Hi all! I’m super excited to be taking part in Taheerah’s Advent Calendar Extravaganza today.
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 would like to share a card and process video with you.
There’s no patterned paper on this card, the plaid motif is spunged on with some black ink. The video shows you how I did it.
I used a Simon Says Stamp snowflake die to make a flake from white glitter fun foam. I had to run it a couple of times through my die-cutting machine to make sure it was cut all the way through. And then I carefully peeled it of the backer, since my foam has an adhesive back. I removed most of the adhesive however, except for the middle part.
The sentiment I used is from one of my own Dutch stamp sets, and means ‘our best wishes’. I stamped it in black to match the black pattern of the background.
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 Dee’s Artsy Impressions, so you’ll definitely want to get your hands on it! Simply leave a comment on this post to enter – then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too to double your chances! 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 7am EST on Thursday 31st December to leave all your comments!
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!
Els.
SUPPLIES:
Irene
Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing the video with us….the plaid is fabulous!
Marcia
Beautiful card!! Thanks for sharing!!
Taheerah
That sponged plaid is stunning! Love this festive card. Thank you so much for being a special part of my event! <3
Natalie Winterstein
Beautiful! I love the plaid design – so cozy!
Michele K. Henderson
Beautiful! I love your pretty design style!
Holiday Hugs,
Michele
Oliev
Awesome card, loving the plaid and the detail on snowflake:-)
Mary Holshouser
The card is beautiful. You would never know that the paper didn’t start out as a plaid.
thanks for sharing.
Patty
Very classic and elegant
lisa gross
The plaid is beautiful and i love the snowflake very nice card.
Irene Talaasen
Hi Els,
Beautiful card!! Your creativity inspires as usual!!
Blessings,
Irene in Colorado
Anita in France
That delicate snowflake is fabulous against the bold plaid, Els … just lovely! Anita 🙂
Mariken
Prachtige kaart Els, gaaf!
Carol Mc
Beautiful card. Love the plaid and design.
Teresa Doyle
What a beautiful card, I am totally impressed with your gorgeous background. The over all card is just amazing!
Merry Christmas!
Deepti
Mesmerizing 🙂 such a stunning piece pf Christmas beauty 🙂
Rose j
Your plaid background looks fabulous. The pretty snowflake & white card edge finishes it beautifully.
Brandi R
Beautiful! Love the plaid ♥
sarah
Mooie kaart !
Liefs Sarah
barbara lassiter
love your car and the background in particular. Thanks for sharing how it was created.
Colleen F
I love your red and black card…awesome plaid you made and that snowflake is so pretty.
Dana
Wonderful card! I absolutely love the plaid and enjoyed the video.
Shelly
This is beautiful!!
Rosemary
Really gorgeous card!!
Rebecca Yahrling
Gorgeous card! Thanks for the tutorial. Your work is amazing.
Lindarub
Love the background on your card and the snowflake.
Loly Borda
Beautiful card! Thanks for the video!
irene grau
Wow, I can’t believe you sponged the whole thing. It’s gorgeous!
Diane
The plaid and snowflake are gorgeous, this is such a pretty card!
Sherisse A.
i love the plaid card you made. It is really pretty!:)
Mary-Anne V.
Gorgeous plaid card…love the foam sparkly snowflake.
Shayn Lee
What a beautiful and elegant design!:)
Riss Lim
Your card is simply gorgeous. I love it !:)
Janice Lei
I can never make plaid patterns. If I did, my lines would be wonky. Your card however is really pretty! A far cry from what I can do!:)
Janice Lei
I love the font of your logo, may I ask what font it is?
Els Brigé
It’s the Bonjour font, Janice. Thanks for stopping by!
StampinLouie
Love the plaid. T hanks for doing the video to show how you did the plaid>
Memoriesbymanda
That plaid background is cool.
Jeanie
Wow, that background looks like patterned paper — you did an amazing job! Thanks for the inspiration!
TracyM #6773
AWESOME inking, FABULOUS tutorial and DELIGHTFUL card – LOVE IT ALL!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION 🙂
Maureen Hayes
Love how you created that plaid background! I adore plaid and this is a wonderful idea. Thank you for participating in this hop and for inspiring me to give this a try as well. Beautiful card all he way around.
Greta H
Beautiful card–love the brad in the snowflake center!
Glenda Lehrmann
Beautiful card. The design is wonderful.
Lisa Petrella
GORGEOUS!! Love the plaid in the background and that stunning, sparkly snowflake!!!
Holly
Prachtige kaart!
wat een leuk idee…
Heather Robertson
pretty card – love how the white pops against the dark b/g
Kim Strating
Love, love, love the plaid! This is a beautiful card!
Helen F.
What a beautiful card! L:ove that plaid
Marty H
Love the card–thanks for the video.
Janis in ID
Your wonderful plaid background is so festive and bright!! Thanks for sharing your art!
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chark
wow, beautiful plaid background!
Lynda J
Nice plaid
Lynn Hardy
What a beautiful modern card!
