Sunday, December 06, 2015

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Today, I'm super excited to be playing along with....



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!


Reverse Confetti is our special sponsor today
and I used their fabulous products in a creative way to make my card.



I started by layering a Gift Card Holder Tag Confetti Cuts over a piece
of Fancy Pants patterned paper.
Then, I diecut my deer, using a combination of Branch Out Confetti Cuts
& Layered Snowflake Confetti Cuts in classic kraft & dark chocolate cardstock.
I adhered my deer together (adding a fun FP diecut nose!) and then
adhered it to my tag with dimensional adhesive.



I finished it off by stamping my sentiment, from Jolly Holiday, in scarlet jewel ink.








  


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 - 
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!

Thanks for looking!

199 comments:

Teresa Doyle said...

Oh Leigh, this is so cute! What great dies!

Betty said...

that reindeer is the cutest ever - so clever - and love the red striped background with the tans

Kristie Goulet said...

You've got to be kidding me?! How stinkin' creative is this?! LOVE!!!!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

Cute reindeer made w/ the dies.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"

Melanie Ann MacKenzie said...

What a very clever idea to use the dies to create that little cutie pie. Cheers.

!neke said...

You made a very funny reindeer !
Great nose he has !

Ineke x

Michelle said...

Adorable! Way to work those dies!!

Becca Yahrling said...

Oh my gosh, I am going to have to make a few of these for my nieces & nephews! How creative are you?!?! WOW! Fun & cute & perfect!

Anita in France said...

Brilliantly creative, Leigh ... so cute and fun! Anita :)

Ruth said...

That's a fabulous way to use dies! Love your reindeer so much. Beautifully accented by that patterned paper. Xx

cm said...

I'm jumping out of order in commenting (excited for a gallery stroll soon...) but *had* to jump the queue to let you this little reindeer is ingenious, innovative and gosh darn A-DOR-A-BLE! Talk about stretching your dies - and your imagination - in brilliant fashion! Totally love this, my friend!
Hugs~c

Vikki H said...

wow! your eyes are good! What a fun card & thanks for the ideas!

Oliev said...

Love the creative use of confetti cutts and the nose, oh dear:-)

liz said...

What a clever use for the tree stamp!

Lagene said...

This is too darn CUTE! Love how you used tree die to make the reindeer!
I love this Advent Calendar Extravaganza!

Sue D said...

Very cute and clever!

Mary-Anne V said...

Geez you are so creative...love how you used these dies to make a reindeer!

Christine Traversa said...

Aww love this!

Michele K. Henderson said...

I LOVE this little reindeer! This is really cute! You could make a lot of cards and tags with this sweet little guy!
Take care!
Michele

NanW said...

So cute and clever.

cghundley said...

Awesome creation!
Great way to use
the dies.
Carla from Utah

Denise Bryant said...

So adorable! I just love it! Very clever use of the die cuts!

Caryn said...

Totally adorable!!

Linda said...

Cute, cute, cute! Great use of the dies. Excellent choice of the background with the stripe paper, too. Thanks for sharing your talents with the rest of us.

Super Stick Chick said...

Oh my how clever! Love it!!!

Maureen Hayes said...

What a clever and creative use of these dies! I love this little reindeer and your choice of coordinating paper, etc... Thanks for being part of the hop, I am having a blast seeing who is behind each door and what they've created.

Marisa said...

LOVE how you created the reindeer - the tree for antlers is brilliant. Darlign card :)

Ashley Newell said...

How cute and fun! I love the little nose!

Renee M said...

This is super creative and adorable!

Kathy Mc said...

Very clever, Leigh! Your reindeer is adorable.

Natalie Winterstein said...

So cute and creative!

The Hardy Stamper said...

What a great idea! I love your cute reindeer!

Robin said...

This card is very cute and shows a great alternate use of dies to create something totally different. I really like your reindeer and the touches of red.

pcm said...

what a great way to stretch your dies!

Sabine Edelmann said...

Cute card. Love how you stretched your dies to do this.

Dana said...

Oh wow!! This is soooo adorable!!

Barbara said...

This is so adorable and such a fun use of the tree. I need to go look at my stamps and dies for different ways to use them! Thanks for the idea! Cute stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti

Kay Miller said...

