Match Book - gift card holder -Carole'Anne Style Created with Stampin Up Cocoa Paper

Good morning - It's Monday! I am looking forward to a new week, that will be much better then the last - thinking positive! HE HE :)

This morning I am working on our LNS challenge - here's the details of our challenge for this week!

Challenge #45

, brought to you by Tiffany and Carole’Anne

Going along side with Stampin' Up!'s Holiday Gift Giving Guide we want to challenge you to come up with great gift giving ideas to showcase all of our wonderful products for this Holiday Season. You can show us how you plan on wrapping your gifts, what you plan on making for your gifts and/or how you want to address your gifts for all your Gift Giving this Holiday Season.

I think this is going to be a great way to start some fabulous Christmas gifts!

So I had seen a fun tutorial on Splitcoast for a Match Box Candy holder...........

I used that idea and ran with it.  I only really used the idea, cause it did not really turn out the size of the original, I also redesigned the inside. My thought was to create a Matchbox GIFT CARD holder that would also have a litte card inside.

Tomorow I am going to take it one step further and make a pretty little box for it, cause my friend Penny showed me how she did one and I think that will the perfect way to package this little gift card holder.

sooooooooooooo here is the orginal tutorial and then I will step you thru what I did!

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/matchbookcandyholder/

Kay, I started with one of favorite papers of this season!

Stampin Up has some really nice designer paper this year.  I love the feel of the velvet on the Christmas Cocoa paper! I started with this size

 
I originally tried what the tutorial said,

So the tutorial had a single pocket - but because I wanted to have one slot for the gift card and one slot for the little card, I redid to create 2 pockets instead!

this is going to work much better

This is the right idea buuuuuuuuuuuttttt........... this is way too small

so I redid it one more time he he :)

I decided to start with a piece of card stock cut to: 11.25'' x 3.5''

which made my match box size 5.25'' x 3.25'' - perfect for the gift card.

Do you think you would like me to do the complete tutorial on this tomorrow?? Let me know - if you would - Then I will do it for you!!!

 Created my two little pockets.

this is coming along nicely

 I used a lot of sticky tape for this project - this tape is really really strong - it's the the Stampin Up Idea Book on Page 192 - It's double sided extra tacky strip and it works so great!

After I inserted the two brad on the front I put more Tacky Stips!

this is a side view - hope this is kinda making sense - I was trying to condense it cause I had like 30 photos - yhikes uh??

but like I said I willing to share all the dimention and do a tutorial - if you would like??? - Please just let me know in your comment if it is something you would be interested in having here- I don't want to bore anyone with the details if it's something you are just not interested in - you know what I mean??

I am working n the outside panel - coloured the stamps and punched out the greeting - then cut out the little flowers

 now I am working on the inside.  I used my Big Shot - no really I did LOL :)
for the ovals - the smaller ovals were punched with the  Stampin Up Oval Punch on Page 186 - it's the Wide Oval Punch.

here it is my final little project - I think this would be a unique way to give a gift card - what do you think??

This is the match box open with the little cards inserted

  Well there you have it!

hope you enjoyed this post!

Please do let me know if you are interested in me uploading the complete tutorial for the match box Gift Card Holder - Carole'Anne Style

Wishing you a Marvelous Monday

see you tomorrow - big day tomorrow - we will announce the 10 min Card Challenge winner - hey you still have time to play, so won't you give it a try - we would sure love that! Once you have made your 10 min card - come back here and enter your name in the Mister Linky!

and I will also announce the blog candy winner.

thanks so much for all your kind supportive comments on Max, we truly appreciate it

Embossed hugs to you from me

Carole'Anne M. Sluchinski
 

Comments

[Candy Mills]

Hello - this is my first visit to your blog - WOW!
I would love the tutorial for your wonderful gift holder, please.
Hugs, Candy

[Chrissy]

Great idea!!! Would love to see a tutorial on this. Since you changed the measurements from the original format I'm sure the scoring lines are different and maybe the pockets are too....?

[Christine]

Your gift card match book is great. Hopefully, you'll make a tutorial, I'd love to see it. Thanks.

[Robyn Barber]

This is wonderful! I am always looking for different and unique ways to give gift cards! I vote for a tutorial!

[Linda]

Great idea, the gift card turned out beautiful, I would love to try it, if you are willing to share your tutorial. Thank you for all you do

[Diane Harman]

I would love a tutorial if it isn't too much. You are ready do so much for us! This is beautiful, and such a unique idea to double up inside. Thanks

[Deb Lenox]

This is so lovely... I would love to see a tutorial.. thanks for sharing
Deb

[Jennifer Reynard]

Wow, just found your blog. It is amazing.
How nice of you to offer tutorials and yes,
I would truly love to know how you made this card also. I will have to try the easel card
as well, not sure if it will be as stunning as yours though. Thank you so much!
Jennifer, Calgary, Alberta

[Linda Henry]

You have my vote for a tutorial. The matchbook gift card holder was a great idea! Great job!

[Dawn]

you my friend are goofy and FABULOUS!! I love all your ideas (and misspellings too, hehe) I've linked you to my creative blog, hope that's okay?! :)

[Tammy Jackson]

I love it! Please do a tutorial..please..please...You are just the most talented person. Girl you rock big time! Hugs to Max. Hope he is on the mend.

[Christina D]

I would love a tutorial on this. I have just a little of this paper and I think this would be a good use for it. I love what you made too! I'm so glad Max is still doing so well. It was good to bring him home.

[Jan]

What a great idea Carole'Anne. Yes would like to see the tutorial. Jan

[sandi maciver]

Love the little gift card holder, very unique, but of course, it is a Carole'Anne original.
The tutorial would be an awesome idea.

[Carolyn S]

Too cute, Carole'Anne, I would love to see the tutorial. Thanks, and hope Max is feeling better today.

[Stephanie]

Great adaptation! I love the idea and I'd like to see the tutorial as well. Thanks so much for sharing.

[Cynthia Stevenson]

This is an excellent idea and so very pretty. I'd love to see the tutorial.
Cynthia