What are they? Well, they are the most brilliant idea ever! They are gift card holders. Here's a shot of the inside and then I will try to break it down as to how they made them. Please note, I've yet to make one myself so I'm going only by how I think they were made.
From what I understand you make the inside by taking a long standard envelope, fold it in half and then cut the ends off. Add adhesive, in a small amount, down the center to hook the two sides of the envelope together. Then, using a large circle punch, punch out half circles from each end.Then using a long strip of cardstock or thick pattern paper, fold so that yours looks like the photo. (The outside appears to be folded in a matchbox style). Adhere the folded envelope into the fold of the paper and then decorate as needed.
Like I said before, I have yet to make one, but it looks easy enough to duplicate from the photos. I know I will be making many of these for future gifts and since Christmas is just around the corner I thought this was a good idea to share.
Thanks to Cindi and Tracey for letting me post their designs. And, here's a shout out to Christy Parker who shared the idea with them. Thanks you guys - I think the three of you just inspired a whole bunch of people.Enjoy!
Amy
3 comments:
Cindi and Tracey really are very talented- and lots of fun too. I'll be making a heap of these for my Aussie nieces and nephews.
I love the simplicity of this idea and think even I could make these. What a great idea for holding Christmas gift cards or even as a birthday or other celebratory card. One of the pouches could hold a check, gift card or money while the other can hold a personalized gift tag.
Thanks to everyone involved with the sharing of this idea.
I am the one that showed Cindi and Tracey these. I have a tutorial on my blog on how to make them with pictures: http://imuststamp.blogspot.com/2007/09/gift-card-tutorial.html
These are so much fun to make!!!
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