Santa Suit Gift Card holder

Hi Fellow Crafter's
I have been hectically busy with school these last few weeks, finalizing reports and attending to all the year end happenings. I have however had to find time to finish off the gift card holders for all the teachers on my list.  Below is one of those I have made. 

 Here is a view of the inside



Here is how I made it:

For the outside holder:
1.  Cut a piece of red card stock 6 7/8" x 10 1/2".
2.  Along short edge score at 2" and 4 7/8" as indicated by arrows.
3. Turn card stock along long edge and score at 4" and 8".
4. Cut away the sections marked by the A

6. Fold along the scored edges. The back pieces fold slightly overlapping each other. Place glue along one edge and fold to glue together. Before gluing I made a notch in the top, so that it would be easier to pull the gift card out. I also used my notch tool to make a notch in the one of the sides before gluing so that I could later tuck in the top flap to close the gift card holder (see finished back view below)

7. Now place glue along the bottom flap and glue in place.

8. Turn the pouch over and embellish. Finished size should be 3" wide.


For the front- Santa Suit:
1. Cut a strip of cream card stock 1 1/2" x 7". I then using my pinking shears to cut a deckle edge.
    {click on image for a larger view}

 2. Cut a strip of black card stock 3" x 1".

 3. Cut silver card stock making a 2" square and cut a 1" square out of the center of the 2" square.
Put it all together as shown below.

Now for the inner gift card holder.
1. Cut a piece of cream card stock 2 6/8" x 6 7/8".  Measure your gift card and make notches in the correct place. I then embellished using my holly sizzix die. I placed the holly on the bottom notch so as to hide it. I then stamped my sentiment at the top of the holder.

Now insert the inner card holder onto the pouch.

 How the back flap closes:

 And there you have your pouch gift card holder. I can imagine this as a snowman or even a reindeer depending on the recipient.

Happy crafting.

Santa Hat Gift Card Holder with Tutorial

Hi Fellow Crafters'

Edited to add: I have linked this up for the challenge over at Winter Wonderland-> here.

Hope you have been having a super week-end. I got up this morning with an idea running around my head for some gift card holders I need to make for Christmas gifts for my boys' teachers in early December. So I got drawing and cutting. This is what I came up with for one of them.

 And here is how I did it:

Step 1: Print out the template - just right click and save as, then print.

 Step 2: Cut out all the pieces, note cut 2 of the hat trim.

Step 3: Add glue to the outer edge of one of the pieces of hat trim as shown below, don't put glue all
            the way around!

                Add the second piece on top of the glue.

                  It should look like this when glued together.

Step 4: Insert the red part of the hat into the opening.

 Step 5: Make a hole and insert a split pin on the left hand side making sure to go through the red hat  
             portion as well.

                   Once split pin inserted and secured check that the hat "opens", by swiveling the red part
                   upwards.

Step 6: Add the pom pom to the top of the hat.

Step 7: Turn card over and inset the gift card in the white portion as shown.

Step 8: You are finished. Decorate as desired.

I'd love to see your creations if you use this template - remember for personal use only please.

Happy crafting

Giving a Hoot

Hi Fellow Crafters'

A couple of friends of mine celebrated their birthdays recently and my new favorite gift is the gift card.

I had some owl themed paper by Pinecone Press in my stash so I decided to make his and hers owl themed gift card holders.

For the "her" gift card holder I punched a single hole near the top edge and closed it with a ribbon. For the "his" card holder I made a belly band using a cut out owl from the Pinecone Press DP I had.

Happy crafting.

Gift Card Box

Hi fellow crafters

Today was one of my niece's 18th birthday. I didn't just want to give her a gift card as it seemed boring that, that was all she was going to get to open. So I came up with what I call the Gift Card Box.

Inside the Gift Card Box I placed a little something she had been looking for a couple of days ago when we were shopping together.

And when she removed the ribbon she got a further surprise!

 

On the one side, a gift card in a pouch and on the other, the "card" portion of the Gift Card Box. So with one small box I took care of the

1. gift wrap

2. the gift card holder and

3. the "birthday" card (Yay!)

Stay tuned as I am drafting a template for the Gift Card Box with a tutorial which I will post in the coming week. In the mean time I have been busy with Valentine treats with a template which I will post tomorrow.


Happy Crafting

Ballet Stocking Gift Card Holder

Hi

My niece graduated from high school this year and as her school career comes to an end so too has her ballet dancing tuition so I thought it would be fitting as I want to give her a gift card for her Christmas gift, to create a card holder/tree ornament that would remind her of her ballet dancing (she has been attending ballet lessons since she was 3 and she is now 17).

I found a template on the Family Fun site- get it HERE (they have some other fun stocking variations too).

 

Close up of the ballet slipper.

Using the guidleines in the following challenges I turned the Ballet Stocking into a Winter Wonderland with a caroling theme:

SCS Ways to use it challenge: Let's go Carolling- Let It Snow

Pile it On: Tinsel Town - glitter

Cupcake Craft Challenges: Sing a Christmas Carol- Let it Snow

The Cuttlebug Spot: Gift packaging- Ballet Stocking

Crafty Card Makers: Alternative Christmas- Colors and Ballet Stocking

I used Cosmo Crickets new Christmas line Jolly by Golly and bazzill card. I embossed the white card with my Cuttlebug swirl embossing folder and added glitter to the snowflakes and houses. I constructed the snowman by cutting out of the patterned patter and piecing him together.

I have other ballet related gifts I have made to share later today so be sure to check back.

Happy Crafting
Paola

A Sledding we will go... Edited on 12.10.2009

Hi

This is another gift card holder I made this week, I'm loving giving gift cards this year as the recipients seem much more appreciative of them.

OK,  so I was inspired by the challenge over on Pals Paper Arts. I decided to take the challenge at face value- hence the sled. Also for the challenge over at Stamp for Fun and Crazy for Challenges.

I made the sled from memory- we don't get snow here so I hope it came out OK, I also didn't have time to google - as true to form I begun this at 11 pm the night before my eldest son had to give it to his teacher.

Here are some other views of the sled gift card holder.

Here is a side view, I even put blades on the holder.

Bottom view. The top and bottom layers do not align with each other, the bottom layer extends beyound the top layer to give it the lip. See pic below of top of gift card holder.

 (Untidy I know. I later covered my bad gluing!)

Top of gift card holder.

Close up of front and back of tag I attached- you can download these here for free.

Freebie: Since it is the season of giving, 
1. right click on image below 
2. select save image as
and you will have the sled template for personal use.

EDITED TO ADD: 

For another take on how to strengthen the blade/runner  - check out  the Stamp-n-Design blog she made some variations to the sled which are great. I love seeing how others use my templates.

I really loved making this and my sons teacher was really thrilled too.

Thanks for looking
Happy crafting
Paola