Hello and Happy Sunday! We are featuring alternate uses for envelopes today for our projects over on the Sisters in Stamping blog . With the end of the current Sale-a-Bration promotion coming this week (August 31st!!), I wanted to once again feature the Wonderful World DSP (did you see my summer flowers card post or catch this birthday card post earlier?). In addition to this DSP, I also used the Hippest Hippos stamp set and coordinating dies which are also SAB selections (each separately free with a qualifying $50 order). I also used two new punches - the Lasting Label punch from the Annual catalog and the Handmade Tag punch from the Holiday catalog. Want to place an order? Be sure to hop over to my online Stampin' Up! store to place an order (don't forget to use Host Code 9KTH7QVD with your online order at checkout through August 31st). If your order is $50+ you also get to choose a free Sale-a-Bration item, too! If you want to earn this Wonderful World bundle, make sure your product total is at least $100.
Here is a closer look at the first card. Isn't this hippo the CUTEST?!? I colored her using Gray Granite (light and dark), Dark Melon Mambo and Light Old Olive stampin' blends markers. To create the mat for the Lasting Label punch, I cut the ends from a melon mambo piece and glued offset to the basic white one.
Here is my second card. I am not sure which one I like better. For this hippo, I colored it the opposite way from the first card with the gray granite stampin' blends and added the little flower with the dark Orchid Oasis stampin' blend marker.
I am sure you are wondering "where is the envelope?" Well, this card is sized at 4-1/2" x 3-1/8" and the inside is an envelope folded in half to form a pocket to hold a gift card holder. Here is the inside of the card. I added a card stock mat and panel to the right side and left the opening on the left to hold a gift card and additional room to write. The card is held closed by this beautiful crinkled seam binding ribbon. Keep reading for more photos and how-to instructions.
Materials and dimensions needed for gift card holder:
- Medium envelope
- Card base 6-1/4" x 4-1/2", score on long side at 3-1/8"
- Card front mat 4-1/4" x 2-7/8" (use the Handmade Tag punch to cut out a piece from the center before adhering to DSP)
- DSP panel 4-1/8" x 2-3/4"
- Inside mat 4" x 2-1/2" (use the Lasting Label punch to cut out a piece before adhering the inside panel)
- Inside panel 3-3/4" x 2-1/4"
- Skinny scrap of DSP to embellish the inside panel
- Ribbon 20" piece
Steps:
- Take a medium envelope and fold the flap INSIDE the envelope.
- Fold the envelope so that the "pocket" is on the inside. Use a bone folder to ensure a crisp fold
- Fold card base in half and line up folded envelope inside. Glue one side, then the other.
- Wrap ribbon around card so that the tails face to the right. Tape down in the center of both the front and back of card.
- Adhere DSP & mat to the front over the ribbon to secure.
- Add a punch to secure the ribbon on the back.
- Embellish as desired.
Here's one more look at my envelope gift card holders. For even more envelope ideas and inspiration, don't forget to hop over to the Sisters in Stamping blog to check out what Karla and Rachel created this week. Be sure to check back this week - I actually cut enough card stock to make 4 more gift card holders using other patterns of the Wonderful World DSP and will be sharing those in the days leading up to the end of Sale-a-Bration.
Thanks for visiting and have a fabulous week!
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