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| Hello Friends, How are you?? It seems like it has been forever since my last post. My DD just had her junior year homecoming dance. Can you believe she created a pattern to make her own dress for the big day. The DAY OF the dance she told me she wouldn’t have enough time to finish the dress!! Imagine my panic…. but, I remained calm. I had some good friends on twitter that sent us some good energy & the stars must have been aligned because we scored a dress and she looked beautiful. You can find a photo at the bottom of the post. Ok………. enough about that. I have a gift card holder for you that I created for the Penny Black blog today. This particular gift card is from Starbucks and it’s smaller than the typical one & I found it to be the perfect size for this card. I can not find this particular card on line so check your local store. |
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| This image called “Little Elf Present” is so much fun to color. (At the bottom of this post I will share another card I created with this same image.) Here and here are a few other gift card holders I made last year. |
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| This is the envelope that came with the gift card from Starbucks. I carefully pulled it apart to open it up and traced it. The dotted lines show me where to score the gift card holder with a bone folder. |
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| Before I cut it out I stamped it with this transparent set from PB. (love the sentiments) I stamped the sentiment and poinsettia with red ink and outlined them with a blue copic marker. |
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| Before I glue down the gift card envelope I dry embossed my paper with my favorite embossing folder here. |
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| To apply the glitter on the small accents I used a glue pen that makes life so easy. The glitter is from Martha Stewart. Since I can’t find small jingle bells I added there yummy pearl dots with a Pearl Pen that I just fell in love with. The face colors are listed in the supply list below. Any green or red will do. |
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| Here is the other card and now the photo I promised. I hope you don’t mind me sharing. Have a great week & thank YOU for stopping by I so appreciate you taking time from your day! Hugs, Kathy |
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| You know what’s funny about this?? I ordered a corsage instead of a boutonniere. Both of them took it in stride. |
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| Here’s a photo of the paparazzi parents. |
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Kathy this card is so fun and cute! Love that gorgeous little elf – so fun! And thanks for sharing the picture! Your daughter looks so pretty and congrats to her on the graduation! 🙂
Kathy very bright job! Fab team up with the paper and gorgeous colours!!! Love this gnome)))
Hugs. Larisa. xx
LOVE your card and your daughter is a beauty!!!!!
Irene
Fabulous card Kathy… I love seeing how you change up a stamp. Your daughter looks gorgeous and the ‘paparazzi’ is a crack up 🙂
ohh!! how great this card is. i love the sparkle on elf image.and the way he present the card 😀 !! the pattern on the pocket of the card looks fab too!
Your daugther so gorgeous! congrats on her graduation!
Wow Kathy – firstly – your daughter and her date look stunning. Fab photos.
Secondly – wow, amazing. Love what you created with the PB stamp – so adorable. FAB, both of them – stunners.
Hugs to you, glad that it all worked out in the end and your daughter got a dress that she was happy with.
cute card and great idea! also love the photos!
What a sweet card – I love this idea for giving a gift card!
Thanks for sharing the beautiful pic of your daughter too 😉
Rx
The photo of the parents is wonderful! Adding the pearls was a very nice touch.
OO this card with a pocket for gift card is great!
Your daughter is so beautiful, Kathy! I’ll bet they had such fun at Homecoming! I ADORE this card! It is sheer delight! Amazing creativity, as always – just love the little details you added – so very special! Hugs to you! 🙂
Your daughter is beautiful! Your cards are gorgeous and I love the little elf!
Great card! And your daughter is gorgeous, just like her Mama
Nothing quite like dress and buttoniere drama! She’s beautiful and I forgot to even get a buttoniere for my dd’s date! Luckily, he was cool with it…or at least he said he was!
Love the elf here!
Super cute elf card, love it! Love the photos! Your daughter is so beautiful, so precious!
this card with a pocket for gift card is great!
Your daughter is beautiful
Hugs Sieta
Oh Kathy!!! your daughter looks so so sweet. Love her smile…its amazing how much she resembles you:)
Your card is cute and adorable. Love what you did with that stamp.
stunning card – so beautiful. Could you please tell me which paper pad did you use for the 2nd card?
CCCCCCCUUUUUUUUTE!!!! LOVE these cards…so Super Fun and Amazing!! Your Daughter is just Gorgeous…Love that she was able to find a dress with such short notice!! Bug Hugs My Friend…..xoxoxo!!
Just so beautiful:) Sandra H
Lovely dress! (And what a beautiful corsage the young man is wearing. I’ll bet that came off before they got to the dance! What a fun story they will have to tell their grandkids!)
I’d love to see the dress your daughter was making, when she finishes. She can wear it to the next dance.
Hi Kathy. I love this stamp so much you bring the little elf to life, love all the sparkle. Your daughter looks beautiful & very clever making her own dress xx
It’s so interesting to see dances still being attended & lovely to see both the young people dressed so properly & smartly. I love these old traditional values.
As for your creation – that envelope is a real beauty & I love the pearl pen accents & the striking dry embossing. Using the traditional red & green for your card base layering is a super idea.
Paula (PEP)
wonderful gift card and you DD looked stunning in her dress… I totally laughed at the parents photo… I remember my daughter’s school ball and the same thing happening
Fab card, love the design and that image is so sweet, the embossed background and stitching look fab too
Lindsay xx
Cute card and beautiful dress for the dance thanks to GOM (good old mom).
Love this Kathy, especially how the little elf is holding the gift card on his shoulder as though it’s heavy.
Your daughter looked absolutely beautiful for her dance too. Hopefully she had a fabulous time
Anne x
I love this fabulous idea. Beautifully done as always.
such a fun card…
Tina
I’m so pleased to have stumbled across your blog. This card is just stunning. I adore how you have done the elf and all that glitter!
Your daughter looks very pretty and I love that parents taking photos pic!! Please do pop along to my blog if you have the time, as I am in need of more followers xxx
Oh! what an adorable elf…too cute! Love this card too! Hugs! Leah Ann
Hi Kathy,
The Starbucks card is just fabulous–you are just so inventive, and really upped the impact of receiving a gift that might sometimes feel impersonal albeit very appreciated! DD looks fabulous, and I adore the assemblage of parents taking their photos! Thanks for including that. Rachel
Kathy- Now you know I love this!!! LOVE it!!! You always do the most stunning creations!!! This is incredibly beautiful!!!
AND…your daughter is a beautiful young lady!!! Thank you for sharing and inspiring today!!!
Hugs,
Calypso
This card is absolutely beautiful! Love 1- how deep the embossing on the cardstock is 2-the coloring on the elf 3-how you made & colored the gift card envelope. 🙂 love seeing everything you create!
Wonderful card and idea Kathy and beautiful pic you shared xoxo
Oh wow..such a terrific card….what a fun image and a great way to give a gift. Your daughter looks beautiful. Wonderful dress the sleeves are so pretty. Love the photo of the parents. I will, I am sure be in a crowd like that at the end of this coming week as our son finishes his 12 years of schooling.
beautiful card like your beautiful daughter 🙂
This is way too cute and funny card holder, Kathy! I like it very much especially how you coordinate with the elf!
Love the giftcard idea and great photos to cherish!
it would be much more better if you give it with Gift Card envelopes.
Great card! And your daughter is gorgeous, just like her Mama.Plastic Cards Printing
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