Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia + Emboss Resist Card & Envelope Set
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Hello crafty friends! Welcome to a special blog post I have for you as part of my friend Taheerah Atchia’s Advent Extravaganza event!
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 ONE HUNDRED 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 guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!! Today’s sponsor is Honey Bee Stamps! (I love their products; you need to visit their store and check them out!)
Join in the fun every day at Taheerah’s blog to see what special surprises await behind the door!
So for my project, I decided to use some of Simon Says Stamp’s newer stamp sets and their gorgeous new Schoolhouse Red V-flap envelopes. I don’t know what it is about red cardstock and gold, but it is just stunning! I created a matching card and envelope set that features an emboss resist design.
The video below walks you through how I created this set, as well as a few tips along the way! I hope you’ll check it out to see the card in action (please excuse my slightly-scratchy voice in the video… I’m still recovering from being sick!) Thanks for stopping by and visiting with me today… make sure you also visit Taheerah’s blog for more Advent Extravaganza fun! THANK YOU Taheerah for having me as part of this awesome event!!
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 Honey Bee Stamps, so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post – then head back to Taheerah’s blog and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine 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 2016 to enter.
Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit Taheerah’s blog every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!
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Lovely card! The gold embossing on red card is so “Christmasy.”
STUNNING!!!!! WOW this is so beautiful
absolutely stunning!
This card and envelope set is my top pick of gorgeous cards. Thanks for the video too..
This is so so beautiful! Classic and unique at the same time – you’ve really pulled it off! Thanks for the inspiration and awesome tips! xx
Wow, this card is stunning. Thanks for the tutorial. Thanks for sharing!
Wow so pretty and festive :) love the emboss resist technique used. Thanks for sharing :)
Cheers and happy new year
preety
Oh my goodness this is beautiful your video said it was day 25. I hope I’m not off track!
You just totally knocked my socks off! Your card is outstanding!!!
Love the colors. So bright and bold.
Beautiful colors. Love the red and gold combination!! The matching envelope is pretty sweet too.
What an elegant card. Love the rad and gold together.
OMGEE this is gorgeous!!! Fabulous bold gold and red card and envelope!
Really beautiful card & envelope set! You are right on about how pretty the antique gold is on the red card stock. Your video was very helpful – thank you so much for sharing your talents :o)
What gorgeous golden snowflakes! Wouldn’t it be cool if just one snowfall were golden?!!
Beautiful card. I love embossing.
Beautiful color combo!
Stunning Card !
Oooh…red and gold are always so elegant!
The perfect red and gold combo. What a luscious card! Merry Christmas.
WOW! Really beautiful card.
Very elegant with this gold and red together. Merry Christmas!
Love the background of this card. Very elegant
Truly elegant! LOVE the red and gold embossing! Wow!
Oh! You’re so right!! The gold and red combo really is stunning! So rich looking!
The colors are great!
What a beautiful card! The Merry Christmas script is lovely and the gold embossing against the rich red background is just stunning! Thanks for sharing!
Love the gold embossing on the red. SO pretty and festive! Wonderful job.
Very pretty card!
Wow your card is gorgeous and elegant.
Great tutorial video. I love the cards. The heat embossed gold against the beautiful red looks fabulous.
Wow! Just.so.gorgeous.
Absolutely gorgeous card & envelope! The red & gold together is sooooo stunning! Very regal looking!
This is just Stunning! Rich red and shiny gold make such a powerful statement. Thanks for the video.
FANTASTIC! Love the red and gold combination!
Love what you did with the envelope!
Your card is gorgeous! The red and gold combo is beautiful!
Such a beautiful and festive looking card, the gorgeous shade of red goes beautifully with the gold. And I love the matching envelope, too, such a great additional touch! Love this set!
Fabulous!
Love this card set with the red and gold color combo. Thank you for making the video and sharing your ideas and techniques.
Such a beautiful card
GORGEOUS!!!!
So beautiful, love the gold, rich colors and matching envelope!
Wow! So Bright and beautiful!
Love the red and gold combo!
Nina-Marie this is so festive and beautiful. Love the rich red color with the gold beautiful. Thank you
That red on gold design is stunning!
BEAUTIFUL! I love the color combo of the gold and red!
Gorgeous!
Stunning and so Christmasy
Yep. Gorgeous.
Love the boldness of color choices! Beautiful card
Gold and red look so stunning. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful! Red and gold are so classy and festive together!
The gold is beautiful and so bold. Love this.
So classy. Love the rich, vibrand red!
Love the gold embossing on the red card! The matching envelope is beautiful! 🙂
Stunning! Love how you made a matching envelope!
