Christmas countdown project

So, I decided to try a little project for my kids. Since it's only 15 days until Christmas, I decide to make them a little candy countdown for today. Now, don't expect me to do the next 14 days, but I thought it'd be neat if I could pull it off. Well, we'll see. At least I got one in. LOL!!!

So, here's the picture of the super simple project that I made for them:

This is the "gift" as it looked when I gave it to them. I used one of my new stamp sets from TAC that I received free with my winnings from the last contest win. I've loved this set and have wanted it for a long time. I used an empty Gift with purchase container and filled it with (you guessed it) 15 M&M's (for the number of days left). I punched a giga square from red cardstock and matted it with the white I stamped with the "days 'til Christmas" stamp. Of course, I inked the edges to help with the "look" of it. Super simple! BTW, I know the M&M's are not Christmas colors. I needed pink ones for a super secret project I was working on for The Angel Company. So these are my extras from the projct. I'll be able to tell you about it soon I hope.

This is a picture of the inside when it's open. I put in a little slip of paper with a "wish list" stamped on it. I told them to fill out what they "wish" to do before Christmas. I gave them examples of bake cookies, watch a Christmas movie, go window shopping, etc. They actually LOVED that part and are dilligently filling them out as we speak. So, this is a super simple project, but I like how it came out. It was especially fun to do something for my kids. They just love it when I stamp for them. And they always hold on to the stamped projects that I do as well. Which is more than I can say that I do for myself.

I hope you are inpsired to stamp something for someone else. It really makes your day as well as theirs. Merry Christmas!