Mr and Mrs Santa Treats Cartons

Need a super fast and very cute Holiday Treat/Gift Box. Well, take a look at these Mini Santa’s.

I used our Tulip, Honey, White and Black 12 X 12 Sheets of Cardstock. The Body/Carton was cut using a mini milk carton diecut in my Big Shot. You can get 4 of these little Jems out of one 12 x 12 sheet of Tulip. Add a little of our Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel or Prisma Glitter to add a bit of twinkle. They can be filled with nuts, chocolates, gift cards, or money.

These Mr. and Mrs. Santa Treat boxes hold just the right amount of holiday pleasure for all of those on your "NICE" list.

Holiday Hide and Seek Game

Last week I created this Super Cute Cupcake Tin Display.

I used it for hiding the special prizes that attendees can earn during our monthly group. When I got home I set it on the table in my craft room with no real second thought about it. Later I heard my daughters 2 and 4 giggling and whispering in my craft room. As I approached the door with a sense of Mom dread, I hear my 4 year old say "I WIN, I found a match", when I entered in the room they were sitting at the table with several of the flowers removed, and set very carefully to the side (The flowers you see were attached to the tin by magnets. The 4 year old was showing a pair of matching numbers I had been using for the special prizes. Which started me thinking, how else I could use this Tin Display to encourage and motivate the Grissman family.

Here were just a few ideas I have come up with:
1) A Chore List: each person could pick one circle and be responsible for that chore each day/week. You could replace the flowers with little dishes, pails or baskets.
2) Where is "Copyright Named Person Here" (Hint he has big glasses and a red and white striped shirt) you could also pick any of the great image we have on our Bundled Buddies Stamp set for a holiday game of hide and seek.
3) Word Skill Game: Place letters, numbers, shapes, colors, or words on the circle and cover with a matching cut out. Could be good for learning a foreign language.
4) A Prize Chart: Great way to monitor progress for little ones who need motivation to achieve goals like potty training or big kids who need a small prompt to pick up their bathroom each day.

I could list many more but thought I would see if you have any ideas to share. Feel free to post a suggestion or two in the comments section.

What I Learned with my Club this Week

I often find that I learn the most when I am least expecting it, and that if I just roll with it great things happen. Like this week while I was preparing the pages and forgot to measure twice and cut once. By forgetting this simple rule I cut my sweet leaf patterned paper at 6x6 instead of 7x7 making the balance of the layout off. My fix and unexpected feature of the page became the plain piece of sweet leaf cardstock I then cut at 7x7 to frame the 6x6 pattern paper.

This "mistake" made a great unexpected focal point.

I also love the small doors under which you could place pictures or journal entries about the holidays.

Our Believe Level 2 Paper Kit or D1469 Polka Dot Alphabet make great gifts to put on your Christmas wishlist, helping you with your own Holiday Traditions.

Holiday Wishes

My Holiday Wishes have come true this November. This month an extra special stamp set is available with your purchase. This Beautiful twist on traditional images will make any holiday layout or card sing with your praises. Also many images can be cut out using our Art Philosophy Collection Images, this holiday it just keeps getting better.

This video shows a quick and easy way to make your own Homemade Christmas Cards. Close to My Heart products like the Art Philosophy
Collection and White Daisy Die-Cut Cards & Envelopes make this project Perfect for those of us who want to be creative but lack a lot of time.