Visions of Sugar Plums Day Two + Paper Haus

So glad you are visiting today!  We've got lots of Christmas goodies, so let's get right to it!

First let's announce Day 1 winners!

Christine Kiehl - $10 to Paper Sweeties

Karon - $20 to Nicecrane Designs

Misteejay - Set of choice from Spring Hill Graphics

Creative M - set of choice from Moonlighting by Mary

Leslie - Christmas pin-back Buttons

Winners:  Be sure to email me (email in side bar) and I'll forward your info to our wonderful companies providing such awesome gifts!  And Leslie, I'll need your address so I can put your buttons in the mail.  Thank you!

The Cutting Cafe has gillions of cut files.  You could get lost for a day or two just looking at all the fun stuff!  I think this Trio Butterfly box is just wonderful - can't you see a gillion possibilities just for it?

I also used the butterfly cut files to make some butterfly+snowflake ornaments.  Everything goes together super easy.

I started with a long lead and sewed right down the middle of the largest butterfly on each ornament.  It worked perfectly for the hanger!  

Giveaway #1

Regina from The Cutting Cafe is offering one lucky commenter 3 sets of your choice!  Just say you want to win in your comment!

You  may have seen a couple of the Hershey Kiss Countdowns I did earlier.  This one is topped by a darling vintage image Santa from Vintage Bella.  You can find all the directions for the Hershey Kiss Countdown here.  

The only changes I made were:  set it up horizontal and use a petal envelope cut file from Silhouette sized down to 1" for the doors.  Tip:  Use sturdy paper.  I used 110 lb and printed patterned paper on both sides.  These are a big hit!

Giveaway #2

Vintage Bella is giving one commenter one digital set of your choice!  Just say you want to win in your comment.

Today is the also the second day of the Paper Sweeties December Release!  I've made a fun pop card with the darling snowgirl and snowflakes from Thanks Snow Much stamp set.  There are tiny dies for the snowflakes - isn't that cool?

You don't have to have a fancy die to make a pop up card.  I should know!  When I taught first grade we made Oklahoma books and each book had 10 pop up pages.  10 X 28 students - you can bet I was tired of cutting pop ups!  (Of course, I have to thank my mom she made many of them for me over the years!)    

This popup stands about 1 1/4"  and is about 1 1/2" inches wide.  That seems about right for most things.  I  make a little cheat rectangle.  Just to make sure I don't make any mistakes!

  

Match the center dots on the cheat and on the card base. Draw two lines - one on each side of the cheat rectangle.Then make just two cuts through both thicknesses at the fold.

Pull it forward until it folds inside.

That is it!  Super easy.  Here's the finished card from the side and back.

It looks kind of bad to have an open hole, so wrap the back side of the card base with decorative paper.  Visit the Paper Sweeties blog to see more ideas for the December stamps!

Giveaway #3

Debbie from Paper Sweeties of giving away a $10 certificate!  Just say you want to win in your comment!

Giveaway #4
Nicecrane Designs has a $20 certificate just waiting for one lucky reader!

Giveaway #5
Moonlighting by Mary is giving away a set of her gorgeous images!

Welcome to Paper Haus Magazine Winter Frolic!

The new Paper Haus Magazine has been released!  It is filled with beautiful holiday projects.

Click here to see the Winter edition of Paper Haus.  I have a card in the Card Haus section featuring vintage Christmas seals.  Do you remember those?  Here is another card made with 1963 (the year I was born!) seals:

and a folded bag gift card holder with 1969 seals:

Aren't they fun?  Check out my third Christmas seals card in the magazine above.  The Paper Haus blog hop continues through the week and there are giveaways there as well.   Your next stop for the Wnter Frolic is Viva Las VegaStamps.

Lori's Big All-Week-Long Giveaway

My Big All-Week-Long Giveaway will grow each day.  One lucky reader will get everything in all five of the photos I will post over the week.  Winner will be announced on Saturday.  Picture #2:

Vintage Christmas Seals, 20 mini Christmas bags, red buttons, kraft circle tags, and two muslin drawstring bags - all added to yesterday's items!

Important:  You get your name entered for the day's giveaways every time you leave a comment.  So visit each blog and leave a comment on each one.  I'll check out the comments every day, so if you comment on 5 blogs, you have your name put in the drawing five times for that day.  I keep a record over the whole week so if you comment each day on 5 blogs, you have your name in my BIG All-Week-Long giveaway 25 times.  

Have fun visiting these blogs (and don't forget to comment):

Debbie 

Maria 

Regina 

Ignacio

Mitra 

Ira