It's A Real Treat - Paper Gift Holder

I assembled these cute paper gift holders for Ronda - only had to do 60 of them this time tho so finished them way faster than the time I made 120 pouches (click here for that post, coincidentally I posted those exactly one year ago tomorrow - I guess July is paper pouch month haha). They are made with Stampin' Up supplies, I'm loving the "it's a real treat" stamp and the purple ink she used.

One tip I've learned from helping Ronda is to stamp the image on paper before punching or cutting out - much easier than trying to stamp onto a precut shape (good luck getting the image centered, especially when the image is almost as big as the shape you're stamping it on!).

For each paper holder you need:

• white circle stamped with a saying or image of your choice
• punched out label shape in color to layer behind the circle
• one piece of colored cardstock 4.25" x 11" (half a sheet of standard size 8.5"x11" cardstock)
• approx 4" x 4.5" piece of coordinating patterned paper
• 2 small rhinestones, 1 larger rhinestone
• ribbon
• adhesive, foam dimensionals

Directions: 

Fold the 4.25"x11" cardstock in half (if you make the crease using a bone folder the fold will be nice and crisp). Then fold one end back on itself less than 1" and glue the coordinating patterned paper under the flap (see the photo below). Glue the flap down on top of the paper.

Stick the white circle that you have already stamped to the small rectangle/label shape using a foam dimensional, add a small rhinestone on either side of the circle and one larger one on the white circle; then attach the layered pieces on the front of the patterned paper using 2 foam dimensionals.

Wrap a piece of ribbon around the gift holder over the flap (it's the only thing holding the pouch together, if the gift recipient removes the ribbon the card will open) and tie in a small knot, trim the excess. 

you've created a pocket to hold the gift - a gift card or thin package will fit nicely!

one year ago: zucchini pie