Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper Gift Card Holder

I want to thank my friend Jera Coleman for the design of the gift card holder I'm using today.  Jera gave me a card using the Easter Bunny punch back in January at one of the NC Demo Quarterly meetings in Raleigh.   I knew that I would make one.  I took her holder apart and took all the measurements to copy her design.  I made a gift card holder using the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper.  By the way, this paper and select others are 15% off during the month of June.  To see a brochure, go here.

Isn't this cute!  I have a video for this post.  Look for it if you need a little more clarification than I can write.

The base of the gift card holder is Pool Party card stock.  It measures 4 1/4 x 9.  Score at 1/2 down each long side.  Turn and score at 4 1/4.  Burnish the folds with your Bone Folder.

Looking at the card stock, one end is longer than the other.  Cut off the 1/2 from each side on the long end.  Angle the 1/2 inch piece on the shorter side at the top and bottom and on each side.

Fold in the sides and add adhesive to the top.  Tear & Tape would work fine.  I used the Multipurpose Glue.  Use the glue sparingly.  You don't want to glue the card shut!  Fold the card to the long side and make sure all is straight.  The glue does give you a little wiggle room.

Cut a piece of Basic Black card stock to 3 1/8 x 4 1/8.  I used scraps of the Zoo Crew designer paper to cover this card stock.  There's really no set measurement for this.  Cut a rectangle strip big enough to cover across the black paper.  Angle one side.  Glue the strips butted up to each other and covering over the edges.  Reverse the sides for the wider ends.  When done, turn over the black and trim the designer paper along the edges. 

Run a piece of the Duo Ribbon Combo Pack (the Petal Pink) around the layer and tie into a bow.  Glue to the front of the gift card holder.

Cut a circle from Basic Black card stock using the Stylish Shapes dies.  Punch out the juggling bear with a 2 1/4 inch punch.  I think this Punch might be retired.

The saying is from the Zany Zoo stamp set.  Stamp in Versamark on Basic Black and then emboss in white from the Basics Emboss Powders.  Cut apart and add to the front with pieces of a Foam Adhesive Sheet.

Cut a piece of Basic White card stock to 3 x 5 1/2.  Score this at 1 along the short side.  Burnish upward.  Cut a strip of the black and white Zoo Crew paper 1/2 inch.  This needs to fit around the front of the fold and along to the back.  Piece in the back to match.  Take a piece of the left over strip and cut to 2 1/2.  Fold in half.  Glue to the top putting part of the strip on top and part on the back. This strip should extend over to make a pull tab.

The gift card fits into the fold.

 The video is below.

 

Thanks so much for visiting today.  I hope you'll try this project.  

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Product List

Zoo Crew Suite Collection (English)

[161319]

$76.50

Zany Zoo Bundle (English)

[161315]

$54.00

Zany Zoo Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161305]

$26.00

Zoo Crew 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161304]

$12.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Ribbon Duo Combo Pack

[161318]

$10.00

2 1/4" (5.7 Cm) Circle Punch

[143720]

$18.00

Versamark Pad

[102283]

$9.50

Basics Embossing Powders

[155554]

$18.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Pool Party 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[122924]

$10.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$11.00

Foam Adhesive Sheets

[152815]

$8.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$26.00

Simply Scored

[122334]

$36.00

Zany Zoo Back Fold Fun Fold Card with Video

I have a fun fold for you today that's pretty simple and oh so cute!  My sister Martha first showed me a card she had made.  She got the idea from Sharon Burkert.

This card uses the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper and the Zany Zoo Bundle.  I fell in love with it.  I have a video at the end of the post for you!

The base of this card is Lemon Lime Twist.  This has quickly become my new favorite, and I love it paired with black.  Growing up, our kitchen tile was this color green with black around the outside.  Dad had picked it out.  The card stock measures 5 1/2 x 7 1/2, score at 4 1/4, 6 1/2.  This may sound a little weird but it works to make a regular 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card.  Fold the score line near the middle the way you would for a regular card.  Fold the other score line backwards.  Burnish the folds.

To decorate the front I started with a Basic Black layer 3 x 5 1/4.  Now cut a lighter piece of the Zoo Crew paper to 2 7/8 x 5 1/8.  Glue this to the black layer and add to the card front.

Next I cut a piece of a darker piece of the Zoo Crew paper to 3/4 x 5 1/4.  I chose now to back this with black card stock because the piece is already black and it won't show.

Cut the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies using the same dark print as the side.  I cut another circle from Basic White and adhered the two to make the circle stronger.  Glue them together.

Use the Zany Zoo dies to cut out the alligator on wheels from the Zoo Crew designer paper.

Stamp the saying from the Zany Zoo stamp set in Memento Black and cut it out with the Stylish Shapes dies.

Adhere the alligator and the saying with dimensionals to the circle.

