Life Project props GIVEAWAY!!!!

It's been AGES since I run a giveaway  and I feel that this is the perfect time to through one :)
Usually, I offer an item from my fashion shop or kid's shoppe,but this time I want to do something different-I'm going to give away  a small  handmade treat made especially for the upcoming
"Documented Life Project" ,which will start in the beginning of  the new year ( and you still have time to sign up if you haven't done it yet )...

For this occasion, I whipped up a cool little set of 12 months dividers/ tabs STICKERS ready to use with your new 2014 planner .
In addition , I made a small sampler of seem to be MUCH loved handmade washi tape which I'll gladly add to the bundle :)
AND to sweeten this deal even more ,I decided to add a  sweet little cherry  on top-I'm going to hook you up  with a brand new gadget from XYRON!!!!
 Prepare yourself to be the new owner of  the cutest little adhesive applicater - the pink Mini Tape Runner + some more surprises ....

The lucky winner not only will get to have this lovely oriental set, she/he will have a little part of my actual house on it :D
I bet now you are REALLY curious what am I talking about,right ?1
Well,these tabs are made of  upcycled cardstock sheets by DCWV  from the "The Far East" stack, which only a month ago were wallpapered to my studio wall!

see if you can find the sheets that the tabs were cut from :D

Anyway,after thinking things through,I decided to remove these beautiful sheets from the wall and continue with my mural and use the cardstock +  little bits of plaster, to make these awesome tabs for YOU!

The handmade washi tape was made using origami paper and Xyron Creatopia machine  loaded with repositionable adhesive cartridge 

So now even if you won't win this set,you'll know what I  used to make it with and can use my rounded edges tab template to whip up some cool tabs yourself - use the PNG file with your cutter machine to cut some personalized month dividers using your own art or decorative cardstock like the above^

So how one can win this lovely set of Dividers+ handmade Washi + Mini Tape Runner by Xyron you ask....with a few VERY simple steps:

1. Check out my etsy shops and tell me via comment here on my blog  what item you liked best from each one of my shops

PettiBear- Made to Measuremnts Fashion & OOAK Accessories
PettiBearKIDS -Eco Friendly KIDS Fashion ,Toys, Bedding & Decor
TiamatDesign-Digital Templates and Graphic Home decor

2. Like my Facebook Pages
PettiBear
PettiBearKIDS

EXTRA points-
3.Subscribe to my monthly Newsletter
4.Share this Giveaway with your friends via social media-
Facebook ( tag me -Viki Tiamat ) ,Twitter (@PettiBear)

The Winner will be announced on New Years eve ( IST time)

GOOD LUCK!

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Star Album Tutorial [Imaginisce at XYRON blog hop]

This is my FIRST blog hop with my XYRON Design Team and our partners in crime-Imaginisce 

and I'm very excited to be showing you all how to make this super cool Star Album 

To begin with,you'll need to gather your supplies...

You'll need-

 Imaginisce Childhood Memories double sided 65 lb.cardstock sheets
 Vintage Marketplace double sided bazzill basics paper
 Imaginisce Childhood Memories stickers -

• 400127 ABC Sticker Alphas 
• 400126 Just Be Little Icons

Imaginisce Sticker Stackers -

This Moment 5 x 12 Sticker Stacker

Imaginisce  Chipboard Stickers-
400136  Hide & Seek 5 x 12 Chipboard Sticker 
 Imaginisce Stamps -
400130 Bird Snag 'em Stamp 
XYRON Creatopia Machine 
XYRON Mega Runner
 XYRON Tape Runner
Posca Markers
Pictures of your little ones
Waxed twine about 5' long
Hard cover of an old book you don't mind to cut

PREPARATIONS :

Cut 7 pcs of cardstock  in each of the sizes below (total of 28 sheets) 

12"X4"

3.5"X4"

9"X4"

8"X4"

Cut 2 pieces of hard cover/chipboard  in size slightly larger then 6"X 4"

Make a template for  the binding holes (mine was 4" tall and had holes every 2 cm)

Begin by folding all the 28  pages in the middle

 Layer the 12X4" sheets with the 3.5X4" sheets and punch holes through the layers using your template

Pass each now folded 6X4" sheets through your trusty Creatopia machine

You'll need to pass the first of the seven  folded 6X4 " sheet twice through the machine ,to place glue from each side

don't pill the protective sheet ,leave it on

Now,you'll need to bind all the 12X4s and 3.5X4s together
Begin by layering the two sizes of the cardstocks together and inserting the needle threaded with the wax twine through the middle two holes from the outside in

Cross the twine and insert the needles to the empty holes from both ends

Cross the twine again as you did on the inside ,now from the outside and repeat the steps with all the rest of the 12X4s layered on the inside with the 3.5X4" sheets

This is how it should look when you finish binding the sheets

Now peel all the protective sheets but the very first and very last one of the bind album  to reveal the sticky side

Glue together all the sheets that don't have the 3.5X4" sheets in the middle

Now peel the protective sheet from the  front  to reveal the sticky side and glue a ribbon in the middle  (these will serve as the closure ties of the album )

 Prepare the hard cover (chipboard)  to make a cover for your album
I used an old book's cover I had-only cut the cover to size and hand screen-printed it with a vintage image of myself at a very young age (I believe I'm about 2 or 3 year old on this print )

Run a glue strip over the ribbon using your Xyron Tape Runner and Glue the cover on top of the ribbon ( do the same for the reverse)

Now decorate all the 8X4" sheets-it's important to do so prior the assembling  of the album!!!

After you've finished decorating all your layouts ,run your XYRON Mega Runner  on both sides of the 9X4" sheets and glue the 8X4" decorated layouts on top

Now place to previously glued together  sheets on top of the 12X4" sheets, run the Mega Runner on the sides of the 12X4" s and glue the sheets you've prepared together

and TA DA- you have a STAR album for your little STARS :)

See ya soon

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