Xyron & Crafter's Companion: GIVEAWAY!

What better way to kick-off the 'almost' weekend than

with a super-fun GIVEAWAY from these two fab companies:
XYRON & CRAFTER'S COMPANION

That's right!  

You could **WIN** your very own 

Crafter's Companion Diamond Press Die-Cutting & Embossing Machine Bundle

AND

Xyron Create-A-Sticker  

and Xyron Mega Runner

Let me share how I've used the Diamond Press and then I will

follow with instructions on how you can enter to **WIN**

I started with some premade tags that I had in my stash from Simple Stories DIY Foundations Tags

Next, I cut a 2" X 6" strip of white cardstock and placed it onto the longest cutting mat.

(The kit also comes with a shorter mat for single-cutting).  I placed several of 

the dies onto the paper so I could cut them all at once!

The bottom of the Diamond Press has a suction device, so be sure to place it

on a smooth, clean surface; lift the lever to raise the suction and then press the

lever down to create the suction.  Now your Diamond Press is in place!

Easily crank through the cutting mat holding the dies and you're all set.

And of course, I must have some adhesive foam so I made my own!
Actually, I have two versions of creating adhesive foam with the 

Xyron Creative Station Lite

and the Xyron Sticker Maker

First, using the Xyron 5" Lite.  The foam is a little too thick to run through when 

the machine is closed, so I opened the top latch slightly and then ran the foam through!

Easy!  By opening the latch, it allows the rollers to spread just a bit.  Just

give the foam a good rub so that it picks up all of the adhesive.  To apply adhesive on

both sides, run the piece back through with the adhesive side UP.

Of course to use the 1.5" Sticker Maker, you will need to cut a strip of foam to that

width and the proceed to run the piece through twice.  I cut the adhesive backing close

to the foam after the initial run-through before running it back through for the second

coating of adhesive.  Snip off the desired amount of foam and you're ready to go!

The Diamond Press also comes with the cutest embossing folders, black ink

and an assortment of stamps that match the dies!  

Above, I used the dot folder to emboss the smaller tag.

I wanted colored ink for stamping the various pieces, so I used different chalk inks

from my stash.  The black ink from the Diamond Press kit was used for the sentiments.

I dressed each tag with enamel dots and some twine and we're done!

**GIVEAWAY**GIVEAWAY**GIVEAWAY**

Now for the GIVEAWAY!

-Leave a comment here on this blog post

-Be sure to "Like" my Facebook Page 

-"Like" the Diamond Press Facebook Page

-"Like" the Xyron Facebook Page

I will announce the winner next FRIDAY, April 1st  right here on the blog!

THANK YOU!