Amy Cooley
The glittery snowflakeis so pretty!
Dana W
Gorgeous card!! Love how you created the background!!
Nina-Marie Trapani
WOW! this is soooooo beautiful!!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE that foam snowflake!!!!
Denise Bryant
Beautiful card! Love the plaid background and that lovely snowflake!
Bernice Pierre
Fabulous and festive card!
~amy~
Els, this is beautiful!!!!
Patricia
Lovely card!!!
Lisa K
Beautiful card! Love the plaid.
Ericka Strange
Fun card love the plaid makes it look so much like Christmas!
Kathy Mc
Gorgeous card with the white snowflake on red/black plaid. Can’t believe you blended color for your stripes. It was worth it though with such beautiful work.
Chrystelle
Such a lovely blog site! I really like your paint technique! Thank you for participating in the Blog Hop!
Jayell
Great card. I’ve never tried die cutting craft foam but I love the look of it here.
Carolyn Burch
love the pretty curve against the “masculine” plaid
Berina Febin
Beautiful card!! Love the plaid!! Very pretty snowflake..
-Berina
Moxie Craftie
Katherine
What a gorgeous card and I love your blog!
Cyndee
plaid and a simple white snowflake makes a winning combination !
Melissa Friedrich
Love your beautiful plaid card, and thanks for the video!
Kristina CraftyPaws
Great CAS card. Love that plaid and the dimensional snowflake!
Kathy Schweinfurth
Such a lovely CAS design!!
Angela Person
Plaid is one of my favorite backgounds fro Christmas cards.
Angeline Choo
OMG. This is such a wonderful idea!! LOVE it!
Helen Gullett
What a beautiful CAS Christmas card with plaid background and glitter snowflake! Just beautiful!
phyllis rodriguez
like your card
Denise Gutshall
I love the plaid background! The snowflake just pops and the button matches so nicely with the background! What a lovely card!
Laura Miller
I noticed the snowflake embellishment first. Then thought the Desginer series paper was cut – – until I watched your video. You created the plaid! WOW
theCook
Beautiful card, love that snowflake!
Danielle Wiegert
beautiful!
Daria Z.
Love your plaid card!
Dawn~DesignsByDragonfly
Thanks for sharing your beautiful card.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot
Robin S
I love your plaid background, the red, black, and white color combo, the snowflake, and the curved bottom edge. This card is simple and classic, and is perfect for the many guys in my life! Thank you for sharing, and Merry Christmas!
Ashley N Newell
This is beautiful!
Andrea
Such a beautifully designed card!!! Love the gorgeous snowflake!
CathyL
So pretty! Love the plaid and the snowflake. Merry Christmas!!
Heather T
Great backgorund, fun card. Thanks for sharng.
Dee Earnshaw
Love the tartan design. Great design and festive inspiration:)
Elizabeth Del Valle
WOW! stunning card
sandie scott
lovely card and interesting technique
barb macaskill
LOVE this card!! The snowflake is beautiful and I love the background! TFS! Merry Christmas!
larissa heskett
SQUEAL!! Just AWESOME!! THANKS for sharing and for the chances to WIN too!! =) Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)
Lindsay w
Very cute card!
Dorothy
Love the red plaid background with the snowflake. Great job. TFS
Debbie A.
Very cool card. I love the plaid effect!
Donna
Great card! I am inspired to use the snowflake that has been sitting on my desk.
Maureen Chandler
This is a beautiful card – thanks so much for sharing!! Merry Christmas to you!!
Agnieszka
Lovely card. Love the traditional colors.
Ria Montefalcon
Wow! What a beautiful card, love the colors and that pop of snowflake
Patty E
Beautifully designed card!! Love that plaid!
Christy Q
Love that plaid background you sponged – so cool!!!
Angie Hall
I love the wonderful snowflake that is the star of your card. The glitter foam made it very sparkly. Thanks for the beautiful card. I love plaids.
bev p
I love the plaid background. Beautiful work. Thanks so much!
Kim Faucher
The plaid stamping is beautiful. Really makes that white crisply pop!!
Leonor Carrilho
great card
Dodie
So ute!
KT Fit Kitty
Very pretty! I love the snowflake and gorgeous plaid!
Patricia Ladd
The bold plaid background with the white stitching and white snowflake is very striking.
Michele K. Henderson
What a beautiful way to get organized!
Holiday Hugs,
Michele
Karen Ramsey
You did such a wonderful job with the plaid. Red and black and a pop of white…stunning!
Liz O.
Gorgeous design, love the plaid background and the pretty snow flake, Thanks for sharing!
Nandini
Very elegant. Love the glittery snowflake!
Bev Karolak
Beautiful card! Love the plaid background.
Patt H.
Love the gorgeous plaid background! Thanks so much for sharing how you made it.
Natalia
Pretty card!
Tracy
Cool card.
Angela
This card is so pretty! I really like it a lot!
Arianna Barbara
Gorgeous!!!! I love this project!
Christine
love the middle of the snowflake! its the perfect touch
Sue D
Fabulous–love the plaid.