HO,HO,HO Gift Card Holder!

Good evening everyone! I hope all is well in your little part of the world. Here in Northern CT, USA the weather has turned to snow from the drizzle rain that stuck around all day yesterday and today. This week's challenge over at Polka Doodles is to make something that can hold a gift. My first project is a gift card holder. I've seen so many people make them out of toilet paper rolls and wanted to try my hand at that! I cheated though, because I used the end of a wrapping paper roll! I wrapped it with one of my favorite papers and zig zag stitched around three sides leaving an opening along one short side. I cut a tag using my Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cricut cartridge at 4inches out of coordinating paper and tied gold ribbon on the end. A few stickles here and there and this project was done! It amazed me how easy it was to do!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--
Polka Doodles - Something to hold a Gift

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

LadyBug Gift Card Holder!

Hello bloggers! Just in case you missed it, I did post the winner of my blog candy this evening.

This cute little ladybug gift card is a project I whipped up for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Challenge this week. The Challenge was to create a box or bag and include the color black on the project. I originally thought I would use black as the base color and red as an accent color but then I discovered I was out of full black cardstock pages! (Can you imagine??!!) SO, I did the next best thing. I created a cute little Ladybug! I used the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge to make my gift card holder box (matchbox cuts at 5inches) in yellow cardstock. Then I cut the ladybug from the Create a Critter cartridge at 3inches. I cut the base in black and using the layers function cut the ladybugs body using red paper. I faux stitched around the red layer and around the spots for added detail. I popped up the layer so it sits up above the bottom layer.

I used a "Happy Birthday" stamp using Moonlight white ink on black cardstock and doodled around the edge with a white opaque pen. Once I assembled the box, I doodled around the top edge with a black fine tip marker, added my ladybug, sentiment and black/white ribbon to the slide out "drawer". Now all it needs is a gift to put inside!

--This project is entered in the following challenges--

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - "Bags, Boxes and Black"

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Jennifer Rose~

A Few Things To Share...

Good Evening everyone! I just wanted to share a few of the projects I finished yesterday.

The first project was a Cricut Cartridge Exploration for me as I've never used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More before. I received around Easter and haven't really gotten to "play" with it yet. I made this little box that would be great as gift card holder. I used some YUMMY Little Yellow Bicycle Spring paper and pale pink satin ribbon.
Second, I have a cute Thank You card with a PollyCraft Digi Stamp. I colored the image with pencils and added Glossy Accents to a few places (shoes, heart and part of her hat). I decided to do a black card base so the yellow would pop up off the page without actually popping (nope, no pop dots used!) I topped it off with white twine, both a yellow and black button and some rhinestones!

This next project is a Thank You card I am creating for a client. It is a simple Thank You card using whimsy Butterfly lilac paper and violet satin ribbon.

One last thing...REMINDER I have BLOG CANDY up for grabs until Friday!!

Thanks for looking and please leave a comment so I know you were here!
~Hugs, JennRo~

BITTEN BY THE BUG - October Contest Entry

CHRISTMAS GIFT CARD HOLDER

Wow! I have just been over to the Bitten by the BUG site and I have to say I am impressed with everyone's take on this month's contest! I'm also VERY nervous because I have never entered and decided this month would be my first! Of course, I couldn't resist checking out the other projects and am up against some beautiful creations!

The contest was to create something using the circle cut from various Cricut cartridges but the catch was you needed to make the circle into some kind of Christmas ornament!

Here is my entry (with description to follow)! I apologize for the pictures, as many are blurry AND I couldn't decide which pictures I liked best...so there are quite a few! It is hard to photograph details! Apparently, I need to ask Santa for a newer camera that will take better "close-up" shots! :) I hope you enjoy my creation!

Outside w/ 3-D ornament

Outside - Can you see the multiple "3-D" layers of the ornament?


Outside Close-up

Outside Overview [again!]

Inside Overview

Inside Overview [again!]

