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Santa Joy + Giveaway

As some of you may have noticed, I haven’t done a new release this month….yet. I have products all ready and the goal is to have them all up by November 15th. We’re expecting some sunny days this week, which means I get to film some videos and get these product photos taken care of. Oy, with this overcast and rainy weather, it’s so hard to get some of my day-to-day things done!

Today I wanted to share a card that I may using some Mama Elephant stamps- you know I love them! For this card I used the Cozy Christmas and Block Party Letters sets to create a mini scene. I’ll come right out and say that I think the metallic red sequins on the Christmas tree ties this card together. No fussy bows or twine on this card- just some basic stamping, coloring and sequins!

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For those who are wondering the best adhesive to use for sequins, I HIGHLY recommend the Studio Multi Medium Matte. It dries clear, has a super strong hold and you can add as much, or as little, as you want to secure your embellishments. You can find it at Simon Says Stamp HERE or Ellen Hutson HERE.

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GIVEAWAY ALERT: I’m giving away an extra Cozy Christmas set that I purchased in this post. With the holidays right around the corner, be on the lookout for all sorts of giveaways onĀ  my blog and social media accounts. I’ve purchased all sorts of goodies to give away to YOU, my amazing readers and customers!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

That’s going to wrap up today’s little post. I’ll see some of you later on my social media sites- I just love interacting with you all on my Facebook page and Instagram– reading your sweet comments and always makes my day a little brighter!

Until next time…


217 Comments

  2. Adorable Christmas card.
    My favorite Christmas color combination is green, red, white or white and blue.

  3. I will always love red & green, but I also like pink w/ either silver/gray or with gold, I also love blues, and lately I’m taken w/ turquoise/teal with red/dark coral– oh yeah, and I like everything “sparkly”!

  4. My favorite color combination is light blue, white, & silver!

  5. Yay new products coming at ya! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us! I love this stamp set and don’t have it yet so would really enjoy winning it. Thanks so much for all of your inspiration, Paulina!

  6. This is my kind of card! I love your web site and all the sequince adds just the right touch!! Thanks for the inspiration!!

  8. Adorable, Paulina! You’ve worked magic with this darling ME set; Hope the sunny days arrive for you. We’re in the midst of a blast of winter here: snow and “highs” of -15C. Brrr…
    Happy Monday!
    ~c

  10. My fav Christmas colors are actually traditional red, green, & gold. BUT I love all the Aqua’s, lovely pinks, & silvers too… Just love Christmas!

  13. Im cliche and like green and red, but red and silver is great. Same with green and silver:)

  14. Thank you for the tip on the best glue for sequins. Your sequins are the prettiest I’ve ever seen! My favorite Christmas colors are the traditional red and green, even though I’ve seen a lot of blues I likes as well.

  16. Love this cute santa and how you added the sequins to the christmas tree! Thank you so much for your generosity and the chance to win!

  17. Oops, I forgot my favorite Christmas color combination ;o) It’s Red, White, Aqua and Kraft.

  19. I like the traditional colors
    of red and green, but also
    like some of the blue
    and purples used.
    Carla from Utah

  20. The sequins are just enough highlight on the tree. I love to use sequins and do so as often as I can. Thanks for sharing a cute card.

  21. LOVE Mama Elephant!! Hope you do a collaboration with them real soon!! I typically go the traditional color scheme route for the holidays – red/green/white/blue!

  24. I want to thank you for always getting back to your customers and fans! I think it’s great to know if we have a question we can count of you to give us an answer and not have to ask other fans etc… Also thank you for all the great giveaways. Always nice to try and win something free with the amount of money we all spend on our crafting addictions lol.

  25. Yay…for a new blog post and release for this month! My favorite Christmas colors are untraditional, I like the different shades of blues (aqua marine, cobalt blue) with red! Awesome giveaway Paulina!

