Cardinal Gift Card Holders

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***NOTE:  I will be moving my cards and paper crafting to Painted Mountain Cards in the New Year. I will leave this blog open, as there are frequent hits from Pinterest and over 5 years worth of cards etc to reference.

Today I have two more Christmas Gift Card Holders to share.

You may have noticed that I use my Blueprints dies a fair bit ... I always feel like I get my money's worth from them. This one is the Blueprints #28.

I cut the notches to the inside panel, the notch die is a separate MFT die; it isn't included with the Blueprints #28.

I always like to have some nice holiday Gift Cards on hand, and if they don't get used this year I'm ahead of the game for next year!

Supplies:
Patterned paper - The Paper Studio
Gift Card Slots - MFT Stamps
Blueprints #28 - MFT Stamps
Black Glaze Pen
Stickers - the Paper Studio
Stamps on back - Hero Arts

Card sizes, standard A2

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Sleigh Full of Cheer, Pop-Up Gift Card Holder

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***NOTE:  I will be moving my blog to Painted Mountain Cards in the New Year.  I will leave this blog open, as there are frequent hits from Pinterest and over 5 years worth of cards etc to reference.


Todays share is another Christmas Gift Card Holder I made using Karen Burniston's Sleigh Gift Card Holder.

The large white scallops have been in my stash for years - they were Cricut pieces that weren't needed for whatever project I was working on at the time. They make me want to dig out my Cricut and cut some more!

Inside, you can see the striped Hudson's Bay Gift Card tucked into the slots that cut with the Pop it Ups die.

Finally, a side view so you can see the pop-up a little better.

Supplies:
Sleigh Gift Card Holder, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - My Mind's Eye
Gold Sharpie marker
White card stock
Printed embellishments - My Mind's Eye
Glittered Embellishments - K & Company
Stitched circle - MFT Stamps
Wink of Stella
Merry & Bright Clear Stamps, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Ring Accordion (circle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Large Scallops - Cricut cut from my stash
Labels & Circles, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Holiday Clear Stamps, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Bakers Twine
Stickles

Card size - 5 x 6"

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Karen Burniston's December 2016 Designer Challenge

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It's time for the Designer Challenge, and here is Karen B's challenge to the team:  "All I want for Christmas" - use your all-time favourite Pop it Ups die (the one you would want for Christmas if you didn't already own it) for a holiday card."

If you follow my blog, you know that my favourite Pop it Ups die is the Spiral Circle Pull Card, followed closely by the Lorna Label Pop-Up. But for this challenge, I decided to use the die that I would want for Christmas if I didn't already have it ... the Sleigh Gift Card Pop-Up. This is SUCH a versatile die, and completely generic if you don't use the sleigh. The sleigh makes great tags and card embellishments as well as fitting perfectly on the Pop-Up if you want to make a winter themed Gift Card Holder

This is the front of my card, using patterned papers and stickers/sticker borders as well as a pink sheer ribbon.

Inside you can see that I added a snowman to the pop-up that the sleigh would normally be adhered to, and a pail full of snowballs to the optional angled pop-up bump.

Below is a side view showing the gift card in the slot/notches that cut with the die.

The snowman was made with different sized circles (see the supply list below), the top hat from the Steam Punk Charms, and Chilly the Penguin's scarf. The snowman's nose is the little piece from the Wedding Charms that would give the groom a white 'shirt'.  The gold Holly on his hat was trimmed from a gold sparkle Peel-Off border, with red Glitter Dots for berries.

The Pail is from the Palm Tree and Pail, as well as the included coconuts to create a pail full of snowballs. So fun! A sprinkling of gold Peel-Off snowflakes was added inside the card for some holiday shine.

I love the 'A Gift For You' from the Gift Card Accordion, so used it here as well as the stitched label from the Lorna Label Pop-Up.

When the gift card is removed, the recipient also has a cute Pop-Up card to display.

***NOTE:  I will be moving my cards and paper crafting to Painted Mountain Cards in the New Year. I've been toying around with the idea for a long while, and this seems like a good time to make the change. I will leave this blog open, as there are frequent hits from Pinterest and over 5 years worth of cards etc to reference.

Supplies:
Sleigh Gift Card Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Lorna Label Pop-Up (Label), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Palm Tree and Pail, , Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Gift Card Accordion (A Gift For You), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Steam Punk Charms (Hat), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Wedding Charms (Men's shirt), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Chilly the Penguin (Scarf), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
7051 Peel-Off's - Elizabeth Craft Designs
8530 Snowflake Peel-Off's - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Patterned paper & stickers - Fancy Pants Designs
White card stock
Pink sheer ribbon
Stickles
Clear Double Sided Adhesive, 1/8" and 4" width's - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Red crd stock

Card size 5 x 6" (fits in a 5 x 7 envelope)

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A Gift For You - Sleigh Pop-Up Gift Card Holder

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I like to have pretty Gift Card Holders on hand over the holidays, so I pulled out Karen Burniston's Sleigh Gift Card Holder and made a couple. Today's share is one of them.

