Gift Card Sleeve

I showed this group of gift card holders on my Facebook Live today. In each of these, a gift card can be placed in a pocket created from half of a Medium Envelope.

I used the Christmas Friends bundle with A Little Bit Festive designer paper here. The tab is from the Keeping Tabs bundle. Dimensions are as follows:

  • Cardstock Base 5″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4″ and 8″
  • Designer Paper (front) 3 3/4″ x 4 3/4″
  • Designer Paper (inner pocket) 2 3/4″ x 4 1/4″
  • Cut sealed envelope in half at 2 7/8″

Please refer to the video for more detailed instructions.

These are simpler with the use of the pre-cut pieces from the A Little Bit Festive designer paper pack. The one on the left uses a 3 3/4″ x 5″ card on the front of the sleeve instead of a 3 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ piece of designer paper, so its base is increased by 1/4″ in that dimension (5 1/4″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4″ and 8″).

Last but not least, here is my Reindeer Fun version.

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New Mini Catalog Products Available

Products from the September-December 2024 Mini Catalog are now available! Spend $35 or more in September with Host Code 4TBKNVC7, and I will send you a pack of Adhesive-Backed Sparkle Gems and a handmade card.

Our new scrapbooking products are available now too. Click here to see the brochure in pdf form.

I support the following business in my crafting and am providing the link to their shop below so that you can check out their products. If you click on the link and make a purchase, I may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Thank you for supporting my work in this way!

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Patchwork Background

This is my favorite of this week’s remakes! I have always loved patchwork backgrounds, but the Beach Day bundle focal point puts this one over the top – it is a perfect bundle for our new In Colors!

  • Petunia Pop Card Base 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Designer Paper rectangles 3″ x 4 1/4″
  • Summer Splash mat 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″
  • Basic White mat 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″

Thank you for checking out my card! If you need any of the products shown, our new 2024-2025 products are now available. Click here to go to the online store, or use the carousel below to go to a product used in today’s projects.

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Pinwheel Surprise

Today’s card is a remake of this one made in a Zoom Team Meeting last fall. I CASEd this fun fold from Karen Titus, and made it with the Bird’s Eye View stamp set and Countryside Inn designer paper. The pinwheel opens to reveal another message…

Today’s version, with our new In Colors is shown below.

These are so fun to make, and they really lend themselves to any focal point! Please click here for the Facebook Live – with all the details – and join the Buckeye Inklings Stampers Group on facebook to get notice of all of my Live videos.

Thanks so much for checking out my cards! If you need any of the products shown, our new 2024-2025 products are now available – click here to go to the online store.

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Collar Fold with Country Flowers

I CASEd my Demonstrator friend Sandy Carlson to make this collar fold card. The designer paper collar piece is the card front. That beautiful designer paper is new – Country Lace.

We made the Misty Moonlight/Petal Pink Country Lace version in a team meeting, and I remade it today with our new Petunia Pop In Color on Facebook Live. Both versions use the Country Flowers bundle.

Dimensions are shown below. Click here to see the video, and please join the Buckeye Inklings Stampers Group on Facebook to get notice of all of my Live videos.

  • Base 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″, scored at 1 1/4″
  • Designer Paper 4″ x 5 1/4″, cut 1 3/4″ deep at 2 5/8″ (midpoint) along 5 1/4″ side
  • Designer Paper 1″ x 5 1/4″
  • Basic White 4″ x 5 1/4″

Thanks so much for checking out my cards! If you need any of the products shown, our new 2024-2025 products are now available. Click here to go to the online store, or use the carousel below to go to a product used in today’s projects.

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Friendly Bee Easel Card

To celebrate the awesome Starter Kit special that starts tomorrow, May 1, I will be Live on Facebook each morning this week at 10am EST with a remake of a favorite project using our great new In Colors! Today’s project was an easel card that I originally learned from my upline Mindy Gray in a team meeting.

If you would like to get a Starter Kit, click here (May 1) to make your selections! There is no obligation to purchase anything beyond the kit, or to sell, but purchases made while a Demo are at least 20% off! Please don’t hesitate to contact me at stampyourworld@gmail.com if you have questions, or would like to set up a call to discuss.

I will list dimensions below, but you may need to check out the video for instructions.

  • Shy Shamrock 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and 3″ x 5 3/4″, scored at 1/2″ and 3 1/2″
  • Petunia Pop Mats 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″ and 2 7/8″ x 4″
  • Basic White 3 3/4″ x 5″ and 2 3/4″ x 3 7/8″
  • Designer Paper 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ and 1″ x 3 3/4″

Thanks so much for checking out my project. If you would like to see my original post for this card type, click here. There are many more examples on this original post, but as mentioned, one of the mat sizes is slightly different.

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2024-2026 In Colors

I received my new Annual Catalog pre-order this weekend, and I was inspired to make these favors with our beautiful new In Colors! They are ready just in time for Easter, and I already shipped them out to my daughters to share with their coworkers, many of whom will be working this weekend.

