Showing posts with label gift card holder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gift card holder. Show all posts

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Latte Love for PP683


Happy Sunday and Happy Easter, crafty friends!
Time for a new creative challenge over at The Paper Players! 
This week, my sweet friend Ann is hosting our Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge.


Rows Selected: 
Designer Paper - Die-Cut - Ribbon
Designer Paper - Fun Fold - Thank You
Sparkle - Fun Fold - Embossing (heat)
Ribbon - Embossing - Pastels

Tic-Tac-Toe week is so much fun! I love all of the options to really get the creative mojo working. There are so many possibilities! In the end, I ended up using elements from FOUR rows on the board. Hooray! I sure hope you will take this challenge for a spin and join us over at The Paper Players. We’d love to see what YOU create!   

*I’ve shared a full supply list of products (and a link to a video with measurements) used to create this card at the end of this post.


This is an easy and practical gift card holder “fun fold”. I let the Tic-Tac-Toe board inspire me and I landed on the Latte Love stamps and dies because I give a "whole latte” gift cards to places like Starbucks, Dunkin’ and even Panera. 

Are you a coffee fan? Or is tea…or even cocoa more of a favorite? I tend to like hot beverages in the cool months, which are few and far between here in south Texas. However, I’m a cold brew coffee fan ALL the way…with Oat or Coconut milk. Yum!!! 


The Latte Love Bundle is available as an Online Exclusive right now. This Bundle also coordinates with the A Little Latte Designer Series Paper which is pretty much my favorite paper pack of the moment. Plaid, coffee beans and cups…oh my! 

There is also a Natural Polka Dot Trim in the Suite along with some cool embellishments (which will be back in stock soon!). I opted for the Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems instead though for this card because you can never go wrong with sparkle and I liked that there were two sizes to choose from. 

Color Combo:

If you’d like measurements and a tutorial 
showing how this card came together, 
please check out the video link below.

In the video, I originally added a bow tied from Gold Simply Elegant Trim. I then decided, I liked Linen Thread just a little it better on the card, so switched it outdoor my final project. 


You can see a close-up of the gift card holder on the interior of the fun fold below. I stamped a couple of coffee “splats” in Crumb Cake ink to keep the caffeinated party going from the front to the inside of the card. I also die-cut a trio of little espresso beans from the DSP, brushed with Wink of Stella for added sparkle. 

I was determined to use that Natural Polka-Dot Trim somewhere on the card. It’s kind of “ribbon”, right? So I added a little strip behind the sentiment. it adds great texture and not a lot of extra bulk. i think it added some extra interest to the interior sentiment, don’t you? There is also lots of room to write a little note inside, too. 


I hope you will join us this week over at The Paper Players and share your project for this fun Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge. We’d love to see what you come up with! You can link up your project through Noon PST on Friday April 5th, 2024. 

Be sure to stop by and say hello to The Paper Players Design Team:


Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c
an click on any of the photos to go directly to my 
Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your 
creativity!


If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 
You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me.


Registration is open through April 20, 2024 for my Cultivated Creativity DIY Paper
Crafting Kit club. This month features the Trusty Tools Bundle (stamps & dies). Five fab projects you won’t want to miss, including four awesome cards and a fun treat box with a practical gift perfect for those handy folks on your list! 


Thanks for stopping by.
Have a HAPPY day!

BIG Hugs, 
Anne Marie


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Sunday, November 13, 2022

November 2022 - Stamping Sunday Blog Hop

Hello Stamping Friends! Today, I’m super-excited to share the November 2022 Stamping Sunday Blog Hop. This hop is hosted by Sara Levin and we share on the second Sunday of every month. 

