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Monday, December 16, 2013

BSS MONDAY IDEA - Gift Card/Money Holders

Welcome to the Buffalo Stamps and Stuff Monday Idea.

Today's idea is a couple of adorable last minute gift card or money holders. 
With Christmas only 10 days away, the rush is on.  These two gift card or money holders take only a few minutes to make and are so cute.

The base for both of the gift card/money holders are:

A piece of card
stock cut at 41/2 wide by 8 inches long.

Score at 3", 6" 

Fold up the 2" end and fold down the  3" score.
Using adhesive, secure both ends of the two inch
end on both sides to form a pocket for your gift.

Santa's Suit


After making the base card from Red Sparkly Glitter Card Stock, I glued
White 1" fur strip (JoAnn's by the yard) to the bottom by folding in half and gluing
half to the front and half to the inside along the edge. If you don't have fur, use white
sparkly glitter card stock.
I made a belly band from a 3/4 inch x10 strip of black card stock.
The buckle is made from Spellbinder's Labels Twenty Two (S4-346)
but you can use a simple square.  I cut it from Gold mirror paper.
Two slits were cut to thread the black card stock through.


This is the inside.  I lined the inside before adhering the two inch
pocket to the sides with candy cane stripe paper.
The sentiment is a die from A Cut Above (IME-0460
Slip your gift into the pocket and put the belly band in place, your done!

Snowman's Hat


The base gift card holder is made exactly as above.  I used black glossy card stock.
Cut two pieces of the same card stock 51/2 inches long by 1 inch wide.  Use a corner rounder to round the bottom corners.  Adhere one of the strips to the front of the card. The top of the strip should sit on only about 1/2 inch of the bottom of the card.  Turn the card over and adhere the other strip over top of the first strip, lining it up, so that one strip will be on the front of the card and the other on the inside.  I cut a 4 1/2 inch by 3/4 " piece of glittered card stock in blue for the hat band and adhered it just above the hat brim.
Decorate the hat to your liking.  I used a Sizzix Sizzlits die Holly with Berries #5 (657031).
The snowflake is a Martha Stewart punch using gold glitter paper.

This is the inside of the hat.  I covered the top with some red striped paper.
The sentiment is a die from A Cut Above (IME-087)

These are fun and quick.  

Thanks for stopping by today. Have a great day.  Until later............


6 comments:

froebelsternchen said...

fantastic!

Very Merry Christmas dear Sue!!!

KarinsArtScrap said...

looks great Sue.

gr karin

Turtle In The Sand said...

Great idea using the glitter card stock and the white fur. It looks so pretty. I had never thought about using a different shape for the belt buckle. Thanks for the fab idea. Hugs

Whisper said...

Oooo absolutely super hun, i can't decide which one i like the best, as they are all so different and fabby, Luv Sam x

*Vicki* said...

Oh my these are some fancy looking gift card holders!! Love the fluff with the sparkle! :) Brilliant idea too! TFS! HUGS

Glenda Atkins said...

Love these gift card holders, wonderful creative work!
hugs
Glenda