Kiddo Approved

My kids are absolutely obsessed with photo gift tags. I started doing it because they couldn’t read but now two of them can and I’m still going to make them because they’re just adorable. Now with the addition of my holiday frame designs, making gift tags will be easier than ever this year.

ZINK Paper

The Canon IVY Mini Printers use ZINK Paper and every sheet is a sticker, which makes them perfect for crafts and gift tags! Literally just print and stick! It’s a Christmas miracle, lol.

Smart Sheet

When you add a new pack of ZINK paper into your IVY printer, you always want to add the blue SmartSheet face down. When it prints out, it properly calibrates your printer for that exact pack of paper. A new feature of the Canon IVY 2 is that the SmartSheet prints out automatically.

Mini Print App

When you open the Canon Mini Print App on your phone or tablet you’ll see the rotating banner at the top, showing off my new holiday frames. Click the banner to access them quickly, or find them under the “frames” tab.

Adding A Frame

After you select a picture, click the Frames tab and then click the first little icon of trees. Swipe to the right to see all 15 holiday frame designs. Click the frame to see how it will look with your picture.

From there you can add a filter, resize your photo, rotate it, and/or edit the photo using other tools until you’re happy with the look.

Print

Here I’m using my new Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer in Blush Pink to print these holiday photo tags.

I love this new little feature in the app that shows the printing progress of your photo, it literally prints along on the app as it’s coming out of your IVY!

Editing Tip for Black + White

I found that most of my images that I turned black + white using my phone filter, or the filter in the Mini Print App, didn’t add enough contrast to print a vibrant photo.

Using the ADJUST tab, slightly increase the BRIGHTNESS and the CONTRAST to print a more vibrant black and white photo.

…this was Hadley’s first time at Disneyland and her first time on a merry-go-round… and that pink bow just fits this photo perfectly!

Adding Text

Two of my frames have {to: and from:} on them and five frames have space to add text onto them for your holiday tags. It’s super simple to do, just click the TEXT tab and start typing. From there you can select the color and the font of your choice. Drag and rotate to resize.

Peel + Stick

The best part. Simply peel the backing from each photo sticker and place onto a special gift. The recipient is sure to feel extra special having their photo on top of their gift!

Printing By The Tree

Last year, my older girls helped me pick the photos we used for our extended family and we had such a lovely time making tags as we sat by the tree. This year I’m looking forward to doing the same thing and I know they are going to LOVE helping me add these cute little frames to the photos!

Terrific Gifts

I’m sure someone on your list would absolutely love to receive a Canon IVY 2 Mini Photo Printer from Santa… and the packages of ZINK Paper make the perfect stocking stuffers!

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