Gift Card Holders

My daughter, Kieran, recently made some gift card holders for some, er, gift cards she was giving for Christmas. She did an excellent job and our craft group asked if she would do a class. So she did!

One of the ones that Kieran made

Equipment

• Paper Trimmer 
• Bone Folder
• Punches, dies, etc, as desired

Materials

• 6” x 4” Patterned Paper
• 6” x 4” Light Coloured Plain Cardstock, e.g. Whisper White or Very Vanilla
• Tear and Tape
• Embellishments, as desired

Instructions

1. Cut the patterned paper 5¾“ x 4” and score at 2½“ and 5” on the long side.

2. Fold on the score marks and burnish with a Bone Folder.

3. Apply adhesive to the edges only of the small piece to form a pocket to hold the gift card, approximately ½” at each end. Fold this piece up.

4. Place a piece of Tear and Tape across the bottom so that the holder can be sealed once the gift card is in place.

5. Create labels and/or images (stamped or die cut) for the front of the holder.

6. Stamp "To" and "From" on some plain cardstock and attach to the back.

7. Attach labels and embellishments on the front of the card.

Note: Kieran found out that it is best to have the “To” and “From” on the back of the holder because if it’s inside you won’t be able to read it once it has been sealed.

Heather made these

The ones that I made

And that's it. Very simple.

Happy crafting!

Mini Calendars

A year ago I made about 30 mini calendar cards as swaps for OnStage Local in Melbourne.

I shared the 'skill' with my craft group earlier this year and, at their behest, we had another class last week with 2019 calendars. I dug out a few different designs and the ladies enjoyed making their calendars. 

Desk Calendar

A very easy self-standing desk calendar.

Materials

·       Plain cardstock (calendar base) 8½" x 5½"
·       Patterned Paper to match, 2⅞" x 5⅜"
·       Coordinating cardstock (calendar mat), 3" x 2" (Note: The mat dimensions may need to be adjusted depending on the actual size of the calendars)
·       Mini calendars (we got ours on eBay)

Equipment

·       Paper trimmer
·       Bone folder
·       Adhesive, e.g. Tape Adhesive or Multipurpose Liquid Glue
·       Ribbon or Washi tape (optional)
·       Embellishments, e.g. Enamel Dots or Shapes, Faceted Gems

Instructions

1.      Cut the base cardstock 8½" x 5½", score at 3", 6", 7" and 8" on the long side. Fold so that it looks like the diagram on the right from the side. Do not apply any adhesive just yet though. It's easier to attach the other elements whilst it is still flat.
 2.      Cut the patterned paper 2⅞" x 5⅜".
 3.      Adhere the patterned paper to either of the two long sides.
 4.      Cut the calendar mat 3" x 2".
 5.      Adhere the calendar to the mat, then adhere them both to the patterned paper on the calendar.
 6.       Decorate and embellish as desired.

Examples

Other Versions

Landscape Self-Standing Calendar

Basically the same as the one above, but in landscape

Here's one made by Samantha at our class

·       Cut your cardstock 4” x 11½” and score at 4½”, 9”, 10” and 11”

·       Cut the card mat/patterned paper 3¾” x 4¼”
·       Cut the calendar mat 3” x 2” (check the size of your calendar first) and adhere to the calendar
·       Adhere the calendar to the card and add embellishment as desired

Heather made this one

Another of Sam's creations

Easel Card Calendar

·       Cut cardstock 4” x 10”, score at 5” and 7½“ on the long side for the base
·       Cut a second piece 4” x 5” for the card front
·       Cut patterned paper 3¾” x 4¾” for the card front
·       Adhere the card front to the card base but only up to the score line (i.e. 2½” from the bottom)
·       Cut the calendar mat 3” x 2” (check the size of your calendar first) and adhere to the calendar
·       Cut a second piece of patterned paper 3¾” x 3¾” and adhere on the card base (the yellow patterned paper in the photo) and add a pad of sticky notes or small note pad.
 ·       Add sentiments/embellishments as desired OR you can make it as above but then

·       Cut patterned paper 3½“ x 3½“ and a piece of cardstock 3¾” x 3¾”
·       Adhere them together and then mount them with Foam Dimensionals and not include a pad of sticky notes.
·       Or add a label or similar that is mounted with Dimensionals. Anything to stop the top sliding down.
·       Add sentiments/embellishments as desired

  

Fridge Magnet Calendar

Make a card front measuring, e.g. 4” x 6” (or any size, really), decorate as desired, adhere the calendar and add a magnetic strip to the back.

And there you have it.

Happy crafting.