  26. What a perfectly DARLING set, I can see why you love it! Thanks for the give a way :) you rock!

  27. thanks Paulina for giving me the opportunity at a chance to win this mama elephant stamp set! my favorite christmas color combo is not so much the traditional christmas colors. i’m loving the aquamarine, cornflower blue, pansy purple, sparkling clear and metallic silver color combo! metallic gold instead of silve would go well with those colors too! ā¤

  28. Such a pretty card! Love the stamp set and the pretty Christmas decorations on the tree.

  31. Super cute card. I love Mama Elephant stamps too. The sequins as ornaments is perfect! My favorite christmas color combo is a snowy blue and silver!

  34. My favorite a Christmas color combination is red and green. I may use others, but red and Green are always favorite.

  35. I love deep red, vintage gold and dark green. I am doing a kraft, poppy red and gold card this year though. Trying something different.

  36. Really cute card Paulina. Thanks for the chance to win this adorable set.

  38. I still love the traditional red and green with splashes of glittery gold and silver!

  39. My favourite Christmas colour combo is gold & red. Not very original, I know, but it’s just so classy! Plus, the golden bit gives an opportunity for some shimmer/glitter/bling – never a bad idea to have some on a project! :-)

  40. Traditionally, I like red and green but silver and ice blue are my second choice. Reminds me of the song Silver Bells, which I love!

  44. My favorite color combo right now for Christmas is so non traditional, Teal and white and silver, very fun and not just for Christmas but It can stay up longer!!

  45. I agree! Those metallic red sequins are perfect decorations for the tree! Love this adorable holiday creation, Paulina! My favorite holiday color combo these days is aqua blue, red, and white.

  46. LOVE that sweet Santa and tree from this set! Awesome card!
    Fave color combo for Christmas…… right now it is aqua and silver!

  48. I just love the color combo of aqua, red and cream for holiday cards. Really anything with aqua makes me happy! I love Mama Elephant and your sequins; thanks for your inspiration!

  50. I love the simplicity of your card. The stamping the coloring and the sequins. Yes the red sequins does make the card! TFS, Paulina! :)

  53. My favorite Christmas color combo is traditional red green and white!

  56. My favorite is the traditional red and green (using different shades).

  58. Lovely card! Like the red sequins you added.
    I love the traditional red and green color with bright and glittery gold or silver!

  59. My favorite Christmas colors are light blue and gray/silver. Oh, and I can’t wait to see the reveal :)

  62. Love the sequins on the tree! My favorite color combo is red and white for the holidays.

  64. Such a cute card.The sequins are the perfect added touch!

  67. I think my favourite colour combo is a less traditional turquoise and lilac, but I use all sorts of colour combos on my xmas cards, just to stop me getting bored with the 100+ cards I have to make each year!!!

    Kathleen Mc x

  73. Ooooo, I love Santa!! As fun as it is to play with non-traditional holiday colors, my favorites are still the traditional red, green, and gold.

  77. What a cute Santa card!!! Love that stamp set and would love to win!!! My fave Xmas color combos are red & teal, along with any silvers or golds :) Thanks for the giveaway!

  78. I have a couple of “go to” combinations for Christmas. My favourite is blue and silver and my other is white and gold. I rarely use these combinations at other times of the year.

  79. There has been some very interesting color combinations this year. I like the neon green, pink and blue combo for fun things.

  80. Cute card and cute set . Thanks for the tip about the glue for the sequins.
    isoscia at aol dot com

  81. Love how all you create is a touch of your personal style!, favorite colors, and uniquely you. Creative inspiration for everyone!

  82. I usually like traditional green and red but this year I really like pink and gold.

  85. Lovely set. I like the red and green traditional colors. I so love you’re block letters alaphabet set.

  87. There are so many great color combinations for holiday cards, that I have trouble limiting myself to just one. But I love cards with lots of white space and some metallic, along with other colors. So white w/silver and blue, or white w/red, green and gold. I just love mixing it all up.

  88. Love to win this darling holiday set. Love the red sequins on the tree and the bold look of the lettering. Thanks for the chance to win some goodies. My favorite color combo for the holidays is the traditional red, green and gold.

