Open House/Christmas Party, Project 2

Here's our second project we made at my party.  This one, as with my previous project, can be used for giving cash or a gift card ... or a special note ... to a special someone. 

I made 2 versions of this project.  Each has a 'flagged' strip of DSP on the front, a greeting, and a cute little reindeer attached to a belly band, to hold it closed.

This project starts with a Crumb Cake envelope.  Score it at 2 7/8" and fold in half.

Open the flap and cut on the score line down to where it folds over to seal the envelope.

Fold down the left side and seal it shut.  Tuck the right flap inside the remaining open portion of the envelope.  You can add a piece of DSP to cover the closed side.  Decorate the inside however you'd like it to be.  The tag (and the cash or gift card) will slip into the open side.

These would be great to tuck into someone's Christmas stocking or place in a regular envelope and mail them to a special someone or two.

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Open House/Christmas Party, Project 1 ... and our Party Prize Winners

We had so much fun at my Open House/Christmas Party yesterday.  It's always so much fun to visit and catch up with friends.  Everyone wanted to hear about our 'interesting vacation' and all.  One person said:  "Well, you'll always have these stories to tell.  Life is a series of stories."  I love that!  Life truly is a series of stories.  

Here's the first project everyone got to make for their Make and Take projects.  Everyone really liked this one. 

I've made these apron style cards before, but made them where you seal up the sides and just drop something in from the top, such as a packet of seeds for a garden themed card.  I decided to make this one open like an actual Christmas card.

The background stamp worked great to decorate the entire front of the card.

The little gingerbread man adds the perfect finishing touch.  
Scroll on down to see my lucky prize winners from our party.

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... and now ... drum roll please ... our lucky prize winners:

There were 4 lucky winners from our guessing game and I gave out 5 door prizes (in the spirit of Christmas) so here we go -----

Lana's favorite new Christmas stamp set:

Marsha W.

Jeri W.

The stamp set was Christmas Pines. 

Lana's favorite new accessory:

Marsha W.

Elaine B.

I actually had 2 favorite accessories ---

Stitched Shapes new framelits

Starlight Thinlits

The 5 door prize winners:

Cherie L.

Jessica B.

Sy M.

Elaine B.

Priscilla S.

Congrats, ladies.  Your prizes will be in with your orders when you pick them up.  Thanks for participating in our little games and our party activities.  I'm glad you came!

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Cash or Gift Card Holder, Part 4

As I mentioned in my last post, this version has the most unique look of all the cash, check, gift card holders that I've shared with you so far.  It's the same Winter Frost DSP, but has a really bright look to it.  This would work for Christmas or a winter birthday.  I think it's soooooo pretty! 

If you make up several at a time, you'll be ready for Christmas, parties, winter birthdays... whatever you need next.  They're pretty easy and so much fun to make!

Here are the others I've shared.  I think I'll try a Valentine's Day version next:)

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Cash or Gift Card Holder, Part 3

For today, another cash, check or gift card holder.  Each version has its own unique look.  Slip off the 'belly band' and open the flap to see your surprise gift inside the pocket.  I just love adding the bows to these projects.  The bows just bump up the wow factor... a lot.  You can enjoy making lots of bows by using the Big Shot to cut all of your pieces. 

Here are all 3 that I've shared with you so far.  Come back soon for a little bit more of my mini series.  The next one has a totally different look to it.

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Cash or Gift Card Holder, Part 2

Today, I have another cash or gift card holder and this one has a pretty shine to the paper.  I made this for a customer for their gift giving this last Christmas, but it could easily work for a winter birthday.  Slip off the 'belly band' and raise the front flap to reveal the pocket inside.  You can add cash, check or a gift card.  The bow just makes it look so pretty!  I'm off to get an MRI on my knee today and then I hope to hole up in my studio and make some Valentine cards.  It snowed here again last night, so I hope it won't be too slippery for me to get around.

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Cash or Gift Card Holder, Part 1

Do you remember when you used to shop and, at the check-out, they'd ask you:  "Cash, check or charge?"  Oh no!  This probably dates me... a lot!  Today's project could be used to hold any of these items and it brought back this shopping memory.

So... how about a little series of posts on more ideas for cash/gift card holders.  Don't forget that these can be used to hold a check, too.  Yes, some people still write checks.

The 'belly band' slips off and the front flap opens up to reveal a pocket inside --- room for cash, check or gift card.

Click here to see another version of one I made for Christmas.

Before you go, I want to insert another gift idea that I may have forgotten to mention previously.  Remember this card?  The bow is attached to a card that slips down into the 'pocket' card.  A customer ordered a gift certificate for her daughter.  I made this style of card for her and slipped the gift certificate in behind the pull-out card.  ... just another idea for you.

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Cards with a Surprise, Part 3

Today's card is another version of the one in my previous post.  I can imagine how much fun it would be to receive a card like this, lift the flap and pull up the surprise inside it --- fun message and/or gift card!!!  I made this one for Christmas, but it could easily be adapted for most any occasion.

I love the soft colors in this color story.

Using coordinating stamps and punches makes for a quick job of adding a great tag to your card.  We have many options for other stamp/punch combinations for adapting the tag on your card.

Change out the design to use for a winter birthday by removing the ornament tag and replacing it with a birthday tag.  Did you notice that I added some scallop trim to the inside of the flap?  This really dresses up the card.

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Cards with a Surprise, Part 2

Here's another card with a surprise.  I made this one for Christmas, but it could easily be adapted for a birthday card or just a fun, special card for most any occasion.  What about a fancy invitation for a super special party?  This one has a flap that lifts up.  The bow is actually attached to the flap.

A card is attached to the inside of the flap.  When you lift up the flap, it pulls the card up so you can see the stamped or written message inside.  This could easily be adapted to include a gift card attached to this inside message card.  How special is that?

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It's all about the cash ... or a check ... or ...

I've shared many gift card containers with you in the past and I'm sure I'll have more in the future as well.  It's fun to dress up a gift this way and makes it really special.  Sometimes, we have occasion to give cash, instead of a gift card.  Today's project is all about the cash.  This would work well for a check, too.  Thinking outside the box... wouldn't this be cute to use for a little coupon book for a special someone???  Can you think of other ideas to use with this card/holder?  I'd love to hear from you!

Instead of tying the ribbon, I pinched it together and tied a piece of white baker's twine around it.  It makes a great look and there is less bulk.
Tip:
When working with ribbon, cut the ends at an angle or in a 'v' to keep the ends from fraying and to give it a professional look.

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