Congrats Gift Card Holder
For the card: Cut 12"x6" light blue cardstock and turn horizontally. Score vertically in the center and 4½" from each end. Crease the center score in a mountain fold and the remaining scores in valley folds.
For the front: Cut 4 3/8"x5 7/8" Hopscotch small dots paper and glue centered on the front. Cut 4 3/8"x 7/8" Hopscotch yellow plaid paper and mat the long edges on green cardstock with 1/16" borders. Wrap red ribbon across it near the upper edge and glue the ends to the back. Glue the strip to the front, 3/8" from the bottom.
Cut 3¾"x5" Hopscotch blue dotted paper and mat on ivory cardstock with 1/16" borders. Die cut the wildflowers from green cardstock, then use a swab to ink all the edges with Mint. Die cut the wildflowers from Hopscotch yellow plaid and red words papers.
Cut the large blossoms from the yellow paper and ink the edges with Yellow Ochre. Cut the seed heads from the red paper and ink with Warm Red. Glue the blossoms and seed heads to the green die cut, matching the design.
Glue the flowers to the blue paper, then stamp “hello there” in the upper left corner with Mint. Glue the paper to the front, slipping the lower edge under the ribbon. Tie a red bow and glue to the first ribbon, 1" from the right edge.
For the inside pocket: Cut 1 3/8"x5 7/8" Hopscotch teal circles paper and glue centered on the pocket front. On the fold, measure 1" from the top and bottom edges and mark. Cut the folded edge off between those two marks, then punch a partial circle centered on the edge. Turn the card over and use tape to secure the pocket along the upper, lower, and outer edges. Turn the card inside-up.
For the inside: Fold the pocket to the left. Cut 4 3/8"x5 7/8" Hopscotch blue words paper and glue centered on the inside. Die cut the wildflowers from Hopscotch green plaid paper, yellow plaid paper, and orange mesh paper. Ink the green edges with mint, then trim the large flowers off the yellow paper and ink them with the Yellow Ochre. Trim the seed heads off the orange die cut, then glue all the pieces together.
Cut 3¾"x5" ivory cardstock and glue the flower centered on it. Stamp “congrats” in the upper left corner. Mat on Hopscotch green dotted paper with 1/16" borders. Wrap orange mesh ribbon around the panel, ½" from the bottom, and tie 1" from the left edge. Glue the panel centered on the blue paper. Tuck the gift card in the pocket.
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Cardstocks: light blue, ivory, leaf green
1" circle punch
Cotton swabs
For the front: Cut 4 3/8"x5 7/8" Hopscotch small dots paper and glue centered on the front. Cut 4 3/8"x 7/8" Hopscotch yellow plaid paper and mat the long edges on green cardstock with 1/16" borders. Wrap red ribbon across it near the upper edge and glue the ends to the back. Glue the strip to the front, 3/8" from the bottom.
Cut 3¾"x5" Hopscotch blue dotted paper and mat on ivory cardstock with 1/16" borders. Die cut the wildflowers from green cardstock, then use a swab to ink all the edges with Mint. Die cut the wildflowers from Hopscotch yellow plaid and red words papers.
Cut the large blossoms from the yellow paper and ink the edges with Yellow Ochre. Cut the seed heads from the red paper and ink with Warm Red. Glue the blossoms and seed heads to the green die cut, matching the design.
Glue the flowers to the blue paper, then stamp “hello there” in the upper left corner with Mint. Glue the paper to the front, slipping the lower edge under the ribbon. Tie a red bow and glue to the first ribbon, 1" from the right edge.
For the inside pocket: Cut 1 3/8"x5 7/8" Hopscotch teal circles paper and glue centered on the pocket front. On the fold, measure 1" from the top and bottom edges and mark. Cut the folded edge off between those two marks, then punch a partial circle centered on the edge. Turn the card over and use tape to secure the pocket along the upper, lower, and outer edges. Turn the card inside-up.
For the inside: Fold the pocket to the left. Cut 4 3/8"x5 7/8" Hopscotch blue words paper and glue centered on the inside. Die cut the wildflowers from Hopscotch green plaid paper, yellow plaid paper, and orange mesh paper. Ink the green edges with mint, then trim the large flowers off the yellow paper and ink them with the Yellow Ochre. Trim the seed heads off the orange die cut, then glue all the pieces together.
Cut 3¾"x5" ivory cardstock and glue the flower centered on it. Stamp “congrats” in the upper left corner. Mat on Hopscotch green dotted paper with 1/16" borders. Wrap orange mesh ribbon around the panel, ½" from the bottom, and tie 1" from the left edge. Glue the panel centered on the blue paper. Tuck the gift card in the pocket.
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Cardstocks: light blue, ivory, leaf green
1" circle punch
Cotton swabs