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Join Paper Pumpkin January 2019 and Go Wild With the Animal Expedition Suite

It’s time to start the New Year off right with a subscription to Paper Pumpkin, the papercrafting kit from Stampin’ Up! that comes to you in the mail! Just think….. a little gift for you every month in your mailbox! Each month is a new project, often cards, but sometimes something different!

I can tell you that this January Paper Pumpkin Kit is going to coordinate with the very cute Animal Expedition Suite in the Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalog on p. 26-27! If you already own any of these products from the suite, you can enjoy even more possibilities of creative projects with your kit. Or if you like you can purchase some products from the suite. No other products are necessary to use the kit, however.

Having a Paper Pumpkin Kit come to you in the mail gives you a simple way to add some creative time in your life. No designing your own project, pulling out supplies or finding you don’t own something you need. Just open the box and “Skip to the fun” as the kit says! Watch a video and read the directions. Make the project exactly, or strike out on your own if you want to. After awhile, you will see alternative ideas for using the kit online posted after subscribers have time to play!

Also, once you are a subscriber, you can order any Past Kits or Refills that are available in the Stampin’ Up! Online Store.

Most kits are a surprise, but if you would like some hints this time, the January 2019 Kit:

Makes 24 adorable Valentine’s treat packages
Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, and Pool Party

SUBSCRIBE NOW or at least by January 10th to get this kit! It’s always possible the kit can sell out, so I would suggest subscribing at your earliest convenience!

Santa Treats

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If you need one more Christmas treat idea that is easy to make, try these Santa Treats. These boxes are easy to make, much like the 2-4-6-8 box. Then just wrap the “belt” around and put a belt buckle. Fill with candy. Done and cute!

To make this Santa Treat Box, cut a sheet of Real Red Cardstock in half, at 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″. Score at 1 1/2″, 4″, 5 1/2″ and 8″ along the long side. Turn and score at 1 1/2″ for the bottom flaps. Then, like the 2-4-6-8 box, cut up on those flaps to the horizontal score line and cut off the tiny little piece. Fold and crease all the lines and assemble the box.

The belt is a 3/4″ strip of Basic Black Cardstock. I find it easiest to wrap a long strip around the box by hand, creasing at each corner and then cutting off the excess. Make the strip meet on the front of the box because this will be covered by the belt buckle.

The belt buckle can be the retired punch that I used, the Curvy Label Punch, or just cut a square of Silver Glimmer Paper or Silver Foil. The trick is to then just cut a small square of black to glue in the center of the buckle to make it look like the belt goes through the buckle.

I found this idea on Pinterest made by Julie Davison.

Then just put candy directly into the Santa box or put in a cello bag and put that inside. Mine has various chocolate candies and after the photo, a candy cane, plus a little packet of tea for something healthy!

These are very easy to make and everyone will think you made something special!

Need Last Minute Christmas Gift Bags? Make These Easy Ones!

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Suite Seasons Gift Bag

It’s time to wrap those Christmas gifts (I said to myself!)! You probably are all finished but if you find another gift or two and have run out of wrapping paper, don’t fret and don’t run out to the store! Find a bag in your house and decorate it! Just get out your cardstock, designer paper, and adhesive and go to town! You’ll be glad you saved yourself the trip! Here are some ideas from years past. Just click on the link to go to the post if you need more information!

Be Merry Gift Bag made out of designer paper.

Easy Christmas Gift Bag With Paper Scraps

Decorate An Easy Christmas Gift Bag

Decorate a Christmas Gift Bag

There you have several ideas! Even a brown lunch sack will work! Or find a small gift box laying around in your closet somewhere. Add some designer paper on the sides and tie a ribbon around! You have a fancy gift box!

And now I better go wrap some gifts myself!

Homemade Fudge Gift For Christmas – The Stamper’s Way!

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Time is getting short for shopping for Christmas gifts, but you do have time to make fudge for Christmas, don’t you?! You will LOVE this fudge recipe! All you need is a printer, stamps and paper! Or even just a pen! Maybe you have one of those impossible to buy for people on your list, but here is a solution! Print out this poem and buy one of those gigantic candy bars (or any size candy bar) and put this poem on it! Maybe you want to update the words a little if you are creative with poetry!

