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Here are some great ideas from Better Home and Gardens:
Fashion a cute Christmas sock or small sweater into a reusable sleeve for coffee or hot chocolate to go. After washing, cut a 3-inch section from the top of your clothing.Embellish with buttons or felt snowflake cutouts for added winter charm. Slip the sleeve onto your to-go cup or tumbler, roll the ends to hide frays, and start sipping. You can cut Felt and Fabric on the Accucut Die Center at Photo Express.
Personalize a store-bought candle for an inexpensive Christmas gift. Simply wrap cardstock around the candleholder, and embellish it with a die-cut accent and letter. No die-cutting tool? No problem -- use stickers instead or come and use the PE Die Cut Center - free to use with paper purchase.
Editor's Tip: Stock up on candles the next time they're on sale. They're easy to embellish, and they make great Christmas gifts.
A decorated jar turns your favorite Christmas cookie recipe into an instant gift. Print a holiday greeting on strips of paper and wrap them around a recycled peanut butter or mason jar. Adhere punched shapes to the jar using adhesive foam for dimension. Fill the jar with ingredients. Print your recipe on matching cardstock and use a circle cutter to trim the piece so it fits perfectly on the lid.
Editor's Tip: After completing the design, hold everything in place overnight with a rubber band to ensure the adhesive holds.
Homemade sachets make easy, affordable Christmas gifts you can create in bulk. Dress up purchased drawstring muslin bags with a pretty rubber stamp design, then fill with fragrant cedar shavings. (All the Christmas stamps at PE are buy one get one 75% off right now!)
Give a friend or family member's desk a little holiday flair with a framed quote. This one is done with a seasonal motif, but you can adapt the project to fit the recipient's passions or interest.
Embellish a ready-made frame with rhinestones. Include a favorite picture to make this gift even more memorable.
This little tin is the ultimate handmade gift for someone who likes to keep things in order. Tabbed index cards are perfect for filing gift lists, receipts, decorating ideas, and more. And its holiday-theme embellishments are a cheery extra. Click here for directions.
With pretty paper and chipboard pages, this sturdy handmade recipe book is perfect for storing recipe cards.
Perfect For: A cook, your parents, or other relatives
Make It Say Christmas: Use holiday-theme papers and red and green envelopes.
This embellished notebook is a thoughtful gift for a budding young writer or journal keeper. Start with a plain notebook with a thick cover. Customize the colors and design to the recipient's taste.
Perfect For: Anyone who loves to write or draw or a perpetual note taker
Make It Say Christmas: Adapt this craft into a book of Christmas Memories. Cover the outside with holiday-theme embellishments and give it as a journal to record the season's happenings and special memories.
Pair clipboards with leftover die-cut shapes for easy-to-do low-cost art. Give the clipboards a makeover with a coat of paint (choose paint designed for metal if you want to cover the clip). Mount die cuts, available in scrapbooking stores, onto plain cardstock and stitch embellishments with embroidery floss.
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Come in to Photo Express Friday December 9th and Saturday December 10th for some Super Secret Santa Sales!
Details are in store (after all, it is a secret!) but I can say that EVERY camera is on sale, lots and lots of great scrapbooking deals, and PE Gift Cards are 10% off (they will be valid from December 27th on).
Look for the Santa Sign on the left to lead you to the deals!
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Watch this quick video on how to make a box with your Martha Steward Scoring Board. Quick and easy, and perfect for those little gifts you need to give - fill it with chocolates or mints, a gift card (Photo Express ones are always the right size!), a cookie, or a "gift certificate" from you to watch a neighbours children for a few hours or walk their dog, or shovel their snow.
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Photo Express: Your Local Battery Source!
One of the reasons we have been clearing out stock to make room for new product, is our new initiative to stock every current digital camera and camcorder battery on the market. And now we do!
So, need a second battery for your 2-year old Canon point-and-shoot? No problem! Lost your battery for your Nikon D300s? We got one for you! Looked everywhere for another camcorder battery with no luck? You've come to the right place!
And if we are temporarily out of stock on your battery model, we can almost always get it in within 3 business days.
Photo Express - Your Local Battery Source!
Yeah, we'll admit that doesn't sound all too exciting - until you need a battery!
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Receive a FREE copy with any $25 scrapbooking purchase while supplies last. Over 100 beautiful cards, layouts, holiday home décor, gifts, ideas and more in this beautiful issue. There is something for every level of paper crafter!
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It is nice to have little gifts on hand this time of year for neighbours, friends, teachers, hostesses, hairdressers etc. Here are some great ways to wrap up little gift cards, homemade food items, thank you cards and more! Here are some ideas from Scrapbooks Etc. You can find everything you need (well except the homemade treats!) at Photo Express. Remember, yours doesn't have to look exactly like the photo, it is just a guideline to give you ideas. Use supplies you have on hand or ones you pick up at the store (PE!)
