Cottage Lane Stamper

It's my middle grandson's birthday next week and I wanted to make a card to hold his gift card.  My first idea has been put on hold for another day.  I thought I had the stamp set I intended to use, but apparently, I only "thought" about buying the set. I saw this card on Pinterest by Lisa Freeman, I've CASE'd it pretty much verbatim, with the exception of adding a gift card pocket.  I didn't see the dimensions so I guessed :-) .  The Starburst circle punch that I used for the black background on the flap, is retired.  Sorry!!! This card is so easy to put together.  You can make it with whatever supplies you have on hand, except maybe the googly eyes.  :-).  I think I picked mine up at Walmart or one of the craft stores. SUPPLIES & MEASUREMENTS: Whisper White cardstock: 4" x 5-1/4" (inside right), 3-1/4" x 5-1/4" (inside left) Granny Apple Green cardstock: 7-3/4" x 5-1/2" scored at 3-1/2; 2" x 5-1...

Want a quick and easy card to hold a gift card or cash?  This card, using "Pedal to the Medal"   fits the bill (no pun intended). Last Saturday we had our first team meeting!  So much fun! We each made a kit to share with the other team members.  My sister-in-law, Lisa, brought this card.  I love how easy this is to make.  Since my grandson's 14th birthday is coming up this week, I thought this would be great for him.  In light of the pandemic, a gift card is a great way to go.  I also made him a coupon good for dinner/lunch and a movie.  Here's a video of the card: This is the beautiful card that Lisa brought that uses a die from our upcoming 2020-2021 Annual catalog, debuting in June! She used one o the dies and Perennial Essence DSP and Petal Pink cardstock and embellished it with Petal Pink Metallic edged ribbon. The "Happy" was created with the "Well Written" dies. The background die is called "Ornate Layer ...

 This month I wanted to challenge myself and add a little variety to class, so we made a gift card with a secret compartment for a gift card! My sister-in-law, Lisa, turned me on to this one. We were talking about the a new bundle in the Annual Stampin' Up! catalog, Stitched All Around and she asked me if I had seen the zipper card made with this set.  I hadn't so, she sent me a link and I set off to come up with one for class. I wanted to stamp an arrow of some kind on the part that zippers off and found one from a retired Christmas set. My class stamped it in Mossy Meadow, instead of the Old Olive here and it shows up much better. We also punched a couple of 1/2" circles in Old Olive to put on the end of the zipper to make it easier to grab hold of.  One of my independent thinkers put on on each end since my stamp had arrows going both ways.  :-) See the cute little pocket with the gift card secreted away!  I combined a couple of diffe...