Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Gift-Card Holder Card


If you’re super computer savvy, you likely know that 100110 is the binary code for the ampersand (&). I don’t speak computer, but my coworker and her new hubby do. They selected 10-01-10 as their wedding date partially because of its binary meaning. Isn’t that romantic? It was my fun job to make the happy couple a wedding card from our entire magazine staff, which meant there needed to be plenty of room for signatures, as well as for a gift card. And I naturally needed to make the ampersand a significant feature on the card. This project is the result. Whether you need a group card or not, this idea is a creative way to give a gift card and show someone you care.


Here’s how it’s done:


Step 1: Fold 6x6 cardstock base and cut a small slit in the center of the card’s spine.



Note: The slit should be long enough that you can fit a strand of tulle through it.


Step 2: Punch a decorative border along top and bottom of card front. Then stamp the front of the card with a giant ampersand stamp like this one from Stampin’ Up!. I used Jenni Bowlin paint from Ranger to ink my stamp.



Step 3: Once the stamped image is dry, feed a strip of tulle through the slit in the spine of the card.



Step 4: Tie a knot in the center of the tulle and position the knot in the center of the card.


Step 5: Secure the tulle in place by adhering to the back front cover of the card.



Step 6: Conceal glued tulle by adhering a slightly smaller card base to the inside front cover, leaving the back flap of the base free. This creates a page in your card, which is great when you have a long message to leave or plenty of people who need to sign your card.



Step 7: Stamp a butterfly to complement the colors of your project. I also added a little color using my Copic markers and some more Ranger paint, and some texture with BasicGrey pearls. Adhere the butterfly to the center of your tulle bow.


Step 8: On the inside back cover, paint a smear of color using the same color of paint you used to stamp your ampersand.




Step 8: Spell “enjoy” over the painted area using letter stickers like these from BasicGrey.



Step 9: Stitch tulle pocket over the painted area of the inside back cover, and insert a gift card. Now, when your recipients removes the card they’ll see the little message waiting for them.


There you have it, a wedding card complete with a slot for that gift card. Ampersand day may be over, but this style will still make any couple happy you thought of them on any day of the year.


Cheers!

6 comments:

Kim Watson said...

This card idea is brilliant, tulle pocket is so cute & special. It would brighten up anyones day to receive this in the mail.
Happy day to you sweet lady!

Holly said...

How cut is that? The card & the wedding date.

Holly said...

cute not cut. ooops.

Erin said...

seriously, it was the cutest card ever! I loved the way "enjoy" was behind the gift card :)

Ashley Newell said...

This is sooooo cool! I love the pocket, what a great idea!

Amber said...

So I have been perusing your blog this evening (after glancing at it briefly this afternoon when I verified your blog link for the CK blog post tomorrow).

I am completely inspired in more ways than one. Wow, girl!