Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

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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’!

I’ve created a couple of fun Santa tags for today’s post.

For the first tag, I used the Paper Layering Santa die. But instead of showing off the “layering”, I added a bunch of dimension to it using a Pentart Snow Pen and a glittering it up with shimmery Stickles. The coloring was done with my Copics. I hand-trimmed around the top Santa, then used the frame from the die set to cut a layer to go behind. The “to” and “from” from Christmas Messages were added inside.

Santa Tag by Libby Hickson for Hero Arts

The second tag features one of my favorite teeny tiny stamps from the Winter Collection – Santa’s Sleigh. It was designed to pair the the Destination stamps, but I think it makes a super cute background when stamped repeatedly! I colored the sleighs with my Copics, and then die cut with the Tag Infinity dies, layering it with a larger Kraft tag. The “ho ho ho” message is also from Christmas Messages, and the “to” and “from” are between the two tag layers on this one as well.

As sponsor’s of today’s drawing, we are giving away a $25 gift card! To enter the prize drawing, simply leave a comment on this post – then head back to Taheerah’s post and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as here 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 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-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!

Big thanks to Taheerah for inviting us to join in her celebration today! Thanks for stopping by!

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  • Shona Austin

    What adorable Santas and cheery sleigh tag. Really enjoyed them. Thanks

  • Carol K

    such detail in this Santa tag. . .

  • paperpicnic

    Wow, I really adore your Santa tags, Libby! I can see them under the tree on each package! These are super fun and jolly!

  • Amy Cooley

    Wow, love the santas…so realistic!

  • Karen B.

    Those Santas are just amazing, I love the texture.

47 Responses

Shona Austin

Shona Austin

Dec 07, 2016

What adorable Santas and cheery sleigh tag. Really enjoyed them. Thanks

Carol K

Carol K

Dec 07, 2016

such detail in this Santa tag. . .

paperpicnic

paperpicnic

Dec 07, 2016

Wow, I really adore your Santa tags, Libby! I can see them under the tree on each package! These are super fun and jolly!

Amy Cooley

Amy Cooley

Dec 07, 2016

Wow, love the santas…so realistic!

Karen B.

Karen B.

Dec 07, 2016

Those Santas are just amazing, I love the texture.

 Janet Ingraham

Janet Ingraham

Dec 07, 2016

Thank you for sharing how you got the effects. Such great tags.

Laurie

Laurie

Dec 07, 2016

Cute tags!! Love the Santa!

Rose W

Rose W

Dec 07, 2016

I Love Santas and reindeer. This card selection reigns among the best. Thanks for sharing!

Colleen F

Colleen F

Dec 07, 2016

What adorable tags! Love your Santa with all the added dimension!

Judy

Judy

Dec 07, 2016

Adorable tags!

Lisa G.

Lisa G.

Dec 07, 2016

I love the tags and the Santa is so cute,

Karen

Karen

Dec 07, 2016

The santas are darling! I just got a snow pen, but haven’t used it yet. I was only thinking of using it on housetops & such, thanks for the idea of using it on santa!

Wanda Reynolds

Wanda Reynolds

Dec 07, 2016

Great tags! The texture on Santa is so great!

Kelly C

Kelly C

Dec 07, 2016

Your tags are great!

Vikki H

Vikki H

Dec 07, 2016

Your Santas are adorable with the snow pen details.

Debstamps

Debstamps

Dec 07, 2016

Such fun work here Libby! Festive, sparkly, and Santa theme—the perfect trifecta!

JOyce

JOyce

Dec 07, 2016

Great Santas and tags!

Betty Sue

Betty Sue

Dec 07, 2016

I love these great tags!!! Super cute!!

annheidel

annheidel

Dec 07, 2016

Wow, that Santa tag is so intricate! Very cool.

Sharon Klumph

Sharon Klumph

Dec 07, 2016

Thank you, Libby. I am a lover of tiny tiny stamps and I love the Winter Collection stamps. I appreciate your cards.

Jenny D

Jenny D

Dec 07, 2016

What great tag ideas! Love the effect of the snow pen.

melissa bi.

melissa bi.

Dec 07, 2016

Wow, the texture on the Santa tags rocks!

BunnyD

BunnyD

Dec 07, 2016

Love your Santa tags! I’m intrigued by the texture stuff you used on Santa’s beard!

Daria Zender

Daria Zender

Dec 07, 2016

Fabulous tags!

Carol K

Carol K

Dec 07, 2016

great tags. . . such detail in Santa tags. . .

mary markert

mary markert

Dec 07, 2016

How lovely! Especially the added dimension.

Rose

Rose

Dec 07, 2016

Your tags are gorgeous! I love the snow pen & glitter detail on the Santa tags.

Karen P

Karen P

Dec 07, 2016

Love the beautiful tags. Hero Art one of my favorite companies!

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Dec 07, 2016

Love the Santa faces and the dimension from the snow pen.

Pai

Pai

Dec 07, 2016

Cute santas!

Patty Mello

Patty Mello

Dec 07, 2016

These tags are so nice. I do like the texture you added to the Santa’s beards.

Monika Davis

Monika Davis

Dec 07, 2016

Fantastic tags Libby. Love the dimension on the Santa tags! Great shaped tags.

Kristen

Kristen

Dec 07, 2016

Oh wow! That dimension is great on those tags and the santa mini stamps are sooo cute! Thank you for sharing your creativity!

Megan

Megan

Dec 07, 2016

Wow, awesome coloring AND dimension on santa!

Angie Person

Angie Person

Dec 07, 2016

Adorable tags!

Valerie Breingan

Valerie Breingan

Dec 07, 2016

Love the dimension.So stinking festive.

Deb Selby

Deb Selby

Dec 07, 2016

Cute tags. I love kraft on tags.

Lindarub

Lindarub

Dec 07, 2016

Love your Santa tags.

Isabel Z

Isabel Z

Dec 07, 2016

I love the vintage feel of the Santa tags.

Denise Bryant

Denise Bryant

Dec 07, 2016

Delightful tags! I love the Santas… great coloring and textures! And the cute little Santa’s Sleigh image is absolutely adorable!

Theresa

Theresa

Dec 07, 2016

Santas are always fun. thanks so much for sharing.

Christy Q

Christy Q

Dec 07, 2016

Beautiful!! Love those Santa tags with the texture – so cool!! Little kids (and big kids/adults) will love these! The tag with the tiny little Santa and reindeer has to be the best thing I saw today!

Laraine R

Laraine R

Dec 07, 2016

The santa tag is adorable!

Trina Chaska

Trina Chaska

Dec 07, 2016

I love the Santa tag. It is so cute.

Sue LD

Sue LD

Dec 07, 2016

Cute Santa tags. Love the dimension and sparkle on the first ones.

Linda

Linda

Dec 07, 2016

What fun projects! Thanks for being part of the Hop.

Nancy Wilcox

Nancy Wilcox

Aug 13, 2020

I love the detail on the santa tag.