Gift Card Holder

I found a Gift Card Holder while surfing the net and thought how cute is that?! But I don't own the Top Note Die that was used for the top piece. So I did some thinking of other options and thought of using my Cricut. I searched my cartridges and found a design #48s  on the Accent Essentials cartridge that looks very close to the Top Note. The next challenge was trying to figure out what size to cut it at so it would fit the pocket below it. I discovered cutting it at 3 1/2" and folded it in half horizontally.

This picture shows the top being removed to show the gift card holder pocket. You can either attach the gift card to the white tag space or write a message here and use as a gift tag.

On the inside tag I stamped a little "Rudolph" an attached a red bead for his nose. Isn't he cute!!

It's getting close to our Christmas season so I thought I had better get started.

Here are the specifics.

Supplies all from CTMH unless noted:

Evensong paper 

Cranberry C.S.

White Daisy C.S.

Gratitude stamp set

Cranberry ink

Chocolate ink

Black ink

Silver brads

Ecru sheer ribbon-misc

Stickles-red and Frosted Lace

Studio G $1.00 stamps-reindeer and Merry Christmas

Red glittered brad-misc

Red bead-misc

Coluzzle-tab template

1/16" hand punch

1" Circle squeeze punch- Fiskars

Paper Crimper-Fiskars

Directions:

*It is optional to paper crimp or not. But if you do this step I suggest you do it first before cutting your paper to size. Because it shrinks up the paper just a bit and because once you fold the pocket the one side is 3 layers thick and difficult to crimp. So do that now if you want that look.

1. Cut a 6x9 piece of patterned paper. Score at 3 1/2 and 7 1/2 then rotate and score at 1" on the long side.

2. Fold on score lines. Fold over the wider side first and  and then the shorter side gets glued on top of the 3 1/2" side. Lastly fold up the bottom flap and you now have a pocket.

3. Using the circle punch go in about halfway and punch out a notch.

4.Make the tag- cut the cranberry C.S. 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 and the White C.S. 3 1/8 x 4 5/8.

5. Stamp a  little reindeer in the bottom right corner. Glue these 2 pieces together.

6. Make the top of the pocket by cutting shape #48s from the Accent Essentials cartridge at 3 1/2" Fold in half lengthwise. Stamp Merry Christmas on the lower right side.  Punch a 1/16" hole in the bottom 2 corners very close to the edge. Insert the (2) silver brads. Take approx. a 12" piece of ecru ribbon and tie around upper portion of this piece in a knot on the left side. This is just for embellishment it doesn't actually hold anything closed.

7. Apply stickles to center of flowers.