Hello everyone!
Today, I am absolutely delighted to be part of Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia! This truly is a fun event for card-making bloggers. I hope you take the time to check this event out. Not only I get inspiration from this event, you will also have lots and lots of chance to win a prize!!
About Advent Calendar Extravaganza: the festive event of the season! This "hop with a twist" was dreamed up by Taheera 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 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 the fun every day at
to see what special surprises await behind the door!
For the 1st. card, I used SugarCuts: Stitched Flags, Simple Numbers, Beautiful Bauble and Stamp: Funky Wreath: Christmas, Seasons Greetings. I stamped the image and colored the leaves and berries loosely using watercolors. I then flicked some gold mist and red ink.
Then I stamped and embossed the sentiment onto vellum, die-cut it. I die-cut one more circle and adhered it behind the circle with sentiment, so the sentiment is more visible.
to finish, I tied the twine and adhered the banners with numbers 2 and 5
For my 2nd. card, I used SugarCuts: Stitched Flags, Simple Numbers and Stamp: Funky Wreath: Christmas, Seasons Greetings. I just stamped the bow using Kaleidacolor ink to dive some dimension and color variation. I then flicked some Gold color spray and stamped the sentiment.
I then die-cut the banners and the number 25. To finish, I wrapped the jute twine around the panel.
It's not a party without a prize- and prizes every day there are several chance to win. Today's prize is generously sponsored by the Awesome Concord&9th, so you'll definitely want to win. Simply leave a comment on this post-then head back to Taheerah's blog 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 31st December 2016 to enter.
Don't forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit Taheerah's blog every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time. Merry Christmas! Enjoy the rest of your hop and don't forget to leave a comment for me! Thanks for stopping by!
193 comments:
What beautiful and joyful cards, Isha! Gorgeous work!
Just love this fun blog hop!
Beautiful and clever! This is one if my favourite today!
I am a huge fan of the loose watercolor look over crisp black. To me it just says "made with LOVE"! Thanks so much.
Beautiful cards. I love all the specks of red & gold. Both cards
are so elegant, too.
Love this! !!
Very cute cards... I love spattering...
I love the pretty Christmas spirit and colors in your cards! Perfect for the holidays!
Holiday Hugs!
Michele
Love the bright pops of color on both cards! Nice work.
Beautiful cards Isha...so bright and colourful and cheerful... Cheers.
Fantastic cards! Love the simple stamped background but will pops of lively color.
Fun!
Great card designs. Love the background patterns.
ooo where to begin!? i love the messing watercoloring in the first card, then you swing the pendulum to the opposite side with sharp precise bows. love them both!
Fabulous cards!!
Love your creativity and the use of the stamps to create your own background.
I like the red retro bows. Classy!
Both cards are beautiful but like the heat embossed one the best!
Great cards! Love the backgrounds of both!
So pretty!
These are gorgeous, Isha!
I love how you used the vellum circle for your sentiment on the first lovely card and the second card is so bright and festive! It definitely screams "Happy Holidays"!! TFS!
Elegant and so pretty! Love the vellum!
Nice work creating your own patterned paper here. :)
So modern and elegant! Love both cards, especially the touches of vellum.
Pretty cards! Love the holly background and the vellum circle with the embossed sentiment on your 1st card! And such a simple bow design on the 2nd card... so pretty repeated for the background!
Great cards! I especially like the holly background.
Toot Sweet red bows Isha!!
Love the watercolored holly leaves. Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful and created with style.
Fantastic cards!
Wonderful coloring! Love the gold embossing on vellum... the sentiment is FAB!
Lovely cards.
Wonderful stamping
and embossing.
Carla from Utah
Both are beautiful, merry cards - I especially love the one with the embossed vellum - gorgeously elegant!
Beautiful stamping--love these, especially the first one! Great splatters!
Such fun cards, love these shades of green and red together!
Wonderful cards!
Two great cards. I really like the little flecks of colour/gold in the background of each card. Nice detail. I think the vellum sentiment is lovely and the idea of using a second circle is a good one.
Gorgeous cards! I love your handstamped backgrounds!! So festive and totally beautiful!
Beautiful cards! Love the backgrounds for both
Clever backgrounds! So festive!
Both are so festive, and I love the use of the 25!!!!!
Cute cards!
How fun!! Thanks for the inspiration.
They are gorgeous but I am partial to the first one - lov the diet flag and embossing with a touch of twine. Perfect.
