diy+christmas ebook final .pdf

DIY Christmas Simple Inspiration eBook

www.simplestories.com

CLEAR PHOTO
STICKERS

make it easy to

create your own
custom, see through
Christmas ornaments

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creating a December Da

CARD LAYERS
a great addition to
Christmas cards &
ornaments!

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with our

BUNTING BANNER KIT

LABEL WRAPS
perfect for
decorating jars,
candles and bottles!

table of

contents
Layouts - 04
Pocket Pages – 11
Gifts & Home Decor – 14

TAGS & TWINE

perfect for creating a
mini banner on a card

SN@P! Binders – 27
Cards – 35
DIY Christmas Products – 36

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products used:
Festive Designer Cardstock
Holly Jolly Designer Cardstock
Card Layers
Card Foundations
Sentiment Stickers
Tags & Twine
Enamel Dots
Decorative Metal Brads

designed by: Rebecca Keppel

Simple Tip:

Piece a busy patterned paper with

a neutral patterned paper together to create

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balance for the base of your layout

Simple Tip: Use small scissors to ‘fussy

cut’ an intricately designed word from
a piece of patterned paper to use as the
title on your layout

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products used:
Joy Designer Cardstock
Festive Designer Cardstock
Candy Cane Stripe Designer Cardstock
Advent Bits & Pieces

designed by: Wendy Antenucci

Icon Stickers
Clear Photo Stickers
Letters/Words Stickers
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products used:
Grinch Green Designer Cardstock
Evergreen Stripe Designer Cardstock
Letters/Words Stickers
Advent Bits & Pieces
Label Wraps
Tags & Twine
Enamel Dots
Decorative Metal Brads

designed by: Wendy Antenucci

Simple Tip: Cut apart a piece of diagonal
striped pattern paper to change up the

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angle as Wendy did on her layout

Simple Tip: Create a pocket for a tag with

hidden journaling by applying

adhesive to the sides and bottom of

a card, then adhering to your layout

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products used:
Joy Designer Cardstock
Candy Cane Lane Designer Cardstock
DIY Kraft Tag Foundations
DIY Kraft Envelope Foundations
Card Foundations

designed by: Andrea Corriveau

Enamel Dots
Clear Photo Stickers
Chipboard Stickers
Letters/Words Stickers

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products used:
Festive Designer Cardstock
Holly Jolly Designer Cardstock
DIY Twine
DIY Clothespins
Bunting Banner
Card Layers
Tags & Twine
Letters/Words Sticker

designed by: Wendy Antenucci

Simple Tip: Wendy used mini clothespins

to hang photos and cards from a piece
of twine on her layout

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Simple Tip: Use pieces from the Bunting

Banner kit to create focal points on
your layout

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products used:
Candy Cane Lane Designer Cardstock
Evergreen Stripe Designer Cardstock
Bunting Banner

designed by: Wendy Antenucci

Icon Stickers
Enamel Dots
Card Layers
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products used:
Merry Merry Designer Cardstock
Advent Bits & Pieces
Card Layers
Journal Layers
Enamel Dots
Letters/Words Stickers
Decorative Metal Brads

designed by: Wendy Antenucci

Simple Tip: Combine 2 days from the

Advent Bits & Pieces to create the year
as Wendy did on her layout

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products used:

12x12 Red SN@P! Faux Leather Album

Tags & Twine

Chipboard Stickers

4x6/3x4 Pocket Page

Icon Stickers

Enamel Dots

Horizontal 4x6/Vertical 3x4 Pocket Page

Sentiment Stickers

Decorative Metal Brads

Card Foundations

designed by: Kristine Davidson

Simple Tip: Create a festive miniature banner on a 4x6 card by stringing tags
on twine, then adhering to the card.

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products used:

12x12 Red SN@P! Faux Leather Album

Bunting Banner

Icon Stickers

4x6/3x4 Pocket Page

Clear Photo Stickers

Card Foundations

Horizontal 4x6/Vertical 3x4 Pocket Page

Card Layers

Enamel Dots

designed by: Layle Koncar

Simple Tip: Insert a die cut directly into a pocket page for a fun, see through effect
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products used:

12x12 Red SN@P! Faux Leather Album

Icon Stickers

Letters/Words Stickers

4x6/3x4 Pocket Page

Sentiment Stickers

Chipboard Stickerss

Card Foundations

Clear Photo Stickers

designed by: Mindi Niebuhr

Simple Tip: Adhere Clear Photo Stickers directly to your photos to make it appear as
if you printed directly on the photos!

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products used:
Merry Merry Designer Cardstock
Holly Jolly Designer Cardstock
DIY Twine
DIY Treat Bags
DIY Clothespins
Card Layers
Advent Bits & Pieces
Letters/Words Stickers
Clear Photo Stickers
Decorative Metal Brads

designed by: Angella Peardon

Simple Tip: Create a custom see through

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Christmas ornament with our Clear
Photo Stickers!

Simple Tip: Our Christmas

frameables are perfect for

simply inserting in frames
and voila!

Beautiful holiday

home décor pieces!

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products used:

designed by: Jodi Howell

Frameables

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products used:
6x6 Pad
Frameables
Card Layers
Card Foundations
Enamel Dots
Advent Bits & Pieces
Chipboard Stickers
Tags & Twine

designed by: Layle Koncar

Simple Tip: Adhering pieces to the top
of a shadow box frame creates a

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3 dimensional layered effect!

Simple Tip: Decorate a kraft box

and add cookies or treats for
a fun friend, neighbor or
coworker gift!