Stacked Tins
Find three stackable metal tins, such as a mint tin, a chewing gum tin, and a jewelry tin. Trace around the lids on scrapbooking paper; cut and affix paper to the lids with crafts glue. Attach a gift tag to a colored rubber band. Fill each tin with a different treat. Stack tins and stretch rubber bands around the tins to hold in place. You could also tie with pretty ribbons. Many tin sizes available at Photo Express.
Bread Wrapper
Wrap a mini loaf in plastic wrap and place it in the center of a paper coffee filter. Cut a circle from a sheet of scrapbooking paper and center it on the bread loaf. Tie it all together with a sheer ribbon.
Paper-Pieced Santa
To make the Santa, cut paper into a mustache, a hatband, and a hat shape. Adhere all the pieces to the top of a container lid using a glue stick. Using crafts glue, attach a cotton ball at the peak of the hat and more cotton balls underneath the mustache to create the beard.
Ribbon-Wrapped Container
Wrap strips of wide ribbon or paper around a narrow container (make sure all strips start and end on the same side), securing each with crafts glue. Starting from the base of the side on which all the wide ribbons start and end, glue one long piece of narrow ribbon up that side and down the other to form a handle. Wrap a narrow ribbon strip around the center of the container for added interest.
Simple Seasonal Sack
Fold over the top of a sack to create a 3-inch flap. Using a snowflake-shape punch, punch three snowflakes across the top layer of the bag flap. Cut scrapbooking paper into a piece 3-1/2 inches tall and the width of the bag. Using a glue stick, adhere the paper to the inside of the flap, leaving 1/2 inch of paper sticking out.
Happy Holidays Tin
Trace the lid of a tin on a piece of wrapping paper or scrapbook paper; cut out. Using spray adhesive or sookwang tape, attach the paper to the lid. Print a holiday greeting to fit in a small picture frame. Slide the greeting inside the frame. Arrange treats inside the tin; cover. Adhere a ribbon around the center of the tin and clip the picture frame to the ribbon.
Metallic Bread Wrap
Place cookies or bread in a box lid. Cut a 4-inch-wide strip of green paper and a metallic 3-inch-wide strip; emboss for a fun design. Using two small brads, attach a gift tag to the 3-inch-wide strip. Wrap both pieces of paper around the lid and loaf, and attach to the bottom of the lid using tape. Of course this works with any paper combination and doesn't have to be metallic.
Editor's note: For reasons of health safety, we recommend wrapping the bread loaf in clear plastic wrap before packaging it.
Noel Greeting
Remove the label from a small oatmeal container. Using a paper punch, punch four sets of two stacked holes close to the top of the container. Cut a 2-inch-tall strip of scrapbooking paper; attach it around the top of the container, covering the holes, with a glue stick. Repunch the holes to cut through the paper. Affix another piece of scrapbooking paper around the remainder of the container. Thread string through the top hole and back through the bottom hole of each set; tie on lettered beads to spell out "Noel."
Cookie Pizza Box
Adhere paper snowflakes to the top of a clean, plain12-inch or larger pizza box using a glue stick. Cut a ribbon into four 4-inch pieces and angle-cut the ends. Using crafts glue, attach the ribbon to the top of the box to create a frame. Cut a piece of colored paper to fit inside the frame; write a holiday greeting and adhere to the box using a brad.
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A special gift tag just makes the present seem that much more special. Here are some ideas from Scrapbooks etc. Use the supplies you have on hand or come in to Photo Express and we can help you pick some supplies out. Use our die cut machine to cut tags of all shapes and sizes too!
Forest Gift Tag
Design by Tracy Kyle
A trio of triangles cut from patterned paper turns into a trio of trees when small cardstock trunks are added. Tie the tag together with baker's twine wrapped around the bottom and looped through the top.
Reindeer Gift Tag
Make everyone's favorite reindeer with a punch shape and a red sticker nose. Highlight the reindeer by placing him in the center of green paper in a metal-rim tag. Accent with a fun ribbon.
Snowflake Punch Gift Tag
Design by Erin Roe
Turn simple circles into holiday creations with punched snowflakes. Layer them on same-color paper for subtle dimension.
Presents Galore Gift Tag
Design by Tracy Kyle
A die-cut circle serves as the basis for a stack of sticker presents. Patterned paper and scalloped edges add a festive look, and striped baker's twine is the perfect finish.
Subtle Snowflake Gift Tag
Design by Vicki Boutin
Cover a tag in laser-cut paper for a subtle tone-on-tone background. Sentiments stamped on strips of patterned paper add a splash of color to the design, and a bow tied in coordinating riboon completes the look.