Sammibug in Ohio
How very classic and rich-looking
Wow! Absolutely gorgeous!! This red and gold together is so rich and elegant!!
The red and gold look is fabulous!
WOW this is beautiful! the gold embossing on red is just stunning!
OMG – the gold against the red is breathtaking!
love this so much! thanks for the video!
This is gorgeous!!! Love the gold on that red!
Wow!! Love the red and gold together!! Stunning card!!!
Gorgeous gorgeous set!
My goodness so bright and beautiful!
I love the look of red and gold, it is so classy and celebratory!
Wow gorgeous card and matching envelope!! Super festive in red and gold love it!
WOW! Such an elegant pairing of red&gold, Nina! The person on the receiving end of this ensemble will be blown away with your gorgeous, detailed design! Thank you for joining Taheerah’s Extravaganza; you’ve sent my festive spirit soaring!
~carol
gorgeous and rich! how clever to start with a red card base… DUH! sometimes i don’t see the forest through the trees!
Really gorgeous card. Love the envelope, too.
Beautiful and classy!
Beautiful card.
I love the traditional red and gold colors.
Your card is very rich and elegant looking! Love it.
Gorgeous card! Love red and gold together! Thanks for the video!!
I love the Card!
Nina–another great project and another great video! I just love the red & gold colors on this set–very elegant! Thank you so much for sharing all that you do! Merry Christmas!
Oh, how pretty. Love the gold heat embossing with the hot red! So festive.
Just beautiful. I love the gold on the red paper.
I love this card. The red is so vibrant and mixed with the gold, it just pops!
Love it!
Great card, I like the red and gold color combo.
Wow! The gold and red is just stunning!
What a lovely card and envy and love how you distressed the edges for a finished finery. I can’t find the word to express the finished look.
Wow! So beautiful…The Distress Ink makes such a huge difference around the edges!!
Love this red and how you toned it down with stamping another red around the edges. The gold is totally a Christmas color. Lovely finished card.
Really GORGEOUS card!!! Love that red and gold together!!
Beautiful card all around. The touch of fired brick adds so much depth and the red and gold is just such a classic Christmas combo
Love the shine and bright red!
Beautiful card & envelope! The red & gold is very elegant & quite stunning!
Your card is so beautiful! I am normally not a fan of red, but you’re right about there being something about red and gold. Every little detail just grabs your eye. You seemed to have spent a lot of time making it with all that you did, which is why cards like yours are even more special. It shows you not only made a card for someone but gave your time to make it as beautiful as possible for the person who receives it. Thank you for sharing your card and the steps you went through to get it done.
Love the red and gold very pretty card.
Your choice of colors is superb! Love the bright and shiny beauty that abounds here!
Love the red and gold. Gorgeous card
I love your card Nina!!! The red and gold are just such a classic look. And I love the coordinating emevelope 😊
Love the card and envelope.
So vibrant! Love the elegant gold embossing on the red. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you, Nina-Marie. This card is exquisite! You really made that pop by adding the inking around the edges. So nice. Merry Christmas!
I love your card and envelope. That bright beautiful red with the dazzling gold is stunning!
Such beautiful red stationary with the gold embossing! Stunning!!
This is such a beautiful card!! Perfect Christmas card!! ❤️🎄
Fabulous embossing and beautiful vibrant red color!
The gold embossing is so pretty and I love that you decorated the envelope too!
Beautiful, stunning red and gold card!
Your card and envelope are both absolutely stunning. Thank you for sharing
Nina your card and envelope is very classy. The red is so vibrant and the gold is really showy on it. Just stunning!
Your card set is stunning !
So very pretty!!!
Oh this is fun! Love the red and gold. Thanks for sharing on this great extravaganza!!
Such a beautiful card…simply elegant!
Nina your card is very beautiful. thanks got making a videol
The fired brick really knocks the red and gold out of the park Nina! What a great idea.
Love your elegant gold and red combo! Gorgeous card and envelope! What a treat that would be to receive in the mail!
What a card. I can almost taste Christmas when I see your card. Really well done.
Oh this is gorgeous and
so elegant looking! Love
the stamping on the
envelope also.
Carla from Utah
Nina – elegant and beautiful – quick easy! TFS!
Striking, beautiful, gorgeous!
Wow, gorgeous! Love the stunning red and gold!
Wow–I like the red and gold together.
This is a great technique! Beautiful cards! Love your choice of color! Thank you for sharing your creativity!
Love the red and gold on your card.
Wow, the red and gold are beautiful. Love your card and envelope.
Just stunning! Yes, the gold on the red is so nice!
Love the red with the gold on your card! The font for the Merry Christmas is so elegant!
So bright and festive!Beautiful!
