January for me is all about playing catchup, catching up on my quilts, catching up on PL for 2011, catching up on class pieces that will be due before I know it and just generally trying to catchup.
For years I have wanted to document how santa wraps each of my kids presents in different paper and why. So as I was playing catchup and while I still had some of the christmas wrapping paper floating around (scrap pieces that I took from the kids on Christmas Day - well I couldn't use what was hidden now could I)I thought I would document this part of our lives.
Its a tough job helping santa... its just lucky I love the job.
Who helps Santa in your house?
Love me :-)
Note: its been so long since I did an actual scrap page I had almost forgotton how.
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Wooohooo...you scrapped!
Santa does the job all by himself at our house, but I'm sure he has a special stash of "different" wrapping paper...kids notice these things :)
I know that catching up feeling...I'm surrounded by projects, and I'm not sure which one to start on first...eeek!
Our Santa has different paper to that, that goes under our tree. Our Santa has upgraded his labeling system now there are 4 children in our home with the help of "Vista Print" - the address labels are great. He got 4 different lots printed off with "Dear XX, Merry Christmas, Love Santa" It made it so much easier to remember which parcels where for who. Santa also gives the same number of gifts to each child because they notice things like that!
Ah no sorry our Santa doesn't do that anymore. Lovely page and a great way to document the memory.
Tracey, you are so awesome!! We have yet another thing in common. I too help Santa and my kids get special wrapping paper from Santa that is waaaay different then from my presents. I hide it in a box in the attic and with their presents. Those get wrapped special on Christmas Eve and they have special tags and a RED PEN to write with. I also keep Santa's writing very very neat and packages wrapped extra nice and sadly thought that means my presents for them are poorly wrapped and names scribbled on with BLUE INK. Some people think I'm crazy but I love doing it this way and keeping the magic alive. I also write a personal note from Santa in RED to each of the kids. When I'm done wrapping these gifts my hubby hides all the extra wrapping paper, not to much in his trunk and throws it away for me at his workplace just in case they see it in the trash. Santa always gives them a wish gift and a surprise gift and sadly the best gift most year and they are always the same amount per kid. It takes a lot of time and effort but so worth it.
I mostly wrap each single present but have never done each lollipop or anything like that. I do like to wrap each gift so each gift get the attention it deserves. I always sneak a little something neat in their stockings which is our favorite even over presents most years. My mom is the queen of stocking stuffers and I carried it down to my kids. Some of these gifts get wrapped too just to make it more exciting.
Love love your layout, gorgeous paper and design.
I have to do a post about the forgotten presents on my blog soon, so funny you will get a laugh!!
Wow, your work is gorgeous! My mom always used special "Santa" paper for the presents Santa left us. That made it even more magical as kids. Wonderful job! Thank you for stopping by my blog yesterday. I hope Project Life works out well for you, I know I sure love it and finally feel "caught up!" Blessings in the new year!
Emily Straw
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