Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia
Welcome to the blog everyone! Today we are part of Taheerah Atchias Advent Calendar Extravaganza! This is 25 days of inspiration with fabulous prizes along the way.
I have created two holiday cards for today, both using non traditional colors and non holiday stamps as part of my greeting. I’ve gold embossed the Simon Says Stamp Kaleidoscope background onto watercolor cardstock and painted with Daniel Smith watercolors. My first card features pinks and a hint of orange.
The painting technique I’ve used is wet on wet which allows the paints to flow into the recessed areas of the embossing.
I’ve used blues and teals for my second card and painted with the same wet on wet technique. I love how the colors flow together and create new mixtures.
I die cut the new Felicity Snowflake from white cardstock and glued it in place onto the painted panels. I’ve stamped “Happy” onto Desert Storm cardstock and gold embossed, the stamped a strip of white cardstock with Christmas to sit over top.
I have filmed a video of how these two cards came together. You can view it below or on our YouTube channel HERE.
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 Simon Days Stamp 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 this post 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.
Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy and good luck!!!
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I learned so much! I love the pink one – even though blue is one of my favorite colors!
This background stamp is beautiful!!
I love what you created!
I love that you used a non-holiday stamp for the background. The card came together beautifully. The blue card has an icy feel.
Oh, Wowzers! I can’t tell which card I like best, but I do know I want to CASE them!! Pure gorgeousness!!!
Thanks for sponsoring this fun hop!
Awesome technique…beautiful cards!!!
Hi Shari….your cards are gorgeous!! I just love that technique of embossing the whole card and then inking in ‘whatever’ fashion appeals to you! They’re stunning creations! Thank you for sharing!! ☺
Really beautiful and elegant cards!
Simply stunning! I really like the blue tone colours.
Lovely cards – such pretty color choices – they remind me of stained glass!
Omg! Those background colors with the gold embossing are beautiful!
I love both versions! TFS
gorgeous backgrounds and what wonderful stamps too!
Gorgeous!!
Wow, both cards are stunning! The technique looks as if jewels are shimmering!
I love everything you create.These are WOW!
Oh my gosh, these are stunning, especially the one done in shades of blue!
Lovely cards! Love the unique background technique and pretty gold embossing.
Wow! This is a technique I will definitely try! Simply beautiful
I can not wait to try this technique. These cards are gorgeous and I think the best of the hop so far, thank you!
Both cards are gorgeous! I looooove the backgrounds you created. So much inspiration!
Wow, the Kaleidoscope Background stamp makes the most gorgeous backgrounds – your cards are beautiful! TFS!
just gorgeous! it looks like a mosaic
VERY pretty….I love that ornate die! Thanks for sharing during this busy but happy happy season! ;)
Fantastic cards! Love the snowflake die. I wanted to get it but is was out of stock. :-( Thanks for sharing!
Pretty cards. Gorgeous snowflake die and background stamp. My favorite is the one with the blue background.
Love BOTH Kaleidascope and Felicity Snowflake cards1 Great colorful, “bright” water color gold embossed backgrounds! Pure Elegance at it’s finest! Great Job!
Amazing cards! I love that blue background!!
Your non-traditional colors made the cards so special. Great background stamp for embossing.
Oh my goodness…oh my goodness! I love these cards SO MUCH!!!
Wow! Love the non-traditional cards!
loved the peachy card, but the blues really grabbed my attention (it IS my favorite color!) So so pretty both ways. thank you.
Oh these are gorgeous!
Gorgeous cards! The backgrounds are beautiful – the blue/teal one especially speaks to me…so pretty!
That background stamp is definitely going on my wish list!
Really love the background. Thanks for the video showcasing water-on-water. The blue one reminds me of stained glass. Quite stunning.
Love the gorgeous gold embossed background for the beautiful snowflake. Your colors are stunning!
Very nice cards….I love that background stamp.
I love your ideas!
The backgrounds are awesome! I really love the blue/green one. Beautiful cards!
These backgrounds are amazing!
Both cards are so beautiful! Love the lacy background and the colors you chose!
Oh, how pretty! Love those background Shari! The gold embossing looks wonderful!
Gorgeous cards! thanks for a chance to win!
Gorgeous!! I love the backgrounds and the colors you used. I’m so excited to play with my Kaleidoscope stamp!!!
This wet-on-wet/embossed technique blew my mind! I am mesmerized by how gorgeous and eye-catching these cards are!
Really pretty designs! Thanks :)
Beautiful cards Shari! They look like stained glass! I am definitely going to try this technique out! Thanks for sharing.
How pretty are these cards!!
Such rich beautiful colors