Type up this poem and print out on your computer. Likely you can put a sheet of Whisper White cardstock in your printer and print it on that. Wrap the candy bar with designer paper or cardstock. If you want, do a little stamping on the poem, like these little snowflakes, then adhere to the top of the candy bar. Wrap a ribbon around or put in a cello bag and you have a fun little gift or stocking stuffer!

It’s an oldie but goodie, around as long as I can remember, but it’s still a good, creative idea! Time is of the essence right now! You will probably think of other creative things you can do with food at the grocery store to make it into a lovely gift! In the meantime, go make some “fudge” to give your neighbors or put in someone’s Christmas stocking!

Rudolph The Reindeer 2-4-6-8 Gift Bag

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You must make this Rudolph The Reindeer 2-4-6-8 Gift Bag just for fun! It wouldn’t take you long to make several of these for favors at everyone’s place setting at Christmas dinner! You could put a few pieces of candy inside or a little gift.

Just use whatever brown cardstock you have. I used Soft Suede, but Crumb Cake would be good too! Cut the paper at 6″ x 8 1/2″. Then score at 2″, 4″, 6″ and 8″ along the long side. Turn the paper and score at 2″. Cut each of the flaps and crease on all the score lines.

Your paper will look something like this, although the measurements will be different. Same idea.

Before assembling the box, figure out which panel will be the face of the reindeer and decorate with his eyes and shiny nose. Use the Sprig Punch to punch two antlers for the reindeer. Just put a tiny bit of glue on the bottom of each sprig and glue inside the bag. The eyes are punched with the 1/2″ Circle Punch in Whisper White Cardstock. The tiny black pupils are punched with the little oval on the Detailed Trio Punch. You could also just color in the eyes with a black marker! The nose is punched with the 3/4″ Circle Punch. I had some retired Red Glimmer Paper scraps that I used.

Assemble the box using some strong adhesive, like Tear & Tape or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. If you want the bag to be closed at the top, punch two holes in the top and thread some ribbon through and tie. I used the Gold 3/8″ Metallic-Edge Ribbon but some red ribbon would be perfect, too!

The idea for the reindeer box came about after I made the little small gift bag on yesterday’s post but I wanted the reindeer to be a little narrower. Then I remembered the 2-4-6-8 Box, an oldie but goodie! I knew it would be the right size I was looking for, but you could use any size you like.

If you wanted to leave the top open, more like a treat box, then maybe I would tie a bow with some ribbon and adhere the bow at the bottom on the reindeer.

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Make a Designer Paper Small Gift Bag

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It’s almost time to be wrapping gifts and preparing everything for Christmas (that is if you have done your shopping already!) so here is a Small Gift Bag you can make with half a sheet of designer paper. Put a small gift inside, a gift card, or some candy treats! Easy to make and a good way to use up that designer paper you are hoarding! It might save a trip to the store to buy more wrapping paper!

To begin, cut a 12″ x 12″ piece of designer paper or card stock in half at 12″ x 6″. I used the All Is Bright Designer Series Paper. You can also make the bag out of cardstock and decorate with a piece of designer paper on the front. Score the paper at 1″, 3 3/4″, 6 1/2″ and 9 1/4″. Then turn lengthwise and score at 2″. The 2″ area will be the bottom flaps, so pay attention to the pattern on your paper. If I had scored this paper at the 2″ mark on the other side, the stockings would be upside down.

Crease all the score lines and cut the flaps as shown. Rather than just cut straight up on the score lines, I cut a little bit of an angle at each score mark. It just makes it easier to fold, in certain cases, where the bulk of that score line sometimes interferes with a smooth fold and fit. Use some strong adhesive on that side flap, like Fast Fuse, Tear & Tape, or Multipurpose Liquid Glue. Fold in the bottom flaps and adhere. Stick something down inside the bag from the top, like a Bone Folder or ruler to get the flaps to stick together.

Now depending on what you want to make, you can squeeze in on the sides a little bit to bring the top of the bag together, punch holes in the top, and tie shut with ribbon. Or use a clip on the top. If you prefer, leave the top open or even make a lid. It’s very versatile!

For this gift bag, I stamped a greeting from the Sincerely Santa Stamp Set, punched a hole in the top and tied it on the bag with the Whisper White Sheer 1/8″ Ribbon. I could have made it fancier, layered it on some Real Red Cardstock, or adhered it to the front of the bag, but I liked it fine the way it was. I did add a Red Rhinestone Jewel to the bottom of the tag. (These Red Rhinestones are discounted right now in the Online Store for the Year-End Closeout Sale!)

