Advent Calendar Extravaganza – Day 17!

By Taheerah | 17th December 2016 | 241 Comments

Hello everybody! And welcome to Day 17 of Advent Calendar Extravaganza!!

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I’ve always loved the concept of Advent Calendars. There’s something special and magical about those little treats hidden behind those little doors – and the idea of a secret little something to be unwrapped every day really is a wonderful way to build the excitement towards Christmas, not to mention a fun tradition as well!

As the years roll by some of these types of tradition can be lost when we grow up, and it seems a real shame to lose some of that magic and wonder. And really there’s no reason at all why something such as an Advent Calendar can’t be revamped and repackaged for grown-ups, crafty grown-ups… grown-ups like you and me!

So one day in November last year I dreamed up a fun idea for a event. I didn’t know if it would work, or if anyone would be interested. I approached some crafty friends, and others recruited themselves – everyone loved the idea! Behind the scenes I worked hard to put together something rather different and very special. After much organising, coordinating and planning, I’m really thrilled to finally bring to you a very special, very fun, very festive series! It was *hugely* popular, and so, by popular demand, I just had to bring it back again this year!

Advent Calendar Extravaganza 2016
 
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 every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!

Eek! How fun does that sound?! 25 full days of surprises, inspiration and prizes!!

In case you’re wondering just how it’s going to work, here’s last year’s video (I’m afraid my filmmaker friend was unavailable to help in time for this year!) to explain it:

I’m so excited to be bringing you this event! I really hope you’re going to enjoy it as much as I am!!

Let’s get on with Day 17, shall we?!

I’ve got some of my very favourite designers lined up today to continue the fun! Just click on the door to reveal today’s surprise destinations and prize! Tip: you will need to do this from the blog itself, not from a feed reader or e-mail!

The door is a bit different this year (curse of moving over to WordPress!). So, now you’ve opened it, please use the image below to find your secret links! As you see, there aren’t any text links, but tap or click on all the decorations/presents in the image below and you will find your secret destinations! *wink*

Exciting right?! Isn’t it fun to not know what’s in store at the other end of those links?! Make sure you click each one to reveal the surprise and leave comments at the destinations to win!

And speaking of winning…

Today’s sponsor is Reverse Confetti! With an array of fun, quirky images, Reverse Confetti have some really great stamps and dies, and this year branched out into cardstock, patterned paper and inks too! They are headed up by the my friend Jennifer, who is just awesome! I’m so thrilled to have them sponsor the event again this year! 

Reverse Confetti are generously sponsoring a $25 gift certificate to their store! With an amazing array of products you’re really going to be spoilt for choice spending it!

Now that you know what you can win, I’m sure you’re eager to head off to all those secret destinations to check them out! But before you go, some inspiration from me:

It's The Moose Wonderful Time Of The Year Christmas Card by Taheerah Atchia

I know I only gave you a one day break from the cute, but this is more on the side of quirky so I hope you’ll forgive me! I paper pieced the fun little moose and the trees from the Merry Christmoose set, and even paper pieced some of the snowflakes too!

It's The Moose Wonderful Time Of The Year Christmas Card by Taheerah Atchia

The ground is some gold glitter paper, and the sky is a pale grey ink blended one, with some white splatter and some shimmer too! Isn’t that sentiment hilarious?

 
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 Reverse Confetti so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from behind the door, and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 7am EST on Saturday 31st December to leave all your comments! 
 

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!

I hope you love this event just as much as I do! I would love to know what you think of Advent Calendar Extravaganza! Do you love the format? The secret destinations? The endless inspiration? I bet you certainly love the chance to win prizes! Please make sure you leave a comment below! Thanks so much for stopping by – I’ll see you back here tomorrow!

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241 thoughts on “Advent Calendar Extravaganza – Day 17!”

  1. OMG!! LOVE this whimsical and fun card! The moose is totally loveable and cute! I am loving this fun and inspirational hop!!! TFS!

  2. Love the wonky moose and trees.
    Always good to have some fun with the holiday cards.
    thanks for sharing.
    Merry Christmas and Happy new Year

  3. Oh my gosh! This little moose is so cute. Bullwinkle has got nothing on him (if you’re old enough to know who I am talking about) and yours is a lot more colorful. What I love about this is it doesn’t really look Christmasy if you know what I mean. This could all just be a winter scene and not just for Christmas. If you added a Happy Winter Birthday or something like that, it could be a birthday card or a Thank You card or a Thinking Of You Card, do you see where I am going with this?
    I have to say that I loved when you did this last year and I am loving it this year too. It’s so much fun to see what is behind the door and sometimes find new companies that I have never heard of before. Thanks for doing this!

  4. I love cards that make me smile or laugh, and this one certainly does. What a clever use of technique. The sentiment is a stitch. And I’m having a ball doing the Advent Extravaganza.

  5. Love Reverse Confetti!!! The paper pieced moose is just so adorable and happy!!! The Advent Extravaganza has been so much fun!!!

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