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products used:
Letters/Words Stickers
Card Layers
Chipboard Stickers

designed by: Lisa Swift

Enamel Dots

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products used:
6x6 Pad
Frameables
Card Layers
Card Foundations
Enamel Dots
Advent Bits & Pieces
Chipboard Stickers
Tags & Twine

designed by: Donna Jannuzzi

Simple Tip: Create countdown cards

using our Advent Bits & Pieces and

clip to a decorative stand for a fun

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Christmas Advent Calendar!

Simple Tip: Create a fun wall

hanging by stringing twine

across the front of a frame,
then attach tags, bags and
photos with clothespins

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products used:
DIY Treat Bags
DIY Clothespins
DIY Kraft Journal Layers
DIY Kraft Tag Foundations

designed by: Amber Crowell

Card Foundations
Card Layers
Journal Layers
Tags & Twine

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products used:
DIY Pillow Boxes
Tags & Twine
Enamel Dots
Journal Layers
Icon Stickers

designed by: Angella Peardon

Simple Tip: Our Pillow Boxes com-

bined with Tags & Twine are a fun

and easy way to wrap up a gift card
or small present

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Simple Tip: Create your own

custom home décor piece by

simply inserting a 4x6 card in
a stand and embellish!

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products used:
Card Foundations
Sentiment Stickers
Card Layers

designed by: Teri Anderson

Tags & Twine
Chipboard Stickers
Enamel Dots
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products used:
Label Wraps
Tags & Twine

designed by: Layle Koncar

Simple Tip: Our Label Wraps are

perfect for wrapping around a
jar, a bottle of wine or a

candle for a quick and easy
Christmas gift!

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Simple Tip: Our Bunting Banner

is a ‘self- contained kit’ –

everything you need to create

this quick and easy Christmas
decoration!

designed by: Simple Stories

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products used:
Bunting Banner

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products used:
DIY Kraft Journal Layers
Journal Layers
Card Layers
Card Foundations
Decorative Metal Brads
Enamel Dots
Chipboard Stickers

designed by: Shellye McDaniel

Simple Tip: Create your own custom

Christmas tree ornaments as
Shellye did here!

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Simple Tip: Insert cards, stickers

& embellishments into a tray

to create a fun, custom home
décor piece

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products used:
6x6 Pad
Card Foundations
Icon Stickers
Sentiment Stickers

designed by: Guiseppa Gubler

Chipboard Stickers
Enamel Dots
Advent Bits & Pieces
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products used:
Rudolph Red Designer Cardstock
6x6 Pad
Chipboard Stickers
Label Wraps
DIY Twine

designed by: Becky Crowell
Wood pieces courtesy of
The Wood Connection – www.thewoodconnection.com
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Simple Tip: Wrap wooden blocks with

patterned paper, tie with ribbon and
attach a tag for a decoration that
looks like a present!

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products used:

Red Burlap SN@P! Binder
Candy Cane Chevron Designer Cardstock
Evergreen Chevron Designer Cardstock
Chipboard Stickers
6x6 Pad
Letters/Word Stickers
Advent Bits & Pieces
Card Foundations
Card Layers

designed by: Rebecca Keppel

Simple Tip: The 6x8 envelope included

in the SN@P! Burlap Binders is perfect
for adding memorabilia!

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designed by: Rebecca Keppel

Simple Tip: Our burlap binders are gorgeous ‘as is’, but don’t be afraid to decorate the cover, as Rebecca did!
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products used:

Black SN@P! Binder
Bunting Banner
DIY Clothespins
Tags & Twine
Card Foundations
Letters/Word Stickers
Sentiment Stickers
Decorative Brads
Enamel Dots
Chipboard Stickers

designed by: Alissa Fast

Simple Tip: Use small alphabet stamps

to create titles on your chipboard
divider pages.

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designed by: Alissa Fast

Simple Tip: Create a SN@P! Binder documenting all of your favorite holiday traditions as Alissa did!
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products used:

6x8 Red SN@P! Binder
Candy Cane Stripe Designer Cardstock
Christmas Countdown Designer Cardstock
Card Foundations
Advent Bits & Pieces
Label Wraps
Bunting Banner
Card Layers
Journal Layers

designed by: Angella Peardon

Simple Tip: Use a label wrap as a focal

point on the center of your album
cover, as Angella did here with the

‘A Very Merry Christmas to You’ wrap!

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designed by: Angella Peardon

Simple Tip: Create a SN@P! Binder to document a family holiday photo shoot like Angella did!
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products used:

6x8 Red SN@P! Binder
Merry Merry Designer Cardstock
Icon Stickers
Letters/Words Stickers
Advent Bits & Pieces
Card Foundations
Enamel Dots

designed by: Sue Kendall

Simple Tip: The Advent Bits & Pieces

are great to use for a December
Daily album!

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designed by: Sue Kendall

Simple Tip: Cut a 12x12 paper down to size to use as a quick and easy cover for your binder
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designed by: Deanna Hutchison
designed by: Deanna Hutchison

designed by: Nichol Magouirk

designed by: Rebecca Keppel

designed by: Deanna Hutchison

designed by: Deanna Hutchison
designed by: Lisa Swift

designed by: Lisa Swift

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the
products available in

DIY christmas Collection
12 Double Sided Designer Cardstock Papers
6x6 Pad with 24 Double Sided Papers
Paper Kit
Card Fronts
Card Layers
Card Foundations
Icon Stickers
Letters/Word Stickers
Sentiment Stickers
Clear Photo Stickers
Decorative Brads
Enamel Dots
Chipboard Stickers
Journal Layers
Envelope Wraps
Tags & Twine
Advent Bits & Pieces
Visit your favorite local retailer or online store to purchase products
from the DIY Christmas collection

Frameables
Label Wraps

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Bunting Banner Kit

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