The circle will be adhered only to the flap that folds back.  I used multipurpose glue, but be mindful of your glue placement.

Fussy cut the fox from the designer series and a bunny.  The bunnies face both ways so pick the one that faces to the right.  Add the fox with dimensionals to the lower left of the card front.  The bunny will be glued to the bottom left of the inside.

Color some of the Classic Matte Dots with a Dark Lemon Lime Twist blend.  Give it a few coats.  Let dry.

When adding a saying for the inside of the card or writing in it, place so that it will be covered by the circle.  You could also add a place on the back or the left inside for writing.

Here is a video showing how to make the card!

 

Did I already say it?  This card just makes me happy!

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Product List

Zoo Crew Suite Collection (English)

[161319]

$76.50

Zany Zoo Bundle (English)

[161315]

$54.00

Zany Zoo Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161305]

$26.00

Zany Zoo Dies

[161314]

$34.00

Zoo Crew 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161304]

$12.50

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Classic Matte Dots

[158146]

$7.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

$10.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Lemon Lime Twist Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack

[161682]

$10.00

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Take Your Pick

[144107]

$11.00

NC Demo Blog Hop for May- New Kids on the Block

Welcome to the NC Demo Blog Hop for May.  We have our hop on the last Sunday of each month at 8:00 pm ET.  I'm so happy that you are here.  Our theme this month is New Kids on the Block.  We'll be using a brand new stamp set from the Annual Catalog.  You may have just come from Tina Lesson's post.  I know she had a great project.  Please visit everyone on the hop.  You'll see lots of great ideas.

I'm sharing the Zany Zoo bundle and the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper.  There's so much to love about this suite.  The DSP is filled with so many different animals doing so many fun things.  There are 2 sheets of paper with animals for a birthday, animals camping and outside, animals on all kinds of wheels, ballerina animals, animals playing instruments, and animals at home.  The opportunities are endless with this paper.  And, best of all in my opinion, is that the backs of these papers are all black and white designs!  My card is a W Fun Fold.  You won't be able to tell from this first picture, but it's so cute!

I'll start with the front of the card, but don't miss the inside.  The base of this card is Lemon Lime Twist.  That's my new favorite color!  It's cut to 4 1/4 x 11 and scored and folded at 5 1/2.

Cut a piece of the black and white Zoo Crew paper to 4 x 5 1/2 and glue to the card front.  There's a strip of a different black and white that is 3/4 x 4 1/2.  It doesn't really matter.  I was working with scraps I had close by.  Notch the ends and add near the bottom.

Cut yet another piece of black and white with the largest circle from the Stylish Shapes dies.  Use a Blending Brush and Balmy Blue ink to add color to the circle.  I do have a video and in that I use Pool Party.  That was my first intention, but I pulled at the Balmy by mistake.

I hope you love to fussy cut because I did a lot of cutting for this card.  I do love to cut!  Cut out 2 figures to glue to the card.  Pick out two that are facing each other.  I'm using a musical theme, but choose what you wish.  The saying is from the Zany Zoo stamp set.  Cut out with the 2nd smallest circle from Stylish Shapes.  Stamp in Memento ink.

I glued everything on the front of the card because there is a lot of thickness to this card.  If you are giving it in person, then add lots of dimensionals.  If you are mailing, stick to the glue.

And here is the inside of the card.  It might look complicated, but it's not.  Again, I do have a video that I'll put near the end of the post.

Cut 2 pieces of black and white 4 x 5 1/2.  I would make them match.  I think I would love to have a whole back of that zig zag black and white.  I love it!  Glue to both sides of the inside of the card.

Next, cut a strip of Lemon Lime Twist card stock 1 3/4 x 11.  Score this at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, and 8 1/4.  Fold at half way with a mountain fold.  The other two folds are valley folds.

Cut 4 panels of Lemon Lime Twist that are 2 1/4 x 2 3/4.  Then cut 4 of black and white DSP.  Pick the lighter paper.  Color these papers with the Blending Brush.  The narrow side will go to the top if you want something to go a certain way.  Glue the DSP to each panel.

From Lemon Lime Twist cut 2 of the curtains and the 2 tie backs.  Cut the wavy part of the curtain.  I cut that paper about 3/4 inch.  Place the die close to the edge.  Cut.  Then match up the last part of the die and cut the whole thing again.

I added the curtains next to the first and last panel.  I let the short scalloped curtain to behind the main curtains.  Add that piece first.  Then add the main curtains.  Continue the scalloped across all of the panel, finishing up with the panel on the other end with the big curtain.  For this I went from right to left.  It doesn't really matter.

Lay out the panels and decide what you would like on each.  Start cutting!  On the designer paper you'll find the frogs face in different directions so I put them together facing each other.  I did not add any color the all of the cut outs.  You could certainly use Watercolor Pencils or Blends to add more.

