Challenge Time with Prairie Paper Haven - Cozy Christmas Treats

Hello & Merry Christmas!!

It has been busy with the bustle of the season around our house so this post is later in the month than I had planned.  I will be posting again this month....but now it has to wait until after gifts have been opened at Christmas.

Jodie at Prairie Paper Haven sent me an amazing package this month full of Simple Stories Cozy Christmas goodies!  You can see the collection HERE.  I love Simple Stories and this collection is no different!!

As soon as I saw this collection I knew exactly what I was going to use it for!  I had been inspired, or PIN-spired, by this pin on Pinterest. Cute little goodie bags. And, with Christmas coming, I knew Faith would want to share goodies with her friends at school.

The directions can be found HERE.  It was fairly simple, although it made me wish I had a scoring board.

After making the boxes we used the Simple Stories Cozy Christmas Insta-squares and the Simple Stories Cozy Christmas Elements Cardstock as decoration on the front of the little bags.  We tied hand written tags to them using some Maya Road red and white twine from my stash. Super simple.  (I love the detail of the sample, but knowing these were going to be in the hands of 10 year olds, the ribbon handles and lacy decor may not have been as appreciated as it would be time consuming).

Here is our finished results:

Here is a sample using the Elements:

Here a sample using the Insta-Squares:

And, a side view to show that a Tim Horton's gift card fit perfectly inside:

Each kid got a few treats and the teachers received a Tim Horton's Gift Card. 

Faith loved helping me and over all the 27 bags took about 2 hours to make (the scoring took the longest).

Thank you to Jodie for a fantastic package!!

And, finally, from my family to yours, Merry Christmas!  May all your wishes come true this holiday season!

Thank you & Happy Crafting!

~Amy~

Christmas Card Blog Hop

Guess what - LIFE IS BUSY!!  So much has happened the last few weeks and all the activities we have had going on, I fell behind and completely lost track of the time. Suddenly it was Blog Hop day and I did not have a card.  So this was a quick card.  At first I was disappointed to share it, but then I realized - life happens to everyone and sometimes we need to whip a card up in a hurry.  So I am going to share it.

I used scraps from all the goodies from Jodie at Prairie Paper Haven and her November Goodie Box.  To see the first project with the Bella Blvd Christmas Cheer Collection click HERE.

Now it is time to Hop Along to the other blogs!

Stop 1 - Jodie at Prairie Paper Haven's Blog
Stop 2 - Cayla at Cayla's Crafty Corner
Stop 3 - Carlye at Crafty Carlye
Stop 4 - Me at Yo Ho Ho A Pirate's Life Crafts

Happy Crafting and feel free to join us for our Next Blog Hop in December.  Message me at apirateslifecrafts@outlook.com for details.