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Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

6 Dec

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!

Let it Snow by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Flora and Fauna

Today’s sponsor company is the fabulous Flora and Fauna and I’m so excited to feature their stamps in my card today!  I’m in love with their fun sketchy designs and you can see more cards I’ve created with their products here and here.  Today I decided to do a little ink blending and embossing for a simple but peaceful winter scene.  I started by blending black soot, seedless preserves, faded jeans, salty ocean, and broken china distress ink onto a panel of bristol smooth cardstock.  I splattered it with water to create the illusion of big snowflakes in the distance of my scene.  After that was dry I splattered it with copic opaque white paint to create closer snowflakes.
Let it Snow by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Flora and Fauna

Next I stamped the trees from Arctic Starry Night onto the bottom of my panel with versamark and heat-embossed them with silver embossing powder.  Then I stamped the sentiment and snowflake clusters with versamark and heat-embossed them with the same silver embossing powder.  Finally I sprayed the entire panel with shimmer spray.  It’s a very subtle shimmer but it’s really sparkly when it catches the light!

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 Flora and Fauna 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 11:59PM EST on December 31st, 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!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!

Interested 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!!

Arctic Starry Night Set –…
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Ranger MINI ROUND FOAM REFILLS for…
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Ranger MINI ROUND INK BLENDING TOOLS…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad BLACK…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad FADED…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad SALTY…
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Tim Holtz Distress Mini Ink Pad…
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Tsukineko SILVER Sheer Shimmer Spritz…
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Inkadinkado EMBOSSING MAGIC Powder…
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Tsukineko Versamark EMBOSS INK PAD…
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Simon Says Stamp EMBOSSING POWDER…
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Precision Heat Embossing Tool Gun…
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Tonic LIGHT MIST SPRAY BOTTLE Nuvo 2…
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Copic OPAQUE WHITE WITH BRUSH…
[ SSS ]
Strathmore BRISTOL SMOOTH 9 x 12…
[ SSS ]
3M Scotch PINK ATG ADVANCED TAPE…
[ SSS ]

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Comments

  1. Cynthia Cole says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:17 am

    Love the silver embossing at the bottom!

    Reply
  2. Betty says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:19 am

    beautiful night sky, Jessica and the silver trees look terrific with it!!

    Reply
  3. Heidi johnson says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:20 am

    Do you want to build a snowman? What a festive background, love it!

    Reply
  4. Tracey Magner says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:28 am

    Love all the cards you did My favorite is the Butterfly one, my mom would love that one, she collects butterflies, so adorable. I love the background on the one you showed us today. awesome job. Thanks.

    Reply
  5. Sabrina Radican says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:49 am

    Gorgeous night sky and such a stunning and very beautiful card!!

    Reply
  6. Barb MacAskill says

    December 6, 2017 at 10:56 am

    Wowzers! I am in love with your breathtaking sky! The embossed silver trees are a perfect finishing touch! Definitely adding this set to my stash! TFS!

    Reply
  7. Debbie Rumpza says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:04 am

    Awesome card. I love your beautiful background.

    Reply
  8. Denise Bryant says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:09 am

    Awesome colors! Love those cute trees!

    Reply
  9. jayell1 says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:11 am

    Beautiful, especially that ink blended sky

    Reply
  10. Julie says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:19 am

    Stunning background.

    Reply
  11. Meg Crawford says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:37 am

    That background has to be the most vibrant, rich night skies that I have ever seen! Wonderful!

    Reply
  12. Beverly Jordan says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:52 am

    Your gorgeous background steals the show!!

    Reply
  13. Teri S. says

    December 6, 2017 at 11:54 am

    Oh my goodness, that is just Beautiful!!

    Reply
  14. Annalisa says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:08 pm

    This is so pretty. I really like how you did the trees in silver instead of white to indicate snow. I think it conveys how trees actually look in the snow, because some of that dark pine color comes through the white, so they end up looking silver, but I wouldn’t have thought of that on my own! In retrospect it all seems so clear, which is why you’re the pro! Thanks for participating, especially in the midst of all the bloghops you’ve been doing recently. I appreciate your ideas.

    Reply
  15. Jeanne H says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    What a beautiful card. So well put together. I love that we have snow now in southern MN.

    Reply
  16. Lori Walker says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    The background is stunning! I love it!

    Reply
  17. Leanne in Cali says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:21 pm

    Oh my gosh, you do the best backgrounds! I always love to see what you create. Thanks for participating in this fun event!!

    Reply
  18. Natalie Winterstein says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    Beautiful! The ink blended background is gorgeous!

    Reply
  19. Kim Klinkovsky says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    I have not heard of this company before. Thank you for the introduction. Your card is amazing. I love the colors, details, and design. Just lovely. Happy Holidays!

    Reply
  20. Kristie Goulet says

    December 6, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    Gorgeous sky, Jess! Love those sparkly, silver trees too!!!

    Reply
  21. barbara lassiter says

    December 6, 2017 at 1:06 pm

    This is gorgeous. Actually, all the cards you created for Flora and Fauna are gorgeous! I particularly love the beautiful background and the simple embossed design on today’s card.

    Reply
  22. Shelly says

    December 6, 2017 at 1:07 pm

    Oooh, this is stunning! Love!

    Reply
  23. janclothier says

    December 6, 2017 at 1:29 pm

    So gorgeous! Love the white against that vibrant background.

    Reply
  24. Susan Gosman says

    December 6, 2017 at 1:30 pm

    Gorgeous card and I especially love your use of silver embossing powder.

    Reply
  25. Dana W says

    December 6, 2017 at 1:36 pm

    Wow!! Amazing background!! Just Fab!!

    Reply
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