OH NO!! That is the cutest thing ever!! How creative are you!! This is a super cute card Leigh!!

I Card Everyone said...

If you remember, I've used that tree for an ice cream cone ... but this tops that, Leigh! So clever!
=]

canadian_liner said...

Very cute and clever concoction today, Leigh!
I love how you used the die-cut pieces to create your deer. Minus the antlers, you could create some other critters, too. Fun!

Leanne in Cali said...

Great reindeer! Thanks for sharing.

Rose said...

Cute reindeer! Very creative use of the dies.

Barb said...

Great die stretcher! Whimsical card!

Brandi R said...

So cute! Love that reindeer and that striped paper ♥

Unknown said...

Love the reindeer clever.

Celeste Goff said...

Oh Leigh, this little reindeer is beyond adorable it is so clever how you pieced it together from the various die cuts!

Pam Young said...

Adorable!! I tried this when I saw it on another blog, and it's adorable! Love the nose and Reverse Confetti!!!!

Daria Z. said...

So stinking cute and clever - way to stretch your dies!

brandco2450@gmail.com said...

Love your card, Leigh. It's really cute.

Harriet Skelly said...

OMG this is such a creative way to make a cute reindeer!!!

Rahmat said...

Such fun, specially little kids would go gaga over this card, super cuteness.

Taheerah said...

Super-creative, Leigh - I love how you created the reindeer head from all those dies! Thanks for being a special part of my event! <3

Alanna said...

Such a clever card.

Dorothy Kovak said...

This is such a clever design and a great second use for supplies. TFS

Loly Borda said...

Such a fun card! Great way to use your tree dies! TFS

mandalj said...

I love how you've made the reindeer - the nose is especially cute!

Shelly said...

Seriously, ADORABLE and sooo clever!! Love!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Super cute card Leigh. Love the sweet reindeer out of the tree and snowflake dies. So creative.

Toni C said...

I love it!!! So clever.

Unknown said...

How clever! I wish I could "see" things that aren't there -- would extend the life of so many stamps and dies. Fortunately, the interwebs are full of extremely talented and creative folk, such as yourself. Thanks!

Silke Ledlow said...

Totally love this ❤️....super cute for sure!

Helen F. said...

Super fun card, Leigh! Love the reindeer, he's darling!

Sharron said...

How wonderfully clever--and so adorable!

Lisa Elton said...

Too much fun Leigh, what a great idea!!

Amy C. said...

What a cute idea! This reindeer is the sweetest!

Flo said...

How clever you are using the tree set as a reindeer. Super cute.

New Creations said...

Stinkin' cute! Love your clever idea!

TracyM #6773 said...

CUTENESS GALORE :)
LOVE your pieced reindeer and card Leigh!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CLEVER & CREATIVE INSPIRATION!!!

~amy~ said...

Leigh! This is so fun + clever!

Unknown said...

awwwwww, this is such a darling card! I love the red nose on your reindeer too... PERFECT finishing touch!

Scrapthat said...

So cute!! TFS

Svitlana Shayevich said...

Omg! So stinking cute!! Great idea for the deer! Amazing card!

Helen Gullett said...

WOW... You are so creative! Never would thought to create a cute deer out of Brach Out die set! Love your cute card, Leigh!

Nandini said...

The background DP is awesome! And the paper pieced reindeer is amazing!

Erum Tasneem said...

absolutely adorable!!

paperpapier said...

the cute deer brings smile to my face...so fun!

Mary Holshouser said...

the deer is darling.
I love to make designs using punches and die cuts.
The layering is great.
thanks for sharing.

Colleen said...

Terrific!! Love it!

Janis said...

Wonderful creative thinking!! Love the fancy nose Rudolph is sporting, there. Sweet card!!
<3 J

jwoolbright at gmail dot com
HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

choman9912@aol.com said...

So cute! I love how you created the reindeer. Thank you for sharing!

Cornelia (fun stamping) said...

So cute and clever, your reindeer!

BethieJ said...

SO CUTE CUTE CUTE!! LOVE that reindeer!!!
Happy Holidays!
Have a GREAT Day!!

Greta said...

Super creative & cute, Leigh! Love the background paper, too!

jan metcalf said...

Very cute reindeer!

Berina RGA said...