  93. I love to see all of the sequins being used on cards now. The red ones on the tree are super cute.

  94. My fav Christmas colors are red, green, and gold. So sweet of you to buy goodies to giveaway to us Thank you!!! Mama Elephant and Pretty Pink Posh- now that’s my favorite combo!!! lol

  96. Absolutely adorable card! I love the sequin ornaments on the Christmas tree. This year, I’m really liking the not traditional colors in pastel for Christmas: pink, light green and light blue. Thanks for the chance at winning the cute, cute stamp set!

  97. I love this card. I love ordering from you. Your packaging and sweet notes are great!

  98. Lovely card. I don’t really have a favourite colour combo for Christmas though I really dislike the traditional gold/red/green combo unless I’m making a card for a very traditional (elderly!) sort of person. To be honest as long as it has lots of sparkle on it anything goes! x

  99. Your card is sweet and Santa just adorable. Thanks for chance to win this cute set

  101. I love red and green, white and gold, silver, blue and pink and of course covered with some bling!

  103. I love Aqua and silver together. Love the card you posted. Such cute stamps and the sequins on the tree really make it pop.

  104. I’ve learned to think outside the traditional “box” of red and green. I am absolutely loving the pink/turquoise/pear/red combinations I’ve seen the last few years. The colors are bright, fresh and fun to use.

  105. I would have to say my favorite color combo is blue and sliver

  106. Great card! Love the red sequins!! I don’t have any ME Stamp Sets & I just love their stamps! Thank you so much for a chance to win a set!!!

  108. My favorite color combo will always be the traditional colors but lately I have been really liking the purple, blues, and silver colors.

  109. Cute card! Love seeing cards that are basic stamping. Thanks for the tip on sequins glue. Love the ME stamps used!!

  113. I love the card. This stamp set is on my wish list. Thank you for the chance to win !

  114. My favorite Christmas color combination is Light Blue and Silver or White.

  118. Call me old fashion, but I like to see red-green during Christmas! I even like to incorporate them into cards and gift tags I make during the season. Heh.

  119. Such a cute card!
    I’d have to say my favorite color combos are either traditional red, white and green or gold, cream and white. With some shimmer, of course. ;)

  122. A true red and green are my favorite Christmas colors. Throw in a little gold or white and there you have it. Thanks.

  123. Right now I am doing Kraft and a dark red, but I am designing one that is teal and pink for design #2!

  125. Wow! Thanks for the chance to win. I love this set. I love frost blue and white.

  127. I love silver and red, OR silver and blue, OR silver and green!

  128. Love the sequins! Such a simple yet elegant card.
    My favorite Christmas color combo is blue and silver though my collections are red & gold

  130. Cute Card! My Favorite Christmas Color Combo Is White, Silver, and Navy Blue!

  132. SUPER CUTE card Paulina!!!
    I LOVE using white-on-white with a pop of gold or silver, white, red & green and white, red & blue are also gorgeous :)
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and for giving us the chance to win some CRAFTY AWESOMENESS!!!

  134. I can’t wait to see what is new. I love everything you have put out so far. I hope you are feeling better.

  135. yay! I justbought some of that stuff to adhere my wonderful sooo pretty prettypinkposh sequins! great to see it in use!

  136. My favorite color combinations for Christmas are the burgandy and plum colors. I feel guilty for deviating from the traditional colors because historically ..they had meaning. I love your blog. I’m new here….to the paper crafting world.

  140. My favorite color combo is silver and white. So classy! Thanks for the chance to win

  141. For my house, it’s the traditional red and green. For this year’s cards and tags, I am loving red, aqua, teal and white. Love the sequins on your cute .Santa card, Paulina!

  148. Love your card, and these stamp sets. I agree, you metallic red sequins are the perfect sparkly touch. Hope you are able to enjoy the sunshine. Take care!

