Birthday Invite... Or Gift Card Holder?? FREE TUTORIAL

 

You can use this for so many things! Either way that you use it, it's a free tutorial :) and that is one of my favorite words! hehe!

Now I have seen a lot of different demonstrators using this as a gift card holder - which is very fun and cool to do! I think it is one of the cuter gift card holders that I have seen (besides the ones I have made in the past..haha!) But, my daughter, Meadow, is turning 4 next month! WOW! where the heck does the time go? We are throwing her an Angelina Ballerina/Carnival party. As most kids she can't seem to make up her mind what she wants... and what is more fun then a carnival and watching all the ballerina's running around??? My friend, Marizell, is actually making all the tutu's for the little girls that will be coming to the party for me, along with SUPER CUTE ballerina barrettes! Now, not any little barrettes, mind you... these actually look like little ballerina girls all made out of ribbon! They are amazing! as soon as she sends them I will be sure to post them for you. I am so excited that I can hardly stand it! She can make all kinds of hair pretties for little girls - she is amazing! You should check out her site www.littlesunshinecreations.com don't look at the design of the site right now, it is a work in progress and I plan on working on it this weekend for her.

So anyway on with the tutorial!!!!

Supplies:

Paper: Pumpkin Pie CS, Rose Red CS, Sweet & Sour Specialty DSP, Very Vanilla CS

Ink: Pumpkin Pie Classic Ink

Accessories: Snail, Sticky Strip, 1/2 Circle Punch, 1 1/4 Circle Punch, Pumpkin Pie Button, Paper Snips, Spiral Border Punch, 1 3/8  Oval Punch, 1 3/4 Oval Punch, Paper Clip, Mini Glue Dots, Sticky Pages, round file from the distressing kit.

Scoring and Quantities:

Pumpkin Pie CS: (1) 4  x 8 - Score at 4, Scraps for (5) 1/2 circles and (3) Large Oval Punches

Rose Red CS: (1) 4 1/4 x 3 Score at 1 1/2 on the 3 inch side, Scraps for (5) 1/2 circles and (3) Large Oval Punches

Sweet & Sour Specialty DSP:  Rose Red Swirly paper (1) 3 3/4 x 3 3/4, Pumpkin Pie with polka dots (2) 1 1/4 x 4

Assembly Directions For The Invite: 

PLEASE NOTE: At ANY time during this tutorial, if you cannot see the photo you may click the image to see a larger view.

1.  Make sure that all your paper is cut and scored as indicated above.
2. Fold your 8 x 4 1/4 Pumpkin Pie CS in half

3. Adhere the thin magnet in the center top of what will be the front of your invite

4. Adhere the DSP on what is the front of your invite

5. fold the 3 x 4 1/4 Rose Red CS in half at the 1 1/2 score line

6. Place the 1 1/4 x 4 DSP on the front of the now folded 3 x 4 1/4 Rose Red CS and set aside for just a moment.

7. On the back side of the 4 x 8 Pumpkin Pie CS that is folded in half, Place 2 strips of sticky strip at the very top.

8. Remove the red protective film from the sticky strip

9. Place the 4  x 8 Pumpkin Pie CS up half way on the inner backside of the 3 x 4 1/4 Rose Red CS

10. Place the other side of the thin magnet sticky side up on the front of the invite. It should just attract itself to the side that is already under the paper so that you can line them up easy.

11. close the front flap to the invite and adhere the thin magnet to the front flap. Set Aside

   

12. Punch out 5 Rose Red and 5 Pumpkin Pie 1/2" circles

 

13. Punch out 1 Rose Red 1 1/4 circle

14. Cut a small scrap of Sticky page sheet that will fit your 1 1/4 circle and take off the white backing.

 
15. Lay the 1 1/4 circle on the sticky page, and cut around the circle

   

16. Take off the red protective film from the sticky page

 17. Lay your 1/2 circles in an alternating pattern of Rose Red , Pumpkin Pie on the 1 1/4 circle. Only leave a small bit of the 1/2 circle laying off the 1 1/4 circle

18. Thread a thin piece of Sweet & Sour SDSP into the Pumpkin Pie button and tie it in place gently.

19. Using your round file from the distressing kit or something as thin and round - roll the ends of the SDSP around and curl it as you would when making ringlets in hair.

20. Place the button in the middle of the 1/2 circles and adhere it to the center of the sticky page.

21. Place a small piece of sticky strip on the back of the flower button

22. Remove the red protective flim from the sticky strip

23. Place the button flower on the front of your invite about half way down on the lid.

24. To make the Faux Bow - Punch out an oval from the Rose Red CS using the 1 3/8” punch. do this 3 times with Rose Red and space them apart by at least 1 1/2 inches on the same paper if you want. then do it 3 times with Pumpkin Pie CS

25. Then using the 1 ¾” punch line this up evenly around the 1 3/8" oval cut out so you just get the small oval ring and punch it out. You want to do this 3 times with the Rose Red CS and 3 times with the Pumpkin Pie CS

 

26. Place snail on the other 1 1/4 x 4 piece of dotted Sweet & Sour SDSP

27. Put the Pumpkin Pie CS ovals down first and then place the Rose Red ovals down. Place them all at an angle that will make you think of a bow on the top of a gift.

 

28. Place the dotted Sweet & Sour SDSP onto the back side of the invite lid. I found it easiest if I opened the front flap first and then adhered it so that I didn't have the bump of the button flower.

 

29. decorate the inside anyway that you so desire. I did mine with Very Vanilla CS by punching the spiral border punch on the edge and stamping the where, when, what from the Inviting Stamp Set in Pumpkin Pie.  Then I placed some tickets for games with a paper clip (ones that we sell) and attached the paper clip to the invite with a mini glue dot.

CONGRATS! You are all done with your Invite! or card...

If you want to make it into a gift card holder that is easy as well!  follow all the directions above. But when it gets to putting in the magents you will want to adjust where you put them after you - punch a half circle in the front part of the pumpkin pie cs using the 1 3/8 circle punch, and doing the same in the rose red swirly dsp. after you figure out where those two adjustments are going to be  - you can figure out where you want your magnets.

You will also want to put sticky strip on the inner back side of the pumpkin pie cs from the scoreline up to the top of the pumpkin pie cs. remove the red protective film and attach the front of the pumpkin pie cs down to create a pocket.

You will then have a gift card holder instead of a card or an invite to a wonderful party!

I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial :) If you have any questions please feel free to email me :)

Until next time my friend!

 

 

Comments

[Debbie Flattum]

Thanks for sharing this tutorial, Cristena. These would make great new catalog kickoff invitations, too! Good job!

[rachel]

so adorable!!! I just love your ideas!!!

[kids clothes]

Great tutorial. I will try this myself. These all make lovely ideas for Christmas gifts as well.

[seo hamilton]

This is looking so loverly. These would make great new catalog kickoff invitations. The perfect idea about giving a gift in Christmas.