QUICK GIFT CARD HOLDERS

Last Thursday was my office's Christmas party and after dinner we exchange gift cards.  Well, I couldn't take our gift cards "naked" to the party....so I quickly made a couple of gift card holders for them using the 2 Tags Die.  Here are the fronts.....

 Here are the insides.....

You can see how I made them in the picture above.....I just placed a folded piece of card stock right above the cut line of the tag and ran it through the Big Shot, making sure the end didn't cut.

We had a great time!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!

Hugs, Cindy

GIFT CARD HOLDERS

Hi Stampers!

Today I'm back with the other project that I worked on while my friend Michelle made her 6x6 Christmas albums last Friday. They are gift card holders for my nieces and nephews....I can't tell you exactly what's in them just in case they chance a peek at my blog.

I started with a 6x12 piece of cardstock.......they are over-sized gift card holders for a reason....but I can't tell you the reason until AFTER Christmas.

Anyways.....I scored one end at 2" and the other end at 5".

The 2" score mark was to make a pocket on the inside....so the holders are 6x5 when folded. Sorry this photo is bit blurry....I was probably in a hurry and didn't wait for my camera to focus ;-)

I made 2 different kinds.....and I just used some old Christmas paper that I had which worked out great.

I tied some bright red Christmas ribbon around the entire holder to keep it closed.

They were so EASY and fun to make.

Well, it's past my bedtime....so I better scoot off to bed.

Until next time, find some

time for stamping!!

Blessings......Cindy

SAME GIFT CARD HOLDER....NEW LOOK

Greetings! Thanks for taking the time to pop in!!

Today I spent a good part of the day wrapping gifts and getting teacher gifts ready. I don't have a picture of the teacher gifts.....they are VERY SIMPLE and they just didn't seem like anything worth photographing let alone writing about. I just got done with them, so maybe I'll take a look at them tomorrow and change my mind. Sometimes when I get done with something I'm more pleased with it the next day. Kind of like lasagna....it seems to taste better the following day :-)

Anyway....Monday was our last stamp class until we begin again on Jan. 11th. For class we made the same gift card holder that I did at my club.....except with different papers, etc. I like this one because it has a more masculine feel to it....I don't know about you, but I have a really tough time making cards, gift card holders, and about anything else for men. So, I was very pleased with how this one turned out.....here it is.....

Just for fun, I'm working on an accordion decoration (not sure what to call it) that will spell out PEACE. I also want to do one for JOY......I'll take pictures when I'm done....IF they turn out good.

Well, that's it for me today......until next time.....

Blessings.......Cindy

GIFT CARD HOLDER

Hey there stampers!!! I hope you are having a good week. This week is going by quick! This is also the last week of school for the kids until January 11th!!!

Christmas is only 10 days away!!! So with that in mind, if you are looking for a quick, easy, and CUTE gift card holder to make.....this is the one!!! The original idea came from Patty Bennett's blog (click here to see her original post). This is one of the easiest gift card holders that I have ever made.

This first picture shows the one that we did at stamp club on Dec. 7th.....I used some of last year's InColor cardstock....Riding Hood Red and Baja Breeze..... along with some non SU patterned paper that matched perfectly. The ornament punch on the belly band is in the Holiday Mini....which I might add is only good until January 4th!!! The stamped image in the middle is from the Enjoy Every Moment stamp set.....I thought it looked like something that would be on an ornament :-)

This next card is almost exactly like the club one......except my friend, Karen, was having a retired stamp set sale and I just couldn't pass up the Deer Friends set....so I used one of the images in that set.

Here is what the inside looks like....

Sorry that the pic came out fuzzy....but I think you get the idea. The slot for the card is made with the word window punch.

Well.....that is about it for today!

Until next time, find some time for stamping!!!

Blessings..........Cindy

GRADUATION GIFT CARD HOLDER

Yeah!!! It's Friday!!! It's also high school graduation for my nephew today!! Here's my handsome nephew's senior picture.....

Congrats Paul!!!

Well, knowing that my nephew LOVES to eat, giving him a gift card was easy!!! What's better than a bunch of double-doubles to satisfy a never-ending appetite??!! In-N-Out Burger was the perfect choice!!

Well, looking at that gift card just got me to thinkin'! So....after thinking about what I could do, I decided to scale down the traditional criss-cross card to gift card size. It worked GREAT!!! Somebody has probably thought of this before me, but since I don't know who, I'm feelin' like Mrs. Smarty Pants! :-D Here's the finished product......
Once again it's CAS!! I started with Kraft card stock (my new favorite!!!) and used Not Quite Navy DSP. The belly-band is kraft and fastened with a SU' Designer Hardware Hooray eyelet. The "Happy Graduation" is from the NEW Teeny Tiny Wishes coming out in the new catalog.

If you're interested here are the measurements......
Cut two pieces 7-1/2" x 2-3/4" and score each piece at 3-3/4"
Cut DSP 2-1/2" x 3-3/8" (cut in two diagonally)
Belly band is 5/8" x 8-1/2" and score at 3-1/4" and 7" (these measurements puts the seam to the side....you'll need to change the scoring if you want it in the middle)
Instructions are the same as a traditional criss-cross card. If you don't know the instructions, click here.

Well, I better get going. We've got Paul's graduation this evening and then his graduation party tomorrow afternoon at 2pm. Probably won't get too much of a chance to stamp this weekend....Until next time....Find some time for stamping!!!

Blessings, Cindy