Try your hand at making this cute little gift bag or treat holder! It’s fun, easy and cute! Once you do it, you will be able to make them over and over again when you need a small gift bag!

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Paper Pumpkin Goes Wild For Valentines!

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Paper Pumpkin has become so popular that Stampin’ Up! was not even able to offer the December papercrafting kit to new subscribers, but here is your chance for January 2019 to get the Paper Pumpkin Goes Wild Kit and make Valentines with the Cute Critters that match the Animal Expedition Suite in the Annual Catalog.

Here are some details:

Makes 24 adorable Valentine’s treat packages
Coordinating colors: Crumb Cake, Flirty Flamingo, Lemon Lime Twist, Melon Mambo, Petal Pink, and Pool Party

Remember, the kit is designed for you to make something wonderful with the directions and kit contents, but you can use the stamps, ink spot, and all the materials to make whatever you like. If you don’t want or need treats, then make cards and vice versa. Whatever is fun for you!

Stampin’ Up!/Paper Pumpkin will reveal alternate project ideas that combine the January kit with products from the coordinating suite, Animal Expedition, for even more stamping fun! Perhaps you already own some products in this suite or perhaps you will want to purchase some during Sale-A-Bration. I purchased the cute Animal Expedition Designer Series Paper after seeing some cute samples online and I have LOVED using it! This is a really cute Suite for many occasions.

Even though we are all busy with Christmas, we crafters know that Valentine’s Day is not far behind! Even if you no longer have young children around for class valentine treats, you might like some treats on hand to pass out to neighbors or friends or office mates. Paper Pumpkin Kits are just handy!

You can subscribe TODAY for the January Paper Pumpkin Kit and I would advise doing so as soon as you can just in case this kit becomes very popular as word gets out and they run out of kits to send! The link above goes directly to my Paper Pumpkin sign-up page to make it easy for you! If you are working with another Demonstrator, please just go to Paperpumpkin.com and search for their name. But I welcome any and all new subscribers because I so enjoy getting my new kit in the mail every month!

Join Paper Pumpkin NOW and get the Be Mine, Valentine Kit in mid-January. It’s just that easy! You will not be charged until your kit ships. The cost is $19.95 but that already includes the shipping so only tax is added! With your first kit you will receive an acrylic Paper Pumpkin block. Otherwise, each kit will include an exclusive stamp set that you can use any time, an ink spot for stamping, and all the materials, including adhesives and die cut papers plus any embellishments…..everything you need….to make the project. Usually it is a surprise, but sometimes, like this month, you get a hint! You can skip a month if you like after you subscribe. AND all subscribers have access to past kits and refills that may be available in the Online Store! And those little ink spots are great to use with the Stamparatus!

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Christmas Paper Roll Candy Holder Favors

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At Christmas time there are lots of opportunities where you might like to make some candy holders or party favors so here are two ideas for Christmas Paper Roll Candy Holder Favors. These are simple to make, especially the Santa one, and you can just use your imagination and make them however you like, no particular templates or instructions to follow.

These candy holders are made with a paper towel roll cut in half (sort of!). First I made the elf, copying a candy bar wrapper I made several years ago in THIS POST. I just wrapped the tube in Old Olive Cardstock, wrapped it in a piece of Real Red at the top with a little triangle cut out to look like short pants, and two strips of the red and white striped flocked paper from the Santa’s Workshop Designer Paper (no longer available).j You can make your own striped elf legs with Whisper White Cardstock and a Real Red Stampin’ Write Marker. The shoes I just cut by hand out of a small piece of Basic Black. You could just use a rectangle shape if you wanted to. Then there is a little Old Olive belt around his shorts with a black buckle.

Here is the secret of making buckles, as on both of these favors……. cut a square of the color for the belt buckle and adhere. Then cut a smaller square of the color of the belt to center on top of the belt buckle square. That way you are not cutting slits and sliding the “belt” through the buckle or anything! Sometimes there is a punch that is suitable for the buckle.

