Gift Card Holders

My twin daughters will be home for Christmas again this year.  Looking forward to it!  :)

And like last year, they are bringing their friend who is so much like them, that we refer to the three of them as the triplets.  lol

Anyways on my previous visit, I took note that with all of them living on fixed incomes, they really have to budget their spending money, so I thought gift cards to their favourite restaurants would be really appreciated, as that is one thing they like to do once a month.

I wanted to make some special holders for their gift cards, so I found the instructions for these ones and I have added Kristy Coromandel's how-to video below.

I also added braille to the gift cards with my label maker, so they will know what restaurant they are for and the dollar amount.

Happy creating!  :)

Sparkle and Shine Gift Card Holder

Here's a cute and super easy gift card holder.

You can watch the how-to video by Dawn Griffith HERE.

I used Sparkle and Shine paper and the Holiday Tags stamp set.

The holly and berries are from a retired set, Just For the Holidays.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Sparkle and Shine B&T; White Daisy, Juniper CS

Stamps:  Holiday Tags, Just for the Holidays - retired set

Inks:  Black, Ruby, Juniper

Other:  3D foam tape, Corner Rounder, 1 1/4" circle punch, 1 3/4" circle punch (EK), Micro-tip Scissors

Pocket Card Gift Card Holder

After I made my set of 3x3 cards last week, I kept on going and made this cute pocket card with a pull out tag for attaching a gift card onto.

My inspiration came from Kim O'Connell's card which I saw (and Pinned) on Pinterest.

Gosh, it's been a long time since I made a pocket card. 

I forgot how fun and easy they are.

The tag pulls out and you can easily attach a gift card with a glue dot or two.

Super cute.  :)

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Sparkle and Shine B&T; Kraft, Cranberry CS

Stamps:  Holiday Tags, Stitch Wonder

Ink:  Chocolate

Embellishments:  Clear Sparkle, Sparkle Flourish, Dk. Chocolate Striped Grosgrain, Natural Hemp

Die/Punches:  Let It Snowflake Die-namics (MFT), 1/4" and 3/4" circle punches (EK), Corner Chomper (WRMK)

Other:  3D Foam Tape, ScorTape (ScorPal)

Open House Make-n-Takes

Yesterday I held my Open House for the launch of the Spring/Summer 2012 Idea Book.

I thought I'd share the make-n-takes each of my guests created.

It can either be used as a card, or simply add a couple of glue dots to the back of a gift card and use this as a gift card holder, by attaching the gift card onto the pull out cardstock piece.

I can't take credit for the idea.

I've seen many varieties of these coffee cup cards, and the inspiration for my card came from this one here.

These are the directions as to how I made

my card (5 1/2" x 4 1/4"):

• White Daisy CS Base:  4" x 9 1/2", scored at 4 3/4"
• Stella Damask B&T:  4" x 4 3/4"
• Lagoon CS:  4 1/2" x 2" (use paper crimper on this)
• White Daisy CS Insert:  2 1/2" x 5 3/8"
• White Daisy CS Lid:  3/4" x 4 1/4" (cut 2) (corner round), 1/4" x 4 1/4"

1. With the cardstock base folded and the opening at the top, mark with a pencil 1/2" in from both sides on the bottom of the card.  
2. Keeping the opening of the card base at the top, use your paper trimmer to cut from the corner at the top to the pencil mark at the bottom.  Repeat for the other side.
3. Open your card and run line of glue down both sides, keeping the top free of adhesive.
4. Adhere your Stella Damask B&T piece onto the front of your card.  Use scissors to trim off the excess on both sides.
5. Adhere your paper crimped Lagoon cardstock piece onto the front of your card.  Use scissors to trim off the excess on both sides.
6. For the lid, glue the 1/4" x 4 1/4" White Daisy cardstock strip onto one of the corner rounded 3/4" x 4 1/4" pieces of White Daisy cardstock.
7. Glue this onto the 2 1/2" x 5 3/8" White Daisy cardstock piece, making sure it is centered.
8. Then glue the second corner rounded 3/4" x 4 1/4" White Daisy cardstock piece onto the backside.  This will help give the lid a little extra sturdiness.
9. Decorate as you wish.

The sentiment I used on my card is from the February Stamp of the Month - Thoughtful Tidings.

I love this set!!!

It's only available until February 29th.

My guests also got to create this 6x3 card.

I grabbed the same design from this A Bowwow card (originally created by Kandi Gallegos-Garcia) and just adapted it for the make-n-take.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Coffee Cup Card:

Paper:  Stella B&T; White Daisy, Lagoon CS

Stamp:  Thoughtful Tidings - Feb SOTM

Ink:  Chocolate

Embellishments:  Chocolate baker's twine, Paper flower, Clear sparkle

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Corner rounder, Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape

Grandest Year Card:

Paper:  Florentine B&T; White Daisy, Sunset, Grey Wool CS

Stamp:  Hooray Bouquet

Inks:  Twilight, Sunset, Juniper, Black

Embellishments:  Glitter button, Licorice Opaques

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, 5/8" circle punch (EK), 3D foam tape, Paper crimper (Fiskars)

Masculine Gift Card Holder

Inspiration for this card came from SU.

