Jane’s Gift

Hi Stampers

I'm still working on Christmas cards – my self imposed deadline came and went and I'm still at it.   We are such creatures of habit – every year I tell myself that I'm going to make my cards early in the season but it never happens!

 
This card and gift was for Jane, my BFF in Northwest Arkansas!  We had a great time yesterday, first coffee and donuts at Daylight Donuts, then shopping and finishing off with lunch at Mimi's.  Jane is such a good friend – she keeps me laughing.

Jane's gift was a chocolate mix that includes cocoa and bits of candy cane.  I also gave her a candy cane that she could use as a stir and, of course, the peppermint schnapps– the key ingredient to any hot cocoa during the winter!  I tried it the night before and it was delicious – yummy in fact.  I could not give her the gift without trying it out to make sure it was good (LOL).  The mix was put into one of  Medium Flat Cello Bags and tied off using the Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding.

I made the card several days ago – All the Holidays.  The gift bag is from a big box store and the DSP I added is the beautiful Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper.  I finished it off with a Cherry Cobbler 1/2" Seam Binding Bow and added an Antique Brad to give it a vintage look.  I love these brads – they look like vintage metal buttons and have prongs to make them easy to attach to any card or project.

 Thanks for stopping by today!

 
The free stamp set of the month for December is Thanks For Caring from the Occasions Mini Catalog.  I can't show it to you yet but you will absolutely love it when you see it in the Mini Catalog later on this month.   I'll draw a name on 1 January 2011 and announce it on this blog.

All you have to do is place an online order through my Stampin' Store and your name is automatically entered into the contest.

Here – I'll make it easy for you – my link to my Stampin' Store!