The Santa party favor is even easier. Just wrap the tube with Real Red Cardstock. Make some “fur” on his coat. I used the Decorative Ribbon Border Punch to decorate the edges of the Whisper White strip. Maybe it is too frilly for Santa? You could also just tear the edges to look a little furry. The black buttons are punched with the 1/2″ Circle Punch. Just wrap around a black belt and make a buckle out of Gold Foil Paper or Gold Glimmer Paper. Add that center Basic Black piece to look like a belt.

Then just add some candy or treat in a cello bag or glue on a little bottom piece of cardstock at the bottom of the tube and fill with candy. Easy and fun Christmas Paper Roll Candy Holder Favors for you to make!

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Decorate a Christmas Gift Bag

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If you have finished your Christmas shopping or at least done a lot of it (I haven’t!), you might be ready to do some Christmas wrapping. (I’m not!) It’s very easy to decorate a Christmas Gift Bag that you just happen to have around the house. If you don’t have one of the handled kraft gift bags from a store, you can also buy a package of them at a craft store and then you are all set.

It is so simple to decorate and personalize a gift bag for any occasion! I wonder why stampers just don’t do this all the time for gifts! Often the store bag will have the store logo or name printed on the front. Don’t let that stop you because you will just cover it up with paper.

For this Christmas gift bag, I chose to use the All Is Bright Designer Series Paper. Another good choice would be the Dashing Along Designer Series Paper that was brought back by Stampin’ Up! from a previous promotion. Don’t forget, there is also some Christmas paper and stamps in the Annual Catalog such as the Under the Mistletoe Designer Series Paper. I have a layer of Real Red under the designer paper with the greenery.

I die cut the greeting with the Merry Christmas Thinlits Dies using Gold Glimmer Paper. When I placed the words on the designer paper, they barely showed up with the busy background. To solve this problem, I layered the words on pieces of Real Red Cardstock and adhered these to the paper. They don’t take up so much room that you can’t see the designer paper but they do make the words stand out.

That’s all there is to it. You could also tie a bow around the handle. Make it all as fancy and pretty as you want.

Congratulations if you are farther along with your Christmas shopping than I am and ready to do the gift wrapping! Take a few minutes to decorate a shopping bag that you have and make your own gift bag!

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Stampin’ Up! Christmas Decorations: Oldies But Goodies!

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As I was decorating our Christmas tree and the house yesterday, I came across several of my past Stampin’ Up! creations from years past. Many of my decorations are handmade ones from all the years before I discovered stamping.

Like many of us who got into stamping, we also did and do lots of other crafts. I have wooden ornaments I painted, glass wine bottles I painted with snowmen, styrofoam ornaments covered with sequins, macrame, counted cross-stitch ornaments and small wall-hangings, Santa dolls, fabric wall-hangings, tons of stuff! Not to mention the ornaments and things my kids made through the years including a nativity made from a paper bag and stickers on popsicle sticks from pre-school!

Above you see my first Christmas sampler (that should be framed but isn’t!). Perhaps one from another holiday is framed and I intended to just change out the samplers for each holiday. People are still making samplers like this, even better, for every holiday and occasion for home decor and gifts.

These decorated ornaments were popular when I became a demonstrator. It’s just a clear glass ornament with several drops of reinker rolled around inside until the entire inside of the ornament was covered. For an added touch, I dropped some Dazzling Diamonds Glitter inside. The snowflakes on the outside I believe are rub-ons that we sold at some point.

This was once another very popular way to make an ornament! And it is FROSTY inside! Anyone who has been around Stampin’ Up! for a while recognizes Frosty! We could not believe it when they retired the Frosty Stamp Set! It was probably one of the first stamp sets I purchased from Stampin’ Up! For this ornament, we cut a window sheet in a circle with a little tab on top to fit into the ornament hole to hold it in place, stamped on it, then rolled it up small enough to put inside the ornament hole. Once inside it would open up and relatively stay in place. I added some “snow” and some gold paper strips for decoration.

These star boxes were from a Stampin’ Up! kit a few years ago, the Many Merry Stars Kit. The kit made a TON of star boxes. Some of them open with lids, others are just 3D. There are several that are VERY large. These are just three of the boxes. They could be used as gift boxes or as decorations. This post shows some of the boxes.

These ornaments were made from two different kits. The blue ornament on the left is made from the Stampin’ Up! Festive Flurry Ornament Kit. Here is a post with a video about the kit. The ornament on the right is from the Ornamental Elegance Kit. It graced the cover of the Holiday catalog a few years ago. Here is a post about that kit.

