I’m sure you are like me and so many others, you want to get the perfect gift for someone but sometimes times a gift card is the only way to go. I know gift cards feel so impersonal like you just gave up and grabbed the first thing off the rack in the grocery store. Ok maybe that’s true, we have all been there. But I am going to show you how to make it VERY personal. Yes here it is folks, the perfect solution to giving that not so personal gift card….. the one and only greeting/gift card! I have seen similar ideas on Pinterest, and thought WOW what a great idea!! Unfortunately I didn’t pin it so I can’t give credit to the person who gave me the inspiration for this card. This was one of the projects we made for my August monthly stamping club. It is so easy and sure to be a hit with the recipient! Enjoy!
Let’s get started!!
Cardstock dimensions:
- Night of Navy Cardstock 4 1/4” x 11”
- Whisper White cardstock 4” x 5 1/4” (1), scrap pieces for daisy and saying
- Daffodil Delight cardstock 4 1/8” x 5 3/8” (1) and 1 3/4” x 3 1/2”
- Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper (“DSP”) 1 1/2” x 3 1/2 “
1. Score your Night of Navy cardstock at 5 1/2″ and 9″. Fold on score lines and use a bone folder to get a nice sharp crease. Punch a half circle on the end that folds over for the gift card. This gives a little notch to pull the gift card out. Put adhesive on the outer edges only and fold over to create a pocket.
2. Attach Delightful Daisy DSP to the small strip of Daffodil Delight cardstock and attach to card front.
3. Stamp the daisy from the Daisy Delight stamp set on a Whisper White cardstock scrap twice using Night of Navy ink. Cut out using the Daisy punch. Tip: Slide your punch to the left and right, don’t pull it toward you after punching out the daisy. This helps your cardstock from getting caught! Color the centers with a Daffodil Delight marker.
4. Assemble the daisy so that the petals overlap each other. Use a bone folder to curl the petals under slightly, attach to the card. Apply a gold faceted gem to the center.
5. Stamp the Birthday greeting from the set Special Celebrations on a scrap of Whisper White, cut out using the 1 3/8” x 2 1/4″oval stitched framelit. Then attach to the card using dimensionals. I really love this set, it not only includes greetings for so many occasions but it has matching sentiments for the inside of the card. So versatile!
6. Attach the Daffodil Delight panel to inside of the card.
7. Lay the Whisper White cardstock panel on the inside, but don’t attach it yet! This is just in case you make a little boo boo stamping the inside of the card. Trust me I know from experience! I can’t tell you how many times I have made a gorgeous card, you go to stamp the inside and a smudge here, a splotch there and the worst….. you have the dreaded ink halo around the image! Ugh!! Now I never attach the inside panel until I have stamped it first. If I don’t have an inside panel I stamp the inside before assembling my card.
8. With the Whisper White in place, close the card and stamp the stem and little daisy, again from Daisy Delight set, in the center of the white space.
9. Stamp the inside greeting so it will be positioned under the flap.
10. Attach the inside panel over the Daffodil Delight piece.
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