Party Wishes Birthday Gift Card Holder

My team leader Colleen Magness showed us how to make this gift card holder at our March monthly meeting. This was perfect timing for my husband's birthday. My husband loves gift cards! I got him three gift cards to one of his favorite restaurants. He was like a kid in a candy store opening this gift card holder! I really do think that taking the time to make something special for your family and your friends creates a closer bond and community. What other better way is there to show how much you care than on the day your loved ones were born?!

This festive gift card holder features the Party Wishes Bundle from the 2016 Occasions catalog. This bundle was the second top item on my Occasions catalog wish list. The stamps and the punches are fabulous! I also ordered two packs of It's My Party DSP!

Not only does this gift card holder contain a surprise pop up feature, it can hold more than one gift card thanks to the belly band!

Let's make one! You will need Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White, and Basic Black cardstock and It's My Party DSP Stack. You will also need Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, and Daffodil Delight ink pads and Party Wishes stamp set with coordinating punches.

Here are the project pieces' measurements.

Party Wishes Gift Card Holder Measurements
	Color	Dimensions
Gift Card Holder Base	Tempting Turquoise	4-1/4” x 11”
Inside Gift Card Pouch	Whisper White	3-3/4” x 6-3/4”
Belly Band	It’s My Party DSP Stack	1” x 9”
DSP Strip	It’s My Party DSP Stack	½” x 3-3/4”
Outside Decoration Mat	Basic Black	3-1/2” x 3”
Outside Decoration Center	Whisper White	3” x 2-1/2”
Cupcakes, Balloons, & Candle	Whisper White	scrap
Make a Wish Circle	Whisper White	scrap
Make a Wish Circle Mat	Basic Black	scrap

Get out your Stampin' Trimmer and your Score Board. 

Cut an 11" x 4-1/4" piece of Tempting Turquoise. Place it on your Score Board with the 11" side along the top edge. Score at 2" and at 7-1/4".

Fold each score line upwards as shown in the photograph above (valley folds). This is the gift card holder base. Put this piece aside for now.

Cut a 6-3/4" by 3-3/4" piece of Whisper White cardstock. Place it on your Score Board with the 6-3/4" side along the top edge. Score at 1-3/4" and at 6".

Fold the 1-3/4" score line downwards (mountain fold). Fold the 6" score line upwards (valley fold). This piece forms the pouch the gift card will sit in.

Stamp Yay Presents! in Melon Mambo ink on the front of the 6" score line end. Stamp the sentiment more towards the top edge. The bottom edge will be tucked into the belly band area and not be seen.

Cut a 1/2" x 3-3/4" piece of It's My Party DSP Stack. Here I used the diagonal striped design, but you can use any of the designs in this DSP Stack. Glue the DSP to the top but underneath the score line. The cardstock flap passed the DSP strip is what will make the pop up feature. Put this piece to the side to dry for a few minutes.

Cut a 1" by 9" strip of DSP. I used the polka dot design, but you can use any of the designs in this DSP Stack. This is the belly band that will hold the gift card holder together like a little pocket.

Put liquid glue on the back of the DSP strip. Starting in the center of the gift card holder base, place one end of the DSP strip down, wrap the DSP strip around the back of the gift card holder base, and back around to the center, pressing down along the way. Having the seams meet in the center, will make it easier to hide them later.

Pick up the Whisper White cardstock pouch. Put some liquid glue on the flap above the DSP strip. Position the flap just above the fold line on the Tempting Turquoise base and adhere. Make sure that the DSP strip and sentiment are facing AWAY from you.

Once the glue is dry, bring the pouch down and tuck it into the belly band pocket. To make the closure, stamp Make a Wish sentiment on scrap Whisper White cardstock using Melon Mambo ink. Punch out the sentiment with a 1-3/8" circle punch. Punch out a 1-1/2" circle from Basic Black cardstock. Put liquid glue on the back of the sentiment and center it on the Basic Black circle. Add some dimensionals to the back of the circle in the center. Place the circle in the center of the belly band. The belly band seams are now hidden!

Now, let's make the outside decoration! Cut a 3-1/2" by 3" piece of Basic Black cardstock. Cut a 3" by 2-1/2" piece of Whisper White cardstock. Stamp Happy Birthday sentiment using Melon Mambo in toward the top of the Whisper White cardstock.

On scrap Whisper White cardstock, stamp the cupcake and the balloon in each of the following colors: Tempting Turquoise, Melon Mambo, and Daffodil Delight. Stamp the candle in Daffodil Delight. Punch out the cupcakes, the balloons, and the candle.