Out of many of my Christmas decorations, this box is one of my favorites! I remember seeing it on display at one of the Stampin’ Up! conventions I attended. It was called the Christmas Keepsake Project Kit. Shelli and Sara made a video together (or maybe it was a live event, I don’t remember, that showed how to embellish the box with all the pieces and decorations. I think it stands the test of time and is still very beautiful. I think I made extras for gifts.

Think about Christmas decorations and decor items you can stamp to have as keepsakes through the years. It’s always fun to open the Christmas boxes and be reminded of all the memories our ornaments and decorations provide as we decorate for the Christmas holidays!

Making Little Paper Angels

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Somehow I came across a YouTube video that showed how to make these little paper angels, and I couldn’t resist trying them!

The person in the video uses origami paper, which I can see would make things a little easier since it is thin, so I thought I should try designer paper rather than cardstock. I pulled out some retired designer paper, not knowing if this attempt was going to be a success on the first try or not! But I think it turned out pretty well! I was not nearly as perfect and precise as the person in the video and there are no measurements in English. So I had to wing it!

I started with a piece of designer paper that was 5″ x 5″ and cut it in half because the angel is made with two halves glued together. My first attempt was the white angel on the right. I scored the length of that paper every 1/4″ and accordion-folded it. That’s pretty narrow, but it does make the angel look a little fuller in the end. The green angel is scored at 1/2″. After accordion-folding you have to fold down a portion to make the angel wings. That’s really the hard part because the paper is quite bulky then. But it can be done.

You could use narrow ribbon for this next part of making the angel hanger and gluing the two halves together, but in following the origami video I just cut a very narrow slice of Whisper White cardstock. You will see in the video, but make a loop for the top and then the ends get adhered between the two halves, forming the angel body. On the first angel, I also made the bow out of a very narrow strip of paper. On the second I just used ribbon.

After gluing the two halves together, you also add a dab of glue under those wings to attach them to the body. Then you can “fluff” the accordion folds to make the skirt and the wings. For this size angels, I just punched 4 “faces” with the 1″ Circle Punch. That loop that forms the hanger can be flattened out down by the angel so you can glue the angel face onto both the front and the back with the loop in between.

Maybe you have made these angels as a child. They are easy and fun to make and you can make them as fancy or plain as you like! Just a little something for the holidays to decorate a package or make as an ornament. Just have some fun trying the angels!

Here is the video I watched to learn how to make them:

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Make a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Gift Bag

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I have to re-introduce one of my most popular posts on my blog, this Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Gift Bag! Every time Pinterest sends me an email about my most popular pins, this one is almost always on it! I actually made this three years ago but I put the watermark on it last year. It’s such a simple thing to make and might be just the thing you need this time of year!

You probably already have a kraft shopping bag like this one in your house somewhere, but if not, you can buy a package of them at the craft store. Then you are ready to go when you have an occasion you need a gift bag for.

This is how I made this Rudolph gift bag:

I made a great big red nose for Rudolph with the Red Glimmer Paper, punched with the 2 1/2″ Circle Punch. The eyes are punched with the 1 3/4″ Circle Punch and the 1″ Circle Punch. For the antlers, I came up with punching the tree branch with the Tree Builder Punch (the one that coordinates with the Ronald McDonald stamp set, Sprinkles of Life). I punched four branches or trees and trimmed the ends of two of them so I could glue one behind the other to look like antlers. Since they are rather delicate being so thin, I didn’t have them pop up from the top of the bag or they would probably get bent up pretty easily, so I just glued them to the top corners of the gift bag. And for a little extra color, and to resemble the candy canes, I tied on a bow with the Real Red 1/8″ Striped Ribbon.

Obviously a couple of these products are retired but I’m sure you can find something else to use!

Another year I made a smaller Rudolph gift bag with the Mini Treat Bag dies HERE. It’s just a fun and easy design to have fun with!

Take a few minutes and make this Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Gift Bag so you will be ready for the holiday gifts!

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What Crafting Do You Plan to Do This Thanksgiving Weekend?

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What crafting do you plan to do this Thanksgiving weekend?? In my wildest dreams, I plan on doing tons of papercrafting starting the day after Thanksgiving! Doesn’t it sound heavenly?! But we’ll see! There’s always…..”I’ll just do this first!”