From left to right, the base colors are Peach Pie, Petunia Pop, Summer Splash, Shy Shamrock and Pretty in Pink. These colors will be available to customers on May 1. It is a Demonstrator perk to get them early (and at a discount).

If you have any questions about joining, please don’t hesitate to ask – especially at this time of year when you may have a big “Last Chance” list and/or if you are stocking up to beat the price increases. You can always get more for your money with the Starter Kit, and future purchases are discounted.

My favors are made from a 3 1/8″ x 11″ strip of cardstock, scored at 4 1/4″, 5 1/4″ and 9 1/2″. I used dies from the Excellent Eggs collection to cut the opening and for the cute stitched details on the flap. I used three punches to speed up production – the Easter Bunny, Banners and Bough punches.

There are a few more sneak peeks here too – the cute flowers are from the Country Flowers bundle that will be available in the new catalog. And did you notice the yummy In Color accessories – the stitched ribbon and gems? Love those details!

Maybe less exciting, but still important…the bunny is punched from another new color, Basic Beige. The greeting is from our most recent Paper Pumpkin kit.

My pouch is only 1″ wide for a flat cello bag of Dove chocolates. You can easily play with your pouch dimensions to suit your treat. I presented this on Facebook Live yesterday, you can view the video below. Please join my Buckeye Inklings Stampers Group on Facebook to get notice of all of my live videos.

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New Annual Catalog, Last Chance Lists and Price Increases

Demonstrators are getting a look at our upcoming 2024-2025 Annual Catalog this week! If you have ordered from me in the past 6 months, you will get a copy mailed to you in mid-April. If you would like a copy and have not ordered recently, or if you need a Demonstrator, just let me know! Email me at stampyourworld@gmail.com. I am happy to send a copy to anyone who is interested.

As always, the new catalog is accompanied by our Last Chance Products sale. The sale prices will be in effect April 9-30, but products are only available while supplies last. Use the links below to see the Last Chance Lists from both the 2023-2024 Annual and Jan-Apr 2024 Mini.

Click here for the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog Last Chance List

Click here for the January-April 2024 Mini Catalog Last Chance List

While you are planning your “Last Chance Lists”, please also be advised that there are price increases coming on many basics – you may want to stock up now on your favorites!

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Gift Card Holders with Hooray for Surprises

I love the zip strip die in the Hooray for Surprises bundle. It creates a perforated strip – you can see an example, slightly pulled open in the example at top left.

This weekend, I started using this die for gift card holders…and couldn’t stop! I presented these cards on a Facebook Live yesterday, and I have copied it to YouTube and linked it below.

In my first example, I created a simple panel on a card front.

  • Fresh Freesia 5 1/2″ x 8 1/2″, scored at 4 1/4″
  • Azure Afternoon 3 7/8″ x 5 1/8″
  • Designer Paper (Bright & Beautiful) 3 3/4″ x 5″
  • Lemon Lime Twist 2 3/8″ x 3 1/8″
  • Basic White 2 1/4″ x 3″

Keep in mind that you cannot complete these cards until you have the actual gift card ready to be hidden behind the panel – it gets sandwiched between the layers!

I love projects that rely on designer series paper – the beautiful prints carry a project! It’s especially great when we have lots of free dsp, like we do now in Sale-a-bration. These monochromatic rainbows are from Sunny Days, one of our “Free with $50” rewards.

Each of these cards started from a 5 1/2″ x 12″ piece of designer paper. They are scored slightly differently, and you can see that from the opened-up picture of the cards below. The stamps and dies are from the Sending Love bundle.

The upper one is scored at 1″, 5 1/4″ and 8 3/4″ – take special care with directional prints. Refer to the video if you need help on this. I scored each of these on my scoring board with the outside (rainbow print) facing up.

The 1″ section can be glued down under the inner mat, or secured only at top and bottom to create a pocket as shown above.

  • Shaded Spruce mat for Scalloped Contour Shape 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
  • Shaded Spruce for insert – smaller to fit pocket or to be hidden by front panel – 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″
  • Basic White for insert 3″ x 4 1/4″

The lower one is scored at 4 1/4″ and 8 1/2″, leaving a larger width for the gift card. Again, be careful when planning directional prints.

  • Shaded Spruce mat for Scalloped Contour Shape 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
  • Shaded Spruce for insert – same as front – 3 1/2″ x 4 3/4″
  • Basic White for insert 3 1/4″ x 4 1/2″

You can change the orientation of these. I really love how the layout of the first mailbox card (with pocket) worked on my Bee Mine version in the opposite direction…

This one is made with the “Free with $50” Most Adored dsp.

Thank you for checking out my projects! If you need any of our fabulous products, I would very much appreciate your business. Please click here for the online store, or use the carousel below to be directed to a specific product used today. Due to the variety of projects, I have not listed every cardstock and ink.

Place a $35 order with Host Code W6EV66VG in January and I will send you a package of Adhesive-Backed Hearts & Flowers and a handmade card. (Check the right column of site for current month’s offer.) This is my way of sharing the Stampin’ Rewards with you – I appreciate your business!!

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