Christmas Gift Card Holders

It's all about packaging, right?!  I love making gift card holders for the holidays and birthdays.  This year I am doing a few craft fairs and these sell like hot cakes.  Why not get started making them now?!

I used the colors for the challenge this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments. They are Raspberry Ripple, Gumball Green and Baked Brown Sugar.  These colors scream Christmas...a very yummy Christmas!!

When Closed, these gift card holders measure 4-1/4" x 3-1/4".  The fun thing is that you can decorate these for any occasion with just about any stamp set...they are the perfect size!!

Here is a photo from the top of them.  I wrap and adhere the ribbon to the center that way it doesn't slide off it.  It also closes very nicely...easily fitting inside an envelope if you'd like.

Here's how to score it:

Take an 11" x 4-1/4" piece of cardstock.  

Score at 3-1/4", 5-1/2" and 7-3/4"

Crease into a "W" shape....

Here is a photo of where the gift card fits in. 

Using the Word Window punch, make 2 punches side by side at the center fold only cutting 1/2 of the window shape.  The center of the fold will still have to be cut.

You can use any shape.  I used the new Label Bracket Punch to punch out the center (between the 2 window punch cuts).

When you adhere the "W" shape...just make a thin line of glue around just the edges that need to be adhered so you can leave space for the gift card to slide into.

Fun stuff!!  A great way to present someone special with a gift card!!

Here is the challenge stampers....get on over there and join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista Jensen

Celebrate and Be Inspired!!

I have a BIG ANNOUNCEMENT....I have been selected to be a Design Team Member for the next 6 months at Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge blog!!  WOOT!  The news came at the end of a crummy day and boy this made all the crumminess go away!  I am so excited to be creating alongside some pretty FABULOUS Stampers!!  So....that being said....you MUST join me this month at SCIC and be inspired!!

Here are the inspiration photos:

My FIRST project is a card.  I drew out the antique frame, the green wrought iron swirl 

and the roses and came up with this:

This is a close up of the roses.  Do you see the glittery centers of the roses?  I added some Dazzling Diamonds to make them pop.  Kinda looks like a little bit of dew?!  And yes, I know the swirl dies are retired, but I couldn't help myself.  LOL

But since there was so much to be inspired by this month I couldn't stop there.  I came up with this scrapbook page from the cake design.  See...it is okay to add a tiny bow to a boy page.  This is my son when he was just about 4 months old.  SO cute, right?! 

I first punched out 1-3/8" circles from Tangerine Tango cardstock then I punched the 1-3/4" circle around it to make it centered.  For the circles next to the photo, I used the negative space and then glued the 1-3/8" circle inside it.  Kind of a cool effect.  I embossed the word and arrow stamp with silver embossing powder and added the vanilla seam binding bow and there you have it.  Simple, clean but inspired!!

Card Ingredients:

Colors: Pool Party, Whisper White, Smoky Slate and Gumball Green

Stamps: Six Sided Sampler

Accessories: Tulip Border Embossing Folder, 1 3/4" and 1 3/8" Circle punches, 

Dazzling Details, Swirls Sizzlit, Stampin' Sponges

8x8" Page:

Colors: Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla

Stamps: Hello, Lovely

Accessories: Vanilla Seam Binding, Silver Embossing Powder, Silver Marker, 

1 3/4" and 1 3/8" Circle punches

Again, thank you to the DT for including me in this creative journey at Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge Blog....it's gonna be awesome.

Here are your next stops on this BLOG HOP (My very first "HOP"):

Erica Cerwin - Pink Buckaroo Designs

Erin Gonzales -Hand Stamped Style

Rochelle Gould - I stamp, I create, I have fun!

Cori Kozak - Creative Chat

Allison Ohran - Sweet Impressions

Nina Dee - Deesigns by Nina Dee

Lauri Ingram - Paperville Crafts

Krista Jensen - Krista's Stamper Room

Anita Krul - My Paper Chronicles

Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge

 

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Happy Day With Sparkles

This week over at Hand Stamped Sentiments we are challenging you to be inspired by a sketch. 