Wow this is a classy red and gold card loved your video on it
Absolutely gorgeous card Nina! Love the tone on tone accents.
So elegant!
I am so glad I watched the video. I didn’t even notice the deeper red around the borders, but watching you do it was like watching magic happen. What a gorgeous difference! And I totally agree: that red and that gold were born for each other. Thanks so much.
Wow, the red color you have used is gorgeous and makes the gold sentiment pop:)
Beautiful!
Beautiful! One of my favorite Christmas color combinations!
This is gorgeous, those colors are so striking together.
Fabulously festive card and envelope!
Beautiful card and you could do the same technique in different color combos. You got me thinking. :)
So elegant and beautiful, love the red and gold color combo and your envelope is as pretty as the card!
Beautiful ensemble– I love the embossed gold on red and the addition of Fired Brick to really enhance the embossing!!
Gorgeous! Love the red and gold together – and, of course, the matching envelope.
I agree, true red and gold are stunning together, and spell Christmas, even without words. I love the card!
Beautiful bold red card!!!
Stunning brilliant dimension. Pops right off the card & envelope. Just a beauty.
Lovely red card. This would work for a Chinese New Year card if I changed the stamping. Lovely.
Just beautiful red and gold!!!!!
Love your card especially the red and gold. Just cla.ssic
Nina, this is gorgeous!! Love the gold against the red.
Oh, so pretty! Love the red and gold together. Thanks for the inspiration. :D
You are so correct…this is a very classy card and matching envelope. I may need to change up my card idea for next year! Well done!!
Such a pretty card that looks amazing in red on gold. Great stamp sets used on your project.
DebbieC
Beautiful, elegant card and envelope.
So rich and luxurious, Nina-Marie … what a gorgeous card! Anita :)
Red and gold is such a classic combination and it stunning here, used with such boldness. Beautiful!
Beautiful card!
Fabulous card! Love all that red!
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
Outrageously beautiful! What a gorgeous set.
Absolutely GORGEOUS card & envelope!! I want to go try that… thank you!
Gorgeous card – so VERY Christmasy. Thanks for the video, also. I know it takes a lot of work and time but it sure was nice!
Love the card–and envelope! I wish I’d seen the big sentiment stamp earlier, I would have totally used it this year 😢
GORGEOUS! It would be such a treat to receive this beauty in the mail! Thanks for the video.
Such a rich looking card.
Love the red – the shading on the edges
is wonderful.
Stamping the envelope too really makes
the whole project pop.
thanks for sharing
Merry Christmas and Happy new Year
Really bright and beautiful! I love the cheery red!
Gorgeous and stunning card!
Stunning card and I want to make one just like it RIGHT now…and the added envelope, oh my it is just too gorgeous!
I never think of doing the back of the envelope. Love the red & gold together, skip the green!
This is such a festive looking card and envelope!
So elegantly gorgeous & love the matching envelope.
Love this! It is so festive and perfect for the season! Just beautiful! :)
Stunning! What else is there to say?! Thanks for always inspiring me, Nina!
Great card! That red and gold are marvelous together!
gorgeous gorgeous card Nina – and thanks for the video!!
BEautiful and elegant!
Thanks for the video. Stunning card! And I am added that Tombo eraser to my wish list!
Oooh, this is GORGEOUS! Love!
Perfection!!! Gold and red are heaven
Beautiful Red Red Red card! Love the boldness
Very beautiful card and envelope!! I love that gold embossing powder!! What a wow factor!!
Gorgeous! I love this.
I love the gorgeous combo of red and gold, stunning festive cards.
Just Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the video. Cheers.
Your card and envelope are gorgeous!
Oh my goodness!!! I love your embossing card!!! Red and golden colors are breathless!!!
Beautiful. Your embossing comes out wonderful – I have some trouble with it. And darkening the edges really brings your eye in.
You are so right! The gold and red make for a stunning card! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win!
Gorgeous!! The gold is beautiful but adding the ink blending with Fired Brick makes the set!!
Stunning Christmas embossed card!
Gorgeous set! Love the deeper shading on the edge of the card and envelope, and it is so elegant, the gold and the red. The colours of happiness and prosperity – perfect for the upcoming Chinese New Year too!
That is amazing – absolutely gorgeous – it’s like an oscars invite! Wow.
Wow! This is just gorgeous. Love the red and gold
Gorgeous! Love the bold red.
Oh my, the red + gold are simply STUNNING.
Elegant, timeless and absolutely magnificent! The rich gold against the crisp and vibrant red is breathtaking! I would have to frame this card if I received it! TFS!
Stunning card!! Love the boldness of the red and gold – so classically Christmas!! Hope you are well on the road to recovery now!
Beautiful card! Absolutely love the gold on the red.