Wow!! Such a nice idea!! Very beautiful!!
-Berina
Moxie Craftie

Kimberly Rendino said...

So cute! What a great idea!

Audrey Pettit said...

Omgoodness, your deer is SO clever and SO adorable! Love how you've layered him onto the tag with that awesome candy stripe background. And LOVE his nose! Just SO sweet!

Unknown said...

Thank you for sharing...cute reindeer!

Unknown said...

So cute & clever! Thanks.

Lynn Gauthier said...

Awwwww...way to think out of the box! Adorable!

Nora Noll said...

I LOVE how you used these dies on this card. Oh so clever!!

Jayell said...

So cute. Love his nose!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

SOOO cool! This reindeer is adorable and so clever!

StampingbugKerry said...

Too too cute ! Love his antlers but his NOSE makes me smile and chuckle at the same time. So clever! :)

Katy said...

What a cute reindeer! I love it. Stay blessed!

StampinLouie said...

Leigh your card is so clever and so cute. Thanks for sharing!

Enderby said...

What a cute raindeer. I love the whole card. The nose is so cute. Merry Christmas

Chark said...

adorable!

Unknown said...

Love the striped paper with that awesomely
adorable reindeer!

Kate B said...

Wow, what a cute card! Such a great idea to use your dies in other creative ways!

Angeline Choo said...

Awww how cute !!!

Rosemary said...

very cute!!

Miriam Prantner said...

Such a clever way to create a reindeer! love this!

Dr Sonia S V said...

What a creative gorgeous reindeer
and Thank you for a chance to win
Cheers
Dr Sonia
soniasv@rediffmail.com
Cards Crafts Kids Projects

Beastybunny said...

Adorable! Great "out of the box" thinking with those dies!

Lisa Petrella said...

Oh my gosh!! This is so clever and totally adorable!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE it, Leigh!!!

Jeanie said...

He's the sweetest the little reindeer! Thanks for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

omg...have to say you are one clever gal! Would never have thought to make a deer from a Tree stamp set. And such a cute deer at that. He just made me giggle! Nice job.
Lu C

Kristen said...

VERY CREATIVE! Thank you for sharing your innovation!

Dana M said...

How wonderfully sweet and creative!

Michelle said...

Such a clever and cute card, Leigh!

Peanut said...

That is just sooooo clever! Pure genius! Love this card.

muskokamama said...

What an imagination and so cute.

Lindarub said...

Great way to stretch your dies and stamps.

Marie said...

So fun to use those dies to make a reindeer like that! TFS =)

jintyoo7 said...

Very clever and so adorable :-)

Irene said...

Adorable! The border really sets off the fun die cut!

ValByDesign, Valerie said...

That is toooo cuuuute! I love it! Great job!

Carol McCready said...

Such a cute reindeer you created.

hthole said...

Oh what thinker you are. Thanks for sharing an out of box ideas for the dies.

Unknown said...

very creative - love your card

Unknown said...

I love the adorable reindeer card. Love it!:)

Bobbie Bluegill said...

He is so cute, especially his Christmas tree antlers.

A Tad Bit Off said...

Very cute reindeer!

Miriam Leech said...

Very cute!!

Janet's Joy said...

Well how smart are you! Great idea!

Megan said...

Clever way to stretch your dies!

Margaret said...

Great card! Love how you used the various dies to make the reindeer - very clever!

CraftyPaws said...

OMGEE how cute and clever! Love this reindeer!

Memories by Manda said...

Your reindeer is fab - love how you thought out of the box using different die cuts to make it.

Suchi said...

Such a beautiful card..love the rindeer! :)
Suchi xx

Jennifer_GlitterInMyHair said...

So cute and CLEVER! Love that nose!

Unknown said...

OH wow that is amazing!!!

Bernice P. said...

The card is adorable! Love the reindeer!

Ericka Strange said...

Great reindeer and I love how you re purposed the die. Fun card and so cute!

Unknown said...

Very good idea!!

Kim Potts said...

What an awesome idea. Great way to find multiple uses from your dies

D.Ann C said...

Cute way to extend your dies!

Carolyn Burch said...

love that stripe background paper....the tan deer looks great with it

Denise G. said...

What a creative use of the various dies to make the adorable reindeer. The craft paper just pops against the striped background! Just love it!

Jingle said...

