National Scrapbook Day Class Kit Giveaway!

Happy National Scrapbook Day everybody! Beth is teaching our fun Pinterest inspired DIY Embellishment class at Crop & Create Burnaby this weekend, and next weekend she'll be teaching at the Great Lakes Mega Meet in Novi, MI - we hope you'll join us!

We know not everyone can make it to an event - so for NSD we're going to give away two class kits that include a Xyron 1.5" create-a-sticker, a Maya Road banner album, Bazzill papers and embellishments and much, much more! Just leave a comment here and we'll announce the winners on the Xyron Facebook page on Monday morning.

Hope you are being creative today - have a wonderful weekend!

Something Old, Something New - Day Five and a Giveaway!

Happy Friday everyone!  We hope you've enjoyed our "something old, something new" Design Team challenge this week - we sure have!  Today we've got some fantastic interpretations of past projects - check out what Gini Cagle, Liz Qualman and Angella Peardon have created.

We love Gini Cagle's interpretation of this Halloween treat bag:

She completely revamped it for a fun springtime idea - a seed packet! On her blog today she gives you the measurements to create the packet yourself.

We can't wait for summer - and neither can Liz Qualman!  Inspired by this summer calendar wall hanging:

Liz created a fun and colorful summertime banner that would brighten up any room!  Today on her blog she shares some tips on creating your own.

Angella Peardon's old to new project just made us giddy!  Her take on these paper swirl animals:

is this whimsical, precious three-dimensional cat that anyone would love to receive! On her blog today Angella not only shows us how to make this, she provides a FREE template! Thanks Angella!

If you've been tuning in all week you've already had one chance at winning a Xyron 2.5" create-a-sticker - and today we're giving you two more!  Leave a comment here and two lucky winners will receive one a 2.5" create-a-sticker of their very own.  Deadline to enter is midnight on Sunday - names will be announced on the Xyron Facebook page Monday morning.

Thanks so much for joining us this week - have a wonderful weekend!

Something Old, Something New - Day Four!

Day Four of our Something Old, Something New Design Team challenge is about hats and holidays and home decor - we hope these projects inspire you as much as they've inspired us!

Xyron makes creating your own home decor a ton of fun - and Van Nguyen shows us just that!  She took this embellished lampshade idea:

and created a darling lampshade for her son's nursery using just a few supplies - and on her blog she shows you how to make your own!

Angela Ploegman gives you three makeovers in one!  She took this house luminary (one of her projects previously posted on Xyron.com):

and actually "re-skinned" it to turn it in to a Christmas luminary!  On her blog today she shares instructions as well as two other house luminaries with us.

Clearly our designers were in a holiday mood this week - Sharon Callis was inspired by this princess hat:

to create this fabulous witch's hat centerpiece!  On her blog she gives you step by step instructions for creating your own - I know you are going to save this idea for Halloween!

We can't talk about the holidays without New Year's Eve - and Denise Hahn took this NYE project idea:

and created a fun, sparkly tiara that you might not want to wait until December 31st to wear!  Head on over to her blog for a great tutorial!

Don't forget to check out yesterday's blog post for a chance to win a Xyron 2.5" create-a-sticker...and stay tuned tomorrow for even more chances! Happy Thursday everybody!

Something Old, Something New - Day Three and a Giveaway!

We hope you have been enjoying our week's worth of "something old, something new" projects from the Xyron Design Team - today in addition to some fabulous projects we've got a little giveaway to hep you get inspired!

Summer is coming and Jessica Barnett helps us get ready with a fun kids' craft idea. Jessica took this spider flowerpot project:

and created these darling butterflies using the same cool flowerpot idea! On her blog today Jessica shares a tutorial on how to create these (and how to simplify them for smaller children).

You know we love calendars - and Ann Corbiere-Scott does too!  She took this magnetic calendar idea:

and took it to a new cool upcycled level using smashed bottle caps for the dates in her own calendar! On her blog today she gives us a tutorial on how create this project yourself.

Jen Goode took a cool and different approach to the challenge - she loved these Halloween goodie bags as they were:

so she decided to add another cute character to the collection with these darling mummy bags! Jen treats us all on her blog with a FREE printable so you can make these little cuties yourself.

Linda Neff took this Christmas ornament idea:

and created a fun star ornament that would be perfect for 4th of July celebrations.  Yay summer!  On her blog today Linda shows you how to create your own using scraps of cardboard and shares a lovely story on how she was inspired by the events in Boston.

We hope many of you caught Beth Kingston on HSN yesterday with our 2.5" create-a-sticker deal.  In case you didn't, we're going to give away one of our own!

Leave a comment here on the blog and one lucky winner will receive a machine of their very own.  Deadline to enter is midnight Sunday - the winner will be announced on the Xyron Facebook Page on Monday morning.  Good luck!