Papertrey December Blog Hop Challenge!!

(Just wanted to add that if you click directly on a picture - it will enlarge and you can see some more detail.)

I'm FINALLY getting an opportunity to post something! Thank you for stopping by and please let me know what you think about my card that I made today for the Papertrey December Blog Hop Challenge!! The Challenge today was to re-purpose or re-use holiday remnants from gifts that you may have received.

Because our family is so large and because on the other sides of our family, we have always drawn names to buy for one specific person, we wanted to do things a little differently for the gift exchange. If you want to participate in gift giving on Christmas Day afternoon on my Dad's side of the family, you buy a gift for your appropriate gender - if you are a man, you buy a man's gift; if you are a woman, you buy a woman's gift, within the pre-determined price point. The tag reads, "For a man from Joe" or "For a woman from Sue". Then, when it's time to open presents, you get a random gift from another man or woman. You don't get your own gift back. This gives you the option of participating if you want to or not with out any pressure!

We have a goofy 'tradition' in our family that started when I was really little. Once all the gifts have been distributed and opened, the fun really starts!! We take the left over wrapping paper and have a paper war! It's every person for themselves - no age, gender or race discrimination here - the wrapping paper FLIES!!!! Some people stock pile the paper thrown at them and let off a paper explosion, others throw it off as soon as they get more, and yet others swing at it like batting practice to keep it away from them! It is so funny and we all laugh so hard! So much fun! After about 10 minutes, everyone is done throwing and the clean up begins. A word of caution - make sure no open flames or breakable items are around before this happens - ask me how I know!!

Once again, I have diverted the real purpose of this post! I chose to use some of the wrapping paper thrown around to create an Iris fold thank you card!







It's colorful and bright without looking like a Christmas card, but if my recipients look carefully, they will see their wrapping paper in my thank you card!

Thanks for stopping by!!!


The details:
Stamps: PTI Green Thumb and Out on a Limb
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
Paper: PTI Fine Linen and Spring Rain, Miscellaneous Christmas wrapping
Ribbon: Michael's brand
Buttons: PTI