Monday, December 19, 2011

Scraptastic Mondays



It is with a sad heart to say that this will be my last DT post for Scraptastic Mondays. Cindy has decided not to do challenges anymore. I want to thank Cindy for having me on her DT and for being such a wonderful person to work with. It was a GREAT experience for me and it got me into a whole new field of paper crafting, creating with digi's. With that being said, here is my project:
I made this fun gift card holder. I used Cindy's X-mas Girl With Banner digi. Isn't she ADORABLE! I colored her with Copics and added stickles to her hat and pom. I stamped the sentiment in the banner using a stamp from Whimsical Designs Snow Much Fun stamp set and added a thin layer of stickles over the top to give it some sparkle. I created the gift card holder around this digi. I can give you the basics of how I did this, but I will not be able to give you exact directions. I started by cutting a 4.5 X 11 inch piece of cardstock. I glued down the digi at the top center leaving enough room to trim around it. I placed my gift card under the digi and used a pencil to draw where I wanted the fold and the top of the card. I then placed my glue bottle in the center top and traced around it to get the tab to close it and cut it out. I cut slits in the corners for the gift card and cut around the underneath of the banner for the tab to fit into to close it. I made the front by cutting a piece of cardstock 1/8 inch smaller and stamped it with a snowflake stamp from Whimsical Designs So Much Fun stamp set and added stickle dots to it. I added ribbon to it and glued it down. I added a bow and a tag that I cut and wrote from hand.
I hope you all liked my project and thanks for looking! Please don't forget to check out what the rest of the amazing DT had created. Have a great day!
I am entering this into Robins Creative Cottage linky party.

19 comments:

  1. OMGigi, you did a wonderful job on that holder, I love it!!! I thought you got it from a cartridge or something of that sort, great job!

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  2. Beautiful Gigi! I will miss working with you DT Sister. I hope you have a wonderful Holiday.

    Hugs,
    Kate

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  3. so cute.your coloring is great.i will miss her challenges.tfs

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  4. OMGoodness GiGi this is absolutely adorable.

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  5. Hi Gigi,AWESOME job with your BEAUTIFUL gift card holder!It is sooo STINKIN' CUTE!I LOVE the glitter you add,FANTASTIC job as always!!I really enjoyed working with you,Merry Christmas and thanks for everything!:)

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  6. Absolutely beautiful! What a terrific idea! You are so talented.

    Happy Holidays!

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  7. So super cute Gigi! I love Cindy's digi-you didi her proud:) Love it! Have a wonderful Christmas and New Years!
    Sherrie K
    http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

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  8. This gift card holder is so super cute! The image is just PREFECT!

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  9. I love how cute this turned out! Fantastic way to dress up a simple gift and make it OUTSTANDING!
    :O)
    Jessica

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  10. That is a super cute gift holder! I'm now a follower of your blog :) My blog got destroyed by Blogger and I'm having to rebuild it back so I sure could appreciate some help if you wouldn't mind following mine! Merry Christmas from North Carolina!

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  11. Youdid auch agreat job with this gift card holder. Thanks for the Link Up Party.
    marg0006@verizon.net

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  12. What a cute gift card holder!!! Thanks for sharing it! Merry Christmas! :)Amy

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  13. The coloring is great. I haven't done much with digis, yet. I am a Cricut lover, however. Did you design your little badge person? I saw some Harry Potter characters drawn the same way and I love them.
    I went to your profile to see if there were a comment there about drawing it -- Wow! I thought I followed a lot of blogs. I'm nowhere near your level. Have a wonderful Christmas!
    Rae Ann O. http://joyinart.blogspot.com

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  14. Lovely gift card holder! Such a pretty image and great coloring! Stopping by from Robin's link up!
    Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season!
    Glenda

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  15. Gigi, what a super cute way to give a gift card! Great idea!! Glad you could join us at RCC!

    RCC DT Member
    Craftykitten1.blogspot.com

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  16. Visiting from Robins Creative Cottage Tuesday Link Up Party. Like the gift card holder. Like your coloring.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"
    http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

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  17. Wow, how the heck did I miss this?? So weird. So adorable. I really wish I would have seen this because I LOVE this gift card holder..it is so different, and would have loved to make a few for my Christmas gift cards. I really love what you did with Cindy's digi, and how you added my sentiment to the banner. The snowflake is adorable as a background stamp. Love everything about this one!

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