Gift Packets

At our last team meeting, we learned how to make these nifty folder/packets out of a 12 x 12 piece of double sided designer paper.  The front of the packet looks like a card, but when you open it up, it has two pockets, one for a note card and another for a gift card.

I really fell in love with these babies and couldn't wait to make more and do a class on them.  We used the Botanicals for You Sale-A-Bration (SAB) stamp set, the new Balloon Celebration stamp set, the Balloon Bouquet Punch, and the fabulous new It's My Party designer paper from the Occasions catalog.  This paper is a must have!  All the class attendees used different designs and they all turned out darling.  We also used the the envelope punch board to make matching envelopes out of the designer paper.  So cute!

Would you like to make these?

Find great instructions on Cindee's blog by clicking HERE.

There is another great video from Patty HERE that shows how to make these folders into 3D packets that will hold 4 notecards and envelopes.  What a great gift!  I think I will make these as teacher gifts at the end of the school year.  I couldn't wait to try it out so I've already made two! :)

The first set uses the same supplies on the folder as the other packets, except I used the Itty Bitty Balloon punch instead of the large one.  I love these colors!  For the cards, I used the "Hello" SAB stamp set.  In order to fit four cards into the pockets, you really need to limit the layers and avoid using dimensionals.

For my second packet , I used the Botanicals For You SAB set again, along with the Wildflower Fields SAB designer paper, and the Flowering Fields SAB stamp set.  I am getting so many miles out of my free SAB sets and I love it!  For some reason, I can't link to these individual products, but you can see the sale-a-bration brochure HERE.

This was such a fun project.  I want to make a wedding and baby version of the gift card holder too!