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Every time we love, every time we give, it’s Christmas.

– Dale Evans

Before I discovered Digital Scrapbooking I created cute tiny ‘Country Graphics’. The ‘pixel’ technique is totally the opposite from creating DS graphics. I could’ve created pixel graphics for years and years and still have plenty of room left on my hard drive, where the huge DS graphics fill up the free space in no time! Still they sit next to each other in my files and I thought it was a shame to let the pixel graphics just sit there gathering dustbunnies – although the bunnies love the tiny graphics, so no harm is done 🙂

Converting pixel graphics into DS graphics is impossible, but I found a way to incorporate them by adding them to stamps! The stamps are too small to use in a layout, but by adding them to an envelop or putting them in a cluster, they turn out to be great detailed embellishments!

In this download you’ll find all 10 single stamps, the stamps as a cluster, a stack of envelopes, a cluster of Christmas cards and stamped envelopes and I’ll throw in the background paper as a bonus.
I love how these turned out. I hope you do too 🙂

Download Christmas Stamps 4.7MB

The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each others’ burdens, easing other’s loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.

– W.C. Jones

Where would we be without perfect Christmasy date tags?!
All stars are on a 1 layered png file. Use the select tool to copy/paste the star to your layout.

Download Star Date Tags 2.5MB

What is Christmas? It is tenderness for the past, courage for the present, hope for the future. It is a fervent wish that every cup may overflow with blessings rich and eternal, and that every path may lead to peace.

– Agnes M. Pharo

I admire those scrappers who write great to the point journaling at their layouts. I’m always too wordy and after editing my written story several times I end up deleting it very often :p So I depend on wordart or a good title.

Download Sentiments WordArt 3.2MB

A Christmas candle is a lovely thing;
It makes no noise at all,
But softly gives itself away;
While quite unselfish, it grows small.

– Eva K. Logue

Download Gingerbread Elements 6.1MB

Christmas is not a time or a season but a state of mind.
To cherish peace and good will, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.

~Calvin Coolidge

Download Gingerbread Papers 5.8MB

Come back tomorrow for the elements!

If you have any trouble downloading, please let meknow in the comments!