Adhere the candle with liquid glue to the letter I in birthday. Add a dimensional to the back of each cupcake and each balloon. Adhere them to the Whisper White cardstock as shown in the photograph below or as desired.

Add strings to the balloons using a Stampin' Write marker. In the samples, I used two different markers - Basic Black and Sahara Sand.

Adhere the decorated birthday sentiment to the center of the Basic Black rectangle. Then adhere that to the center of the gift card holder front as shown in the photograph below.

Slide your gift card in the pouch, and your gift is ready to give! Please let me know if you have questions about how to make this gift card holder.

I appreciate you stopping by!
Beth

Party Wishes Gift Card Holder Project Supply List
Stamps	Party Wishes
Paper	Whisper White Cardstock Tempting Turquoise Cardstock Basic Black Cardstock It’s My Party DSP Stack
Ink	Daffodil Delight Ink Pad Melon Mambo Ink Pad Tempting Turquoise Ink Pad Basic Black Stampin’ Write Marker Sahara Sand Stampin’ Write Marker
Embellishments	Stampin’ Dimensionals
Tools	Stampin’ Trimmer Score Board Bone Folder Clear Acrylic Block A, C, D, H Grid Paper Stampin’ Mist Cleaner Stampin’ Scrub SNAIL Adhesive Multipurpose Liquid Glue Party Pack Punch Set 1-3/8” Circle Punch 1-1/2” Circle Punch
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Party Wishes Card Swap

The card swap theme for tomorrow's monthly meeting is the 2016 Occasions catalog. The challenge is to make ten cards using products in the Occasions catalog. The finished cards could incorporate items such as DSP, stamp sets, and embellishments. I chose to use the Party Wishes stamp set and the coordinating It's My Party Designer Series Paper.

March is quickly approaching! With so many of my family members' birthdays in March, I thought this was a great way to get a head start and complete this month's swap theme. I made enough for the swap plus a few extra.

I came up with five different combinations for this simple layout. To conserve this adorable paper, I selected DSP that paired well on both sides. It was hard to choose just one!

For the swap, I chose the piece with the Melon Mambo stripes on one side and the confetti on the other side. I cut the entire sheet into 2" strips. Then I cut ten 2" x 2" squares for the presents. Once the presents were cut, I cut 1/2" x 2" rectangles to make the ribbon in the middle of the present. Next I punched the bows. All ten presents and bows used only one piece of DSP! Woohoo!

I used grid paper to help straighten and center the little rectangle of DSP on the present.

Line up the present with the ruled edge. Here I lined it up between the 8" mark and the 10" mark, but any inch mark is fine. To center the rectangular strip on the present, first find the midpoint. The midpoint is 9".

Then add 1/4" to the midpoint to find the starting mark and subtract 1/4" from the midpoint to find the ending mark. One-quarter inch less is 8-3/4". One quarter-inch more is 9-1/4".  So, to center the rectangular strip place it between 8-3/4" and 9-1/4".

Put some glue or SNAIL on the rectangle. Starting at the bottom of the rectangle, line it up between 8-3/4" and 9-1/4". Press the bottom down. Use the same grid lines above the present to guide you, continue to line up and adhere the rectangle. This tip takes the guesswork out!

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

The measurements for this card are:

Card Base: 4-1/4" x 11" (vertical fold) in Whisper White
1st Base Mat: 4" x 5-1/4" in Melon Mambo or Mint Macaron
2nd Base Mat: 3-3/4" x 5" in Whisper White and embossed with Decorative Dots TIEF
Present: 2" x 2" in It's My Party DSP
Present Ribbon Rectangle: 1/2" x 2" in It's My Party DSP
Sentiment Strip: 1-1/4" x 3" in Whisper White
Sentiment Mat: 1-1/2" x 3-1/4" in Melon Mambo or Mint Macaron

The products used in this post are:

Paper Item #115320 Melon Mambo cardstock Item #138337 Mint Macaron cardstock Item #100730 Whisper White cardstock Item #140552 It’s My Party DSP	Ink Item #126948 Melon Mambo Ink Pad Item #138326 Mint Macaron Ink Pad	Stamps Item #140961 Party Wishes Clear-Mount Stamp Set Item #140651 Party Wishes Wood-Mount Stamp Set
Tools Item #137414 Bow Builder Punch Item #133520 Decorative Dots TIEF Item #126889 Trimmer Item #113439 Big Shot Item #126200 Stampin’ Scrub Item #102394 Stampin’ Mist	Adhesives Item #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals Item #104332 SNAIL Adhesive Item #103683 Mini Glue Dots