12 Days of Christmas-Waltzingmouse Style!–Day 7

Hey crafty people.  Welcome to the 7th day of the 12 Days of Christmas Waltzingmouse Style!  I’m happy to share with you a holiday crafting idea that involves chocolate sure to put a smile on the face of anyone receiving it.  yum – chocolate!

For my project today you will need some M & Ms' (I chose the festive Red & Green) as well as a few candy envelopes – I used small glassine bags that I had on hand.  You will also need some cardstock, sticky tape and of course, some Waltzingmouse Stamp images.  Let’s get started, shall we?

You will need a piece of cardstock 3-3/4” X 11”.  Then score the cardstock at 4-1/2”, 5” and at 9-1/2”. 

This is how the piece will look once scored.

I filled one of the glassine bags with candy and seal the end with tape.

Then I applied a strip of redline tape along the top of the bag.  This red line tape will be used to secure the bag to the inside of the cardstock envelope.

Next, moving onto the embellishments, I stamped the cute little Christmas stocking from Sewing Box Christmas on three different colors of cardstock, then I cut them all out and paper pieced them to create the finished stocking.

See, this is what resulted.

I also stamped the Merry Christmas sentiment along with the star and the “to” & “from”that which in the Very Vintage Christmas set.  The tag was die cut using a Sizzix die.

Now – back to the base.  I folded the cardstock as it will be when it is finished and made two pencil marks indicating where I will use a hold punch, making two 1/4” circle openings, punching through all layers.

Here are the finished treat bags all wrapped in their kraft envelope tied up with ribbon and the tags attached with tiny clothes pins.  As you can see, when the envelope is opened, a Christmas greeting is in view.  The ribbon is about 15” long then looped, and the ends threaded from the front hole towards the back and then out through the second hole to the front and knotted with a punched snowflake added just for fun.

Here is a closer look at the finished project.

Here is the little story that I printed onto white cardstock. and adhered to the front of the cardstock folder.  I got this off the internet and wanted to use it because with so much focus on Santa and presents, I wanted to bring back a little reminder of the true meaning of Christmas, and what better way to get the attention of kids, than by doing it with candy!  (note the way that I have the M & Ms' laid out in the first photo.)

I trust that this project will inspire you to create something similar for the chocolate lovers on your Christmas list.

Please be sure to join us everyday through December 17th for more tips and  gift giving ideas! You'll find all the links on the Waltzingmouse Stamps blog.  Thanks for looking in today!

{Supplies}

Stamps: Sewing Box Christmas, Very Vintage Christmas

Papers: Red, Kraft, White, Green

Inks: Warm Red (Colorbox Chalk Ink), Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: Sizzix Tag Die, 5 X 3-1/4” glassine bags, corner rounder punch, 1/4” hole punch, Small Classic Circle Nestabilities, Icelandic Snowflake (Martha Stewart), Zva Creative Crystals, Scallop Border Punch, Wooden Clothes Pins