I want to make Christmas cards, I hope to heavens my Paper Pumpkin Kit comes in the mail today because I know it has been sitting in a Houston post office somewhere for days now (Grrrr!!), make some framed projects I intended to make LAST YEAR, and then I bought all these things from a couple of craft stores!!! The question will be can I find the samples again that I liked so much! I know I should pin them to even a Secret Pinterest board, but I don’t always.

The clear plastic half balls are to make a little scene inside and then have a flat back out of cardstock or thin cardboard on the back. I don’t even know if I bought the right thing. I’ve seen some cute ornaments made out of what look like slices of a tree trunk, sometimes REAL slices from a REAL tree, so I bought these little wood things. And the other day I saw some really cute decorated wreaths that caused me to make a quick trip to the craft store and get the last box the lady could find! I don’t remember what the wreaths looked like but hopefully, I will find it again!

Whatever you have planned for Thanksgiving, I hope you will find some time for yourself to enjoy some holiday stamping and crafting! It might be impossible with the family home and all those distractions, but maybe if my husband and son put up the Christmas lights outside I can stay inside and do my own thing!

Remember there will be a Stampin’ Up! sale starting Black Friday through November 28. It will cover “most” (but not all) products in the Annual Catalog at 10% off. The only catch is that each sale will last two days so it’s like three separate sales. You will have to stay tuned every two days. More details later!

November 23-24: Paper & Embellishments
November 25-26: Stamps & Kits
November 27-28: Tools & Ink

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TOMORROW!!!

Snowman Gift Bag

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One of my favorite stamping projects to do is to recycle a gift bag I may have received in a store and decorate it for a certain occasion. You can also buy a package of these handled gift bags at the craft store. This white bag was perfect to make a Snowman Gift Bag!

I made this bag just a little fancier than you would need to, but I was having fun! Depending on your bag size, you will have to figure out your own measurements for the pieces on the bag. I punched two eyes with the 1 1/4″ Circle Punch and the mouth pieces with the 3/4″ Circle Punch. I snipped off edges of the circles to make them look a little bit like pieces of coal. The carrot nose is just cut by hand from a Pumpkin Pie Cardstock scrap.

For the scarf and the hat band, I used the Buffalo Check Stamp (a large background stamp). It is black ink stamped on Real Red Cardstock. Yes, it is a little tricky to get the larger piece of cardstock stamped with the Buffalo Check stamp and keep everything lined up but just fool around with it, you can do it! And it doesn’t have to be perfect! My snowman’s scarf is 1 1/4″ x 7 3/4″. Then I cut two smaller pieces and a circle to make something that looks like the scarf tied in a knot. I added one of the Gold Faceted Gems just for some bling.

The snowman’s cheeks are two 1 1/2″ circles punched from the Sparkle Glimmer Paper. To make it pink, I picked up some Real Red ink with a lot of water from my Aqua Painter and colored the Glimmer Paper.

I really wanted a hat on my snowman bag so I cut a 2 1/2″ x 9″ piece of Basic Black Cardstock for the brim and another smaller piece, 4 1/4″ x 4 1/2″ for the hat. It extends beyond the top of the bag, but there is still room to grab the handles. I added a strip of the stamped Buffalo Check Real Red Cardstock for the hat bang and a few sprigs of Garden Green Cardstock from the Sprig Punch. A few berries are punched with the small circles on the Cookie Cutter Builder Punch.

Look through your bag of bags or in your craft stash and see if you don’t have some kraft shopping bags that you can decorate one way or another. Even if they have the store printing on them, you likely will cover that up with paper anyway.

Here is a Rudolph Gift Bag I made a while back and has been quite popular in this post. This gives you another idea for something you can make for the holidays.

Try decorating a few gift bags, maybe like this Snowman Gift Bag, to give to special people who will appreciate your efforts!!

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Thanksgiving Turkey Treats, Candy & Papercrafts Ideas

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When I think of Thanksgiving, I always think of these Thanksgiving Candy Turkey Cookie Favors I used to make back in the day when my kids were little……and even a few times in recent years when my kids were big! It was always an easy and fun thing to make for the Thanksgiving lunch at preschool for the whole class. Click on the link to find out how to make them!

Here are some fun Thanksgiving crafts and favors I made in past years! They may give you some ideas for things you might want to make to give away or have at each place for Thanksgiving. Just click the link below to go to that blog post with more information.