It seems like I am always
in need of a gift for a wedding, and gift cards are a quick pick, but can be
rather impersonal. Why not make it
extra special by enclosing it in this beautiful gift card holder? It features our brand-new Roxie paper
and accessories, and is super easy to put together.
Here is how, step-by-step:
Supplies
All papers, stamps and
embellishments are available in the Roxie Workshop on the Go Kit—G1025, pg. 25,
$29.95
Stamp Pads
Z2105 Black
Z2166 Tulip
Z2118 Desert Sand
Miscellaneous
18” ribbon
Adhesive, such as Tombow
1772 Glue Dots
Z1151 3-D Mounting Tape
2 pins from Z1466 Bling
Assortment (pg. 128--$4.95 or included in Workshop on the Go Kit)
Z697 Sponge
Cutting Dimensions
Black Cardstock
1 ¾” x 2 ¾” (tag)
4 ¼” x 11” (base)
Score along long edge at
3”, 5 ½” & 8”
Roxie Background and Texture Paper
Four-4” x 3 ¾” (use plaid
side on two and pink side on other two)
½” x 4” pink rose pattern
paper
Colonial White Cardstock
1 ½” x 2 ½” (tag)
Scrap for stamping
Desert Sand Cardstock
4” x ¾”
Assembly Instructions:
Cut papers as listed
above.
· On a scrap of Colonial White Cardstock, stamp one
large rose in Tulip Ink, and the small rose in Tulip, and then without
re-inking, stamp it again so that you have a second-generation rose—it will be
slightly lighter in color and will give you a nice variation in color.
· Stamp the filigree border stamp in Black on the pink
½” x 4” strip.
· On the 1 ½” x 2 ½” Colonial White piece, stamp “Love”
in Tulip Ink in the bottom right-hand corner. Stamp “So in” in Black Ink in the upper left-hand
corner. Sponge edges of tag with
Tulip Ink.
· Stamp two large leaves side by side, slightly
overlapping, in Desert Sand. Score
the 4 ¼”x11” base at 3”, 5 ½” & 8”.
Fold on score lines to make an “M” shape.
Next, you need to cut the
opening for the gift card. Find a
round
object that is approximately 4” in diameter to use as a guide—I used
a
small tin. Fold the base piece in
half and trace the edge of your
round object along the fold. Make sure that you are leaving at least
3/8” along both sides. Trim with scissors.
Next, you will need to adhere the gift card pocket
together. Place a strip of
adhesive along both sides and the bottom edge of the pocket, as illustrated
with the white strips below. You
can use an adhesive, such as Tombow, but may want to add some gldots at the
corners for a stronger bond.
Fold the base in half and
you will have a nice pocket for the gift card.
Next, you need to add the ribbon. Mark the center of your length of ribbon
and wrap it around the holder—make sure that you have the fold at the bottom. Adhere in several places with glue dots.
Now you are ready to add
the beautiful papers. Distress the
edges of the pink rose-print papers with black ink and adhere to the inside of
the holder.
· Distress the edges of the plaid papers and adhere to
the front and back covers of the holder.
· Using the edge of your scissors, scrape the edges of
the black tag base and the Desert Sand strip for a nice distressed edge, and
then layer with corresponding stamped pieces.
· Adhere the Desert Sand Strip on the front cover,
approximately ¼” from bottom edge of plaid paper.
· Adhere the “So in Love” piece to the using 3-D
Mounting Tape.
· Cut out roses and adhere the large rose to the
upper-right-hand corner of the message tag. Adhere the two leaves to the smaller rose, then mount over
the larger rose using 3-D mounting tape.
· Add the two pins, inserting them through the 3-D
mounting tape that you used to adherthe smaller rose.
· Add
gift card and your hand-written greetings to the inside and you have a lovely
gift for the bride and groom!
