Almost there! Today and tomorrow I’m sharing very quick ideas! I’m sharing a nifty folded card that I made into a last minute gift card holder for a friend. Here is the card – Pretty cute, huh? It was one of the those Z folds to begin with. I adhered it the front piece down… [Read More]
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12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 10
Happy Friday! It’s almost the weekend before Christmas! How fun! Time to finish up las minute shopping – that’ll be me! Got any couples you buy for? How about this then – And, I asked the question because see this opened – It’s THE perfect gift for a couple with ‘his’ and ‘hers’ pockets or… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 9
Whoa! We’re on Day 9!?!?!? Gift bags are a popular, quick and easy way to wrap just about anything. So, why not create one to hold a gift card? I did just that – Very sweet. And, quite elegant! Mine is flat thought! See it open – Quite east to create too! We had made… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Cards Holders – Day 8
On to the 8th day! It’s an easy one – A decorated Kraft Pillow Box. To create the oval cut out, I used the Layering Ovals Framelits. By punching a hole near the top, it dressed up this box quite a bit. I used the Candy Cane Season Bundle, a stamp and a punch. The Santa’s… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 7
I am creating right along until Christmas! Today, I have a gift card holder that’s an all time favorite for a lot of us – coffee! I made one of those nifty Diagonal Double Pocket Cards! It starts with a, 8 1/2 x 11 piece of Designer Series Paper. Scored in half on each side,… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 6
Happy Monday! Hopefully, you are done with your holiday purchases! I know I’m not – I’m too busy creating stuff to shop! It’s way less stressful! Today I have an adorable share for Day 6! And, the inside is just as adorable – Right??? Directions – Designer Series Paper 5 1/2 x 12 (here, because of… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 5
It’s Sunday. I’m moving slowly today! But, got a double share of sorts today! This is a classic style gift card holder that I’m sharing today. And, the inside – You’ve probably made a slew of these over time, but might have forgotten about them. The gift card ‘pops’ up! As I created this and… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 4
Happy Saturday! Did you see my post for Create with Connie and Mary earlier? You are not seeing double and it’s not a repeat post! I created a pop up gift card holder using the same card idea that I created earlier, but its reversed – Cute, huh? Look at it opened – Nice, nice,… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 3
I got to use one of my nifty card holders yesterday! Wahoo! Have you made any of these so far? Perhaps this one might catch your eye – This was a modified design from my annual Christmas Card Class. It sure caught the eye of my stampers! They loved this design. This one, however, is… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 2
Is the countdown on yet? Have you chosen that perfect gift card from your stash for that last minute gift? Now, how about the perfect gift card holder for that gift! How about one from Santa – This is a narrow card when finished. So cute, right?? When you take off the belly band /… [Read More]
12 Days of Gift Card Holders – Day 1
As we approach Christmas and the gift giving season, many of us give gift cards as that perfect gift. So, why not dress up that perfect gift with a handmade gift card holder? I’ve created 12 different styles of gift card holders to share with you over the next few days. Let’s start with this… [Read More]
December Blogging Friends Blog Hop : Ring in the New Year
Happy Friday! Time for a blog hop with – Although we are in full swing for the Christmas season, it’s never to early to thing about the New Year! And, so that is our theme today! I created a treat bag for holding sparklers, poppers and all sorts of festive goodies to ring in the… [Read More]
Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop – Christmas Favor
It’s that time again! Time for our Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features a Christmas favor or small gift. I went with a favor – At a recent team meeting, we created this neat triangle box! It folds up rather quickly! And, it holds lots of chocolates. Here, I filled mine… [Read More]
We Create Gratitude Blog Hop
Happy November first! This is the last of the three blog post for today! Whew! Theme this month is : Gratitude Perfect for a gratitude journal – A nice, small book to makes notes of all things we are thankful for. It’s simply decorated with Festive Farmhouse Designer Series Paper, a beautiful sentiment and some… [Read More]
Blogging Friends Blog Hop – October
Happy October! Time for lots of creatin’ today! My first post is for – Nice that our theme can be anything we’d like! I chose to play with the September Paper Pumpkin kit, again! I created a sweet little home decor item – I absolutely LOVED how it turned out! Super quick. Super easy. And,… [Read More]
Time for Tea
Welcome to the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday challenge! We’ve been ‘CASEing’ the new Stampin’ Up catalog! Here is our latest inspiration – Simply an adorable layout! I decided to create a card using all one color : Blueberry Bushel, one of the new In-Colors. And, I used a new bundle, Time for Tea… [Read More]
Don’t Box Me In – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Saturday my blogging friends! Time for a Create with Connie and Mary Saturday blog hop! Our theme this week features boxes! Handmade boxes are the best because you can customize them to just about any size you need. And, with all the fabulous Designer Series Papers Stampin’ Up has – you can’t go wrong! I made… [Read More]
Hippity Hoppy Easter Favor – Create with Connie and Mary Saturday Blog Hop
Happy Create with Connie and Mary blog hop day! Our theme this week features Easter favors. Perfect, as I made these sweet little Easter bunny treats for my co-workers and Card Buffet attendees on Sunday. Aren’t these just too sweet? I originally saw these from a European demonstrator. I modified them to fit American nugget chocolates. Super,… [Read More]
