Birthday Party Gift Card Holders

Round two of my Birthday Party (see Sunday's post) found my guests making gift card holders.  Again we used the same layout but made two cards--one for the conservative, all business person and one for the wild party-child!  See if you can guess which was which.

This fun layout is a card within a card.  That top, polka-dotted card is held closed by the "surprise" button at the bottom; pull it up and this is what the recipient will find:

The top, striped part is a pocket into which you can slip a gift card.

This card was made using It's my Party Designer Series Paper  (#140552) and Sahara Sand cardstock (#121043).  The striped gift card holder pocket uses the Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack (#138435), also in Sahara Sand.

Our second card uses the same paper stack, but Basic Black (#121045), Crushed Curry (#131199) and Melon Mambo (#115320) tell the story:

Woohoo!  It's party time!  Stamps used are BYOP (Buy Your Own Present) (#137159), Amazing Birthday (#134225) and Big News (#134015).

Lots of fun, and a special treat for the birthday girl or boy!

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A Fancy Fold Birthday

What a month!  Whew!  Traveling 6000 miles, holding two classes and trying to make cards for 7 special occasions this month has kept me so busy!  But today (finally) I have something to show for all my work...

Here's a fun birthday card/gift card holder that I saw on Dawn Griffith's blog.  I made one (I'm preparing for a "birthdays only" class in early April) and liked it so much I thought I'd send one to my brother-in-law later this week.  Take a look:

From the front, it doesn't really look ALL that special.  But that little circle at the bottom is actually holding it closed...

Once you release the card, the bottom unfolds into two sections, and you STILL have a card at the top.  Then you open the card and...

...there's a place for the gift card and the sentiment.  Wowsa!  Such fun!

I started with a base of Whisper White Thick cardstock, cut 4-1/4" x 11" and scored at 5-1/2", just like a traditional card.  But then you score in the middle of one of the sides and fold it back on itself.

Each section is covered with English Garden Designer Series Paper, mounted on Night of Navy cardstock.

Then there's the small card:

This is attached to the larger base piece.

I used BYOP and Perfect Pairings (this can be yours FREE with a qualifying Sale-a-Bration order, just through the end of this month!).   These were stamped in Night of Navy and Soft Suede ink.

Try one of these cards--it's fun and should make the recipient smile as the cards unfolds and unfolds to reveal a surprise!

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