Hello SCT readers! Today I wanted to share with you my updated advent calendar, made especially easy thanks to Doodlebug Designs fun Christmas line.
The squares were all cut from ONE sheet of paper! So it started out looking like this, which is already pretty cute.
Then I just started adding some embellishments with dimensional adhesive over the existing designs. I painted the snowy areas and hat trims with glue to attach sparkly glitter. And then I finished off the designs with enamel dots, brads and sticker sentiments.
Behind each decorated square is a photo from the past year. Each day we remove the square, revealing the photo and remembering the event. At the end of the month we have a year full of memories hanging on the wall (the frame and photos stay up year round).
This photo advent calendar is something that my family loves. If you have an advent tradition I hope you’ll share! Thank you for joining our "12 days of holiday giving!"
~ Marla Kress
"12 Days of Holiday Giving" Giveaway – DAY THREE
Are you ready for our Day Three giveaways? Please start singing that favourite song…"on the Third Day of SCT's 12 days of holiday giving, our friends at Doodlebug and Stampin' Up! (and a surprise below!) gave to me…"
"It's the most wonderful time of the year! A season for family and giving! Doodlebug would like to offer one very lucky winner an assortment of festive goodies from our "Here comes Santa" collection! Thanks to all of you for your support & Have a very Merry Christmas!" ~ all your friends at Doodlebug Design
And from our sweet friends at Stampin' Up!…
"Hello SCT friends! We would love to offer the Project Life by Stampin’ Up! Hello December card collection and accessory pack! Project Life is a simple, affordable system for organizing your photos into albums. All you need to get started are a few basic products. Just slip your photos into photo pocket pages and add cards with our exclusive artwork to easily document the important events in your life. Happy Holidays!"
And remember we mentioned a surprise, we have a new company joining us today with a great prize! Introducing our friends at Pinpaper Press!
"Over 1.8 billion images are uploaded to the web and social platforms every day, that’s over 650 billion images a year. Here’s your chance to let them out to play! Pinpaper Press is a brand new web platform that lets you turn your social media images into unique custom wrapping paper. So go ahead, unleash your inner social creative and have fun making something unique from all those great images you’ve collected. No two gifts will ever look the same again.
Be a #GivingLegend! Turn your Pinterest, Facebook, and Instagram images into unique custom wrapping paper. Today's winner will receive 3 designs [ 9 sheets of custom wrapping paper ] + free shipping! We also want to offer all SCT readers 12% off all orders through Dec. 16th. Happy Giving!"
What a day! Doodlebug Design, Stampin' Up! and Pinpaper Press, oh my! For an opportunity to win today's prizes, be sure to leave a comment below by midnight EST, December 23rd. On December 24th one winner from each day will be randomly selected and announced right here!
Please take a few moments to head on over to the Facebook pages of today's sponsors to give them a HUGE thank you for their generous prizes. We've already heard how much they are loving hearing from you! Let's spread some kindness and joy :)
See you tomorrow for Day Four! So good!
Wow – another fabulous group of prizes! I love me some Doodlebug!! The Pinpaper Press wrapping paper is so cool – wow!! Thanks again for all you do!!
Doodlebug is one of my faves, along with Stampin up! Now this nifty new wrapping paper by Pinaper Press looks awesome! Great idea for sure! Thanks again SCT!
Oh my ….I love this prize…..thanks so much!
Thank you so much for the chance to win these goodies from such generous sponsors!
Sammibug in Ohio
How fun!!! I love the Here Comes Santa collection by Doodlebug and the Stampin’ Up collection ROCKS! I love the deer and trees in the December card collection and accessories pack! Pinpaper sounds interesting and I can’t wait to go check them out!
Off to leave them all lots of love on FB!!! Thanks for the chance to win these cool goodies!
That advent calendar is beyond cute!!! Another amazing prize today!
The photo advent calendar is so cute! Love that idea! Thanks to all of your sponsors for such great products!
Great prizes! Thanks for the chance to win them. And thanks for the intro to Pinpaper Press.
