More Tags/Gift Cards...and Blog Options!

As promised, here are the remaining cards I cooked up for the workshop I have next week. I really really like how versatile the Simply Sent Friendship Shapes set is!! I have a thing for circles as backgrounds, and having 3 sizes of images to play with makes this a quick and easy one to make! It uses Real Red, Only Orange, Summer Sun, Green Galore, Tempting Turquoise and Lovely Lilac on Whisper White.


This little cutie is the next generation of an earlier post I did about a mini gift card. I just changed the focal image on the front, employing Baroque Motifs. Love this set! This is made using a 6x6 piece of Rose Red Prints paper, folded. See my tutorial in last month's archives for the blow by blow details.

Here's what it looks like when it's open:

In other news, take a moment to look around the blog, because there are now 2 options available so that you can get updates delivered to your virtual door. You can sign up to receive email notices of my postings, or register for an RSS feed through FeedBurner. I have to be honest and share that I hardly know what that means or how it works, but if it's meaningful to you, now you have the choice!

My boy slept until about 10:15 this morning...reveling in the last days of his summer vacation! School starts in 12 days, and he's turning 13 in 26! The significance of this didn't dawn on me until my dad commented about this being a momentous occasion, his becoming a teenager. Why it didn't hit me, I have no idea. It's hard to believe that we're on the back third of parenting!

Enjoy the summer sun somehow today! Leave me a comment so I know you stopped by...

Gift Tags Class Offerings

One of my hostesses has requested a class on gift tags, so I've come up with 5. Among them is this gift card holder.
It's made using the Doodle This set, which I really like because it is so whimsical! I found the template for this on the SU! website, but I altered the size a bit to make it just right for a gift card. The base is Regal Rose stamped in Rose Red, and the belly band is made with Purely Pomegranate.

This card is the result of my hostess lamenting that she can never find a card that's suitable for her 9-yr. old son to put with a gift. I think this is pretty boyish. The set used is All About U with retired Loves Me designer paper, silver metallic paper for the "U", and Taken with Teal for the strip along the bottom. "Celebrate" was stamped in Basic Black on Whisper White.

Although this is not a Christmas tag class (I could do an entire one just utilizing all the offerings we have for the holidays!), I had to suggest the idea through this tag. Purely Pomegranate is the base, with a Wild Wasabi mat. The set used is Sidekick Sayings--a Level 1 Hostess only offering. Again, a nod to plant the seed of hosting among those attending.

I'll reveal the final 2 tomorrow, but first I have to choose the color scheme for my last one. I have it designed, but I need to choose a color palette that isn't already in use! Thanks for stopping by--if you'd like to know details about these or would like to host a workshop and invite your friends to get some of these stashed, leave a comment!

Mini Pocket Gift Card

Yesterday I was waiting for my son to finish his time on the computer so that we could go to the pool, so I spent my time visiting the different blogs I have bookmarked. Over at Charmaine Allen's Oodabug Alley I saw a link to Dawn Mercedes' blog for a trifold pocket card. This got me to thinking, so I went to my craft room and got out a piece of 6x6 Palette of Prints paper and the result is this sweet little gift card and accompanying tutorial! Enjoy!


These are the supplies you'll need for this project: Rose Red Palette of Prints 6x6 paper, All About U SU! stamp set, scissors and mono adhesive. (Since I'm new to creating tutorials, I should also mention that you will need 1-2 1/2" square piece of Whisper White paper and one strip of 2" paper big enough for the "U" to fit on. You'll also need Purely Pomegranate and Soft Sky ink.)


Fold the paper in quarters and cut out the lower left quadrant, saving it for another project.


Fold the lower right and upper left quadrants on the diagonal, creating 2 triangles.


Apply a small amount of adhesive in the corners of the flaps and adhere them in place. Take the lower right triangle flap and fold it up to cover the square above it. Using a very small amount of adhesive along the far right edge (not along the angle!), secure the triangle in place. (If you use too much along the edge, you won't have a big enough pocket for the little note enclosure.) This creates your pocket!




Stamp the 2 1/2" square with the little flowers that are in the All About U set. They match the paper so nicely! Insert into the pocket.


Stamp the "U" from the set with Soft Sky ink. Then choose what sentiment you'd like to express; I chose "Thank" which I stamped in Purely Pomegranate. All the words that are included in the set--bless, miss, love, celebrate, happy for, good for, are the best, and just be--are designed to fit inside the "U"! Lots of options here...


Apply 2 Stampin' Dimensionals to the "U" and place it in the center of the 2 flaps. Be sure that just a bit of the right dimensional overlaps the 2 flaps. This will hold it closed.


Here's the completed card! This has so many uses and the fact that it's self closing means it doesn't need an envelope. If you try this, I'd love to see what you come up with. Send me a link!!