Our theme for the month is “Holidays Are Coming” where we are sharing projects for the upcoming holiday season, no matter what holiday you celebrate. Welcome, I’m so happy you are here today! 
I love to create and send handmade Christmas cards! I decided to create a card and gift card holder with a traditional color combo. I just love the combination of greens with the richness of Cherry Cobbler. Sing along with me, It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

*I’ve listed all of the measurements and details for my projects below and there is a full supply list at the very end of this post
Color Combo:
I used products in the new Framed Florets Bundle which will be featured in the upcoming January-June 2023 Stampin’ Up! Mini Catalog. There are also a couple coordinating products in this collection that I used today which are only available “while supplies last”, including this gorgeous paper and festive sentiment stamp set. (see below) 

I’m currently obsessed with this collection and have been creating with it non-stop! If you love bold sentiments, these stamp sets are perfect. Get more details HERE. 

The following exclusive products are only available while supplies last: 

  • Framed & Festive Cling Stamp Set (item 160888)
  • Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper (item 161814)
Card Measurements and Details:
  • Evening Evergreen Card Base: 4-1/4” x 11”, scored at 5-1/2"
  • Evening Evergreen Cardstock: 4-1/8” x 5-3/8”, emboss with Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder 
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock: 3-5/8” x 4-7/8” 
  • Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper:  3-1/2” x 4-3/4”, color the berries with Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends
  • Cherry Cobbler Cardstock: die cut oval frame, keep both pieces together
  • Basic White Cardstock: die cut oval frame and stamp on the inside piece, then glue over the Cherry Cobbler oval to create the sentiment panel
  • Glimmer Specialty Paper, Basic Rhinestones and Evening Evergreen Open-Weave Ribbon
  • Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4”, stamp sentiment in Evening Evergreen ink
  • Fitting Florets DSP (card interior): 1” x 4-1/4”, color berries with Cherry Cobbler Light Stampin’ Blends
  • Glimmer Specialty Paper (card interior): die cut one leaf sprig from the green paper
Here is a peek inside the card! I added a strip of the DSP, a leftover glittery die-cut and stamped a coordinating sentiment. I like to bring the elements from the front of the card to the interior. It just adds extra detail and is also a great way to use up some scraps. Everyone wins there, right? Haha! 

My second project for the blog hop is a gift card holder. I always find that I need a LOT of gift card holders this time of year. I love this one because it’s built into a card and is super-easy to pop in the mail.  
Fun Fold Gift Card Holder Measurements and Details:
  • Cherry Cobbler Card Base: 4-1/4” x 10-3/8"
  • Score on long side at 5-1/2” x 8-3/8" 
  • Evening Evergreen Cardstock: 2-5/8” x 4”
  • Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper: 2-1/2” x 3-7/8” 
  • Basic White Cardstock (card interior): 4” x 5-1/4”
  • Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper (card interior): 1” x 4”
  • Fitting Florets Designer Series Paper (card interior, gift card holder): 1-3/4” x 4” 
Add a little “notch” to help the recipient access their gift card a little easier by punching or die-cutting a half-circle on the fold that holds the gift card. I used a 1-3/8” circle die (or punch…I can’t remember). Any circle will do. 
Finally, here is a peek inside the card! Such a fun surprise for the recipient to find a gift card inside, don’t you think? :) 

I hope you enjoyed these projects today using the Fitting Florets Dies and Framed & Festive stamp set! Please continue along on the Stamping Sunday Blog Hop to check out more awesome creative inspiration for the holiday season. 


Stamping Sunday - November 2022 Blog Hop:


Thanks for visiting today! All of the products that I used on this card are listed below. You c
an click on any of the photos to go directly to my 
Stampin’ Up!® online store. 

The current Host Code is: 
UBDCK43Z

Place an order over $50 (before tax and shipping) using the above host code, you will also receive a gift from me: a FREE Exclusive Project Tutorial PDF, see the sneak peek below. Each month, I partner with an amazingly talented group of demonstrators from around the world to create these project tutorials. This month's tutorial features 13 awesome project ideas to inspire your creativity! 
If your order is over $150, please do NOT use the host code. 
You will still receive the PDF tutorial along with an additional free gift from me.

Have a HAPPY day!

BIG hugs, 
Anne Marie