A Little Christmas Treat



No, this is not just another Christmas card!!  This is actually a treat bag made from an envelope.  The technique was a shoebox project that someone brought to a weekend get together and I absolutely loved it.  It is made from an envelope.

  

You take an envelope and seal it.  Then you cut of one side at 11/2".  This becomes the top.  I trimmed mine with a decorative scissors and ran a stip of decorative cardstock around it.  You could use ribbon, also.  Then I ran the rest of the envelope through a crimper from side to side.  This shrinks it just enough the the section you cut off will now slide over the top.  I then made a decorative front.  The snowflake circles are layered onto scalloped circles that were cut out with a nestie and then I used popdots to attach them.  Then I added the silver ribbon to make them look like ornaments. 

 Now for the surprise!!  Inside is a small package of hot chocolate mix.  I created a small topper and put it on top.  This is a great little gift for teachers and also makes a great stocking stuffer.  Hot chocolate was great for a Christmas or Winter treat, but remember that you can put other things in here for other occasions.  You can also just insert a card.

This has been entered in the following challenge:

Our Daily Bread Designs #37 - Anything but a card

Stamping Vacation: Lots of Paper Challenge - Paper with Snowflakes on it

Lexi's Creations Challenge #27 - Traditional Christmas Colors