Christmas Paper Piecing Blog Hop

Welcome to the Christmas Paper Piecing Blog Hop! 
Nikki of Paper Piecings By Nikki is hosting this blog hop and has a line up of very talented designers for this two day hop.


The blog spot line up is as follows:

Nikki http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.blogspot.com/

Liz: http://tryin2craft.blogspot.com

Doris -  http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com

Janet- http://createatdreamscrapbooks.blogspot.com/

Pam: http://lovebugcreations3.blogspot.com  - HERE

Linda:  http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com  - NEXT

Patti:  http://www.pattilynncreations.blogspot.com

Mindy - http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com/

Amy Jo - http://lv2scrapandfibrofacts.blogspot.com

Mandy- http://lovestoscrap11.blogspot.com/

Nikki wanted us to show off some of her paper piecings for this event so I purchased the Spud Pals aka Potato Head Family and turned them into Christmas cards.

The Potato Heads are of particular importance to me as I had a Mr. Potato Head game (the first one) when I was a child and I think of it as a classic - so easily recognizable.  These little characters just fill me with nostalgia for games of entertainment that are not tied to electricity like so much of today's children’s amusements.  This was a game that the whole family could play together without the TV blaring or the hum of a computer in the background.  It's old-fashioned fun and the papers I used are rather vintage Christmas paper for the Spud Pals - Santa, Mrs. Claus, Elf, and Reindeer.

Versatility is the spice of life........Of course, paper piecing can also mean taking a stamped or digi image and doing a bit of fussy cutting, so here are several examples using a PK stamped little boy, a GFS Santa girl digi, and the traditional stamped Santa Hat and Candy Cane from Loralie Designs Art Stamps.  Also with the Cricut one can do paper piecing using a tag and a Sizzix paper doll body and clothes to create a project for a Christmas package.

Again combining the Cricut and the Sizzix Paper Dolls one can design clothes with all kinds of colors for some really unique cards.  This one is my most favorite card - The Perfect Pair. 

No matter how you piece your paper, have fun with it.  Hopefully you will see a style of paper piecing that defines your talents.

But wait.......there's more - Candy! Candy! What do you need to do for some sweet blog candy by Nikki?

You need

* to leave a comment on everyone’s blog,

* to follow each blog, and
* to "Like" the Paper Piecings by Nikki page (check out the details there as well).

Thanks for stopping by..........Cyberhugs from Mama LoveBug

Your next stop is Linda:  http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com