Envelope Gift Card Holder Finished dimensions: 4 ¼ x 4 ¾ inches

By Erika Martin (Stampin’ Mama)

http://www.papercraftplanet.com/profile/ErikaMartinStampinMama

Alternate Options:

* Create a different size and format of this card by using a greeting

card size of envelope or a smaller note card envelope.

* This card always works great for gift certificates, checks or cash

gifts.

* This card is a great idea for a bridal shower invitation - one side

could have a tag that gets pulled out with the shower information

on it and the other side could have a tag that gets pulled out with

information on where the couple is registered for gifts (could also

be used in the same way for a baby shower).

* Adhere a second folded envelope to the first one so that you have

4 “pockets” instead of 2 and use this as a way to send a holiday

card with family and school pictures.

Happy Creating!

-Erika Martin

(Stampin’ Mama)

Supplies:

* Double Line

Doodle set (paisley

border, stem, small

flower, large flower

and greeting image) -

from Stampin’ UP

* Cardstock:

Certainly Celery,

Pretty in Pink, Very

Vanilla

* Ink: Pretty in Pink,

Regal Rose, Always

Artichoke

* stitched pink grosgrain

ribbon

* self-adhesive Velcro tabs

* yellow-green mini brads

(Making Memories brand)

* business size envelope

* 1 ¼ inch circle punch

* 1 3/8 inch circle punch

* ¾ inch circle punch

* 1/16 inch hole punch

* ¼ inch hole punch

* Stampin’ Dimensionals

(aka: Pop-Dots) - not shown

Step 1:

Cut a piece of Certainly Celery cardstock at

4 ¼ x 11 inches. Score and fold at 1 ½ and

6 ¼ inches.

Step 2:

Open the Celery cardstock and lay it flat

on your work surface. Stamp the paisley

image with Always Artichoke ink across

the edge of the cardstock where it is

scored at 1 ½ inches.

Step 3:

Fold the Celery cardstock on the scored

lines. Stamp the stem image with

Always Artichoke ink across the scored

and folded edge of the large section of

the card (the 1 ½ inch scored section

should fold over the top of this part).

Depending on how close or far apart you

stamp the stems, you should be able to

get anywhere from 4-6 stems across the

width of the card.

For this card, I got 5 stems across the

cardstock and I stamped them at varying

heights.

This is what the card should look like when

it’s folded correctly.

Step 4:

Stamp the small flower image 5 times on

a scrap piece of Pretty in Pink cardstock

with Regal Rose ink.

Step 5:

Slide the ¾ inch circle punch over the

flower images and punch them all out.

Step 6:

Use the 1/16 inch hole punch to punch a

hole in the center of each of the flower

images.

Step 7:

Place a yellow-green brad through

each of the holes in the flower

images and bend the prongs apart

on the back to secure them.

Step 8:

Adhere a Stampin’ Dimensional

(Pop-dot) to the back of each flower

image, directly over the prongs of the

brads.

Step 9:

Peel off the backing from each of the Stampin’

Dimensionals and mount each of the flower

images above the stems.

Step 10:

Stamp the large flower image on a

scrap piece of Very Vanilla cardstock

with Pretty in Pink ink.

Step 11:

Ink up the “i just love you”

image with Always Artichoke

ink and stamp it over the top of

the Pretty in Pink flower.

Step 12:

Slide the 1 ¼ inch circle punch over the

flower image and punch it out.

Step 13:

Punch a circle out of a scrap piece of Pretty in

Pink cardstock using the 1 3/8 inch circle

punch.

Step 14:

Mount the flower image on top of the

Pretty in Pink circle.

Step 15:

Punch a hole through both circles, above the

“i just love you” greeting, using the ¼ inch

hole punch.

You’ve just created a little tag. ☺

Step 16:

Cut a piece of stitched pink

grosgrain ribbon at 17 inches

long.

Wrap it around the 1 ½ inch flap

and tie it with one knot.

Step 17:

Thread the ribbon through

the back of the tag and tie

the ribbon into a bow.

A view of the finished

bow.

I chose to tie my bow

towards the right hand edge

(as opposed to the center)

for visual interest.

Step 18:

Seal a business sized

envelope.

Step 19:

Fold the envelope in half, with the seams

facing inward.

Step 20:

Lay the envelope flat on your work

surface and apply adhesive along the

center of the envelope.

Step 21:

Fold the envelope in half again so that it

sticks together.

Step 22:

Place the folded envelope in

your paper cutter, with the

folded edge away to the far left

of the cutter blade. Cut about ¼

inch off of the two edges stuck

together, so that it opens up the

ends of the envelope.

Step 23:

Slide the 1 ¼ inch circle punch over the

open ends of the envelope (that you just

cut with your

paper cutter. Slide the punch over so that

only half of the punch sits over the

edges and punch a half circle into the

envelope edges.

A view of the half circle punched out of the envelope

edges.

Step 24:

Open up the Celery card flat on your

work surface and apply adhesive

down the length of the inside of the

card, starting and stopping about a ½

inch from below the ribbon and a ½

inch from the bottom edge of the

card.

Step 25:

Mount the folded envelope on the

inside of the of Celery card, making

sure that the fold of the envelope

lines up with the 6 ¼ inch score line

on the Celery card. The punched

edges of the envelope should be

under the ribbon.

Step 26:

Fold the Celery card up against the

exposed part of the envelope.

You should see the envelope fan apart

when you open the Celery card.

One side of the envelope is perfect for

a gift card and the other side is great

for a hand written note for the

receiver.

Step 27:

Apply self-adhesive Velcro to the top

flap and above the flowers as the closure

method for this card.

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pictures of

the finished

card.

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