Gift Card Holder Tutorial

I have had several emails for a tutorial on the little gift card holder I made last week, so here are a few quick steps to make this easy gift card.

1.  Cut Real Red base: 4” x 8” (scored at 4”) Fold in half and tape sides together

2.  Cut Celebrations DSP 3 ¾” x 3 ¾ “ and 1 ¼ x 4”.
3.  Attach larger piece of DSP to front
4.  Cut Real Red Top: 3” x 4 ¼” (scored along 3” side at 1 ½ “)
5.  Attach one of smaller DSP to the front outside of the top
6.  Attach this to the gift card at the back.

7.  For the decoration on the punch a real red circle 1 ¼” then punch 5 real red and 5 pacific point ½”small circles and attach around the circle. Decorate with button and linen thread

8.  For the fake bow - Cut an oval from real red using the 1 3/8” punch then using the 1 ¾” punch line this up evenly around the oval cutout so you just get the small oval ring and punch it out. Repeat this till you have  3 Real Red and 3 Pacific Point.

9.   Attach at the back of the gift card. Then cover the back with the other small piece of DSP

For the insert to hold the gift card cut a piece of pacific point 6” x 2 ½”, score at 1 ¾” and fold up to form
Tape the edges and decorate.
To keep the gift holder closed I used a half a Velcro circle.

Tutorial for Gift Bag

Tutorial to make bag to attach to front of card

1. To make base of bag cut a piece of black cardstock 11cm x 3 cm

Score 1 cm in around each edge. (I have shown the score line with the white dotted lines as it doesn’t show up on black). A little bit fiddly as you are really making a tiny bag

2. Cut to the score line on each edge as shown in the picture trim each of the corners.

3. Attach red sticky strip to the four little corner tabs and make into a box.

4. Cut 2 pieces of Newsprint DSP 7.5 x 16 cm mark in 1cm along the bottom and draw a diagonal line to the top corner on each side (as shown by the red line) cut this section off.

5. Attach red tape to three sides of the back of one piece and along the bottom on the other piece.

6. Remove the tape from the piece that only has one piece of tape and attach to the base of the box, this is the back of the bag

7. Remove the tape from the other sheet and attach to the front and sides.

8. Cut a 2 pieces of black card stock 2cm x 30 cm use the scallop punch to create the scallop border for the top and bottom of the bag. I trimmed a bit off the top scallop strip to make that a bit thinner than the bottom one. Apply adhesive and attach to bag starting from the front. It doesn’t have to go all the way around but I did anyway as this gets stuck to your card and isn’t seen.

9. Flatten bag a little add brads to the front and some ribbon for handles as per the picture at the start. Attach this to your card. Have fun with your creations…

Gift Card Tutorial

Here is the gift card tutorial for the gift card holder - the measurements are for this gift card.  They can be altered to whatever size your card is and made into a handbag and left open with ribbon as the handles or closed with brads as in this example. (You just need to add the three score lines 1 cm apart on three sides of the pouch onto the finished size of your pouch)
Instructions

Cut DSP for pocket 17cm x 10cm.

Score along the 17cm side at 1cm, 2cm, 3cm, 14cm, 15cm and 16 cm.

Score along the 10 cm side at 7cm, 8cm and 9cm

 Fold the sides as in the picture below to form valley and mountains

 Unfold and fold the bottom in the same way as for the sides

 The next step is to cut on the 3cm and 14cm score lines up to the 7cm score line as shown by the black lines in the pictures below. Cut out the 2 bottom square and in 3cm from both sides at the 7cm line

Place tape on the tabs as shown in the picture.

 Fold the tabs in and remove tape and stick together as shown in the picture

 Press the middle fold in on both sides and on the bottom

 Tape the side fold down and tape at the bottom.

For the Pouch Flap

Measure a piece of  real red cardstock 11cm x 6cm, on the 6cm side score at 3cm round the courners. Cut a piece of pacific point cardstock 10.5cm x 2.5cm, place a brad in the middle of this and then attach to the front.  Attach the flap to the front of your card, then tape the pocket you have made ontothe card, placing a  smaller brad in the middle to attach your twine to, this keeps the flap closed. Note there is no back to the pocket as the card forms the back

Hope you have fun making these gift holder bags and thanks for visiting my blog

Tutorial for Christmas Decorations

A few people have emailed me for a tutorial for these decorations so I have put together some quick instructions for these:
Step 1: Cut out 5 squares - 8cm, 7cm, 6cm, 5cm and 4 cm

Step 2: Draw a diagonal line with pencil and then mark 2cm down on that line. Draw a horizontal line approx 3cm long

Step 3: Cut across the 3cm horizontal line

Step 4: Being the bottom of the square up and slide throught the slit.

Step 5: Tape this on the back to secure. Repeat for each piece

Step 6:  Cut a piece of chocolate chip card stock 13cm x 3cm and put two line of red sticky strip on this piece, start attaching all your pieces, adding sticky strip to the top of each point to secure. When all pieces are attached trim the brown card stock to fit the top piece

When finished you can decorate however you like - lots of bling is always good

Tutorial for Bonbons

Christmas Bon Bon

1.   Cut DSP 24cm x 19cm

2.   Score along the 24cm length at 3cm, 7.5cm, 16.5cm and 21 cm

3.   Score along the 19cm length at 4.5cm, 9cm, 13.5cm and 18cm.
      Fold along all score lines

4.   On the inside of the bon bon mark with a pencil an X in each box as in the Picture 1 and draw a line  through the centre of each of the diamonds

Picture 1

5.  Using your paper cutter cut along each of the lines drawn in the diamonds as per Picture 2 and 3

Picture 2

Picture 3

6.  With scissors cut out the sections shown as per Picture 4 below

Picture 4

Picture 5   Run your bone folder over each of the lines marked with arrows and fold each of these small sections

7.  Turn bon bon over to the right side. Place red sticky strip on the edge of box to join.

Picture 6

8.  Remove tape and join you now have your bon bon shape

Picture 7

9.  Twist top of box toward the folds and the areas you have used the bone folder on will collapse in very easily

Picture 8

10.  The bon bon end should look like this

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Picture 9
 
 
11.  Do the same to the other end and your bon bon is finished ready to decorate. Have fun. They really are quick and easy (my third bon bon only took 8 minutes to make)

Picture 10






Fill your bonbons with anything you like (being a bit of a chocoholic mine will all have choccies in it)