This is a great card to tuck a gift card into.

{I'd suggest using a glue dot or two to hold it in place on the pull-out tag.}

I used B&T from Typeset, and my most loved birthday set called Card Chatter - Birthday.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Typeset B&Ts; Desert Sand, Juniper, Colonial White CS

Stamp:  Card Chatter - Birthday

Inks:  Black, Chocolate

Embellishments:  Milepost shapes - star, Dk. Chocolate Striped grosgrain, Wooden button, Natural hemp

Punches:  1 1/4" circle, Corner rounder, Upper Crest border (Fiskars), Slot (SU)

Other:  3D foam tape, Sponge

Elemental Gift Card Pocket

Isn't this little pocket gift card holder cute?

Just pull out the insert tag...

and open up to reveal a gift card.

This project would be perfect to hold a gift card to a favorite coffee place...  ;)

Here's the link to the instructional video by Becca Feeken on the Our Daily Bread blog.

It's a very quick project, completely perfect for this time of year for gift-giving.  ;)

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Elemental B&T; Colonial White, Sorbet, Chocolate CS

Stamps:  Love Life, Wonderland, Card Chatter Birthday

Inks:  Sorbet, Chocolate

Embellishments:  Chocolate grosgrain, Mocha Opaques adhesive gem

Other:  1 1/4" circle punch, 2" circle punch (Fiskars), Doily Lace border punch (Martha Stewart), 3D foam tape, ScorTape (ScorPal), Score Board (Martha Stewart)

Enjoy The Delights of December... Gift Card Holder

Perfect for the coffee lover, I have someone in mind for this card...

I made this gift card holder using leftover patterned paper from the Wintertime Collection Kit by Echo Park, that I used on my 6x6 album.  So fast and easy, it's awesome!  I can imagine that lots of people will be receiving cards like these this holiday season.  ;)

Of course I had to include a Starbucks gift card!  ;)

Instructions for these have been around for quite awhile, and the ones I used I can't find them now -- I had jotted the measurements and scoring info down, but not from who/where... but you can find the basic instructions to make these gift card holders HERE.
 
*** Note:  Mine is made using a 5 1/2" x 12" piece of paper, scored at 4 1/4", 6", and 7 3/4". 
The finished size will be a standard A2 size (5 1/2" x 4 1/4").

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used:
Paper:  Wintertime Collection Kit (Echo Park), Silver CS (Bazzill), Black and White Daisy CS (CTMH)
Stamps:  A Sip (CTMH), Festive Thoughts (CTMH)
Ink:  Black, Juniper, Twilight
Embellishments:  Red sparkles, Cranberry grossgrain, Black waxy flax (CTMH), Grey button (misc)
Punches:  1 1/4" circle (CTMH), Word Window (SU)
Other items:  3D foam tape, Micro-tip scissors (CTMH), 1/4" ScorTape (ScorPal)

My non-winning entry #1 for the Make It From Your Heart contest

I received a call from CTMH Corp. office yesterday telling me that I won for 2 of my entries for the Make It From Your Heart Contest for Consultants before each new Idea Book release.  Yay!

So now I can show you my non-winning entries.  Instead of showing them all 3 of them in one shot, I'll post them one at a time over the next little while. 

My 2 winning entries will have to wait until October for me to be able to share them with you here.

This one is a 3 1/2" x 8" double tag card, with one of the tags designed to hold a gift card.  You can easily attach a gift card with a glue dot.

So come back soon, as I'll be posting my second non-winning entry...

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Magnifique B&Ts; Colonial White, Chocolate, Pacifica, Lagoon, Sky CS

Stamps:  The Present, Classmate Alphabet

Inks:  Versamark, Chocolate, Pacifica, Lagoon, Sky

Embellishments:  Chocolate polka dot organdy, Colonial White round edge anchors, Chocolate brads

Punches:  1 1/4" cirlce punch, Corner rounder

Other items:  Clear Detail embossing powder, Craft Heater, Circle Coluzzle (retired), Sponge, 3D foam tape

Teacher Gifts... the end of another school year!

Today is the last full day of school here.  Cole will go in the morning tomorrow for assembly and awards and will be home in time for lunch.... then it's summer break!  I'm looking forward to not having to rush in the mornings for awhile.

So these are the gifts he's giving this year.  In the thank you card, I wrote a quick note of thanks for such a great year and had Cole sign it.  I tucked in a gift card to Starbucks, as I see his teacher there after school about once every week, so I know it will get used. 

And the Apple gift box I made a while back (you can see my post HERE), I filled with Chocolate Almond Bark.  You can see the instructions to make the sweet treat on Julie Buhler's blog HERE.  (I used 5 Dairy Milk bars for each gift.)

