Christmas Memories

I had a few days away from my office and stamping.

We spent the weekend watching our oldest two grandsons and doing a little Christmas preparations.  We spent part of Saturday working on a Christmas project and then took them to do a little Christmas shopping.  I was reminded of when our kids were small and we took them shopping to see the things they liked.  What a great way to get ideas for them.  The boys are 10 and 11, so I asked them what was “in” with kids now.  I told them that I needed to buy a gift for a family at our school — what would they recommend and why.  It was so much fun to follow them around the store and see what they liked.  We came home and watched a couple of Christmas shows, Sunday we made some sugar scrubs, fudge and puppy chow.  It was a great weekend together.

My daughter, Katie, and son-in-law came and the guys hung out watching football while Katie and I went to a cookie decorating class.  Such a fun time together and our cookies didn’t turn out too bad for the first time.

Christmas, Cookies,, Family
Now I’m on to finishing up some other Christmas presents.  I hope to make some more cookies so I can practice some.

I have some more projects from my Santa’s Workshop to share with you yet.

 

Santa's Suit, Nugget Holder
I loved this project — it was cased from one I saw on Pinterest.  Santa’s Suit is double sided so it holds 4 Hershey’s Nuggets.  The Black Foil Sheet from the Holiday Catalog worked perfect for Santa’s Belt.  For the fur trim and Santa’s beard I used the White Velvet paper that was available last month in the Snowflake Showcase.  Such a fun project.

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More Fun with Santa’s Workshop

I have another fun project from Santa’s Workshop.  We all give gift cards right?  How about a cute gift card holder that also holds a piece of chocolate!!

Many Blessings Stamp Set, Under the Mistletoe Designer Paper, Gift Card Holder
The Many Blessings stamp set has definitely been a winner for me this year.  It is such a versatile set and I love this crock filled with candy canes.  It gave a fun look to this gift card holder.

Many Blessings Stamp Set, Under the Mistletoe Designer Paper, Gift Card Holder

 

Open the flap and you can tuck a Ghiradelli chocolate and a gift card or cash inside.  This is super simple to make and doesn’t use a ton of supplies — great way to use up the designer papers.

Measurements:

Real Red — 3″ x 11″ — score at 4″, 4 1/4″, 8 1/2″ & 8 3/4″ — fold on all score lines.
Designer Paper — 2 3/4″ x 3 3/4″ & 2″ x 2 3/4″
Attach designer paper pieces.  Use the Classic Label Punch to punch opening for chocolate and gift card
Use Tear & Tape to adhere top edge only as shown
Whisper White — 1″ x 6″ — cut with Delicate Lace Edgelit framelit — attach to top flap
Fold top flap down over opening — cut 18″ piece of Whisper White ribbon — wrap around gift card holder and tie a bow.
Old Olive — 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ — punch with 2″ circle punch
Whisper White — 2 1/2″ x 2 1/2″ — punch out 1 3/4″ circle punch — stamp crock with Memento ink and color with Stampin’ Blends.  Attach circle layers with dimensionals over ribbon to hod hold in place.

You still have time to whip out a few of these — great way to use up designer paper.

Supplies Needed:

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Santa’s Mail Box

I saw this adorable treat holder on Pinterest and had to give it a try.  It was quick and easy and was a big hit at my Santa’s Workshop.  Inside of Santa’s Mailbox are two Ghiradelli chocolates – YUM.

 

Santa's Mailbox, Ghiradelli Holder, Sincerely Santa Stamp Set

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