Merry Thanksgiving and Happy Christmas!

I'm trying to cover ALL the bases here before I post my latest project for My Scrap Chick!

Yes, today is the day before Thanksgiving.  After tomorrow it's full force ahead with Christmas.  But why wait? Well, yes, there is the fact that we FIRST have to have Thanksgiving Dinner. 

So....while my First Thanksgiving Pie is in the oven (it's Mincemeat, made for my dear husband) I thought that I would post my latest project. 

It's a little, itty bitty, project...really! 

 

But, it's cute and could bring any Starbuck's Lover a lot of Joy! 

Stocking Gift Card Holder

And do you know what the one of the best things is about this project? 

Not only is it fast, BUT, you can use your scraps to make it! 

All of the paper that I used to make my Stocking Gift Card Holder were leftovers from an Album Class that I taught two years ago (yes....I held onto my scraps) 

Here is a photo showing all of the different parts to the stocking. 

It's really not hard to figure out how to layout the paper so that you can use scraps. 

This is the front and the back of the stocking.  Fold the little tabs down, and glue it together! 

(and yes, i inked each piece of the stocking) 

There's also a PDF that will show you all of the parts to the stocking. 

Super fast to put together! 

Here's a link to the Gift Card Holder in the My Scrap Chick Shop! 

Stocking Gift Card Holder

Happy Creating! 

AND! 

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Tis the Season!

Yes, I know Thanksgiving comes before Christmas. 

And I KNOW I shouldn't be posting Christmas projects until at least Thanksgiving Night. 

But, in our house Thanksgiving really doesn't exist. 

You see, my Husband is British.  He's one of those! lol.  

I mean we do celebrate with a Turkey, and stuffing and Mince Meat Pies.  Because well, we have to eat.  

To be truthful, we do have a Thanksgiving Dinner.  But with there really just being the two of us I really don't cook a HUGE meal.  Our daughter who is 22 years old usually goes to her boyfriend's family house and then she comes home to "graze".  So cooking a 22 pound Turkey just doesn't work, unless we want LOADS of leftovers.  And, believe me, with what I DO Cook there are still LOADS of leftovers! 

Now... back to my project! 

For my first November Project for My Scrap Chick I made Jar Tags (from the Canning Jar Preserves SGV File)! 

These super cute tags can be used year round!  Not just for Christmas.  Just alter the paper and the colors and bam you have a cute little tag for your homemade goodie! 

For my tags I used the Joyous Collection from Authentique Paper (I'm an Authentique Junkie!  love Authentique!)  You could actually make the tags with scraps of your paper too! 

Here are some close ups of each of the tags. 

(This one is my favorite because I LOVE polka dots!) 

The tags all flip open.  There is plenty of room for you to write a little note to you recipient. 

I also added a little stamp that I bought at Hobby Lobby.  The "Homemade Just For You" stamps makes a cute little addition to the tag.  And of course I stamped it on Kraft Paper to match the base paper of the tag.  

These tags are super easy and super quick to make! 

Here's a link to where they are in the store: 

Canning Jar Preserves

Hope you liked my tags! 

Jill