  149. Great card and stamps! Can’t go wrong with Gold, I love with any color for the holidays.

  150. My favorite Christmas color combination is fuschia, lime green and turquoise. Non-traditional but oh so fun!

  151. I always love red, lime green, kelly green, and turquoise together. But this year I’m smitten by silver, raspberry, plum, and turquoise. Thanks for a chance to win this darling set! Glad you’re finally having some sunny days.

  156. I am totally traditional when it comes to Christmas colors…I love my red, green and white.

  157. Now that my family is “older”, we seldom get to celebrate it together since we are literally continents apart BUT I will always love Christmas! Some day soon we will have the chance to celebrate together. We don’t experience snow in my country.. so I’ve always hoped for a ‘white Christmas’.. so green, white and red plus anything sparkly are the perfect colors for me :D

  159. Love red and gold for the holidays. Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  161. I can’t really say that I have a favorite color combo for Christmas things. I tend to fly by the seat of my pants and do whatever the mood strikes me. That goes for card making, tree decorating, cookie decorating, etc. This year, I bought a fun quilted table runner that is red, white and blue and I’m thinking I will incorporate that into all of my decorating this 2014 year, but I never really know until I’m in the middle of it! LOL Thanks for this giveaway.

  163. Adorable card…thanks for the generous giveaway! I am battling with my fav. christmas colour combo…since I love the traditional red and green but teal and silver is up there too!

  166. What a great card. I just love this set. Thank you for sharing it with us.

  168. my favorite color combo, is the good ole’ fashioned deep red, deep green & craft.. with a bit of gold of course.. lol

  170. I’m in love with the pink/purple/lime green combo this year

  172. My favorite color combo is magenta, lime green, and aqua! Super cute card!! :)

  174. Must admit I love White and gold. Would love this stamp set, it’s on my wish list.

  176. I love blue and white Christmas colors and maybe some silver in there too.

  177. I am torn! I love the new Teal shades with white and silver, but The tradional red, green and gold makes me feel so warm and fuzzy!! Love this card!

  181. Love the stamp set. Been having friends over to make cards and these would fit in with our projects. Thanks for the opportunity.

  182. I have loved that stamp set since it was first released! Thank you for the chance to win it! Every year I switch my holiday color combos, but I really love the blue and silver combo!

  184. I love love love Mama Elephant and PPP!!! Great products, awesome ideas!

  189. Oh gosh I love browns, turquoise, and and a dark red! Oh and I love mama elephant!

  190. I really like light pink, green, blue & white as Christmas color combo

  192. I love the classic combination : green, red et golg and I love too : turquoise, purple and silver !! Thanks for this chance this stampset is amazing !!

    1. Oh and my favourite colour combination for Christmas is teal and white! Non traditional but I love how it looks with some sparkle on it!!

  195. My favorite Christmas color combinations are gold, red, and green.
    Thanks for a giveaway Paulina. And don’t fret too much about the releases. For a one woman operation you are remarkably quick with filling orders.

  203. oops hit the enter button too fast here lol. My fave color combo is red, green and white.

  204. That card is adorable and that stampset is a wanna have, I love it. I love the colors silver and blue for Christmas but also gold and browns and dark reds.

  205. I’m pretty traditional with reds and greens. sometimes silver and blue, but mostly traditional colors :-)

  206. My favorite combinations change all the time – this year I am almost finished making 100 Christmas cards, and no more than five are the same color, even though they have the same design! One of my favorite color combos though is Aqua and Red – and that works beautifully for Christmas!

  207. Such a cute card!
    I am a traditional red and green gal, although white and gold
    are so elegant together.

  209. My favorite color combination for Christmas is Blue and Silver. It just looks so happy !!!

  211. I love silver and gold for Holiday cards. my second choice would be blues and purples.

  212. The tree is this stamp set is my fave! I can see white embossing on the tips for snow. Thanks Paulina.

  213. Hello! :)
    Certainly the best Xmas color combination is red and green. It’s soooo merry and cozy and nice.
    And thank you!

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