Christmas Gift Tutorial?!

I know, WHAT?! I can do that?! Guess we'll see...! LOL!

I decided to take pictures of each step (sort of) of creating this gift and thought I'd share, in case you're alter-challenged like me. I think the creations people make are incredible but I just don't find myself thinking that way. I save a lot of "trash" and started collecting these jerky cans this summer and FINALLY came up with a way to use them! So here we go......!

I started by laying the can onto the designer paper and marking where the paper would fit from the top to the bottom of the can, and cutting accordingly. Then, I held the cut paper to the can and rolled it across the big strip, marking where the other side would just cover the seam, (shown below) and cut there.

I used Sticky Strip to adhere this DP to the can itself.

(I haven't had much luck using Sticky Strip sooo I ran out in the middle of this project. HOWEVER, the only things that have held together on this is where there IS Sticky Strip. Here an order coming up? argh...)

Yes, I held the ends of the can between my knees so I could keep the paper going straight around the can!

I made a little belly band with red card stock and I used my Scallop Edge Punch along the bottom. I taped the end that would be covered and used the last bit of Sticky Strip to secure the wrapped around end.

Then I needed a mat for my little poem. I am ...thrifty? and I also thought the card stock would wrap better if there wasn't so much of it, so I trimmed out the center of this rectangle, as shown below....

Then I glued my computer-printed poem to the mat and used SNAIL on the mat to put it on the can. (then I used glue dots to hold it down better once it started coming off...)

Here's the inside of the can...I put some red confetti paper inside to make it look nicer, and festive! Then you add the MnM's bag.... And ta-da! Here's the finished project- a great little gift! I also punched some Old Olive card stock with my scallop circle punch, then layered a 1 3.8 red circle on top of that, and stamped an M using Chocolate Chip ink, for just a little accent (attached with Dimensionals). My son's teacher has quite the MnM collection in her classroom and he wanted to give her a pkg of MnM's for Christmas. I was fine with that, but maybe a little something more.... When I saw THIS post on Patty's blog, I knew what I was going to do! What do you think?