Today is an extra-special Hello, Monday! Read on:
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!
This is my featured project for the extravaganza:
(click on the pics to enbiggan)
I love advent calendars, and think they are such a fun part of the holiday season, especially for the kiddos! This particular project is an advent that includes a fun activity (in lieu of candy or prizes, etc.) for each day in December leading up to Christmas.
Even tho it is holiday themed, due to the current season, this very same project could be very easily adapted to a birthday countdown, wedding day countdown, baby due date, etc. :)
This project is a full 8.5 x 11" page design, made possible with the Big Shot Plus, which has a 9" feed. You could certainly modify the project to accommodate fewer days or a different sized format, but I really wanted to try a full page and you shoulda' seen the bouncin' and monkey clappin' goin' on 'round here when I finished it! *fist pump* Oh, my word I love that Big Shot Plus even more now...!!!
Link: Watch in HD on our YouTube Channel HERE & give it a thumbs up!
You'll see in the video how I quickly/easily made adjustments to the little windows to ease popping the doors open. This is not a necessary step--you could also pre-snip the little webbing that holds the doors shut, if you wanted, or use mini brads to create tiny door "knobs" on each of them--seriously, how stinkin' cute would that be?
And, because I figured some of you might wanna try it yourself, I included the template I made to help align the dies. You can download it below:
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 Ellen Hutson LLC 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!
And, hey, just because y'all are so fabby, in addition to the prize over at Taheerah's, we are giving away the Advent Stamp Set & matching Advent Dies to a lucky commenter here! WOOT!
Merry Christmas!
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