These are both equally gorgeous, Isha ... such fabulous backgrounds ... feestive and fun! Anita :)
Fun idea to have the falling bows
and the holly leaves. Make
great backgrounds. Love the
use of the vellum I think it
adds a lot to a card.
thanks for sharing
Two cute cards! Love the look of the casual watercolored holly, and the scattered red bows are just perfect.
Lovely backgrounds today!
Both cards are lovely, but I think I like the one with the holly leaves. I forget to use vellum and like the idea of putting the greeting on a circle of it. Thanks for that idea.
Ingrid
Like your cards really like the first one best
Nice cards!
Love those bows!
Two very pretty cards. I always seem to stamp too much on a card like this.
DebbieC
Very pretty cards!
Two lovely cheerful cards!
very lovely cards!
Lovely cards!
Great stamping. The sentiment on the vellum looks great. I haven't tried stamping my own background yet. Hope to do that soon. Well done.
Love these Christmas cards.
Two very Christmasy cards reminding me of candy - YUM.
Beautiful cards.
Love how you did the backgrounds.
Beautiful and festive cards, Isha!
Beautiful backgrounds! Love the holly leaves and splatters! The embossed sentiment on vellum looks so lovely!
Both are so nice! Love the bows!
beautiful cards. I love the flecks of gold on both cards; it adds that special finishing touch.
Two very pretty Christmas cards! Love the holly and the embossed sentiment on vellum on the first card!
Both cards are cheery and bright and convey the warmth of the season!
Like the use of vellum and the gold lettering.. It really makes a wonderful card.
Two great cards
Love how you used the stamps to create an all over background!
Lovely cards. I love the origami bow background.
Oh Isha, your cards are so cheery and festive! I especially like the first one. (Probably because I tend to lean toward the 'traditional' red and green together) but they are both beautiful!
Very pretty cards. Love the gold accents on the 25th card!
Gorgeous cards! Lovely & bright and so pretty with the gold splatters.
Love both of your cards! So festive and fun!
So much fun! Both cards are colorful and festive!!!
Love your cards...color and composition, creativity and fun too!
Both of these cards are fabulous. I love the way that you have used the vellum
nice cards. thanks so much for sharing.
Fun cards! I love the gold splattering.
Love what you created.
Fantastic cards. I especially love the second one. The white & red color combo is striking.
Great cards.
Very cheery cards. Thanks for sharing!
I like your festive cards.
Both cards are so great and fun. Love it!
Great cards! Thanks for sharing on this fun extravaganza!!
Thank you, Isha. I love the embossed stitched circle sentiment cut from vellum. The red banner with the 25 embossed really stands out.
Festive cards.
I love the two very different cards! I've never used vellum, but love your gold embossing on it. Your beautiful card helped give me a boost to my courage to try it. Thank you for sharing.
What fun and festive cards! Thanks for sharing
Wonderful cards, love the way you used the vellum.
Love your cards! Both would be easy to mass produce for the holidays. Thanks for the inspiration. :D
Lovely cards! Very pretty!
Nice cards.
Awesome cards. Really like the first one. Thank you for sharing.
Great job on both your cards!
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I love the traditional colours and the gold accents !
I like both cards but the 1st one is my favorite. Thank you for sharing how you created both cards.
Nice cards. I really like the look of the sentiment on the vellum circle. I've seen a few other similar layouts. Will definitely have to use that idea!
What lovely cards! I love the sentiment stamped in gold on the vellum circle! The red bow background with the splattering of gold on the second card is beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Love the patterned background and the gold!
Fabulous sentiments for wonderful cards. I love how Concord & 9th are taking songs and turning them into beloved stamps.
Lovely cards.
Both cards are really lovely - I see so many great designs made with stamping all over the front panel recently, and I love that technique, but somehow I always forget to try it myself. You've inspired me now!
Beautiful cards!! Love the stamping on vellum on your first card - such a layer of elegance!! The gold foil numbers are a lovely accent.
These are such pretty cards. Love the vellum circle with the gold writing on the first - totally awesome:)
Two beautiful cards, Isha! The first one is my fave - so pretty!
So bright and cheerful, I love those backgrounds!
Super cute cards!!! Love the stamped backgrounds. And the tags with the gold numbers is really nice!!
Wonderful cards! I really like how you added the 25 on the small banner for extra detail.
Really pretty cards! Thanks for sharing.
I really like the gold splatters that you used and the creative ways you used the 25 banner in each card.
I love the wonderful backgrounds your created, so festive and colorful!
