Impressions Abloom, Simply Said, Birthday Card, Gift Card Holder, Stampin' Up!

Hello and welcome to my blog. Today I have a gift card holder card to share with you. I found it on Pinterest but I was unable to get any details on how it was made other than some measurements. You can see the original card here. Please read on to see how I put it together. 

The base of the card is half-sheet of Highland Heather. It measures 5-1/2" x 8-1/2". It was scored on the short side at 2" and 6". Once done this card will measure 4" and not 4-1/4". I took a piece of copier paper and thought I'd see what it would look like if it measured 4-1/4". It had to be scored at1-7/8" and 6-1/8" and the ends would meet in the middle of the card. I didn't like that idea so I just left it like it was. 

The next thing I did was to cut the Designer Series Paper (DSP). Mine is from the "Perennial Lavender" 12" x 12" package. The bottom piece was cut at 1=3/4" x 5-1/4" and the top piece was cut at 2-1/4" x 5-1/4". I taped those pieces in place.

The oval was cut next. It's from the "Impressions Abloom" bundle and was cut using Basic White card stock. I stamped the words from the "Simply Said" set using Highland Heather ink. The flowers and leaves are also from that same bundle. The flowers were cut from some Highland Heather card stock. The flower centers were cut from scraps of Basic White card stock and the stem and leaves were cut from Old Olive card stock. I put the pieces in place on the front of the card using glue. I set them aside to set up.

I glued the sides of the bottom area to form a pocket.

The gift card/money holder for the inside was made by taking a 4" x 5-7/8"piece of Basic White card stock and it was scored at 2" x 5-3/8".  The bottom piece was folded upward (valley fold) to form a pocket and the top scored piece was folded backwards (mountain fold). Before gluing the sides shut to form the pocket I took a 1" x 3-1/2" piece of Basic White card stock and I added double sided tape to both sides and set it in place on the inside of the holder. I found that the gift card slipped down too far to be seen so I wanted to prop it up some and the only way to do that is to make that pocket not so deep. But if I had shortened the pocket by cutting the piece smaller it wouldn't tuck into the larger pocket and create a fun effect. So adding a piece to the inside seemed to be the best way to go.

Once the pocket was set up I glued it to the inside of the card. The small scored area is glued just above the score line on the inside cover of the card. Once the glue sets up, gently bend the holder and slip it into the large pocket. 

Now for the front. I taped the oval in place making sure I didn't get any tape on the area that would touch the bottom DSP. The card won't open if you do that. I added tape to the DSP on the top and then to the upper part of the oval and set it in place.

A few retired enamel dots were added and the card was done.

Just add your gift card or money and it's ready to give. This was a fun gift card holder. I like the look of it and I like how it opens. I just don't care for the size.

Thank you SO very much for taking your time to stop in and see today's gift holder card,
Wanda