Stamp With Peggy

Last Christmas season, someone posted on Facebook
how she carried little handmade items in her purse
when she was out holiday shopping.  We all get a bit
frustrated the closer it gets to Christmas.
She would hand out this little treats and things to
cashiers and people in the stores that seemed to
need a bit of Christmas cheer.  I loved this idea
so I did it while out shopping on December 23rd last year.
The receivers of these little items were so surprised
and pleased at this small gesture.

This was one that I gave out last year.
We made it at my Kids Santa's Workshop earlier this week.

Inside we tucked a little Bath & Body Works hand sanitizer.

We used a 2" x 11" strip of Cherry Cobbler cardstock
which is scored at 5" & 6".  Each end of the strip
is punched with the Scallop Tag Topper Punch.
Then wrap a strip of designer paper around
(2" x 6 3/4" — score at 1", 3", 4", 6")
Cut out an Emerald Envy scallop circle
using the Layering Circles framelits.
The greeting is from Stitched with Cheer and
punched out with a 1 3/4" Circle Punch.

Twelve Days of Christmas

Day #11 Winner — Katie — they have special paper and tags from Santa
I grew up with Santa coming Christmas Eve — we got to see him and he left us a couple of presents — when we got up in the morning there was another present waiting for us under the tree (guess he forgot that in the first trip).  We never had special paper that I was aware of.  When I got married my husband wrapped a few Santa packages in special paper that wasn't part of our "regular" paper — I was so confused, I had never heard of this.
We all have our very own traditions and for me it is fun to see what my grown children and doing with and for their children.

Day #12 — I guess I got ahead of myself.
It's Christmas Eve Day!!!
What question do we have left……
What food do you always have to make for Christmas,
even if no one likes it anymore???

Earlier in the week I held a kids Santa's Workshop Class.
The kids got to come and make 3 projects they could give
as a Christmas gift.

Their first project was a set of cork coasters.

We used the new Dragonfly Dreams stamp set.
This set is in the Occasions catalog that begins January 4th,
so you'll have to wait a bit but it is an adorable stamp set.
The kids stamped the dragonfly on the cork coaster with
Stazon ink — it's the only ink that won't run when it gets wet.

Once they stamped four coasters, they tied them up
with Watermelon Wonder striped ribbon.
Viola — they were done and ready for the next project.

Twelve Days of Christmas
Day #10 Winner — Wendy — no cookies for Santa at her house anymore
but she used to help her kids prepare for Santa

Only two questions left!!!
Day #11 — there are a couple parts to it today.
Do you wrap Santa presents?
If yes, do you use special paper & tags.
If no, how do you put out the Santa presents?