Christmas Gift Card Holder (Blog Hop)

As we head quickly towards to the single-digit countdown to Christmas I have LOTS of gift cards on my holiday list!  When you have teenagers and young adults in your life they are an essential, but they can leave the giver and recipient wishing they were a little...more.  That feeling of "not having something to open on Christmas morning" lingers, even when you know it's what they really want.  Today on our blog hop we have the solution--beautiful gift card holders!

My gift card holder is a "Corner Pop Up" style I first saw on Lisa's Stamp Studio  and just knew I had to make this year.  It's so easy to do but a real wow!  Lisa has a great video with easy to follow directions on her blog as well as still pictures and all of the measurements, so be sure to check out her page as well.

This holder is beautiful inside and out with lots of pretty paper, and can stand up for display.

I started with an 8" square of Very Vanilla and scored it vertically and horizontally at 4".  Then I scored a diagonal from corner to corner as well.  I burnished all the folds with my bone folder, being sure to fold the diagonal score mark "up."  Once you do this the card easily starts to fold onto itself with very little effort.

Each of the quadrants is 4" square, so that makes it super easy to decorate.  I used four different patterns from the Toile DSP and the Tidings All Around Bundle (stamp set and dies) to make my holder, but this style would work well with any paper and embellishment.

I layered two of the detailed wreath dies, one in Garden Green and one in Mossy Meadow, together, and then added some gold glitter embellishments.  I was inspired by a card I received at our team swap several weeks ago, loving the gold accents and filling the centre of the wreath with a sentiment for the season.

I stamped some foliage on a vanilla circle and layered it on a Real Red scalloped circle with a bright and cheery sentiment.

Tucked inside on a pull out card is the gift card (shh, this is a secret for my niece!) and a little more stamping.

I thought the hardest part of this holder would be creating an envelope to match the 4" square, but then inspiration struck!  I used one of Stampin' Up!'s gold foil striped envelopes and I will never stress about unusual card sizes again!  These particular bags are no longer available, but there are some great copper ones you can use instead. ;)

I decorated a vanilla panel on my envelope with  the new 3D Brick & Mortar embossing folder and some Real Red accents, and then layered another two wreaths (in Garden Green and Mossy Meadow), popped up with dimensionals, and gold accents.

I tied a tag to the bag with some gold and vanilla twine and voila--a beautiful and unique gift to open on Christmas Day!

Here's one last look at the holder front before you hop on by to see what everyone else has for you today:

Thanks for stopping by, and Merry Christmas!

A La Cards (Leena)

LollyandSand (Sandy)

JustBStamping (Barb--you're here!)

Stampingjen.BlogSpot.com (Jennifer)