The front features 'a gift for you' from the Gift Card Accordion - it fits perfectly on the Labels and Circles die set!

Inside, I've added a Hudson's Bay Gift Card - I love those iconic stripes. So proudly Canadian! I filled the sleigh with a present sticker and springs from the ECD Candle die.

You can see how sparkly the patterned paper is in the photo below. The snowman is a sparkly sticker, that was adhered to white card stock and fussy cut.

Once the recipient slides out the gift card, they still have a pretty card to enjoy.

On a personal note, I am feeling good. Really good. All healed up and I have the OK from my Doctor to go back on the Enbrel. We are all hoping Enbrel is the drug that will kick my RA into remission. So far so good, even having to take two weeks off of it to recover from the surgery.

Also - I'd like to formally welcome little Alma Cohen to the world! She made her entrance quickly, arriving 15 days early at 11:13 Saturday night. 6 lbs 11oz. We brought Ilai (2) to meet his new baby sister yesterday and he was amazed at the baby. He was so sweet - he wanted to hold her and was stroking her legs. He checked out her ears, and touched her nose, then leaned down to cuddle her. He was whispering 'hello Baby' - it was very sweet. We are blessed indeed to have five wonderful Grandkids to love.

Supplies:

White card stock

Gift Card Accordion (a gift for you), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Sleigh Gift Card Pop-Up, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Patterned paper - My Minds Eye

Holiday Clear Stamps, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Stitched scalloped border - MFT Stamps

Candle (sprig) - Elizabeth Craft Designs

Stickers - stash

Labels and Circles, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Merry and Bright Clear Stamps, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Card size - 6 x 5"

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Gingerbread Man Gift Card Holder

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I have a Gift Card Holder to share today, using Karen Burniston's Sleigh Pop-Up. I kept the front fairly simple ...

The fun thing about the Sleigh Gift Card Holder die set, is that it is actually a Pop-Up Gift Card Holder die set that comes with an optional sleigh! On this one, instead of the sleigh I added Joset's Gingerbread Man and a couple of snowflakes on the optional angled Pop-Up bump.

I added a Hudson's Bay Gift Card for a pop of Canada.

When the gift card is removed, the recipient still has a cute card to display.

Supplies:
Patterned paper & coordinating card stock- s.e.i.
Gingerbread Man - Elizabeth Craft Designs
White card stock
Red card stock
Snowflakes - MFT Stamps
Be Merry - Lawn Fawn
Sleigh Gift Card Holder, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Border - Spellbinders (Happy Day)
A little something - Avery Elle
Stitched Oval - MFT Stamps

Card size - 5 x 6"

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Floral Gift Card Holder

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We gave my Mom a restaurant Gift Card for her birthday, and I wanted to make a pretty Gift Card Holder to give it to her in. I've been itching to use some of my BigZ dies, so pulled out this Ornate Tri-fold by Sizzix to create the holder.

After cutting the card from double sided patterned paper, I cut the flap two more times - once from black for a border on the front edge, and once to attach on three sides for the inside pocket.

I used the flowers and vine from Karen Burniston's new Flower Pot Pop Stand to decorate the front flap.

Here you can see the pocket with the Gift Card. I wrote my Mom a little note and tucked it in with the Gift Card, then added a 'to & from' label and another flower embellishment.

I packaged the Gift Card Holder with an envelope in a clear plastic envelope and it looked so good! Plus, because I didn't sign it and included the envelope she can re-use it for someone. Win Win!

Supplies:
Patterned paper - Cloud 9
Base - Ornate Trifold - Sizzix
Black card stock scrap
Bic Permanent Markers
Flower Pot Pop-Stand, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stickles
Black fine point marker

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Beachy Gift Card Holder

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There was still a piece of this embossed shiny patterned paper leftover after I finished yesterday's Centre Step Birthday Card so I used my new Blueprints die to create a matching Gift Card Holder. I'm such a huge fan of the Blueprints dies from My Favorite Things, when they came out with the latest one I had to add it to my collection. It's going to be lots of fun and can be used for more than Gift Cards.

I used Karen Burniston's A Gift For You die that comes with the Gift Card Accordion set.

The front flap lifts up to reveal your greeting (and/or Gift Card underneath)...

Together with yesterday's card, they make a nice set!

Supplies:
Gift Card Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Patterned paper - K & Co
Blueprints #28 - My Favorite Things
Words - My Favorite Things

Card size - A2

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Mixed Accordion Gift Card Holder

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I loved making this card ... in fact, it was one of the very first things I made when Karen Burniston sent us her newest release. The 'Oval Landscape Accordion' is one of the newest additions to the Pop it ups Accordion family and I paired it here with the 'Gift Card Accordion' for the card base. Note - everything but the new Clear Stamps are available now in the Elizabeth Craft Designs Store!! Be sure to check your local retailers and see when their orders might be in so you can get your hands on these dies as well.

