Good morning!  I’m excited to be back for a second year as a guest of the Advent Calendar Extravaganza!

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 everyday at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

Today’s sponsor is one of my favorite crafting companies: Concord & 9th and I created my card with several of their stamp sets!  I stamped the dotted border from Birdie Banners and the strings from Stripe Builder onto a piece of black cardstock and heat-embossed some with silver embossing powder and others with gold embossing powder.  Then I stamped the ornaments and sentiment from O Christmas Tree onto the card and embossed them with the same gold and silver embossing powders.  Next I added a layer of spectrum noir clear sparkle and glossy accents to the ornaments and let it dry overnight.  Finally I splattered some gold metallic paint over the panel and adhered it to white card base.  I like using non-traditional colors with pretty metallic elements! 😉

It’s not a party without a prize – and with prizes everyday there are several chances to win!  Today’s prize is generously supplied by the fabulous Concord and 9th 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 December 31st, 2016 to enter.

Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from December 1st-25th so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com everyday for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time!  Have a wonderful holiday season!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful day!

suppliesInterested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!)

O Christmas Tree
Stripe Builder
Birdie Banners
Simon Says Stamp Card Stock 100# BLACK Black8
Crafter’s Companion CLEAR OVERLAY Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens SPECNSPACLE3
Hero Arts GOLD Metallic Shimmer Spray WM116
Ranger Inkssentials MINI GLOSSY ACCENTS Glue Adhesive .5oz GAC27898
EK Success POWDER TOOL Applicator 54-04002
Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD Watermark VM-001
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER SILVER Fine Detail SilverEP3
Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER GOLD Ultrafine Detail GoldEP4
Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun Hero Arts PW200 Wagner
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Comments

  1. beatrice lawson says

    December 16, 2016 at 3:18 am

    So glam! I love the sparkle on black, pretty and festive.

    Reply
  2. Nives K says

    December 16, 2016 at 3:19 am

    Beautiful card.

    Reply
  3. Bette says

    December 16, 2016 at 3:24 am

    I like your card full of glitter and shine. The extra shine in your ornaments set off the whole card.

    Reply
  4. Mirella ROGAN says

    December 16, 2016 at 6:21 am

    Brilliant and contemporary looking card, Jessica! I really like your design, and love all the gold! 🙂

    Reply
  5. Christy Q says

    December 16, 2016 at 7:29 am

    This is so elegant, Jessica!! I love the different metallics on the black vase and the modernistic look of your card.

    Reply
  6. Hussena says

    December 16, 2016 at 7:34 am

    Amazing card! Love all that gold.

    Reply
  7. Isabelle says

    December 16, 2016 at 8:08 am

    I love your card. I find so difficult to make black card, thank you for sharing (it’s a great help for me !).

    Reply
  8. Dee Earnshaw says

    December 16, 2016 at 8:34 am

    Wow, this card is very striking and totally fabulous for Christmas:)

    Reply
  9. Celeste Goff says

    December 16, 2016 at 8:37 am

    Gorgeous sparkly card Jess!

    Reply
  10. joy meadows says

    December 16, 2016 at 9:17 am

    Metallic on black = STUNNING! Love this card design, Jessica!

    Reply
  11. Jackie Parkins says

    December 16, 2016 at 9:21 am

    The silver and gold embossing powders together are perfect.

    Reply
  12. Amy Ames says

    December 16, 2016 at 10:12 am

    What a beautiful card!!! I love the black background against the gold and silver embossing ?

    Reply
  13. Deborah Kaye says

    December 16, 2016 at 10:28 am

    Awesome card! I really like the strings of ornaments!

    Reply
  14. Andrea A says

    December 16, 2016 at 11:27 am

    I’m loving the pop of the gold and silver on the black cardstock! It’s a beautiful card!

    Reply
  15. Colleen F says

    December 16, 2016 at 11:41 am

    Wow, talk about silver and gold…a unique and stunning card!

    Reply
  16. Patricia Mello says

    December 16, 2016 at 11:42 am

    I love the non-traditional look of your card and how “it works”!

    Reply
  17. Teri W says

    December 16, 2016 at 2:23 pm

    Gold silver and navy. Great combination!

    Reply
  18. lisascreativeniche says

    December 16, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    love how these pop on that black background!

    Reply
  19. Kim Strating says

    December 16, 2016 at 3:26 pm

    Beautiful simplicity with huge impact!

    Reply
  20. Patt H. says

    December 16, 2016 at 4:36 pm

    Love this beautiful, elegant card!

    Reply
  21. Ericka Monger Strange says

    December 16, 2016 at 5:07 pm

    Great card! Love the gold on black so pretty!

    Reply
  22. Kari Allen VanNoy says

    December 16, 2016 at 5:14 pm

    This card is beautiful! I love the black and gold…I have never used black as my card base and I think I need to give it a try! Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  23. Pai Meng says

    December 16, 2016 at 5:21 pm

    so classy!

    Reply
  24. Terrie says

    December 16, 2016 at 5:31 pm

    Your card is really beautiful! I love the non traditional colors 🙂

    Reply
  25. Linda Trzos says

    December 16, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    Lovely card, a little unexpected! 😀

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