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Envelope Gift Card Holder

Here is an idea that you still have time to use before Christmas!

These little gift card holders are SO easy to make! 

You start with a standard A2 size envelope (4-3/8" x 5-3/4").  A straight flap or a curved flap will work best.   

-Fold the envelope in half.  

-Cut the flap on your score line

-Seal down the left side of the flap, and tuck in the right side.  Your envelope will look like this:

Now you can just decorate the front, back, and inside (left panel) as desired.  My decorative panels are cut 2-7/8" x 4-3/8".  My front and back panel are red, and I added a white panel on the inside.  There is no need to add a panel to the right hand side since that's where your card will fit in.  Add a ribbon closure, and you can either let the ribbon show on the outside of your holder, or you can place it behind your decorative pieces like I have done.  

Here is what the back of my gift card holder looks like:

 

And here is what it looks like when you open it up:

 

Love this idea and I can't believe it's taken me so long to try it!  So easy!

Thanks for stopping by today!  

Supplies:  Berry Christmas, Patterned Pines, Great Friend, and Christmas Greetings stamp sets; Real Red, Whisper White, Kraft card stock; Old Olive, Sahara Sand, Real Red, Basic Black classic ink; Black grosgrain ribbon; Ornament Punch; White A2 envelope.
 
 

I'm Back!!!

Did you miss me??  I've sure missed you guys, I can tell you that!  Now let me cut to the chase and get straight to today's project.  This is actually an overview of a class I did last week and this past weekend.  It was called a "12 days of Christmas Tags" class, and the participants made this Holiday Tag Accordion Holder.  I also prepared a couple of bonus projects for them.  In addition to the Tag Holder, they each made a small decorated gift bag, as well as a gift card holder to hang on their tree.  here is a photo of all 3 projects:

 

 

You can see my original post with better photos of the Accordion Holder here:

Today I will give you some instructions for the Accordion Holder.  

1.  Cut one piece of card stock 4-1/4” x 11”

2.  Cut another piece of the same color card stock 4-1/4” x 4-1/4”

3.  Score the long piece at 3-11/16” and 7-7/16” to divide it into thirds

4.  Score the short piece on one side at 3-11/16

5.  Use the small tab on the short piece to attach that piece to the larger piece

You now have a 4 paneled piece that you can accordion fold.  Trim the corners off while it is closed to create a “tag” look to each panel.  Or you can leave each section as is for a larger area to decorate.  Put pockets on it in order to use the panels to hold items. 

You can also decorate it without pockets…..add photos or other embellishments and use as a free-standing piece of art.  Put pictures of your kids, family, pets, etc and you can display it in your home or give it away as a gift!

 

One of the very creative girls that came to my class also suggested that it would be cute to put "coupons" in to give away as a gift.  If you don't have a lot of money this year (and you're not alone!) you can make up coupons for your loved ones for things that they would appreciate.  Offer free babysitting services,  snow shoveling, dinner, or whatever it is that you think your friends and family can use. 

 

 

 

The second project we made was an ornament gift card holder. 

 

 

 

 

Now I have to tell you, on this particular version of my gift card holder, I FORGOT to punch the top corners with my Tag Corner Punch.  OOPS!  If you look at my other gift card holder here, you can see what it is supposed to look like!  I'm sure the recipient of this holder won't even notice.  They'll be more focused on their gift card (I HOPE!)

 

 

 

Our last project was an altered gift bag. 

 

 

 

 I bought these little gift bags from the Dollar Tree and they were 3/$1.  We cut the original handles off of them, and used some beautiful Stampin' Up! ribbon instead.  We also added a panel to the front of the gift bag that was just a piece of card stock with a piece of patterned paper, and a stamped image mounted on a scallop circle.  It literally took about 5 minutes, and it sure did dress up those dollar store gift bags!!  Here is a close up photo of how we tied off the ribbon on the inside for the handles:

 

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!  I wish I could say that while I've been without internet, I've been busy creating and I had a TON of projects to share with you!  Unfortunately, that is not the case!  I've been busy wrapping presents and shopping and making out (and making!) my Christmas cards!  I have a little plan in my head for a project tomorrow though, so I hope to be back soon!

 

 

 

 

 

Mr. Twigster Gift Card Holder.........

This will be the last of Mr. Twigster for a while.  At least for me.  I might still be here playing with him, but I'll try to post something other than him next time, so y'all don't get bored!! 

For now, here is a gift card holder that you can hang on your tree!!

 

I got this idea from one of my favorite bloggers, Jenn D.  Jenn has an awesome blog, and I am always inspired by her projects.  She has a tutorial here, so you can see the dimensions, etc for the holder.  Hers is decorated different than mine, but the idea is pretty much the same.  Hers is actually SUPER CUTE, and features a punched penguin!  

Once again, I enjoyed coloring Mr. Twigster with my blender pens, and classic ink---with the exception of his body, which was done in Whisper White Craft Ink. 

    

Try out one of these fun gift card holders today!!

 

My posts might be a little sporadic for a while.  With Christmas coming up, things are just really busy.  I did manage to get my trees up this past week, along with all my other inside decorations.  I attempted to put up my outside lights, but I got frustrated when half of my light strands didn't work!!  I am undecided about whether I will try again.

I also managed to wrap most of my presents today, and work on my Christmas cards.  I make about 150 cards, so it take just a little time.

So please bear with me while I try to get caught up so I can enjoy the Season!!!

Oh---I also want to give a big THANKS to my husband!! He has been so wonderful this past weekend helping me keep everything caught up around the house.  He caught up all the laundry, picked up the house, and did a whole bunch of stuff just to keep things in order around here so I could accomplish everything that I did.  Isn't that nice??  I couldn't have done it without him!  Love you honey!!

Have a great week everyone!

Movie Pass Holders.......

   

Aside from being a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, my "other" job is an Operations Supervisor for a bank.  Part of my duties include managing 3 tellers.  This week is "Teller Appreciation Week".  The goal is to give the girls something fun each day this week just to let them know how special they are.  Unfortunately, I am not given a great deal of money to pull this off!  So I'm trying to make each gift as fun as possible by jazzing it up a bit.  I made these holders for movie passes that I'm giving them. 

I used my oldie but goodie (retired) Best of Cluck set for the Chick....as well as the bat from the Halloween Frights set.  I don't keep many retired sets around, but Best of Cluck is one I don't EVER see myself parting with!  It's just too much fun!  I was happy to have an excuse to use it.  I also used the Spiral Punch to give my black card stock that "filmstrip" look, and I used the Ticket Corner punch to make the tickets.  Everything else was computer generated.  I inked up my ticket with a sponge and some More Mustard ink. 

                

 

 

 

I'm sure I'll be sharing more Teller Appreciation Week goodies later in the week.  Thanks for stopping by today!