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ADVENT BITS & PIECES

CARD LAYERSa great addition to Christmas cards &

ornaments!

BUNTING BANNER KIT

create your own custom, see through Christmas ornaments

perfect for

CLEAR PHOTO STICKERS

make it easy to

with our

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creating a December Daily Album

create a quick & easy home décor piece

decorating jars,

candles and bottles!

perfect forLABEL WRAPS

TAGS & TWINEperfect for creating a mini banner on a card

Layouts - 04

Pocket Pages – 11

Gifts & Home Decor – 14

SN@P! Binders – 27

Cards – 35

DIY Christmas Products – 36

contentstable of

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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

Simple Tip: Piece a busy patterned paper with a neutral patterned paper together to create balance for the base of your layout

designed by: Rebecca Keppel

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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

products used:Joy Designer Cardstock

Festive Designer Cardstock

Candy Cane Stripe Designer Cardstock

Advent Bits & Pieces

Icon Stickers

Clear Photo Stickers

Letters/Words Stickers

designed by: Wendy Antenucci

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designed by: Wendy Antenucci

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

Simple Tip: Cut apart a piece of diagonal striped pattern paper to change up the angle as Wendy did on her 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

Enamel Dots

Clear Photo Stickers

Chipboard Stickers

Letters/Words Stickers

designed by: Andrea Corriveau

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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designed by: Wendy Antenucci

products used:Festive Designer Cardstock

Holly Jolly Designer Cardstock

DIY Twine

DIY Clothespins

Bunting Banner

Card Layers

Tags & Twine

Letters/Words Sticker

Simple Tip: Wendy used mini clothespins to hang photos and cards from a piece of twine on her layout

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designed by: Wendy Antenucci

Simple Tip: Use pieces from the Bunting Banner kit to create focal points on your layout

products used:Candy Cane Lane Designer Cardstock

Evergreen Stripe Designer Cardstock

Bunting Banner

Icon Stickers

Enamel Dots

Card Layers

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designed by: Wendy Antenucci

products used:

Simple Tip: Combine 2 days from the Advent Bits & Pieces to create the year as Wendy did on her layout

Merry Merry Designer Cardstock

Advent Bits & Pieces

Card Layers

Journal Layers

Enamel Dots

Letters/Words Stickers

Decorative Metal Brads

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

Candy Cane Lane Designer Cardstock

Evergreen Stripe Designer Cardstock

Bunting Banner

Icon Stickers

Enamel Dots

Card Layers

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designed by: Kristine Davidson

products used:Tags & Twine

Icon Stickers

Sentiment Stickers

12x12 Red SN@P! Faux Leather Album

4x6/3x4 Pocket Page

Horizontal 4x6/Vertical 3x4 Pocket Page

Card Foundations

Chipboard Stickers

Enamel Dots

Decorative Metal Brads

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designed by: Layle Koncar

products used:

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

Bunting Banner

Clear Photo Stickers

Card Layers

12x12 Red SN@P! Faux Leather Album

4x6/3x4 Pocket Page

Horizontal 4x6/Vertical 3x4 Pocket Page

Icon Stickers

Card Foundations

Enamel Dots

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designed by: Mindi Niebuhr

products used:

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

Icon Stickers

Sentiment Stickers

Clear Photo Stickers

12x12 Red SN@P! Faux Leather Album

4x6/3x4 Pocket Page

Card Foundations

Letters/Words Stickers

Chipboard Stickerss

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designed by: Angella Peardon

products used:

Simple Tip: Create a custom see through Christmas ornament with our Clear Photo Stickers!

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

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products used:Frameables

designed by: Jodi Howell

Simple Tip: Our Christmas frameables are perfect for simply inserting in frames and voila! Beautiful holiday home décor pieces!

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designed by: Layle Koncar

products used:6x6 Pad

Frameables

Card Layers

Card Foundations

Enamel Dots

Advent Bits & Pieces

Chipboard Stickers

Tags & Twine

Simple Tip: Adhering pieces to the top of a shadow box frame creates a 3 dimensional layered effect!

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products used:Letters/Words Stickers

Card Layers

Chipboard Stickers

Enamel Dotsdesigned by: Lisa Swift

Simple Tip: Decorate a kraft box and add cookies or treats for a fun friend, neighbor or coworker gift!

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designed by: Donna Jannuzzi

products used:6x6 Pad

Frameables

Card Layers

Card Foundations

Enamel Dots

Advent Bits & Pieces

Chipboard Stickers

Tags & Twine

Simple Tip: Create countdown cards using our Advent Bits & Pieces and clip to a decorative stand for a fun Christmas Advent Calendar!

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products used:DIY Treat Bags

DIY Clothespins

DIY Kraft Journal Layers

DIY Kraft Tag Foundations

Card Foundations

Card Layers

Journal Layers

Tags & Twine

designed by: Amber Crowell

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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designed by: Angella Peardon

products used:DIY Pillow Boxes

Tags & Twine

Enamel Dots

Journal Layers

Icon Stickers

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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products used:Card Foundations

Sentiment Stickers

Card Layers

Tags & Twine

Chipboard Stickers

Enamel Dots

Simple Tip: Create your own custom home décor piece by simply inserting a 4x6 card in a stand and embellish!

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designed by: Teri Anderson

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designed by: Layle Koncar

products used:Label Wraps

Tags & Twine

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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Card Foundations

Sentiment Stickers

Card Layers

Tags & Twine

Chipboard Stickers

Enamel Dots

products used:Bunting Banner

Simple Tip: Our Bunting Banner is a ‘self- contained kit’ – everything you need to create this quick and easy Christmas decoration!

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designed by: Simple Stories

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designed by: Shellye McDaniel

products used:DIY Kraft Journal Layers

Journal Layers

Card Layers

Card Foundations

Decorative Metal Brads

Enamel Dots

Chipboard Stickers

Simple Tip: Create your own custom Christmas tree ornaments as Shellye did here!

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products used:6x6 Pad

Card Foundations

Icon Stickers

Sentiment Stickers

Chipboard Stickers

Enamel Dots

Advent Bits & Pieces

Simple Tip: Insert cards, stickers & embellishments into a tray to create a fun, custom home décor piece

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designed by: Guiseppa Gubler

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designed by: Becky Crowell

Wood pieces courtesy of The Wood Connection – www.thewoodconnection.com

products used:Rudolph Red Designer Cardstock

6x6 Pad

Chipboard Stickers

Label Wraps

DIY Twine

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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designed by: Rebecca Keppel

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

Simple Tip: The 6x8 envelope included in the SN@P! Burlap Binders is perfect for adding memorabilia!

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6x6 Pad

Card Foundations

Icon Stickers

Sentiment Stickers

Chipboard Stickers

Enamel Dots

Advent Bits & Pieces

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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!

designed by: Alissa Fast

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

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!

designed by: Angella Peardon

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

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!

designed by: Sue Kendall

products used:6x8 Red SN@P! Binder

Merry Merry Designer Cardstock

Icon Stickers

Letters/Words Stickers

Advent Bits & Pieces

Card Foundations

Enamel Dots

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

designed by: Deanna Hutchisondesigned by: Rebecca Keppel

designed by: Deanna Hutchison

designed by: Deanna Hutchison

designed by: Nichol Magouirk

designed by: Lisa Swift designed by: Lisa Swift

designed by: Deanna Hutchison

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Visit your favorite local retailer or online store to purchase products from the 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

Frameables

Label Wraps

Bunting Banner Kit

DIY christmas Collection products available in the

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