I have an affinity for Kraft paper. It's easy to use and a good building block for wrapping paper. You can stamp it, sticker it, stencil it etc.
Last year I dressed it up and this year I did the same. I took some twine and more paint samples and a trusty glue stick and went to work.
This is a really easy project and will definitely stand out under your tree. I'm not sure how "Christmasy" it is but you could easily use it year round.
All you do is wrap the package, start the twine on the bottom side and wrap it around at random, when finished tie it off on the bottom.
Then use two different size hole punches on paint samples and use the glue stick and stick them at random.
For name tags I just put the recipients name on a large dot with a gold pen.
We'll see how the unwrapping goes, that twine might be a bit of a hassle but I want to see people work for their gifts!