Did you catch the premier episode of Terrific Tuesdays this week? Together we made 3 super fun gift card holders using the Trucking Along bundle. This gift card holder comes together quickly and easily, which is perfect for your holiday gift-giving.
Missed this week’s episode of Terrific Tuesdays? You can catch it here:
Products used for today’s design: Cherry Cobbler, Basic White cardstock Trucking Along bundle Merry Melody embossing folder Heartfelt Hexagon punch Dimensionals Adhesives
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Did you catch yesterday’s Terrific Tuesdays video? This week’s episode is all about gift card holders and was inspired by today’s card design! I love finding fun ways to give gift cards. I recently ran across this super fun gift card holder shared by fellow demonstrator Heidi Collins. I knew this would be the perfect design for an upcoming family member’s birthday as this young man is all things outdoors.
The gift card holder is built on a standard single-panel base of Night of Navy cardstock. The patterned papers are all from the Let’s Go Fishing designer series paper pack. The fold-out gift card holder portion in the center is built on a piece of Basic Gray cardstock, which is scored into thirds. For the front-facing panel, I decided to add a little interest to the navy mat by embossing it using the 3D Rope embossing folder. The sentiment panel is stamped on Smoky Slate cardstock with a border stamp from the Heartfelt Hexagon set and a sentiment from the So Sincere stamp set and then punched with the coordinating hexagon punch. The gift card pocket is made with a piece of Let’s Go Fishing DSP with the notch created by the hexagon punch. The cute vellum sentiment panel on the gift card pocket has a heat embossed sentiment from the Gone Fishing stamp set and is diecut using the Nested Essentials dies. There are a few bobbers and some line underneath the vellum panel to carry the theme through and for a bit of visual interest. The message panel is a simple piece of white paper with a strip of Night of Navy diecut and embossed using the Gone Fishing dies.
This gift card holder was super easy to put together! And with several more upcoming birthdays and the Christmas holidays just around the corner, as well, I love having a cute way to give gift cards that can easily be tailored to each individual recipient and occasion.
Wanna know more? Check out this week’s Terrific Tuesdays video to learn how this design was adapted for holiday gift-giving!
Products used for today’s design: Night of Navy, Basic Gray, Smoky Slate, Cherry Cobbler, Basic White, vellum cardstock Let’s Go Fishing DSP Gone Fishing stamps & dies Heartfelt Hexagon stamps & punch Faceted gems trio Linen thread Silver embossing powder Dimensionals Adhesives
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These days, it can be hard to know what to buy friends or family for that special occasion. And so gift cards or cash have become very popular options. But who says that you can’t wrap a gift card?
When we give gift cards in our family, we like to dress things up. And sometimes the recipient even has to go on a little scavenger hunt to get to the prize. I’ve found various ways to make these types of gifts feel special. And today, I’m highlighting just one way — the booklet envelope.
Long ago I purchased some pre-cut/pre-scored templates that serve as the booklet base for each envelope. And in hindsight, now that all of these templates are gone, I wish I had jotted down all of the measurements for the base to be able to make more on my own! Each booklet is then decorated using designer paper, ribbon, and embellishments. One 6-inch by 12-inch strip of designer paper covers the outside and both inside flaps of the envelope. I used scraps of DSP to cover any exposed portions of the base on the inside of the envelope up against the gift pocket. I found that a ribbon closure seemed to work best with this design and adhered the ribbon all the way around the outside of the booklet using tear tape. TIP: my favorite brand of tear tape is Sookwang because it’s super sticky, easy to tear, and comes in a variety of widths.
Do you like to dress up a gift card? How do you do it? Let me know in the comments!
Whether I’m preparing one card or a pack of cards for sale, I believe that the packaging is as important as the product itself. There are many iconic brands that are known as much for their packaging as what they’re selling — think Tiffany’s or Louis Vuitton.
Here are examples of a few card packs that I packaged for upcoming craft fairs. It’s important to me that the card design is clearly visible through the packaging and an insert is included on the back to show the inside sentiment, which can be especially important to customers when they’re selecting cards. Because larger sets of cards result in thicker packaging, a top closure is necessary and a nice coordinating paper and ribbon really dress things up!
Have you seen cards packaged list this before? What other methods have you seen?
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