Seasonal Gift Card Holder.

#stampinup  Today I'm sharing the second of four projects I created for the Splitcoast Stampers Creative Crew December challenge. Our task was to create a scrapbook page about your favorite person or a gift for your favorite person. I chose to create a gift--rather, a gift card holder!

I saw this amazing idea on Patty Bennett's blog and I think she got the idea from her friend Cindee Wilkinson.  It's a brilliant idea and so easy to pull off.

I started with two coordinating sheets of Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper and ran them through the Big Shot with the Envelope Liner Framelits. I adhered them together with some Season of Cheer Washi Tape. I folded down the front flap and adhered it to the card with Snail Adhesive. Then, I ran a length of Whisper White Organza Ribbon around the card and under the flap and tied it into a festive bow.

Next, I stamped the Christmas sentiment from the "Among the Branches" stamp set in Real Red onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the 2" Circle Punch. I punched a scrap of Mossy Meadow card stock with the 2-3/8" Scallop Circle Punch and adhered the sentiment onto it with Snail Adhesive.  I attached the label to the gift card holder with Stampin' Dimensionals.

See? I told you it was quick and easy! All the supplies to make these gift card holders are below. Just click on what you'd like to purchase and you'll go straight to my online store. Hurry, because the "Among the Branches" set retires at the end of this month and the Season of Cheer DSP and washi tape are only available while supplies last!!

tams# 5016

Product List

Among The Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set [139823] $17.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
Season Of Cheer Designer Series Paper [139590] $11.00	Season Of Cheer Designer Washi Tape [139611] $8.00	Whisper White 5/8" Organza Ribbon [114319] $6.00	Envelope Liners Framelits Die [132172] $27.00
2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	2-3/8" Circle Scallop Punch [118874] $18.00	SNAIL Permanent Adhesive [104332] $7.00	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00

Bright Spirits

#stampinup   This week's challenge at the Freshly Made Sketches challenge blog is supes clean and simple and it was easy to pull together this card--including adding a bit of bling.


I started with a Real Red card base and added a Whisper White panel that I embossed with the Stylish Stripes Embossing folder. Next, I stamped the Christmas stamp from the "Among the Branches" set in Real Red onto a Whisper White scrap and punched it out with the 2" Circle Punch. I adhered this to a Silver Metallic Foil Doily.

I cut a 4.5" x 1" strip of Merry Moments Designer Series Paper and flagged the end with the Banner Triple Punch. I adhered the DSP strip to the card with Fast Fuse Adhesive because I think it sticks better to an embossed surface. I also used Fast Fuse to adhere the sentiment.

I finished the card with a little bling by adding some silver sequins from the Metallic Sequin Assortment.

tams# 4921

Product List

Fast Fuse Adhesive [129026] $10.00	Metallics Sequin Assortment [138390] $5.00	Stylish Stripes Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [132174] $7.50	Banner Triple Punch [138292] $23.00
2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Metallic Foil Doilies [138392] $4.00	Merry Moments Designer Series Paper [138450] $11.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50
Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482] $7.00	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $6.50	Among The Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set [139823] $17.00

Fab Autumn

#stampinup   There's nothing like waiting until the very last minute of a deadline. I sometimes work better when I pressure myself. When I saw the sketch at this week's Fab Friday challenge blog, I loved it and thought it would make a fun card. But here it is, Wednesday night, just hours before the challenge closes and I'm scrambling to make a card. As usual.



I knew the autumn stamp from the "Among the Branches" set would be the perfect center for the design, so I stamped this in Cajun Craze onto Whisper White and punched it out with the 2" Circle Punch. I wanted to change the sentiment a bit, so I stamped "give thanks" from the "And Many More" set in Mossy Meadow onto a Crushed Curry scrap, punched it out with the Word Window Punch and adhered it to the circle.

Next, I cut a strip of the dotted Mossy Meadow sheet from the English Garden Designer Series Paper and flagged the ends with the Hexagon Punch. I embossed a Crushed Curry mat with the Zig Zag Embossing Folder and adhered it to a Soft Suede card base.

I was temporarily flummoxed by the circlets of Linen Thread behind the circle. I finally put some adhesive onto the card itself--rather than on the circle--and that worked out much better. Once I got the Linen Thread where I like it, I adhered the circle to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

I finished the card by adding some Pumpkin Pie Candy Dots, as show in the sketch.

tams# 4784

Product List

Among The Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set [139823] $17.00	And Many More Wood-Mount Stamp Set [134273] $37.00	Cajun Craze Classic Stampin' Pad [126965] $6.50	Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645] $6.50
Soft Suede 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [115318] $7.00	Crushed Curry 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131199] $7.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730] $8.50	English Garden Designer Series Paper [138440] $11.00
Zig Zag Textured Impressions Embossing Folder [133738] $7.50	2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	Hexagon Punch [130919] $16.00	Linen Thread [104199] $4.50
Regals Candy Dots [130932] $6.00

One Last Halloween Card

#stampinup   I have time to share one last Halloween card before moving onto Fall, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. I'm really loving the Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper, so this week's Global Design Challenge was a great chance to use some more of it!

The Global Design Challenge is new--this is only the 8th challenge. I'm always happy to find new challenge blogs for inspiration. The GDP design crew are some of the finest stampers in the WORLD! Check them out!

GDP Challenge #8 is to CASE a card. Normally, CASE means "copy and share everything," but for this challenge, CASE means "copy and selectively edit." In other words, use something about the elements of the card to inspire your card. I choose to use a modification of the layout so I could showcase the Happy Haunting DSP.



I started with a Tangelo Twist card base and added a Basic Black mat--you can't get any more Halloweeny than that! I cut two different sheets of Happy Haunting DSP--one is 2-1/4" x 3-1/2" and the other is 2" by 3-1/2". I backed each of these with a slightly larger Tangelo Twist mat. I adhered these pieces directly to the card.

Next, I stamped the "spooky" circle from the "Among the Branches" set in Tangelo Twist onto a Very Vanilla scrap and punched it out with the 2" Circle Punch. I punched a piece of Basic Black with the 2-3/8" Scallop Punch and then rotated the punched piece and punched it again with the same punch to get the spiky edges. Using a small sticky note helps align the already punched pieced. I adhered the spooky circle onto the spiky circle and then added this element to the card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

That's it! Quick and easy! It took me longer to choose which two pieces of DSP to use than to put the whole card together!

tams# 4639

Product List

Among The Branches Photopolymer Stamp Set [139823] $17.00	Tangelo Twist Classic Stampin' Pad [133646] $6.50	Tangelo Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133677] $7.00	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [121045] $7.00
Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $8.50	Happy Haunting Designer Series Paper [139584] $11.00	2" Circle Punch [133782] $18.00	2-3/8" Circle Scallop Punch [118874] $18.00
Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $4.00