The front also has the new 'Trellis Wavy Frames' and the new 'Barrel Basket with Pop Up' filled with hearts (from the new 'Oval Pull Card'). Love this Barrel Basket die!

Here is the card opened up ... and you get your first peek at the new 'Baker the Beaver'. He is just SO cute and I will be using him a lot.  I combined the Oval Landscape Accordion with the Gift Card Accordion so you could add a gift card in the slots.

I tied a little 'hello' heart onto the centre frame with Bakers Twine - the heart is from my new favourite Pop it Ups die set the 'Hanging Charm Pull Tab'. The 'hello' is from the new 'Cheeky Monkey Clear Stamps'. On the back side of the heart, I stamped 'Sweetie' from the new 'Just a Note Clear Stamps'

Because I cut the Trellis Wavy Frame from adhesive backed paper, I had all of these little adhesive backed tile shaped pieces leftover. I added one on the back of the Bakers Twine to help keep it in place and kept all the others for ... who knows what. Ha!

Finally, because I know people like to see the back side of an Accordion card ... here you go.

Supplies:
Oval Landscape Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Gift Card Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Trellis Wavy Frames, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Flourished Gift Frame (rectangle), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Oval Pull Card (hearts), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Barrel Basket, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Baker the Beaver, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Hanging Charm Pull Tab, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Cheeky Monkey Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Just a Note Clear Stamps - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs
Pan Pastels
Hairspray
Patterned paper - Crate Paper
White card stock
Bakers Twine
Clear Double Sided Adhesive, 6" width - Elizabeth Craft Designs

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Rectangle Pull Gift Card Holder

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It's Flip-It Friday here on my blog and I have a fun card to share today using more of Karen Burniston's newest release combined with older ones. The Pop it Ups all work so well together!!

You know I love to make Pull Cards, and one of the new die sets are the Pull Card Edges. You get edges that cut around the Spiral Circle, the Rectangle and the new Oval Pull cards leaving an even border around the inner edge. This was something I had been hoping and wishing, and yes - begging for so I'm pretty happy. In addition, there is a scalloped edge - that just happens (ha!) to be the perfect size, shape and placement for the notches that hold the Pull Cards closed. I am a happy camper.

I used the Rectangle Pull Card Edge die for the left side of the card, and because the die only cuts around the opening - the other side can be any size you wish. I cut it a little wider, then use the scalloped border to cut the very left edge. After it was adhered to the base, I added a Glitter Dot to each of the scallops.

The right side was cut with the scalloped border, and I added a glitter dot to the notch. What started this card, is I wanted to see if I could adhere the centre portion of the Gift Card Accordion to hold a Gift Card. And it worked perfectly! Thus ... the 'a gift for you' on the front.

Inside, you can see where I slid in a card with hand lettered spacer to show where to add a gift card. The right side is a stamped rectangle using some of Karen Burnston's new clear stamps! I added a couple of flourishes and more Glitter Dots, as well as a popped up tiny heart on the Eiffel Tower.

Kind of a fun way to combine a Gift Card WITH a greeting card.

Supplies: Note - the new Pop it Ups dies will be shipping later this month.
Rectangle Pull Card, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Pull Card Edges, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Rectangle Gift Card Accordion, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Poppy the Owl (tiny heart), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Seam Binding
Patterned paper - Crate Paper
Glitter Dots - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Clear Double Sided Adhesive, 6" - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Flourished Frame, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)(Rectangles)
Bonjour Stamps - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Tri Tone Pencil Crayons - Koh i Noor
White card stock
Black pen - American Crafts
Pan Pastels, Kit #1 - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Hair Spray to set pastels
Fun Foam
Accordion Oval Landscape (Flourish), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Rectangle Accordion (Rectangles), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Lattice Frame (Small Flourish), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

Card size - 4-1/2 x 6"

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iTunes Gift Card

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It's Masculine Card Monday here on my blog, and I have a dog themed Gift Card Holder to share today.  The outer card was embossed with a wood grain embossing folder, and the stickers were adhered to white card stock and fussy cut.

Inside I used the Sleigh Gift Card Holder, by Karen Burniston for Elizabeth Craft Designs. The sleigh portion is optional, and I like that the Gift Card portion is also a Pop-Up with an angled 'platform' as well. It's good for popping up all kinds of things!

When the Gift Card is removed, you can see the word bubble that was cut from the inner panel. I added a Peel-Off Happy Birthday sticker which adhered just fine over the bumpy embossed outer card.

I also added Washi Tape across the bottom edge for an added pop of colour.

Supplies:
Teal card stock - Stampin' Up
Sleigh Gift Card Holder, Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)
Stickers - Momenta
E-120 Bark Embossing Folder - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Washi Tape
2577 Happy Birthday Peel Off - Elizabeth Craft Designs
Katie Label Pivot (Label), Pop it Ups - Karen Burniston (Elizabeth Craft Designs)

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