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Christmas CD Gift Idea

Dec

We’ve been listening to Christmas music non-stop since Monday – it’s such an important part of setting the tone each holiday season. That’s why we love Wendy Sue Anderson’s great Christmas CD holiday gift idea!

The most peaceful thing I can imagine during the holiday season is sitting by a crackling fire, enjoying a cup of hot chocolate and listening to my favorite Christmas songs. This year I am giving the gift of “my perfect evening” to my neighbors!

After creating a collection of our family’s favorite Christmas songs, I burned several copies for our neighbors and friends. I wanted to embellish the actual CD so I used my Xyron 510 to add a good strong adhesive to adhere the circle of patterned paper directly to the front of the CD.

I added some stickers for the title, year, and a bit of embellishing as well.

I cut the CD folder using my Silhouette Cameo and embellished it with patterned papers, chipboard, and stickers.

I used a white paint pen to write on the black chalkboard tag to personalize each CD.

The Xyron “create a sticker” tool is perfect for adding adhesive to small chipboard stickers like the tree I used to embellish the cover.

And to finish it all off, I added a paper bow and tag directly to the can of hot cocoa using The Xyron Mega Runner.

I hope you this project inspires you to share a bit of yourself with your friends and neighbors this holiday season!

Supplies:
Lakeside Summer Camp Paper (751465)
Lakeside Picnic Paper (751461)
Lakeside Paper Pad (751473)
Lakeside Accent Stickers (732249)
Lakeside Phrase Stickers (732248)
Lakeside Chips (732241)
Lakeside Gift Tags (732235)
Pebbles ABC Stickers (732246)
American Crafts “Merry Christmas” Ribbon
American Crafts Green Cardstock
White Paint Pen

Post-it Note Holder

Dec

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I love simple holiday gifts that can be used throughout the year, don’t you? Today, Holly from Ribbons & Glue is sharing a fun take on an every day office product and has created an adorable Post-it note holder.

Holly here from Ribbons & Glue sharing with you simple yet practical {year round} gift using Xyron Adhesive and the Pebbles From Me to You collection. Just the name of the Pebbles collection alone is perfect, right?

What’s something we use all the time and can’t seem to have enough of? Post It Notes! I told you it was a practical gift which can be made personal and cute too.

How to make a Post It Note holder:

This is how I made my Post It Note holders, but size may vary depending on how many notepads you stick inside.

To embellish the outside of the note holders, I used my Xyron Creative Station to apply adhesive onto patterned paper and chipboard then adhered them on to the front of the note holders.

To adhere the ribbon on to the back of the note holders, I used Xyron Double Sided tape.

Everyone loves a little sparkle. The Xyron double sided tape works great to adhere glitter on to projects too.

How to use Xyron Tape to apply glitter:

1. Adhere tape. 2. Sprinkle glitter 3. Shake off excess. Pretty!

Pebbles Inc Supplies Used:

From Me to You -Hello 732255

From Me to You- Ring Ring 732261

From Me to You- Chips

From Me to You- Clothes Pins 732279

Pebbles Crystal Candy Dots

Other Supplies Used:

Xyron Creative Station

Xyron Double Sided High Tack Tape

American Crafts Ribbon

Gold Glitter

Upcycled Treat Jars

Dec

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Did you catch the fun Mason jars with 3-D tags we shared this morning? This afternoon we’re back, with a bit more modern take on the treat jar idea with Amanda, from Popper and Mimi.

All year long I save cute jars and cans for those last-minute gift giving moments. Upcycling jars into treat cans is super easy and only takes a few minutes. For extra flair, make your own gift bow to put on top.

I usually choose the jar decor based on the type jar itself. The jar on the left has a very hip and modern feel so I chose a simple candy with clean lines. I chose a modern color palette and kept the tag and bow simple and crisp. The jar on the right has a more rustic and country feel so I dolled it up with festive gingham and plenty of polka dots. And just for fun, I call these the City Mouse and Country Mouse jars.

The tags on each jar are simple but still keep with the overall theme of each jar. I trim most of my tags by hand. I start with a rectangle, snip the corners, and punch a hole in the top. Add a simple sentiment to the tag and the jar is ready to give.

Making handmade gift bows is quick and easy. Here’s how I did it.

Trim 7 lengths of ribbon–three at 5 3/4″, three at 4 1 /4″ and one at 2 1/2″. Twist the ends of each ribbon and adhere to the center of the ribbon with an adhesive dot. Adhere the similarly sized pieces together with adhesive dots and then stack the layers. Fold the shortest ribbon into a circle and adhere to the center of the bow.

It only takes a few minutes to make a single bow. I used 3/8″ ribbon for these bows, but you could easily use wider ribbon or even strips of paper.

Happy Crafting!

Supplies:

BASICS JOURNALING CARDS

BASICS MEDIUM WEIGHT PAPER PAD

BASICS DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ ASH MINI DOT

DUPLICATE RUB-ONS 2″X6″

VALUE PACK BAKER’S TWINE

PEPPERMINT EXPRESS VALUE PACK PREMIUM RIBBON

AMERICAN CRAFTS SEASONAL CARDSTOCK PACK

Red Glitter Candy Dots

Xyron 3/16″ Adhesive Dots

Silver glitter foam thickers

Mason Jar Neighbor Gift

Dec

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This week we’re serving up a big, huge helping of handmade holiday gift ideas. For the remainder of the week, we will have two fun ideas each day, so come back often!

We’re starting out the series with a fun Mason jar neighbor gift created by Nina Yang, from Waffleflower.

Hello everyone! Nina here again to share a holiday neighbor gift idea – a Mason jar filled with yummy treats! Here’s how I created the packaging…

For the top of the Mason jar, I punched 2-1/2” circles from patterned paper and stamped the sentiment “Our Home to Yours.”

Here’s the really fun part – the 3D star tag.

1. Die cut 5 stars from glitter paper.

2. Score the stars and fold in half as shown:

3. Add adhesive to the stars as shown. I used Xyron 1.5” sticker maker.

Adhere the stars together and add to the tag base.

I’m also sharing how to make the 3D tree tag on my blog

Supplies:
Pebbles Basics Rouge Mini Dot Paper – 751371
Pebbles Basics Leaf Dot Paper – 751378
POW! Glitter Paper: Caramel – 71517
POW! Glitter Paper: Silver – 71511
AC Premium Ribbon: Christmas – 366117

Handmade Holiday Cards

Nov

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We wrapping up with our handmade Christmas card series with some awesome cards from Emily Spahn.

I have friends who come from all different cultural and religious backgrounds. I wanted to create both cards that I could send to my friends that celebrate Christmas, as well as more “winter” themed cards that I could send to those friends that do not celebrate Christmas.

I used the same basic design for both of my starburst cards, creating the burst effect by simply drawing it out by hand, cutting out each section, and then using each as a template to cut my various patterned papers.

Because these cards used such a small amount of each patterned paper, I chose to use my From Me to You cardmaking pad, rather than cut up my large 12×12 sheets of paper.

I love how easily the colors in the cardmaking pad work for both the Christmas and Winter color schemes.

I simply added a single piece of Basics paper to the From Me to You papers to achieve the traditional Christmas color scheme of green and red.

I also included some ribbon to give the cards a little more texture. The American Crafts dimensional stars were the perfect center to my starbursts!

Supplies:
From Me to You Cardmaking Pad (732286)
Basics Leaf Chevron (751379)
American Crafts Peppermint Express Dimensional Stars (366110)
American Crafts Peppermint Express Ribbon Value Pack (366117)