PAPER BAG GIFT CARD TUTORIAL

Hey, everyone!

It's StampTACular Tuesday so you know what that means...more Butterfly Swirls! Today I decided to post a written tutorial on how to make these fun gift card holders. I have made a few of these and they are really easy to make! You could make several in such a short time.

The first thing you want to do is gather your supplies. Here's what you will need:

1 piece of pink cardstock measured at 5½" x 8½"
Score this piece at 2” and 5½” along the 8½" side.
1 piece of black cardstock (V-215) measured at 2½” x 2½”
1 piece of Premium White cardstock (V-290) measured at 2” x 2”
1 paper bag cut at 3¼”.

Black Noir Palette Ink (TT-220)

My Journey stamp set (T-2617)

Butterfly Swirls stamp set (T-2929)

Pink Stickles (F-525)

Crystal Stickles (F-516)

Ribbon

Scor-Pal (F-358)

Tombow Brights markers (F-01)

To begin you will need to fold along the score lines. Stamp the outside using the butterflies and swirls. Stamp butterfly image on Premium White cardstock. Stamp sentiment below butterfly. Color in the butterfly. Mat the white cardstock with black cardstock. Apply adhesive to upper back half of this layer. Adhere to the card leaving the bottom portion hanging down.

Open the card and apply adhesive on one side of the bag only. Line the bag up to the inside cover of your card. Adhere ribbon to lower portion of your card. Apply adhesive to the other side of the bag and close the flap to seal it.

Now you can insert a gift card, money, special note or a small gift inside and you are done! So fun and so easy to do!!

If you want more shine, just add some Sticles and set aside to dry. Hope you had fun with this tutorial. Be sure you check out what awesome ideas Christina has to share with you!

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A couple of gifts...

Hey, everyone!

I have made a couple more projects I wanted to share with you. I hope they will inspire you! I enjoyed making both gifts and neither project took very long to make.

My daughter's teacher celebrated her birthday yesterday, so I made an acrylic post-it note holder for her to take to school. What teacher couldn't use a sticky note holder for their desk, right? It was fun to grab some school-themed supplies and start creating! The stamp is a former TAC Gift With Purchase stamp. Here's how it turned out:
My brother and his fiancee have been together for 15 months now and to celebrate he wanted me to make him a gift card holder to give to her. It was fun to make and the gift card fit like a glove! I used the Tutti Frutti paper, my circle punch and scalloped circle punch from The Angel Company. These are so easy to put together! I added a scripture after I had taken the picture but here is what the gift card holder looks like:


This gift card holder measures 4¼" x 11" and is scored at 3," 5½," and 8" along the 11" side. Just fold your score lines, and run a thin strip of adhesive along three sides of the "M" piece. I punched a section from the middle so the gift card could slide inside the center section. I rounded my corners inside but you don't have to do that. I punched a semi-circle in the center to make it easier to grab the gift card. I had various flower stamps that I used to stamp the center section. I punched a circle in the lower half of one of the pieces of Tutti Frutti paper. I punched a circle from the Gentle Beginnings paper pack and then used my scallop punch to create a frame. I adhered it into place. The left side is left blank for my brother to add a message to her. The outside sentiment is not a stamp from The Angel Company but I do not recall where I got it. Most likely it was from the $1 bin at Michael's. If you have any questions, please let me know. There are several websites I saw this gift card holder featured on but they all have the same measurements and score lines. Some do have a belly band and more embellishments, but I thought this was sufficient alone. That is the beauty of papercrafting...you make the design your own by things you choose to do or not to do.

I hope you have enjoyed your visit today. Stop by again soon! I'd love to hear from you, please leave me a comment!

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