Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia


Hello and welcome! I am so excited to be  playing along with Taheerah's Advent calendar extravaganza! I just knew the moment I heard what it was about that I had to play too. :) Doesn't it just sound like an adventure? 



 

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!

Now on to my card :) 

For my card today I used a mix of products from various companies. The flowers are from Ellen Hutson. They were stamped and then colored with copic markers. When I was done with the coloring I added my usual glossy accents layer to add some shine. The GA also makes the paper tougher and more malleable, therefore allowing me to curl the petals and leaves. I used both sizes of the flowers and layered them on to of each other.  The lattice background is a die from Wplus 9 that I just LOVE. It was cut from white card stock and attached to a stone grey base panel. The sentiment is from Papertrey ink and is stamped with Momento tuxido black ink. 


Now, 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 Avocado Arts so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too 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! Merry Christmas!

Tasha :)


169 comments:

  1. This is absolutely gorgeous!!!!! LOVE it!

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  2. Stunning card! Love the dimension of the petals & leaves!

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  3. Oooh so pretty! That poinsettia is just stunning!

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  4. Love the Glossy Accents. So effective here. Beautiful card!

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  5. Gorgeous in red with dimension and shinning, Love it!

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  6. WOW! The shimmer & shine of your beautiful red poinsettia is STUNNING. What a lovely greeting behind the door ;) Hugs Bev x

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  7. Oh my goodness this is BEAUTIFUL!! Really beautiful!! Love the shine on the petals, simply stunning!

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  8. Your poinsettia is most certainly the star of the stage...gorgeous! The lattice background and sentiment play most wonderful supporting roles; so incredibly lovely! Thank you for being part of Taheerah's Advent series!
    ~carol

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  9. Tasha your poinsettia is just stunning, the way you add sparkle with GA is always amazing! Well done and such gorgeous inspiration!

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  10. A real beauty! I just ordered that poinsettia, cant wait for it to get here so I can play.

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  11. Very pretty card! Love the lattice background and the flower is gorgeous with the glossy accents. Thanks for sharing.

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  12. So pretty, Tasha ... the background texture's lovely and the shimmer and shine on that poinsettia is amazing! Anita :)

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  13. Your poinsettia is so realistic.
    Love the design, especially the lattice background.

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  14. Love the poinsettia, so vibrant and vivid in colour. The glossy effect is stunning and refreshing!

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  15. Oh my, your card is gorgeous! Love the lattice in BG and how lifelike the flower looks with the glossy sheen.

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  16. Oh wow. So pretty !! Love that flower. You colored it so so well

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  17. This is gorgeous! Such a good idea with the glossy accents & curling the paper - I'm going to have to try that! Thanks for sharing!

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  18. The lattice looks beautiful and s does the flower
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  19. The lattice looks beautiful and s does the flower
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  20. Stunning! Love the dimension on the flower.

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  21. Like the coloring & dimension of the Poinsettia and the lattice background.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  22. I love poinsettias - I have two in my house right now (one white and one red).
    Your flower is beautiful. It has so much depth.
    thanks for sharing a great card.

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  23. One of my favorite cards! I'll have to try covering a flower with GA--beautiful effect!

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  25. Gorgeous poinsettia
    on your lovely card!
    Carla from Utah

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  26. WOW! That is stunning! The gloss on the flower is spectacular!

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  27. What a very stunning and gorgeous card!!

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  28. Just stunning with the GA on the poinsettia!!! Wow!! Such a pretty cut out background, too.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  29. Love how you created the white lattis background and that stunning poinsettia!

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  30. Quite stunning. The poinsettia is gorgeous and very real looking with it's dimension.

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  31. How elegant. I like the shine on the poinsettia.

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  32. Beautiful card! Your layered poinsettia is stunning!

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  33. Very striking! All that dimension and colors is fabulous!

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  34. Wow! I love the bright colors in your poinsettia! Just gorgeous!
    Take care!
    Michele

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  35. Wow! This is stunning! Beautiful work!

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  36. Beautiful card! Love that gorgeous poinsettia!

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  37. Natasha,

    Wow doesn't even seem adequate to describe my reaction to your beautiful card. The whole composition is amazing, but the way you made your flower blew me away - from the amazing Copic coloring to the dimension you created by offsetting the layers and curling the ends, absolutely brilliant! I keep saying this, and I truly mean it, I am LOVING this hop because I am having so much fun being surprised by who is behind each door and seeing what they created! Thank you so much for participating and for inspiring me with your incredible card.

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  38. Wow the dimension on that poinsettia is stunning. Gorgeous card.

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  39. Such stunning detail with that 3D bloom, amazing! Thank you so much for being a special part of my event! <3

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  40. Wow!! Stunning!! Love the glossy accents on the poinsettia!! Very beautiful!!!
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  41. Wow your card is gorgeous - stunning flowers!!

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  42. Gorgeous card Natasha. That poinsettia is amazing. Love the shiny finish.

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  43. Wow! Your card is stunning with that gorgeous shiny poinsettia! Wow!

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  44. So stunning!! I love the shiny poinsettia!!!

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  45. Stunning poinsettia! WOW! Gorgeous card ♥

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  46. This card is very simple and elegant. I love the way the red flower "pops" against the white background!

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  47. Beautiful card and beautifully created. Love the glossy accents on the poinsettia and the dimension you created. Wow!

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  48. This is amazingly beautiful! This is such a gorgeous way to use the poinsettia stamps. <3

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  49. This card is sooo very eloquent. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  50. Wow, the poinsettia is gorgeous! Beautiful lattice background.