Inside - Left Flap Close-Up

Inside - Left Flap Close-Up

Inside - Middle - Gift Card Pocket

Inside - Overview of Middle and Right Flap

Inside - Right Flap Close-Up

DETAILS:

I started by cutting two pieces of paper 12" wide and 3.5" high. I adhered the two pieces of paper together (one for the outside, one for the inside) and folded the left side over 4.5 inches and the right side over to create a flap. The paper used was Creative Memories-Shades of Red (for the outside) and "Christmas Cheer" (for the inside). I rounded the corners for a "finished" look. I cut about an inch off the top of a large Creative Memories Memorabilia Pocket and adhered it to the inside center of the holder (to hold the gift card!). I tea-dyed the edges of the holder, inside and out and then used Christmas Glitter Glue to brighten up the outside edges! I adhered the "Don't Open Til Christmas" ribbon to use as a closure. Using the George cartridge, I cut 7 circles at 2" (3 using the "Christmas Cheer" paper and 4 using the striped paper from the CM-Shades of Red. Taking one of each paper circle, I folded the pair in half and then cut the crease to the center of the circle. I did this on the other 2 pairs, leaving the last circle whole. I slid the slits of each pair into each other to create a 3-D effect. I used Cat's Eye Black to ink the edges of each circle and adhered one pair to the circle I had left whole (for stability). Then I used a precision point adhesive to glue each pair of "ornaments" in to each other, in a nesting fashion, completing the 3-D effect. I added a piece of Gold CM paper to create an ornament topper as well as metallic gold ribbon (as the "hanger") and rhinestones on the ornament as a finishing touch. I adhered the ornament to the front of the Gift Card Holder using CM Photo Splits and added gift stickers to the right flap as decoration.

For the inside, I cut Santa and two of his reindeer from the Paper Dolls cartridge. I used CM papers for these three additions and outlined them in black ink so they would stand out against the white background. Santa took the most time, mainly because I put great detail into him (but he's my personal favorite)! I added rhinestones to enhance each of their noses! I adhered a "Christmas Collections-Earthy" Sticker to the bottom of the memorabilia pocket and inserted the gift card for safe keeping! (Yes, it is a real Walmart Christmas Gift Card!)

Cricut Cartridge Cuts:

"George" Cartridge

"3-D" Ornament - Cut at 2"

~7 Circles Cuts (4 in Red Stripe, three in "Christmas Cheer")

"Paper Dolls" Cartridge

Santa Claus - Cut at 3"

~1 Body Cut (black ink for the eye brows and eyes)

~2 Santa Jacket Cuts (one in red, one in white for cuffs; black ink for accents)

~1 Santa Pants Cut (in red)

~1 Santa Hair Cut (in white)

~1 Santa Beard Cut (in white; black ink for accents)

~2 Santa Hat Cuts (one in red, one in white for accents; black ink for accents)

~1 Santa Mittens Cut (in black)

~2 Santa Boots Cuts (one in black, one in white for cuffs)

~2 Santa Belt Cuts (one in black for belt, one in gold for buckle)

Reindeer next to Santa - Cut at 3"

~2 Mrs. Claus-Reindeer Cuts (one in sand, one in brown for antlers/hooves; black ink for accents)

Reindeer on Right Flap - Cut at 3"

~2 Elf-Reindeer Cuts (one in brown, one in sand for antlers/hooves; black ink for accents)

Happy Birthday Gift Card Holder

Happy Birthday Gift Card Holder

I created this gift card holder completely by hand, with the exception of the words "Happy Birthday" on the inside, which were cut using my Cricut (Tear Drop cartridge)!

I started by cutting two pieces of paper 12" wide and 3.5" high. I adhered the two pieces of paper together (one for the outside, one for the inside) and folded the left side over 4.5 inches and the right side over to create a flap. The paper used was Creative Memories (Shades of Purple) as well as the inside stickers (Jumbo Great Lengths-Purples). I cut an inch off the top of a large Creative Memories Memorabilia Pocket and adhered it to the inside center of the holder (to hold the gift card!). I tea-dyed the edges of the holder, inside and out. I also added some heart shaped rhinestones to the stickers on the inside. I cut the "Happy Birthday" using CM Shades of Purple Paper (to match the stickers!) at 2" using the Cricut Tear Drop cartridge and adhered each word to the inside of the holder. I don't know who made the stickers I used for the outside of the holder, but the birthday cake candles actually light up with the touch of a button! I adhered ribbon to the holder and tied it to make the closure!

I am VERY excited about this project and can't wait to try other variations! Please check out the pictures below and leave your comments!!