Corner Punch Tree Gift Tag
Design by Sande Krieger
Create an abstract Christmas tree by punching three photo corners from patterned paper and pairing them with a letter-sticker trunk. Create the look of stitching with a black pen.
Joyful Gift Tag
Put a jingle in this year's gift giving by attaching a bell to a twine bow. A white tag embellished with a red chipboard holiday message is a simple accent for any package.
Layered Paper Gift Tags
Design by Cathy Blackstone
Use your scraps to craft beautiful gift tags this holiday season. Simply punch shapes from patterned paper and layer them to form classic holiday scenes. Jazz up each tag with brads, stickers, and ribbon.
Christmas Postage Gift Tag
Design by Sande Krieger
Put office supplies to good use by stapling rickrack and leaf accents to a tag. Add letter stickers to give a holiday message. Then use a Christmas stamp to add a bold accent to a white label.
Trim a Simple Snowman Tag
Design by Erin Roe
Cut two large scallops in white patterned paper to create a snowman body. Turn a piece of orange scrap paper into a nose. Then, add a little glitz with glitter eyes and a smile.
Create a Christmas Tree Gift Tag
Design by Vicki Boutin
Cut two triangles from tone-on-tone patterned paper, one slightly smaller than the other. Adhere tiny buttons to the small triangle and layer on top of the large triangle.
Decorate Gifts Tags with Basic Supplies
Start with an ordinary gift-tag shape and let your creativity take over from there. Use basic supplies to transform plain white gift tags into custom tags for holiday gifts.
Editor's Tip: Creating gift tags is a great way to experiment with new techniques on a small scale. Look for new ways to use old supplies, such as building a snowman out of buttons.
Use Scraps to Make Simple Holiday Shapes on Gift Tags
Design by Cathy Blackstone
Rather than spending a fortune to make gift tags for all your holiday presents, try using scraps of cardstock and patterned paper, leftover embellishments, and even spare rub-ons and stickers to create quick tags.
Editor's Tip: Don't reinvent the wheel each time you make a holiday tag. Each person on your list will likely only get one so feel free to repeat a design you love over and over.
Let Gift Tags Double as Ornaments
Design by Cathy Blackstone
This irresistible angel snowman is a super-sweet holiday package accent. Attach feathers to the back of the tag to make the wings more realistic.
Editor's Tip: Give recipients something extra. Put a little added time into the tag and it could double as a cute ornament!
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Becky has new Card Maps posted for December, just in time for your last minute card making.Here are a few of the samples.
She also has December's Page maps up. Pick a map, grab your supplies and create a layout. Quick and easy! And here are a couple of samples
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Check out Lifestyle Crafts brand new It Kits cutting die sets: Clip It, Edge It, and Tag It ! IT's the most versatile collection of dies for any crafter - from beginners to seasoned DIY pros!
It Kits are perfect for any type of project including cards, tags, scrapbook pages, journals, school projects, home decor and special events like parties and weddings! You name IT... It Kits can make IT!
Each It Kit includes a set of cutting dies specific to a theme for only $45.99! Plus, as a sweet bonus, we're including the digital cutting files for each shape in the kit. Now you can have the best of both worlds from one cute little box!
Clip It
Includes 26 cutting dies & 26 bonus digital cutting files.
Edge It
Includes 7 cutting dies & 7 bonus digital cutting files.
Tag It
Includes 16 cutting dies & 16 bonus digital cutting files.
At Lifestyle Crafts, we love that people use our products to make things. Nothing beats the satisfaction of the expression, "I made this!" That's why we're so excited to tell you about the I Made This Challenge that starts today!
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I MADE THIS CHALLENGE We're giving away the ultimate creative prize package including:
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Simply create a project using at least one Lifestyle Crafts product and post the project to the Lifestyle Crafts website community gallery between November 1st and January 31st to be entered to win. More info here.
I MADE THIS WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS
We're also giving away amazing prizes every week now through January! This week, you can win a CANON 60D CAMERA AND JO TOTES ROSE CAMERA BAG! Simply make an account on lifestylecrafts.com to be entered to win! Each of the following gives you one additional entry:
GOOD LUCK! |
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Renee created this super cute Advent Calendar. She die cut 24 boxes from the box in our accucut center (free to use with paper purchase). She then used 2 sheets of pattern paper cut into 2 inch squares to cover the back of the boxes. With one sheet of 12x12 stickers from Echo Park, she decorated all the boxes. What a fun project and what a great gift!
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A big thanks to everyone who came out to help us celebrate our 28th Anniversary last weekend. It was great seeing so many of you. You are the reason we are here and we thank you.
Congratulations to our big $280 PE Cash winner. Barb had great fun shopping and was a little stunned when she opened her lucky envelope. Look at all the goodies she got - for FREE!
And Denise treated herself also with her $50 envelope win.
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