Two beautiful cards, Isha. The touch of gold on both add so much style and elegance and I love your use of the vellum.
Love the layers on the first card!
Both cards are just lovely.
These are beautiful! Love your use of vellum on both!
Great cards, love the backgrounds so festive and the velum with the sentiment is perfect!
Such fun cards! I love the backgrounds you created!
these are so fun!
Love the wonderful backgrounds on both & the vellum circle on the first one is beautiful! Love the holly image!
Both of these cards are lovely!
Really lovely work. I love the '25' on the cards!
Such pretty cards Isha. Love both backgrounds... but the first one is my favorite... the touch of vellum looks really nice.
Those backgrounds are fabulous!!!
Two beautiful holiday cards! Love the speckles!
I love your cards! The backgrounds are great!
both of these are so fun and festive!
Really great festive cards!
Great cards...love the use of the small stamps to create a festive background!!
Fabulous cards!
I LOVE your fun backgrounds that you created on these cards. FABULOUS design!!
What nice cards, I love the detail of adding the #25 on a banner!
What a fun, eclectic group of cards!
Gorgeous cards! Love the backgrounds and the use of vellum.
Beautiful cards! I love their simple yet elegant design. Thank you so much for sharing! (Peg)
I love the background stamping on both cards.
Ooh, I love the gold on the vellum :)
I like your backgrounds. And the use of vellum for your sentiment is perfect for your background.
Isha, I'm complete captivated by the patterned backgrounds you've created for both your cards! Incredibly lovely, and paired with the gold 25...swoon-inducing! Thank you for joining Taheerah's Extravaganza; you've sent my festive spirit soaring!
Hugs~carol
These are spectacular! Love the backgrounds!
Lovely, simple and classy
both are beautiful, love your use of vellum!
OOOO, AWWWWWW!! LOVE these bright beautiful cards! Gorgeous design and perfect touches of details, like the natural twine with the gold! Splendid!
Fabulous cards!! Love the backgrounds you created for both but especially the first one with the loosely watercoloured Holly leaves and berries!!
Beautiful cards, Isha!
These are just so fun and festive! Love the backgrounds you created.
Fabulous card!! I love the bow image, so cool!!
Both your cards are lovely!
Love the backgrounds you stamped. You're cards are very festive.
The red bows with gold splatter are so pretty and modern. Loving the sentiments. Gorgeous cards.
Gorgeous backgrounds! Wonderful cards!
Love the bits of gold on these festive cards!
Two lovely cards. Thanks for sharing.
Great cards. Love the touch of twine.
Such cool cards!! I love the one with the vellum circle. It's just stunning!
Love this card!
I love the background you created for these cards!
Love the gold accent on both cards. Beautiful!
beautiful set of cards!!
Love. The use of vellum on these beautiful cards.
Gorgeous cards! Love the spattered backgrounds! 🙂
Beautiful cards!
Wow. Did a double take on those fabulous red graphic bows! Great design, Isha. Happy holidays.
These are both fabulous but I especially love your messy watercoloring and the sentiment on the vellum.
the geometric bows are great! love the stamping on the velum as well. Merry Christmas
Beautiful cards, so merry and bright!(no pun intended)
Very nice. And I like the splatters on both cards - makes them richer. Now my turn to try to CASE.
I love the backgrounds.
Awesome festive cards!
wow those backgrounds are SO cool!! LOOOOOVE the gold splatters with the red bows!! wow!!
These are both so cool!! Love how crisp and clean the embossed sentiment is on the first one!
Great fun background focused cards! Love this CAS style
Beautiful use of gold!
I like your little vellum touches instead of using it as a background element. Thanks for the idea. Luv the holly background :)
Great card !
love the colours and gold splatters
Lovely cards:-)
I'm loving the bow background with sprinkles of gold!
Wonderful cards!
Great cards, the repeated motifs are very effective - especially with the extra work you put in each card! TFS!
Fun cards!! The vibrant colors really make them special.
So cute and bright! Thank you!
Great backgrounds for both cards. I like the vellum sentiment. TFS
2 fabulous and beautiful cards! I love the vellum and gold accents! Thanks for the inspiration!
Love these! So bright and, well - merry! Supper happy cards, thank you for sharing!
Very nicely done.
Beautiful cards. Love the use of vellum. Thanks for sharing :)
Cheers and happy new year
preety
Love both of these cards, so happy and fun. Thanks for sharing!
Those are so bright and festive!
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