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  51. That poinsettia is simply stunning on your card! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  52. Poinsettias are my favorite for Christmas cards. And yours is beautiful! Love the lattice background too.
    Lu C

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  53. Oh my, your poinsettia is simply stunning and so realistic looking. Awesome card, Tasha!

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  54. Oh my! Your poinsettia card is truly exquisite!

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  55. WOW, wow, wow -- that is the most gorgeous poinsettia I've seen!!

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  56. Absolutely stunning! Love the lattice bg.

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  57. Love the shininess of you poinsettia. Great card.

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  58. This is just beautiful! Love the glossy accents & fun background. Thanks.

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  59. Beautiful coloring! the Poinsettia POPS off the page!

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  60. Beautiful coloring and I love the addition of the GA to help form your petals. SO pretty!!!

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  61. STUNNING card Tasha!!!
    LOVE your ELEGANT lattice background, LOVE your GORGEOUS poinsettia too - WOW - the glossy accents adds such a BEAUTIFUL shine, fascinating to learn that it helped add the wonderful dimension to the petals & leaves!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION :)

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  62. Stunning! The lattice background is the perfect backdrop for your amazing poinsettia. The glossy accents adds so much depth and shine.

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  63. Wow! Breathtaking! I love, love your beautiful card! Your poinsettia is fabulous, full of dimension and the background is perfect. TFS

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  64. Oh my!!! That is just super gorgeous!!!

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  65. Stunning poinsettia, looks very classy and elegant.

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  66. Beautiful card! Great use of that fabulous Wplus9 background!

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  67. Very pretty, and I love the poinsetta and that gorgeous die background!

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  68. That poinsettia is gorgeous. Thank you for
    the inspiration.

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  69. Great card. Love the shine idea. Thanks for sharing.

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  70. What a gorgeous card. I especially love the die cut background!:)

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  71. Very pretty card. Great idea on the flowers.

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  72. Love how you created dimension with the flower

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  73. WOW Beautiful shine and dimension. Love the gorgeous focal point flower!

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  74. Superb card...it is too fabulous! I am also your latest follower! :)
    Suchi xx

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  75. The poinsettia adds a beautiful touch to this card!

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  76. wow! what a lovely card!! thanks for sharing :)

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  77. Tasha, your card is a wowser for sure. Very pretty, very stunning. Very nice.

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  78. Neat background and cool, shiny flower!

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  79. STUNNING! I pinned this one immediately....I just love the GA on that poinsettia....and it is all set off beautifully with that trellis background

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  80. Gorgeous poinsettia card, I love the glossy accents and dimension and awesome comic coloring.

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  81. What a stunning poinsettia! I love how the glossy accents highlight you wonderful copic coloring!

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  82. Oh, wow! This is stunning! That flower is amazing!

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  83. The backgound is amazing, so very elegant.

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  84. Wowzah. A card that is the Christmas present.

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  85. OH MY GOODNESSES, so pretty! love this card!

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  86. Oh, what a gorgeous card! Wishing you a very merry Christmas!

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  87. Great use of the products and design!

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  88. Your card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  89. Love the dimension and shine on the poinsettia!

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  90. WOW!!! The flower is spectacular, and I just love the lattice die.

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  91. WOW! Your flower is just beautiful - love how you set the flower against that lovely background! Thank you!

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  92. that poinsettia is so realistic.

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  93. WOW this is so gorgeous. Wonderful background and Great design and festive inspiration:)

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  94. Great coloring on the poinsettia!

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  95. Tasha this card is stunning! I love poinsettias and this card makes my heart skip a beat ;) ! TFS!

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  96. Love what you did with the poinsettia!

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  97. I adore the glossy Poinsettias and the lattice background is lovely!!! A truly classic and elegant card! TFS!

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  98. Beautiful card! Love the coloring and the lattice background.

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  99. WOW!!!! This card is simply stunning. Thank you.

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  100. Gorgous card. Love that background and poinsettia.

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  101. Love this card especially the colors and background texture

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  102. WOW,WOW,WOW!!! This is so beautiful! Your coloring is awesome, the glossy accents look fantastic on it, and that background die is to die for!!

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  103. This is just stunning and literally took my breath away with the beautiful dimension you created. Love this!!!

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  104. Love the Glossy effect, looks fabulous!

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  105. Beautiful card! I can see why you like that lattice background so much; I do too. TFS.

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  106. Fabulous card! Love the awesome colors & the glossy accents!

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  107. Beautiful card! It's amazing! Thanks for sharing!

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  108. This is gorgeous! Such a perfect Christmas card!

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  109. Exquisite!! Love this beautiful poinsettia!

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  110. Very pretty card! I love this poinsettia - beautiful!

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  111. Wow, what a standout card! The lattice background and bright bold poinsettia is a gorgeous combination.

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  112. Gorgeous card! Love the poinsettia! :-)

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  113. What a dimension card. Beautiful!

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  114. What a dimension card. Beautiful!

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  115. Oh wow, your card is amazing! I love dimension...well done!

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  116. This is gorgeous! I love the glossy accents on the poinsettia! That die from WPlus9 is one of my favorites! It's so versatile.

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  117. Amazing!!! The glossy accent really POPS the poinsettia!

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  118. What a gorgeous card. You are an expert in combining different companies' products. Thanks.

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  119. Beautiful card! The flower is gorgeous and love the lattice background!

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  120. This is stunning, what else can you say!

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  121. Wow! This is absolutely stunning! I'd love to try something similar but I'm not sure it would turn out so nice. Very well done & thanks for sharing!

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