The saying is from Zany Zoo, but I cut it down just for those words.

Glue the panels in place on the W fold strip.  Make sure you keep them even.

Fold the W panel closed and add glue to the it panel.  It will be the far right panel back side.  Center and make sure you are gluing that straight.  With the W closed, add glue to the back side of the far left panel.  Now close the main card.  The panel will glue exactly where it needs to be.

There's not a lot of writing room on this card so I added a 4 x 5 1/4 panel to the back.  Just cut out another frog and add him.  Write away!

Here's the video!

 

My post is written with Balmy Blue.  In the video I use Pool Party.  Which do you like best?

I hope you enjoyed this card.  There are so many great cards being featured on the hop today.  You don't want to miss any of them.  Up next is Toni Campana.  You'll love her project!

Tina Lesson
Jo Anne Hewins
Toni Campana
Laurie Meier
Frances Wagner
Kelly Taranto - The Late Night Stamper
Tonya Bowers
Tracie Evans Langley, the Sassy Stamper

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Product List

Zoo Crew Suite Collection (English)

[161319]

$76.50

Zany Zoo Bundle (English)

[161315]

$54.00

Zany Zoo Cling Stamp Set (English)

[161305]

$26.00

Zany Zoo Dies

[161314]

$34.00

Zoo Crew 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[161304]

$12.50

Blending Brushes

[153611]

$13.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[144245]

$10.00

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.50

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.50

Balmy Blue Classic Stampin' Pad

[147105]

$9.00

Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad

[147107]

$9.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$5.50

NC Demo Blog Hop for February, 2021-2023 In Colors

Welcome to the NC Demo Blog Hop for February.  This month we are featuring some of the 2021-2023 In Colors.  As you might know Stampin' Up! introduces 5 new In Colors each year.  These colors last for two years.  We'll be saying goodbye to Polished Pink, Pale Papaya, Evening Evergreen, Soft Succulent, and Fresh Freesia as In Colors.  I'm using three of these colors on my project today.  They are Soft Succulent, Evening Evergreen, and Fresh Freesia.  They are my favorite!

I'm so glad you joined me today.  I ask that you visit each blog post on the hop.  Help us say goodbye.

This card is so pretty in person.  Let me tell you, though, that I lost the card.  I can't find it anywhere.  I usually write a post with the card right in front of me.  Thank goodness I had already made photos.  This is a fun fold.

The base of the card is Soft Succulent measuring 4 1/4 x 11.  Score at 2 3/4 from each end.  Fold toward the center of the card and burnish with your Bone Folder.  We'll begin with these areas folded.  

Cut 2 pieces of Evening evergreen to 2 5/8 x 4 1/8.  Glue to the sections folded down and folded up.  Now cut 2 pieces of Soft Succulent to measure 2 1/2 x 4.  Run these pieces through the Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine with the Stitched Greenery die.  Glue these over the Evening Evergreen panels.

Now we'll work on the panel in the center of the card.  We'll be using the Petal Park bundle with the Petal Park stamp set and the Petal Park Builder punch.  Cut a piece of Evening Evergreen to 3 x 4 1/4.  Now cut a piece of Soft Succulent to 2 7/8 x 4 1/8.  Stamp around the edges of this piece with the large leaves outline stamp from the Petal Park stamp set in Evening Evergreen.  Run the panel through the cut & emboss machine with the Stitched Greenery die.  Glue to the Evergreen panel.

Run a length of the Fresh Freesia Woven Ribbon around this panel and tie into a knot way over to the left.  

On a piece of Basic White  measuring 3 x 4 1/4, stamp the large leaves outline stamp in the center in Evening Evergreen.  Color in the leaves with a Light Soft Succulent Blend.  I did stamp a few of the dots around in Evergreen.  Cut this out with the Scalloped Contours dies.  Use the 3rd die in.   Stamp the outline flowers in Memento Black ink.  Stamp so that the smallest flower is at the top.  This will help when using the punch.   Stamp and Punch about 4 sets of the flowers.  Color these using the Fresh Freesia Combo Blends.  Color the centers of the flowers with a Dark Daffodil Delight Blend.  Add one set of the flowers to the white panel with dimensionals.

Add this panel to the card base.  You will only put glue at the top of this panel.  Glue only to the panel that is folded down.

Add the rest of the flowers around the center panel of the card.  A few are tucked under the scalloped white layer.  Others are added to the folded panels so they appear to peek out of the center panel.  Some are hidden on the folded up panel where they are covered when the card is closed.

The saying for this card is from the Beautiful Thistle stamp set.  Save one of the flowers made above for the inside of the card.  Stamp a leaf and color with the Light Soft Succulent Blend.  Cut this out and tuck it behind the flower.

So there you have it.  I admit that I have a hard time stopping.  If you need a more simple card, just leave out all of the extra flowers!

