Card with Gift Holder

Ronda showed me how she made this cute birthday card that has a space in the center for a gift card or other small flat gift - I made one this morning to give a thank you card and gc to a friend, it comes together very quickly (especially if you make it as simple as mine - Ronda's is much more finished but that's ok, 'you do you' is my motto today). Be plain or fancy - your choice.

Start with a 12" x 6" piece of double sided decorative paper; make score lines at 4.25" and 7.75", then  flip paper over and score at 6". Fold the outer two score lines in, flip over and fold at the center line - you are creating a "w" shape in the middle of the paper.

You need to notch the center fold line, I don't remember how Ronda notched hers but I used a big square die cut thing and ran it thru my Big Shot to get a nice clean cut. You can just free hand this if you want.

After notching, glue the folds closed so when you put the gift card or gift in the notched part it won't fall thru.

Cut a rectangle piece of cardstock that is slightly smaller than the card and glue on the inside so you have a place to write a message. Ronda made a pretty decorative "happy birthday" card and added a balloon on top with foam dimensionals for the front, and added a belly band underneath. My Stampin' Up sunflower paper is pretty enough that I decided to leave it plain and just tie a ribbon around the card to keep it closed.

Insert the gift into the notched fold, write your message, tie it closed. Isn't this a clever idea?

Here's the pretty card that Ronda made:

two years ago: wine cork keychain