I love this! Totally fun and creative!

A Crafty Person said...

Adorable Reindeer!!

Unknown said...

Cute!

pressnstamp@yahoo.com said...

love the card
pressnstamp@yahoo.com

Laura said...

This is so stinkin' cute - - and that nose!

MelissaF said...

This reindeer is super cute, such a clever way to use the tree and snowflake dies!

theCook said...

Fun reindeer!

Kari D said...

who knew that behind those 'average everyday dies' was a very special reindeer waiting to come out? Well, YOU, of course! Thanks so much for sharing!

Peggy Joyce said...

OMG....I'm going through these days backwards so I've already seen about a dozen and then THIS....how totally clever and original. Congrats!

Danielle said...

so cute!

D- said...

OMGosh what an AWWW-dorable reindeer. Thanks for sharing your sweet card.
Crafty hugs,
Dawn
DesignsByDragonfly.blogspot

Debra said...

So smart. Great use of the products and design!

Me said...

Love how you put the reindeer together with all those different dies!

Maureen Chandler said...

This is darling - love the tag on a card - so cute!!

Crafty Math Chick said...

SO clever! I love how you created a reindeer out of 'Branch Out'! Such a cute reindeer too! I hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Rubeena I. said...

ah brilliant!!! :)

Elizabeth said...

Clever us of the dies. TFS

sandie said...

cute reindeer

sandie said...

cute card

Lucinde | Lucilight said...

Beautiful! Love the reindeer

Bunny Dobbie said...

Really sweet card. Love the reindeer made from mixed pieces!

joy said...

So creative! Love your way of using the dies for this adorable card, Leigh!

Zuby said...

Neat repurposing of a tree die.

Liz O. said...

What a sweet reindeer and great use of the "branch out dies" TFS Leigh and Merry Christmas!

Unknown said...

So cute and creative!!

Debbie A said...

Very clever! I love the reindeer.

Some Lucky Dog said...

Very sweet reindeer!

Dodie said...

Oh my gosh! That nose is too cute!

bev p said...

Very clever! Love the peppermint stripe background paper. It just shouts "Christmas!"

Tami said...

WOW clever idea with the die cuts

Jana said...

Cute use of dies!

zgagi said...

Such a fun card. Great idea with altering the die cuts.

Unknown said...

Absolutely adorable! Thanks for helping us think outside the box to help stretch the use we get out of the products we already have!

rscholz said...

Cute card and I love how you did the deer. TFS

Unknown said...

So fun, love the cute diecut reindeer

Patty said...

Oh my Goodness...this is just toooooo cute!! That nose just cracks me up!!

None None said...

how cute is this reindeer!!! Love this!!

barbara macaskill said...

Absolutely adorable!! TFS!

Donna Hendrick said...

Very cute and creative!

Bev Karolak said...

Such a cute card! Love how you made the reindeer. :-)

Leonor said...

great card

Kim Faucher said...

Absolutely love the idea for making him a reindeer!!!

KT Fit Kitty said...

So fun and creative! This little cutie is adorable!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

This is so cool! Love how you created him and his nose!

Karen R said...

Way to think outside of the box!! Your reindeer is adorable... I may have to CASE him!!!

MTPatB said...

Innovative design, very cute. I love the fancy pants paper.

Joyce said...

Ingenious way to use your die cuts.

Michelle Lupton said...

So inventive, and so stinking cute!

Angela Walters said...

I saw this card on Pinterest before I started doing the Advent Calendar hop. I loved it the moment I saw it! I have the tree die and love finding new ways to use what I already have. This is especially great!

livingonair said...

So cute!!! I like the candy cane background... it really adds a PUNCH.

Kathy BM said...

Super cute deer - love him!!

Buttarcrafts said...

Great idea...how creative!

mtscrapgal said...

How clever of you to use the Branch Out dies to make the reindeer. He is adorable. I love the whole concept of the card. Thanks

Anna Natalia said...

I love how you used the tree and the branches to create the reindeer.

Tracy said...

What a clever card. TFS.

Arianna Barbara said...

Gorgeous!!!! I love this project!

Unknown said...

that patterned paper... DROOL.

Sandy G said...

Really cute.

Unknown said...

I love this stamp set! So adorable! If I won this GC I'd have a hard time picking a favorite set!