Stenciled holiday wrap

Ingredients

 * 1  Potato
 * Tempura OR Poster Paints
 * Brown Paper, Craft Paper
 * -Shelf Paper Untreated
 * -Wallpaper OR Parchment
 * -Paper

Directions
1 Cut potato in half lengthwise or crosswise. 2 Using desired shape of cookie cutter, cut into cut surface of potato about ¼" deep. 3 With small sharp knife, cut potato away from edge of design to edge of potato; remove cookie cutter. 4 If desired, repeat with other potato half for additional design. 5 Pour paint into shallow dish. 6 Dip the stencil in the paint; blot once on paper towel, then print on papper. 7 Continue until surface of paper is painted with design. 8 "children will feel proud to give gifts wrapped in paper they have desired themselves. 9 Be sure to look for paints that are washable." i have not tried this. 10 It comes from my pillsbury "holiday" cookbook, classic #14Marilyn sultar