Christi's Creative Crew: Gift Card Holder

It's time to start thinking about Craft Sale Season!
I have narrowed my Craft Sales Down to 2 this fall which has been so much less stressful.
However, I thought if I would create one Craft Sale item each month that would take the pressure off when Craft Sale Season is looming. This just means that I need to have Christmas on the brain all year 'round.

Gift Card Holders seem to always be a hot seller and this is the one that I chose to make this year.

SMITTEN MITTENS to the rescue! I cannot tell you how many times I could sell this stamp set and Framelits Dies AFTER it retired. I tell you this because you need to take advantage of the stamps that you want when they are current. For example - I did not buy the stamp set for the "IT'S WHAT'S inside THAT COUNTS" and I could not find a gal on my team that had that set either so... what to do? I hopped onto my computer and created it in a card making program. I used My Digital Studio, the one that Stampin' Up! used to sell, but you could use any card making program or maybe even WORD. Not sure, because I used what I had. I used a retired Designer Paper but I could just as easily used the BUFFALO CHECK Back Ground Stamp. Colors are Black & White with Real Red. The wording however, is in Garden Green. It was a lot of cutting, but it is always a labor of love, and I just love how it turned out.

INSIDE - I stamped the 2 little mittens in Real Red
The opening was created with the PRETTY LABEL PUNCH
This gift card was inspired by Lorri Heiling, but I have used this style gift card MANY TIMES, it's one of my favorites.
DIMENSIONS: 4 1/4" x 11"
Scored at 2 1/4" & 5 1/2"
Designer Paper for the front: 4" x 3"
Designer paper for the inside (it's are to spot on my photo) 4" x 2"
Go ahead and make a gift card holder for yourself - I would love to see what you make using this style! Please share it with me!
STAY TUNED FOR A VIDEO COMING SOON! This time I will be using NEW product from the Holiday Catalog and you are going to love it! You will even see some "happy accidents"

Everyone who places an ONLINE ORDER *cannot be combined with a free class offer*(minimum $50) during the month of September will receive the 1/2" CLASSIC WEAVE RIBBON from the Holiday Catalog.

The Holiday Catalog goes live on September 4th, and you can start to place your holiday orders! If you need a catalog please let me know and I will get one to you.