Fun Fold Card with Surprise Gift Bag Inside!

I don't know who first came up with this creative card idea, but I sure love it! I learned how to make it from Cindy Fodor.  I saw her card at a demonstrator event and thought it was amazing.  I don't live near my siblings, so I always send them birthday cards with a gift card inside.  This is a fun way to package it.  It is a little bulky, so plan on adding some extra postage!

The first time I made this design, I used the Friendly Hello Designer paper which was a free Sale-a-bration item in the recent promotion. 

 

That paper is no longer available, but there are so many fun designer papers you could use!  I went with the Pattern Party DSP for today's card.  You can watch the VIDEO HERE.

These are the measurements (in inches):

• Thick White cardstock: 4-1/4 x 11, score at 3-1/2 and 8-1/2
• DSP for gift bag (inside the card): 4 x 9-1/2
• With the DSP in the landscape direction, score at 1/2, 1, 4-1/2, 5, 5-1/2, and 9
• Turn the DSP so it's in portrait direction and score at 1 and 3-1/2
• DSP for front left (polka-dot): 3-1/4 x 4
• DSP for front right and inside right (heart pattern): 2-1/4 x 4 (cut 2)
• DSP for inside left (striped): 2-3/4 x 4
• White for inside: 3-3/4 x 3-3/4
• Pumpkin Pie or Bermuda Bay for inside: 4 x 4

Once you cut and score the gift bag section, the following picture is a helpful template to know what sections to cut out, where to put the adhesive, ribbon holes, etc.

You can see a list of supplies at the end of this post.  If you give this card a try, please let me know!  If you make it before March 23, you can post it in my Happy Stampers with Marsha Facebook group with the following hashtag: #giftbag  You will get entered to win a $5 class coupon on March 23rd.

The host code for March is CJZXFQ7X; please use this code when placing online orders under $150 and you will get a free gift from me! If your order is over $150, you will still get the free gift, but don't use the host code because you get your own host rewards!

Happy Stamping!

Marsha

Product List

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $19.00	Pattern Party 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Host Designer Series Paper [155426] $18.00	Special Moments Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [158081] $0.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00
Simply Scored [122334] $30.00	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Thick Cardstock [140272] $8.25	Pumpkin Pie 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [105117] $8.75	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [147084] $7.50
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $6.00	White 3/8'' (1 Cm) Glittered Organdy Ribbon [156408] $8.50	Pool Party 3/8" (1 Cm) Sheer Ribbon [152462] $6.00	Artistry Blooms Sequins [152477] $7.00

Happiest of Birthday Shaker Cards

 

Shaker cards are so much fun!  Today I showed how to make these cards on my Facebook Live video.  You can watch the video HERE to see how to put these together.  You will find the measurements and supply list below.

Measurements: 

• Card Base: 5-1/2" x 8-1/2", folded in half (colors shown above are Just Jade, Misty Moonlight, and Bumblebee)
• In Color DSP: 2" x 4-1/4"
• White Cardstock to die-cut window: 3-9/16 (or 3-1/2 plus 1/16th), x 4-7/8"
• White cardstock to stamp and lay behind the window: 3-1/2" x 4-3/4"
• White cardstock for the inside: 4" x 5-1/4"
• Window sheet: 3" x 4-1/4" (you may want wider than 3")

Here are some other cute shaker cards I made today with the Whale of a Time suite.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Please use the following host code on your online orders placed in August: Q7A4NMBX. If your order is $50 or more, you will receive a package of Snowflake Sequins or Jingle Bells.  Email your choice to me after you place your order.  If your order is over $150, do not use the host code as you will get your own host rewards AND the free gift from me.

Happy Stamping!

Marsha

P.S. The ink pads listed below are for the Just Jade/Melon Mambo version of the card that was made on Facebook Live today.

Product List

Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $19.00	2020–2022 In Color 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock Assortment [153074] $9.00	2020–2022 In Color 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [153070] $11.50	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [100730] $9.75
Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609] $18.00	Stitched Rectangles Dies [151820] $35.00	Foam Adhesive Strips [141825] $8.00	Window Sheets [142314] $5.00
Woven Threads Sequin Assortment [149498] $5.00	Linen Thread [104199] $5.00	Just Jade Classic Stampin' Pad [153115] $7.50	Melon Mambo Classic Stampin' Pad [147051] $7.50

Skittles Match Books

I think I have been making variations of these matchbooks for twenty years!  I just adjust the measurements a little to suit whatever candy or item I'm putting inside.  You can see a version with a tea packet HERE.  You can give these as a party favor or make it a more substantial gift by tucking money inside.

You can see me making this favor along with some others on a Facebook video HERE.

These are the measurements:

• Base: 3-1/4" x 7-1/2", With 7-1/2" side at the top, score at 3/4", 4-1/8", 4-1/2"
• DSP: 2-3/4" x 3"
• Greeting: 1" x 3-1/4", punch the ends with the Lovely Labels Punch

Fold the bottom flap up, tuck your treat inside, and staple.  Then tuck the top flap inside.  Attach a bow with a glue dot to the front to cover the staple.  I used the Flowers for Every Season DSP to make a whole bunch of these!

Thank you for stopping by!  Please use the following host code on online orders this month: Y6DZBVGA.  If your order is over $50, you will get a free acrylic block from me, your choice of C, D, or H.  If your order is over $150, do not use the code as you will get your own host rewards, plus the free block.  Email your choice to me after you place your order.

Happy Stamping!

Product List

Flowers For Every Season 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [152486] $11.50	Happiest Of Birthdays Cling Stamp Set (English) [152539] $19.00	Misty Moonlight Classic Stampin' Pad [153118] $7.50	Lovely Labels Pick A Punch [152883] $23.00
Whisper White 1/4" (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon [151326] $7.50	1/4" Bumblebee Gingham Trim [153658] $7.00	Just Jade 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [153079] $8.75	Daffodil Delight 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [119683] $8.75