Winter Meadows Gift Card Holder

I just love this paper! Don’t you? Show off four pieces with this version of Sketch #11 tipped on it’s side to create a quick & easy gift card holder.

Measurements

Full list of supplies needed, listed below.
Base – Blueberry Bushel

            6 ¼” x 8 ½”

White – 3” x 4 ¼” 2 7/8” x 4 1/8”

              scrap for punching

Winter Meadow Designer Series Paper (DSP) –  blue and green leaf pattern  – 2 7/8” x 4 1/8”  ( 2 pieces)
                                      blue watercolor pattern – 1” x 7 ½”
                                      Lost Lagoon watercolor pattern – 1 3/8” x 1 5/8”

Let’s Create

1. Affix all stamps to Acrylic Blocks.
2. Fold the Card Base in half using a Bone Folder to sharpen the crease.
3. Score the Blueberry Bushel panel on the short side at 3 1/8” and the long side at 4 ¼”.
4. Fold and burnish on the score lines.
5. Holding it so the long side is at the bottom fold the left side over the right side.  Mark the top panel as this is the panel you will cut out.  Use your scissors to cut out the panel making sure to cut just below the horizontal scored line.  To check the panels to make sure you can close the holder, fold the ½ sheet over the top of bottom panel on the right.  Then fold the top panel down over the bottom panel.  If either of the panels do not fold well, trim along the score line until it folds flat.  Keep the piece you cut out as you will use it to make the pocket for your gift card holder. 
6. Take the panel you cut off and cut it down to 2 ½” x 4”.  Use a circle punch to punch out a notch on one of the long sides.  This is the thumb spot to remove the gift card easily.  Open the holder open and lay it flat.  Apply glue to the 2 short sides and the long side without the notch and glue it to the half panel with the notch at the top and the bottom edges even and it is evenly spaced on the sides.
7. With the holder still open, glue 1 of the blue and green pieces of dsp to the top panel on the right. 
8. Stamp the tree from Yuletide Village using Garden Green ink the right hand corner of the White panel.  Add the White panel to the lower panel on the right side. 
9. Fold the holder closed beginning with the left panel over top the bottom right panel and then the top panel over the bottom panel.
10. To decorate the front of the holder, take the other blue and green piece of DSP and cut it at 1 ½” on the short side.  Add the top of this piece to the top of the front panel making sure the spacing at the sides and top is even. 
11. Take the other strip you cut off and cut it down to 2 ½” long.  Check how this fits on the bottom left of the front panel.  If there is not enough space at the bottom to match the top space, trim slightly.  Glue this piece of DSP to the lower left of the front panel making sure the left side lines up with the top piece of DSP.
12. Take the piece of the Lost Lagoon watercolor DSP and check the spacing .  Cut the DSP if needed and glue it to the bottom right of the front panel.
13. With the scrap paper, stamp the tree from Yuletide Village.  Use the 2” circle punch to punch it out making sure the tree is to the lower right of the circle.
14. Punch out 2 of the larger leaf sprays from the bough punch.  Use your green watercolor pencils to color the sprays using a variety of greens to add interest.  Blend the colors using a blender pen. 
15. Glue the 2 leaf sprays to the back of the tree circle. 
16. Use the 1” blue strip and wrap it around the closed holder making sure it is not too tight that it cannot be removed easily.  Add Tear & Tape to the top end of the bottom strip and the underside of the top strip.  Remove the backing and glue the ends together forming a belly band.  
17. Add dimensionals to the center front of the belly band to attach the circle.  Make sure the dimensionals do not go beyond the circle.  Attach the circle to the belly band.
18. Add 3 gold Blooming Pearls to the circle. 

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