There is also a Teacher's Assistant in his class that he wanted to give a gift to, who I believe is there to support kids with learning disabilities.  So he's giving her a bag of Chocolate Almond Bark, too. 

Cole is going to give them their gifts this morning before it gets too warm that the chocolate starts to melt!  Hopefully they enjoy them...  ;)    I can't believe he's headed for grade 5 next year... when did he get so big?

Happy creating!

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

TY Card:

Paper:  White Daisy and Black CS; Appleton 1st Street (Scenic Route)

Stamps:  A Little Everything, Good Work

Punches:  Upper Crest (Fiskars), 1 1/4" and 1 1/2" (EK)

Other items:  3D foam tape

Apple Box:

(see post HERE)

Tag:

Paper:  White Daisy, Tulip and Black CS

Stamps:  Thank You, Cute & Curly (SU)

Punches:  2 1/4" circle (EK), Scallop circle (SU), Curly Label (SU)

Other items:  Black brad, Paper flower (Kaiser Craft)

Teacher Gift for Christmas

My son has a male teacher this year.  What do you get a guy that you have no idea what his likes/interests are???  I decided to get him a gift card to Blockbuster Video, packaging it up in this stocking, and adding a pack of buttery microwave popcorn.  Hopefully he'll like it.  ;)

To find the stocking template for gift cards, you can find it HERE.

More Double Scraplings Cards & Gift Boxes

These have been rather addicting for me, can ya tell? They go together so quickly and I have to say that I think they're rather cute!

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
Thank You stamp set
Magic Moments B&Ts
Colonial White and Hollyhock CS
Cocoa ink
Hollyhock dashed grosgrain
Hollyhock arrow photo clips
White Diasy flower brads
Cocoa paper flowers
Curvy Label punch (SU)
Scallop Edge punch (SU)
Scallop Circle punch (SU)
Pop-dots (other)

For this set, I made the cards into gift card holders by changing the length of the Double Scraplings Cards, and lightly gluing the edges down.

What I used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):
From Me To You stamp set
Unforgettable B&Ts and MyStickeaseCocoa, Sorbet and Vanilla Cream CS
Brown Staz-on ink
Chocolate flower from Love Letters Rub-ons
CC Clear Shapes circle
CC Rhinestone frames cut up
Juniper brad
Sorbet dashed ribbon
Curvy Label punch (SU)
Large Oval punch (SU)
Scallop Edge punch (SU)
Pop-dots (other)

I discovered a cool site... and made some fast and fun little cards, too!

My congrats to Faith (aka Markie's Mom) for having her cards published on the cover page of the May issue of Sheetload of Cards. Now because of this, Faith posted on her blog about it and that brought me to the Sheetload of Cards website. This is my fun new discovery! Isn't it great when you discover new stuff? And the great thing is that these downloads are free! How cool is that? Very! There is a spot on the main page where you can give a donation. It's nice to have that option. You can pay as you go, and as you can afford... brilliant! I used May's instructions to create 18 cards: 9 cards that are 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" square and 9 scraplings that are 4 1/4 x 1 1/4". You also have the option of making just one card, too. Here's a pic of a few of the cards I made... I finished my scraplings, but need to just complete the rest of the larger cards, which I think I'll do on my Monday craft day at my BFFs.




Now when I was making the scraplings, I was trying to think of what to use them for. I decided they would make cute bookmarks with magnets at the bottoms and the other thing I think I'll use them for is packing them into my son's school lunches when he's having a rough week at school, just as a little "love" note.




And then I got to thinking that if I don't cut my strip of left over scrap piece of cardstock (2 1/2 x 8 1/2") in half to make 2 scraplings, I could make a larger scrapling which would make a cute little gift card. This little cutie measures 2 1/2 x 4 1/4".




So then that got me to thinking that these would perfectly fit gift cards, so I created some gift card holders by adding a strip of cardstock inside (2 x 2 1/2"). I just scored the bottom strip at 1/2" and used double sided sticky tape to adhere it along the bottom. I just tucked in a Starbuck's card to show how it fits in there.






And then, of course you need an envelope so you don't lose the gift card somewhere in transport! So I drew up a template for the envelope to fit this little card. I really love to create! My husband just doesn't fully get it, but that's okay... :)



This is just another 4 1/4 x 4 1/4 card I made. Love this new CTMH line called Animal Cookies!

Another birthday...

Well, Cole had another birthday party this past weekend. For a gift, I ended up just getting a gift card. It's so hard to buy for people you know well, never mind for people you don't know at all. My son wanted to give his friend a toy that I couldn't find in the store, so...when all else fails, I give gift cards. Cole picked the stamp set he wanted to use and colored in the images himself. I picked cardstock from the colors he chose to color with and simply assembled a card. I made a simple pocket inside to hold the gift card and voila! Easy, peasy!