If someone asked me today what my favorite product from Stampin' Up! was I would have to say the glitter paper!!  Adding sparkle without the mess....GENIUS!!  I know, the Big Shot and Embossing Folders are a very close second, but adding some pizzaz without the hassle is awesome!

Here is my card....

I used the "Happy Day" and "Papillon Potpourri" stamp sets, Pool Party and Whisper White with a splash of Island Indigo for the ink and in the DSP.  Of course the glitter paper, butterfly punch, some rhinestones and a vintage faceted button.  I embossed the background with the polka dot embossing folder, too.

Here is the sketch....click on over and join us for this FAB challenge!! 

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Masculine Birthday Card?!

I like to come up with masculine cards every chance I get....and the colors this week at Hand Stamped Sentiments had "manly" written all over it!  YAY...here we go....what do you think?

My hubby always gives me the "nice" or "sure" remark, but I like it!!  Easy, clean lines and very "dude-ish".  I used the Six Sided Sampler and Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp sets.  Added a chevron embossing to the background, a couple banners with the colors from the challenge (I did substitute Crushed Curry for Summer Starfruit) and added a simple button, some twine with a Birthday greeting banner. 

Join us at Hand Stamped Sentiments and be inspired!!

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Favorite Things Party Banner

Have you ever heard of it?  Well, I never did until my cousin Lindsay was posting all of these cute things on Pinterest.  I had to check it out and I asked her what it was all about. Here's how it works:

Invite your friends over for a get together.

Have them bring 3 of the same item (brand new)...something that is their favorite thing.  A lipgloss, kitchen utensil, home item, accessory...anything. 

Set a dollar limit for this item. I chose to ask everyone to spend no more than $10 per item.  REMEMBER...they are each bringing THREE of the SAME item.

Once they arrive they will write their name on 3 slips of paper and drop them in the jar.

When everyone is here and all names are collected, everyone will draw 3 names (not their own of course!)

Each person will stand up, describe their favorite thing, and then give their favorite thing to those people they drew from the jar.

Sounds like fun, right?! I HAD to make a banner for this fun girls night.  It's all about the details!!!

My party is this Friday. I will let you know how it goes.  I'm sure it will be lots of fun since it's with some pretty cool ladies!!

Every time I see this banner I burst into song....."These are a few of my Favorite Things!!"  You know, Sound of Music?!?!  It's a classic!!

Here are some close up shots.  I'm not fond of the coloring in these photos....sorry about that!!

I found inspiration for this project on a fabulous challenge blog...

NOW....

Hop on over to Stampin' Celebration Inspiration Challenge and check out the other gorgeous ideas from the Design Team and the other entries.

Happy Stamping,

Krista

Get Well Soon

I actually had some quiet time last night.  2 sick kids asleep and the other kid with my hubby at a beach camping trip.  So, I decided to find some inspiration and join a couple challenges.

I was inspired by a sketch and a color combo.  

Here is what I came up with...

I used the sets called Bright Blossoms and Delightful Dozens.  I love this color combo!!  It's so soft and pretty, I thought a "get well" card was fitting.  I also really love the sketch. It's so pleasing to the eye!  I also got to use those new cool In Color buttons. 

Check out Freshly Made Sketches and see all the beautiful creations from this sketch!!

Then, hop on over to Fab Friday and see all the gorgeous projects using these awesome colors!!

Happy Stamping, 

Krista

I Freakin' Love You

I've been known from time to time to squeeze my kids' faces and say "I Freakin' Love You"...they are just so cute and squishy sometimes.  

This week at Hand Stamped Sentiments we are using a photo for inspiration.  Now, after Convention this year I feel like my brain is on project overload....and all I could come up with was SIMPLE...I know....AGAIN.  

But here it is folks....straight lines and super cute, right?!  :)

I used the Gorgeous Grunge and Yippee-Skippee sets for this card.

The colors are Summer Starfruit, Gumball Green and Raspberry Ripple...all In Colors.

Join us this week and be inspired by THIS PHOTO:

Happy Stamping,

Krista Jensen