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DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella!

Time for another fab DT Thursday tutorial from Sandiebella, featuring one of the gorgeous new Little Bits stamp sets from the latest release!

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Pop Up Gift Card Holder Tutorial

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Supplies:

Little Bits Sledding rubber stamps (matching CUT IT OUT Dies available HERE)
White card
Winter themed patterned papers
Scoring board and bone folder
Dies: Stitched Circles, Stitched Tags, Bean Hearts, Spoons,  Waves and Circles, Scalloped Border
White Twine
3D foam dots/tape
Exacto knife
Ruler and pencil

How To:

Cut:

1 x white card @ 9″ x 4.5″
1 x white card @ 4.5″ x 3.5″
Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Score the 9″ x 4.5″ piece on the long side at 4.5″

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Score the 4.5″ x 3.5″ piece on the short side at 0.5″, 2″ and 3″

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

On the 4.5″ x 3.5″, in the between the second and third scorelines (the 1″ section), measure in 0.5″ on each side (on the 4.5″ side)

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Use a craft knife to make a slit from one pencil mark to the other, using the ruler as a guide.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Move the ruler down about 1/16″ and make a second slit. Cut away the strip of card between the slits to make an opening for the gift card.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Take the 9″ x 4.5″ piece of card and fold in half to make a 4.5″ square base. From the centre scoreline, measure down 1″ and mark with a pencil. On the other side, measure up 1.5″ and mark with a pencil.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Take the gift card holder and apply double sided tape to the 0.5″ sections on each end.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

With the gift card opening towards the top, adhere the bottom 0.5″ section, lining it up with the 1″ pencil mark.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Adhere the other end, lining it up to the 1.5″ pencil mark.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Fold up the back of the card and your gift card holder should look like this.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Close up the card and burnish the scoreline with a bone folder.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Cut one each white card measuring

Card Front:
4 3/8″ x 4 3/8″
4 1/4″ x 4 1/4″
3 3/4″ x 3 3/4″
Inside:
4 3/8″ x 3 3/8″

4 3/8″ x 2 7/8″
4 3/8″ x 1 3/8″

Back:

4 3/8″ x 4 3/8″Cut one each patterned paper at

Card Front:
4 1/8″ x 4 1/8″
3 5/8″ x 3 5/8″
Inside:
4 1/4″ x 3 1/4″

4 1/4″ x 2 3/4″
4 1/4″ x 1 1/4″

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Front panels

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Adhere the inside panels as shown.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Adhere a length of ribbon to the front centre of the card base, bringing it about 2″ towards the middle and secure with some double sided tape. Repeat for the back of the card base.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Remove the backing from the tape securing the ribbon and adhere the card front over the ribbon.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Adhere the 4 3/8″ x 4 3/8″ piece of card over the ribbon on the back of the card base.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Die cut some borders and embellishments.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Cut a tag, or other shape for the inside of the card, and stamp the Warmth, Joy, Happiness sentiment towards the top, so as to leave room to write a personal note. Cut a small tag and stamp the For You sentiment.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Stamp and colour the images and cut out with a circle die.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Mat the image onto a larger circle and any desired embellishments

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Thread some white twine though the hole on the tag and adhere to the inside bottom of the card base. Trim the scalloped border to size and adhere to the front of the pop up card holder.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Embellish the front of the card, and adhere the image using 3D foam tape for extra dimension. Tie the ribbons to close up the card.

Stamping Bella DT Thursday: Create a Pop Up Gift Card Holder with Sandiebella

Over To You!

If you try out the techniques shown in any of the posts with your Stamping Bella stamps, be sure to share! We would love to see the results and hear how you feel about them. Show off your creations in the comments below and even better, share your own favourite tips with us. Let’s talk stamping!

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Until next time, HAPPY STAMPING!

MWAH

Elaineabella

5 Comments

  1. Theressa says:

    I like it. It’s cute

  2. Joie says:

    Love it ! will definitely try this ! Thanks for the tutorial !

  3. Kathy says:

    Oh my gosh! I have needed this for awhile!!! Thank you so much for the tutorial. Love it!

  4. Nancee Purdum says:

    Wow! This is so cute! Thanks for sharing the step by step instructions!

  5. Marjorie Dumontier says:

    Oh my !! This is so adorable ! Thanks for the great tutorial.

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