Penguin Gift Card Holder

For today's post, I used the same base card format as yesterday's post with different paper and a different stamp set.  I really like how substantial these gift cards feel...is that weird?  The stamp set is another from MFT called Chill Wishes. It contains a bunch of funny penguins that I am in love with.  The look on their faces cracks me up.  They look petrified of something to me...kind of like I did when I tried skiing!  I also like how the artist left their hats and scarfs plain because I had a great time adding stripes and dots to change them up.  

Keeway Tsao from the MFT Design Team made a card using this set and she made rainbow ski goggles that I thought were adorable so I wanted some for my skier.  I added some Flower Soft to his hat band and pompom to add some texture!  All of the dies are MFT STAX.  The paper I used for this card came from Pinecone Press.  I'm sorry to say that I checked their website and it's no longer available but any coordinating designer card stock in red, white and green would work.  Here is how the card looks with the 1st flap opened

See what I mean about the petrified look on the penguin's face and the potential to make your own design on the hat?!!  I have to confess that I stamped out about a dozen penguins just to play dress up and see what I could come up with for cute hat and scarf designs!  You can see his hat better in the close up picture a bit further down.  

Above is how the card looks opened.  Again the pine trees really add to the little scenes.  These small and large tree stamps are both in the Chill Wishes stamp set.  Here are some close-up photos...

I hope you've enjoyed seeing my gift card holders and that they make you want to get your stamps out to play!  Thanks so much for visiting!

Janet

Polar Bear Gift Card Holder

Wow, Christmas was a whirlwind this year!  I was worried for a bit, but I got everything on my list done! Some of my favorites this year were two gift cards that I made for my niece and nephew.  They came out so cute!  I'm going to post the first one today and the second one tomorrow.  For the first I used the Polar Bear Pals stamp set from My Favorite Things.  It is darling, I couldn't decided  which bear I liked best so I used all but one!  That is the reason I made my gift card a tri-fold card.  I used MFT Circle STAX to cut the sparkly circle and MFT Stitched Circle STAX to cut the snowflake circle and the snowy ground.   The patterned paper I used was from the new Doodlebug line.  I found it at Violette's stamp store in Lakeland, FL.  Here is the front of the card..

When you open  the first flap of the card, you see the little waving bear from the Polar Bear set.  There is a larger waving bear too so you can make scenes where this little bear looks like he's waving from a distance or you can make it look like he's a youngster.  The Oh What Fun and Believe stamps are from a Penny Black set.  I used MFT's Stitched Rectangle STAX to cut out the white piece for the sentiment.

When you open the last flap you can see the gift card pocket and more polar bears!  I just love them all!!

The trees really add to the little scenes.  They come from  another MFT set called Chill Wishes.  Here are some close-up pictures...

So much fun to make and give as a gift!  Thanks for visiting.  Hope you are having a happy holiday season!

Janet

Last Christmas Post this year

I do not know what happened this year!  It's only 6 PM on Christmas Eve and everything is done.  This is not me.  My Christmas Eve's are usually spent in a panic finishing things up and wrapping for tomorrow but I'm sitting here with nothing to do.  It is just weird!!   So I decided to post the last minute things that I finished up on Friday.  I always leave those final gift card holders, tags and candy treats till the end!!  I made Snowflake Mix and thanks to my friend Judy had two different ways of packaging it.   

The first is in a cellophane bag with a topper...

The second way is in clear, sturdy quart sized plastic containers.  The little owl is from a Whippersnapper set by Anna Wight.  I used paper piecing to give him a Christmas striped scarf!  

I always need one more gift so I have some gift card/ check holders ready.  This year I made some Z shaped cards.  I like this design because there is room for a sentiment and a little pocket that holds the gift card or check securely.  For this one I used a sentiment stamp and surrounded it with the holly and berries from the Stampin' Up set Watercolor Winter.  The snowflakes were made with a die from Impression Obsession.  It's my favorite, the snowflakes are beautiful and intricate but small enough to fit perfectly on a card!

This is what the card looks like opened.  I put a ribbon and bow on the pocket to make it look like a little gift package!

For the second card I used a funny stamp from Eat Cake Graphics.  I just love the look on the little boy's face! It makes me laugh every time I look at it!

Here is what the card looks like opened...

I hope you got all of your crafting done in time without the stress that sometimes comes with it and I hope that you had a delightful holiday!!

Thanks for visiting,
Janet

Birthday Pup

Happy weekend!  I had to make a card for the Tuskawilla Tuesdays Challenge.  Here is the card sketch that we had to use...

After looking at it for a while I decided to make a part that slides.  My friend, Susan, showed me a slider card that gave me the inspiration.  I think it came out pretty cute!  When I was finished, I realized that I wanted to use it for a birthday card and there was no place to put a check or a gift card, so I made a little pocket that is hidden on the sliding panel...the paper pack I was using had little circles with all different of numbers (ages) which was perfect for this card!!   Since I like cards that stand up...I added an easel stand on the back!  I used a Stampin' Up punch to make little tabs at the bottom so the inside doesn't slide right through!  Unfortunately, I went to find the name for this punch and realized it isn't in the new catalog, so it's been discontinued.  I better take good care of mine...I love this punch.  I wonder if anyone else is making one.

Here is  how the card looks when it is open...

I took a picture of the two pieces separated so you can see them better!

Supplies Used:

Stamps:  Inky Antics - Delightful Dogs

Cardstock: My Mind's Eye - Lime Twist 6 x 6 Designer Paper Pad

                    Stampin' Up - Taken with Teal

Inks:  Momento - Tuxedo Black

Copics:  Fur:  YR20, YR21, YR24 & YR31

                Tongue: R22 & R24

                 Nose: W2 & W4

Dies:  The Cat's Pajamas Cut Ups - Inside Pinking Die

Miscellaneous: Tim Holtz - Easel Die, Stampin' Up rounded notch punch, 

                            Assorted circle punches for pull tab and

                            Close to my Heart- Waxy Flax

Matchbook Treat/Gift Card Holders

Hi, sorry I haven't been posting.  Life got a little crazy last week, but I'm back to normal and stamping again so I have a couple of things to show you today!  The first are some little matchbook treat holders.  They were designed to hold one Giradelli chocolate treat, but I will be needing a gift card holder soon so I decided to alter the pocket inside to hold a gift card instead!  The matchbook on the left is for the Giradelli treat.  It has expanding sides to hold the candy.  For the one on the right, I cut the cardstock for the inside pocket 4 3/4 x 2 3/8 and scored it at 2 1/4 and 4 1/2.  Here's a link to a YouTube video tutorial by Theresa Momber.

Here's an inside view...

They are really cute and could be made for any season or occasion.  They would be perfect for wedding favors, too.  Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Lockhart Stamps: Violet Cupcake, Rose Bud Cupcake & Enjoy

Cardstock: Stampin' Up- Pretty in Pink, Cougar Opaque white

Inks: Momento - Tuxedo Black, Versafine - Black

Dies: Spellbinder - Lacy Circles & Standard Circles SM,

                                  My Favorite Things - Die-namics Decorative Doily Duo
                                  & Mini Doily Circles

Copics:  Roses: R81, R85, B21, YG01, YG13, YG17, E42 & E43

                Violets: RV14, RV21, RV 23, Y35, YG05, YG09, E42 & E43

Miscellaneous: Brads & Martha Stewart Scoring Board