A Quick Gift Card Idea

Hi everyone!  I hope your week has gone well.  I’ve been scrambling to get some things done before the kids begin their holiday vacation.  So in honor of scrambling, today’s WT challenge at Splitcoast Stampers is to make a quick gift.  (Just for the record, I made this for a friend and it was not a last minute thing.  It just happens to fit today’s challenge.)

A while back I picked up some of these business card tins from Eclectic Paperie for $1.49 each.  They’re great to have on hand as they are quick to decorate. 

Noel

I attached a piece of patterned paper to the front of the tin, cut slightly smaller and corners rounded.  The snowman was paper-pieced using Prism Natural cardstock with the heart paper-pieced from a scrap of the patterned paper and raised on a piece of a pop dot.  I colored the nose with a Copic marker, glued down the trim (which is SOOOO soft) and stamped the sentiment. 

For the inside top, I cut a block of striped paper to fit, punched two slits for the card, added a Dew Drop on each slit and glued the piece inside the lid. 

The bottom is no more complicated than the top.  The only thing you might not be able to see from the picture is that I popped up the dripping wax part of the candle.  I added a few pop dots beneath the bottom panel as I felt the tin looked a bit empty. 

Next…another (but different) gift/gift card holder.  (I suppose it may not be all that helpful to present these ideas so late, but I’ve fallen behind this year.  Sorry about that!)

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Stamps:  Cornish Heritage Farms “Heart Warmers”  (Kim Hughes Collection)   Ink:  Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black   Cardstock:  Prism Natural Smooth   Patterned Paper:  Webster’s Pages Ting-a-Ling Collection “Ribbon Candy” and “Starbright”   Accessories:  Trim by Webster’s Pages, slot punch by EK Success, Copic markers, tin, Dew Drops, sewing machine, pop dots.  Tin size 3 6/16” x 2 9/16”.