Xyron and Paper House - Day One and a Giveaway!

Hold on to your hats gang!  This week the Xyron Design Team is celebrating the Great Outdoors with our friends at Paper House - tune in every day for projects, tutorials and giveaways that will make you think about "outdoorsy" paper and embellishments in a whole new light!

Love Instagram?  Love mini albums?  Then you MUST head over to Shannon Morgan's blog today!  Shannon created the cutest Instagram mini album that would be the perfect "thank you" gift after a vacation or as a treasure for your kiddos.  Shannon shares some great tips and tricks for creating this on her blog as well!

2015 will be here before we know it...why not make your own calendar - for yourself or as a gift?  On her blog today Alexia Misso not only shares a tutorial on creating this fantastic project, she also shares the SVG files so you can cut out the calendar! What a fabulous time saver!  Thanks Alexia!

The beauty of embellishments is that a little goes a long way...Linda Neff created an entire mini album and still had enough to create a 12x12 layout as well!  Linda shares a tutorial for the layout on her blog today.

If you are loving these projects as much as we are then head on over to the Paper House blog every day this week for even MORE great ideas - and they are giving away some of your favorite Xyron goodies as well!  We want to share some of the Paper House products we are loving with you - so all week long we'll be having giveaways here on our blog as well.  Just leave a comment and one lucky winner is going to receive this Paper House prize pack - we'll announce the winner on the Xyron Facebook Page tomorrow.  Happy Monday everybody!

Xyron, Petaloo and Core'dinations - Day Five and a Giveaway!

We hope you have had an inspiration filled week as the Xyron Design Team celebrated our friends at Core'dinations Cardstock and Petaloo.  Our designers have let their creativity run wild and today we share two home decor projects that will make you look at every day items in a whole new light!

You can turn an old clock in to a work of art in just a few steps...and Yvonne Yam shows us how!  On her blog today she shows us how to turn a clock from blah to BAM! - now we are looking all over the office for things to "improve"!  ;)

Loving those pallet projects you see on Pinterest but don't want to deal with the bulk of wood?  On her blog today Linda Neff shares this "faux pallet" tutorial using plain old chipboard!  Genius!

Looking for more inspiration?  Head on over to the Core'dinations and Petaloo blogs to see the magic their designers have created - and BOTH blogs are giving away prizes!  We want to help you create your own fabulous projects too so we are giving away a prize pack with a Core'dinations paper pad, a pack of Petaloo flowers, and a Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker!  Just leave a comment here and we will announce the winner on our Facebook Page tomorrow.  Have a great weekend everybody!

Xyron, Petaloo and Core'dinations - Day Four and a Giveaway!

The Xyron Design Team has been having a BLAST during our week long blog hop with our friends at Core'dinations Cardstock and Petaloo - we hope they have inspired you as much as they were inspired!  Today we've got THREE tutorials - these little beauties are yours for the making!

Love to make cards but feel a little overwhelmed during the holidays?  Shannon Morgan to the rescue!  Today on her blog she shares a tutorial for creating this cute set of four cards - and she shares TONS of time saving tips that will help you get a jump start on your card making.  Yay!

HELLO gorgeous!!!  This bird house from Sharon Callis took our breath away - can you believe she did this with just a few sheets of paper?  You will find a tutorial for this amazing project on her blog as well as a lovely card with a Breast Cancer awareness theme.  A few sheets of paper!!

We are loving this mixed media notebook from Karen Jiles - the colors and textures and special little details make this a great gift idea that would be treasured (and is a great way to use leftover embellishments)!  Head on over to Karen's blog for a tutorial that is sure to get your creative juices flowing.

Loving these projects?  Looking for more inspiration?  Head on over to the Core'dinations and Petaloo blogs to see the magic their designers have created - and BOTH blogs are giving away prizes!  We want to help you create your own fabulous projects too so every day this week we are giving away a prize pack with a Core'dinations paper pad, a pack of Petaloo flowers, and a Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker!  Just leave a comment here and we will announce the winner on our Facebook Page tomorrow.  Enjoy!

Xyron, Petaloo and Core'dinations - Day Three and a Giveaway!

We are halfway through the Xyron Design Team week long blog hop with our friends at Core'dinations Cardstock and Petaloo - and today our designers have hopped right off the page and in to some fabulous mixed media and home decor projects!

You know how much we love mini albums - so when we saw this winter project from Marcia Dehn-Nix we were head over heels!  Check out her blog for a coordinating card - is it wrong that these make us wish for snow?  :)

This dainty birdcage project from Joy Dickson reminds us that one of the joys of papercrafting is creating works of art.  Joy shares a tutorial on her blog today - what a wonderful party favor this would be for a bridal or baby shower!

Banners are THE perfect holiday home decor project - and Heather Conklin created this beauty to celebrate Halloween (we love the non-traditional colors). Imagine the possibilities with just a few sheets of paper!  She gives some tips and tricks for creating your own on her blog today.

Loving these projects?  Looking for more inspiration?  Head on over to the Core'dinations and Petaloo blogs to see the magic their designers have created - and BOTH blogs are giving away prizes!  We want to help you create your own fabulous projects too so every day this week we are giving away a prize pack with a Core'dinations paper pad, a pack of Petaloo flowers, and a Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker!  Just leave a comment here and we will announce the winner on our Facebook Page tomorrow.  Enjoy!