Who doesn’t love Doodlebug? And this Christmas line is extra cute!
Love that SU! accessory pack too. Are those clear cards or pockets? Great idea.
Very cute advent calendar-and pretty simple to make too. Thanks for the chance to win some great prizes!
That advent calendar is so cute! The Project Life kit has been on my list. Hope that Santa draws my name to win!
Love the photo advent calendar! We do chocolate ones here:) More amazing prizes from more amazing companies! Left them some love on fb! Thank you for the opportunity!
I do not do advent calendars, but your ideas are really nice and I can use on top of some my cards. Great work
Fabulous prizes. Love the Doodlebug project. Great idea.
The Project Life kit is adorable.
And, who wouldn’t want the gorgeous wrap paper.
Thanks so much for sharing with us.
Love love and more love!!!!! Doodlebug, stampin up AND a new company on board!!!! What good things you are sharing with us all!!! Enjoying the project ideas as well!!!!
Such cute ideas!! Thank you!
Santa is adorable!Love Doodlebug and Stampin’ Up! What a fun idea for wrapping paper. I will have to check them out. Happy Poinsettia Day!
Love the Advent Calendar. Thanks for the opportunity to win, too!
Always love the Doodlebug! What a great idea. Thanks for the opportunity to win.
So many prizes and all are so wonderful. Thanks for sharing these.
Wonderful prizes for Day 3! Thank you to all the companies who are so generous.
Such a cute advent! Thanks for the chance to win!
That Doodlebug collection is so cute! Love that advent calendar.
Love the projects! Thank you for the giveaways.
Love the project shown today…how cute! Another great day of giveaways! Thanks to all the companies for a chance to win!
Have to check out Pinpaper Press.
What generous companies to provide such great prizes!
The advent calendar is beyond cute really like that there are pictures behind each square that you can keep up all yr. Doodlebug always has nice stuff & Stampin’ Up Project Life Kit, who wouldn’t want this prize. A big thank you to your new sponsor Pinapaper Press c’mon gift wrap from all your pictures how practical & fun. Thank you for sharing.
Wow, great stuff!
Love the Photo Advent Calendar…what an awesome idea! Wonderful prizes today! Thanks for the chance to win!
Love the prizes for today! Love the Doodlebug, hands down my favourite line to use for Scrapbooking and cardmaking!
Thank you to all the sponsors! I love all the projects! Very cute.
Wonderful giveaways thanks
So cute! Thank you for the the prizes sponsors! Can’t wait to meet the Doodlebug crew in Moncton
Can’t decide which is coolest! Thank you for this opportunity
You are definitely in the Christmas spirit! Thank you for a chance to win!!
I’m loving this series! What an adorable project- perfect use of those papers. Love the wrapping paper and am going to check that out and I just love Stampin Up stuff. Great stuff.
What awesome prizes! Thanks to the sponsor companies!
Love the prizes! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
They gave to meeee, who is singing off keeeey, lots of fun new toys! Thank you!!!
I absolutely love Doodlebug Designs, would love to have that collection!!!
What an awesome giveaway, and such a cute project idea! Thanks for the chance to win.
Love the projects. Would love to win. Thanks for opportunity.
First, the Advent calendar idea is really great. You get to keep double use out of your product. The wrapping paper idea is very unique and I’m going to look into this. Stampin’ Up and Doodlebug are 2 widely recognized leaders in the craft industry–what a great line up of prizes again!!!!
Adorable. I just did my first hand crafted advent with my kids this year. So fun!
Love these giveaways! Thanks!
Again a big shout out to the generous companies that keep us all going in our love of cards and scrapbooking.
So cute!
I love that Advent idea! Thanks for the ongoing inspiration. Thank you for a chance to win an awesome prize pack too!
Wow and wow!!! Great prizes everyday !! You and the sponsors are so generous!!!
Wonderful, all of today’s authors of your web sight. First time intro to Pin Paper Press. Neat!!!! All 3!