I thank you for visiting me today!  Do yourself and favor and visit all of the posts for this hop!  You'll be glad you did!

Blog Hop Participants

Tina Lesson
Jo Anne Hewins

Toni Campana
Kristine Vicente - Queen City Stamp Art
Kelly Taranto - The Late Night Stamper 
Tracie Evans Langley - the Sassy Stamper
Laurie Meier
Tonya Bowers

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Product List

Petal Park Bundle (English)

[160577]

$37.75

Petal Park Photopolymer Stamp Set

[160571]

$23.00

Petal Park Builder Punch

[160576]

$19.00

Beautiful Thistle Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160335]

$22.00

Stitched Greenery Die

[155451]

$32.00

Scalloped Contours Dies

[155560]

$35.00

Fresh Freesia 3/8" (1 Cm) Open Weave Ribbon

[155615]

$7.00

Fresh Freesia Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155518]

$9.00

Soft Succulent Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[155521]

$9.00

Daffodil Delight Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

[154883]

$9.00

Soft Succulent 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155776]

$9.25

Evening Evergreen 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[155574]

$9.25

Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[159276]

$10.25

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Day at the Farm DSP and the On a Farm Bundle

Stampin' Up! is known for their coordination of products.  The pairing of the Day at the Farm Designer Series Paper (a free Sale-a-Bration choice with $50 purchase) and the On the Farm bundle with the stamp set and dies is incredible!  The sad part is that the last day to get the Day at the Farm DSP is Tuesday, February 28th.  That's right!  The last day of February.  Mind you, Sale-a-Bration items are while supplies last!  By the time you see this post, it could already be gone.  This card is a fun fold that really shows off this paper!

For the front of this card, the real work is done by the designer paper.  The Cherry Cobbler paper is cut with the 4th rectangle in on the Stitched Rectangles dies.  Fussy cut the trees.  The cow is cut from the designer paper with the On the Farm dies.  The saying is from the On the Farm stamp set.  Stamp it directly on more patterned paper.  I used the Stylish Shapes dies to cut out the saying.  Use the thicker banner die.  Then use a square die from the set to cut the straight end.  All looks stitched.

But wait until you see the opened card.

Let's start at the  beginning.  You will need a piece of the Day at the Farm paper cut 5 1/2 by 12.  So you could get two of the cards from one 12 x 12 sheet with a tiny bit left over.  Score the paper at 4, 6, and 8.  Fold the paper so that you have a mountain fold in the center.  Then fold up on those outside folds.  Be careful as you fold and make sure you keep everything very straight.  This gives you a base of 4 x 5 1/2.  With the card folded shut, glue the back of the card to a base of Pear Pizzazz cut to 4 1/4 x 5 1/2.  I did need to use my paper trimmer to get everything even at the bottom.

The paper you see from the front of the card in the first picture is on the back of the paper you see in the picture above.

From here on out, the designer paper is the star.  I cut out the cow, sheep, pigs, and flowers directly from the paper.  I did cut the pigs apart for some of them.  One of the sheep was glued on the fold.  Only half of it got the glue.  I fussy cut some trees, the barn and silo, little cows, duck, and chickens from the paper.  The wind mill was cut using the On the Farm dies from Basic Black.

For the last part of the fold, cut a piece of the chicken wire paper to 2 1/2 x 3.  Stamp the saying from Cheerful Basket in Memento on it.  I used my Stamparatus to be sure to have a good image.  Mount on a piece of Pear Pizzazz that is 2 5/8 x 3 1/8.

Here comes more pictures of the inside of the card.

This is the first section of the card.

This is the middle section.  There is a fold there in the middle.  The sheep near the bottom is glued over the fold.  Glue the back of the sheep and allow the front to be free.  That works fine.

This is the last section.

Thanks so much for taking a look at my card for today.  I hope you'll try this fold.  It would work for so many of the designer papers that you can find at Stampin' Up!

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Product List

Day At The Farm 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper

[160835]

$12.00

On The Farm Bundle (English)

[160661]

$51.25

On The Farm Cling Stamp Set (English)

[160652]

$25.00

On The Farm Dies

[160660]

$32.00

Stylish Shapes Dies

[159183]

$30.00

Stitched Rectangles Dies

[151820]

$35.00

Cheerful Basket Photopolymer Stamp Set (English)

[158674]

$19.00

Stamparatus

[146276]

$49.00

Paper Snips

[103579]

$11.00

Paper Trimmer

[152392]

$25.00

Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[121045]

$9.25

Pear Pizzazz 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock

[131201]

$9.25

Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad

[132708]

$6.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue

[110755]

$4.00

Stampin' Dimensionals

[104430]

$4.25

Mini Glue Dots

[103683]

$5.25

Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[149653]

$125.00

Mini Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine

[150673]

$63.00