just made from paper: December 2017

Sunday, 10 December 2017

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Hello Everyone! Today I’m excited to be a part of some special event called Advent Calendar Extravaganza. This is my second year in a row joining my friend Taheerah, and this year’s Advent Calendar Extravaganza is even bigger and better than last year - with ONE HUNDRED special links being hidden behind that magical door!

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!

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Today I'm sharing a quick and simple Christmas card using a lovely Winter Cottage stamp from Altenew. I inked my image with two tones of blue (Dusk and Starlight inks) to create a simple background. Then I aded little stars from Happy Holidays Stamp Set.

To finish my card I used Inline Alpha Die Set to create the NOEL sentiment. I die cut the letters out of gold glitter cardstock and popped up them with foam tape for some dimension.

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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 Seven Hills Crafts 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 31st December 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 stopping by today!
Aga

Friday, 8 December 2017

Altenew December Release Blog Hop + Giveaway

Hello everyone and welcome to the Altenew December Release Blog Hop! If you came here from Lilith’s blog then you are on the right track. Otherwise, go back to Altenew Card blog and start from there, as you won't want to miss anything!

There are lots of fabulous products being released today! Stamps, dies and a Mini Blossom Die Cutting Machine! All are now available for purchase at the Altenew online store.

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Friday, December 15th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew Card Blog and Altenew Scrapbook Blog on Sunday, December 17th.

In addition, one winner will be chosen from the comments left on this blog post and will receive a $30 gift certificate!

Today I've created three cards to share with you. For my first card, I stamped images from Frosted Garden Stamp Set with blue and green inks. Then I used the Altenew markers to add some colour details to the flowers and leaves.

To finish my card I stamped Hello sentiment with black and die cut using a die from the Dot Labels Die Set.

For my next card I combined stamp from the Frosted Garden Set with a sentiment from Birthday Builder Stamp Set.

I also used markers to add some details to the stamped images.

For my last card I created a stamped background using a new lovely set called Love You So Mush.

I stamped images from the new set using Sand Dunes and Permanent Black inks and again used Altenew markers to mimic some watercolour look. To finish the card I added a sentiment and some small black details between stamped mushrooms (the leafy stamp comes from the Happy Holidays stamp set).

That’s it for me, your next stop on the hop is Enza Gudor and I can't wait to see what she came up with today!

And if you want to start from the beginning to check all the amazing projects along the way here is the full list: