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Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia


Hello everyone,



Here is what Taheerah has to say about her feature.

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!

Today I am sharing with you a Holiday card using Uniko products.

Season's Greetings card

I have used Stunning Snowflakes stamp set to create my background. This set has snowflakes images in three different sizes. Great for clustering. I have white heat embossed the snowflakes on watercolour paper. Then used Gansai Tambi watercolour to watercolour in layers. The heat embossed snowflakes resist the watercolour and pops out at you. Since the watercolour is in layers, I love the effect of colour pooling around the snowflakes. Once dry I spattered some Mr Huey opaque white. I set this aside to dry while I work on the sentiment.

Season's Greetings closeup

 I stamped and white heat embossed the sentiment from All Occasion Sentiments #4 on a grey piece of cardstock. Then I trimmed then and cut fish tail on the right side of the strip.
Once the watercoloured panel is dry, I used Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangle largest die to die cut a stitched edge panel. This panel is then adhered on a white card base using some craft foam. The sentiment is then adhered to the top left of the card front using foam adhesive. Finally I embellished with Pretty Pink Posh's Sparkly Clear sequins.

Season's Greetings flat

Hope you like my Holiday card today. As you have may have guessed, today's sponsor is Uniko!


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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!

Thank you very much for stopping by my blog today!

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155 comments:

  1. Gayatri your snowy card is gorgeous! I have that set for a few more days ... hope to make something as beautiful with it!
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  2. Stunning Gayatri! Blue is my fave one and your watercolor BG is too gorgeous! Love it!

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  3. A gorgeous snow-flake flurries sky here, Gayatri! You've card makes me want to bundle up and go for a stroll, to catch the snowflakes on my mittens! Thank you so much for being part of Taheerah's Advent series!
    ~carol

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  4. Wow! Love this beautiful royal blue background!
    Take care!
    Michele

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  5. Beautiful background ! I enjoy my Gansai Tambi watercolors and they look so vibrant on your card.

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  6. Beautiful vibrant blue in your background!

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  7. Absolutely gorgeous! I love that deep blue! :)

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  8. Oh my goodness! That is so striking! Love the deep rich color!

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  9. Like the heat embossed snowflakes.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  10. gorgeous card... love the snowy background!

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  11. Gorgeous colored background and pretty snowflakes! Lovely card!

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  12. Beautiful card,
    love that water
    colored background!
    Carla from Utah

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  13. Great card. Love your bold blue background.

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  14. Gorgeous blue background & love how the sentiment pops!

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  15. The background is so bright and vivid. it really makes the snowflakes pop off the card.
    Beautiful.
    thanks for sharing.

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  16. Your snowflake card is stunning! My sweet husband is buying me those watercolour paints for Christmas, so I shall be able to try something similar next year!

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  17. Wow! Love that bold blue background and those beautiful snowflakes. GREAT card ♥

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  18. Exactly my favorite style of card.....wonderful background with simple sentiment. LOVE that deep blue for your snowy sky!!! Just gorgeous.
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  19. Wow this rocks! Love the beautiful background of your card!!!!

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  20. I always love watercoloring and your blue is absolutely gorgeous! The snowflake shapes are so petty too1

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  21. Beautiful card Gayatri!! Very beautiful color combination.
    -Berina
    Moxie Craftie

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  22. So gorgeous, Gayatri ... the crisp white is fabulous with those wonderful watercolour blues! Anita :)

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  23. Quite stunning! Love the gorgeous background color.

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  24. As always, Gayatri, this card is stunning!

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  25. Beautiful card! I love all the detail with the embossing, watercolor and sequins. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  26. What a stunning use of blue! I love it!

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  27. What a gorgeous and beautifully vibrant card you created. It's just lovely!

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  28. WOW !
    Love the richness of the blue.
    That snowflake background is fabulous.

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  29. This snowflake stamp is so dramatic embossed as you did against that stunning background. What a knock-out card!

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  30. Your card is stunning. The blue watercolor is perfect background for the snowflakes. Thanks

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  31. Fantastic card Gayatri. Love the striking blue hues with the heat embossed snowflakes.

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  32. WOW How vibrant and gorgeous it looks
    Cheers
    Dr Sonia

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  33. GORGEOUS card Gayatri!!!
    Your snowflakes really are STUNNING against your MAGICAL background - LOVE IT!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing :)

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  34. Love the bright colors in your snowflake card. Thanks for sharing.

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  35. Love the eye catching color and the pretty snowflakes.

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  36. I LOVE the water-colored background on this beautiful card. So gorgeous! Thank you for the inspiration.

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  37. Absolutely gorgeous card Gayatri! Amazing color vibrancy and so wonderfully balanced.

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  38. Beautiful! I love the vivid blue!

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  39. Beautiful! And my favorite color! TFS

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  40. Beautiful background -- thanks for the inspiration!

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  41. WOW! Those snowflakes are gorgeous! And your varied blue background is magnificent. Nice job!
    Lu C

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  42. Oh. My. Gosh!!! This is incredible gayatri!!!

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  43. I love the watercoloured panel...it is stunning!

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  44. oh my word!!! WHat a striking card. LOVE that background.
    x Asha

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  45. Wow, such an eye-catching background - deep and rich and lovely! Thank you so much for being a special part of my event! xoxo

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  46. Beautiful water coloring, Gayatri. Love that stitched die and white embossed snowflakes

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  47. WOW!!! Very stunning and very beautiful!! i love the blue!!

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  48. This is beautiful Gayatri. This is the reason I am trying to learn watercolouring. Every time I see cards like this I am even more determined to learn. Just beautiful!

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  49. Beautiful card! LOVE your fab blue BG and pretty snowflakes :)

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  50. I love these vibrant colors and it just makes those snowflakes jump right out.

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  51. Your watercolored background is perfect for your white embossed snowflakes. Wouldn't have thought to ink sentiment on gray but it looks awesome, Gayatri!

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  52. That's such a beautiful blue background! Gorgeous!

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  53. Wow, what a gorgeous blue to highlight the snowflakes!

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  54. Such a stunning blue background to highlight the snowflakes. Gorgeous!

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  55. That is simply stunning... so vibrant and I love the colour you chose. Thanks for sharing. Cheers.

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  56. What a striking blue background for those lovely snowflakes Gayatri.

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  57. The background on this is AMAZING, Gayatri, gorgeous card!!!

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  58. That background is so vibrant, its almost iridescent.

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  59. WOW stunning and bright card! Love it!

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  60. Oh Gorgeous!! Love the watercolor background!!

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  61. Love your background and it lets the snowflakes stand out.

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  62. Amazing background -- and such a vibrant blue! Gorgeous card!!

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  63. What a beautiful stamp set and I love that you heat embossed and used watercolor! This hop is so much fun, I am enjoying getting to know new (to me) bloggers and seeing all sorts of projects, cards, etc... It is truly inspiring and I am having a blast clicking on that little door each day and seeing who is behind it. Thanks so much for participating and for the beautiful card you made!

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  64. Stunning! Love the color of the background!

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  65. Your card is gorgeous. I love the color combination.
    Now I'm a new blog follower.

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  66. wonderful vibrant card - love the color

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  67. Oh I love this card. I love blue. Thanks for sharing.

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  68. I love the bold blue background. It really contrasts against the white snowflakes!:)

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  69. As always, gorgeous! The snowflakes really pop!

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  70. Oh I love your card - so vibrant and sparkly.

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  71. Such a bold background! Fun to see what a range of looks you can get with watercolor

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  72. WOW gorgeous luxe color! Love this card!

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  73. Such a beautifully vibrant background. Your card is stunning!

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  74. Really like the intensity of the color! Beautiful.

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  75. I love the colors you used! Made the card pop

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  76. oh I LOVE snowflakes! your card is awesome! Did I mention I love snowflakes? lol

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  77. This is SUCH a gorgeous background!!!

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  78. Gorgeous card, beautiful water colored background for these pretty snowflakes! Love the layers of watercoloring.

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  79. Well, here I was thinking ...."that is just STUNNING" and then I saw the name of this stamp set...."Stunning Snowflakes" LOL....guess I got that one right on the nose!

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  80. Stunning snowflake card! Love the blue!

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  81. Wow! This is beautiful! That blue is amazing!!!

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  82. Stunning card! The background really "POPS"

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  83. love t
    pressnstamp@yahoo.comhe blue background

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  84. Rich, lush background to your vibrant white snowflakes

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  85. Stunning card! Merry Christmas!!

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  86. So pretty. LOVE that wonderful color blue! Certainly highlights the white snowflakes! Thanks for sharing!

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  87. Great use of the products and design!

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  88. Love your beautiful background. Thanks for sharing your terrific card.
    Crafty hugs,
    Dawn
    DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

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  89. Stunning beautiful blue background!!!

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  90. How beautiful! That background is breathtaking!!!

    housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
    www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com

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  91. What a beautiful bright and happy card - gorgeous! Thanks so much!

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  92. wow that is one gorgeous background!

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  93. Striking card, such a beautiful deep blue background!

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  94. Oh, the background is gorgeous. Great design and festive inspiration:)

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  95. This card is very striking because of that deep blue.

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  96. Gorgeous card Gayatri! Love the background! TFS!

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  97. Love the snowflakes you used, and the blue is so vibrant!

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  98. Cobalt blue is my favorite color, so this card makes me very happy. Love it! TFS

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  99. The rich and luxurious blues are magnificent!!! LOVE this card to pieces!! TFS! Merry Christmas!

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  100. This card is beautiful! I love the intensity of the background!

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  101. Oh wow love the blue it just POPS

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  102. Thanks so much for some beautiful inspiration. Love the contrast between the bright white and dark blues..

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  103. Stunning card, the snowflakes against that navy background - amazing

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  104. Love that bold blue background colors. Amazing card as always, love that stamping too

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  105. Love the sentiment on the black tag against that striking blue snowflake background!!

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  106. So stunning! l love the bold and vibrant background you created!

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  107. Wow! an absolutely gorgeous card!! Love those snowflakes.

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  108. Stunning card! I love the vivid background colors. The snowflake images are beautiful. TFS.

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  109. Just stunning! Love that intense color!

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  110. Wow, your background is just gorgeous! What a beautiful card!

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  111. Beautiful card! Love the background. :-)

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  112. Using the watercolor was really beautiful! Nicely done.

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  113. Such beautiful, rich colour! Gorgeous!

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  114. This is a beautiful card! The blue watercolored background with the crisp white snowflakes is gorgeous!

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  115. The blue is AWESOME and such a change of pace!

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  116. This card is so gorgeous. The layering of the blue water colors is inspired. Embossing the snowflakes in white really makes them pop. Thanks

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  117. Wow! What a stunning card! Love the combo of intense blue and pure white.

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  118. Gorgeous depth of color! Well done!

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  119. I love this background & colors! It's so striking, thanks for sharing!

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Thank you so much for taking time to visit my blog. Appreciate your comments. They mean a lot to me!

Hugs
Gayatri