An easy Gift Card idea for Christmas with free project sheet

December 1, 2025

I shared this pretty card on last week’s video. It has an option for a gift card hidden inside.

Isn’t it pretty? I featured the Modern Christmas suite here with the specialty DSP and the Ornamental Christmas bundle seen here.

I just love the font on the greetings and the unique coordinating dies in this bundle.
My colors are classy in Black, White and Gold foil. You might notice two different embossing folders on the White layer. One is the Traditional Wreath 3D and the other is the Forever Plaid 3D.

There is a scored line on the front layer to create a pocket for a gift card inside. I used a punch to create a bit of interest on it.

What do you think of this color combination for Christmas? I worried some might not like it but everyone at my Clubs loved this card. The Modern Christmas designer paper seen here is gorgeous with it’s fun patterns.

I did heat emboss the greeting with Gold embossing powder and punched it out with the Labeled with Love punch. The bits of Gold foil all over this card really make it special!

I created a free project sheet for this card and also a video with tips & step by step directions. Click here to print or download it.

You can watch the video below to see how to assemble this card. There are also two more projects you’ll want to see!

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More fabulous Team swaps with Online Exclusives!

July 31, 2024
Today's Team swaps both feature Online Exclusive products. This means the items are only seen online and are not in any printed publication. There are so many available it's crazy! See them all here.

This first card is a fun fold and made by Paula. She created an incredibly beautiful card with the Sophisticated Sled bundle!

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The sled and ice skates are incredibly realistic! This new Sled bundle is amazing. You can see it here.

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It's a really neat fun fold card where the right front flap overlaps the left layer of designer paper. She featured the new Season of Green & Gold specialty designer series paper here too.

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Her colors include Mossy Meadow, Cherry Cobbler, White, Crumb Cake & Silver.

Measurements:
- Mossy Meadow card base 8 1/2" X 5 1/2" fold/score at 2 1/8" & 4 1/4"
- Cherry Cobbler 6 1/2" X 4 1/4" fold/score at 3 1/4"
- DSP – left panel is 3" X 5 1/4", right is 3" X 4"
- White inside 3" X 4"
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Look at the detail on these die-cuts!!

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Joan made this next card using the Fluffiest Friends bundle. Isn't it adorable?!

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Unfortunately the Fluffiest Friends stamp set sold out and only the dies are available. This can happen with Online Exclusives. They are available while supplies last. Sometimes they'll reorder and other times they do not.

Her colors include Crumb Cake, Peach Pie & Summer Splash with a bit of Lemon Lime Twist too. She did a lot of sponging on the textured Crumb Cake and the greeting label. Adorable!

Stay tuned for more fabulous Team swaps all this week!

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Bonus days are almost over! Pretty card ideas with the Changing Leaves bundle

July 30, 2024

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This week I'm sharing our wonderful array of Team card swaps from July. This month our theme was 'thank you cards' without flowers.

The two cards on this post both feature the new Changing Leaves bundle from our online exclusives. I shared a few ideas in a recent video you can see here.

Robin made this first card; it's simply gorgeous!

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Her colors include Old Olive, Coastal Cabana and Wild Wheat. I love the pretty textured White background so much; it really shows off the leaves & die-cuts.

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The greeting & die-cut are included in the Changing Leaves bundle.

Here's a link to the Changing Leaves bundle. It includes the stamp set, dies and matching hybrid embossing folder. See the link to my video above to see how a hybrid embossing folder works.

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Next is Rita's pretty card. She used the same bundle.

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Her colors include Highland Heather, Shy Shamrock and Basic Beige. She also used the Spotlight on Nature dies for her circles. She sponged a bit of Basic Beige ink onto the embossed layer to highlight the texture.

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Save this template! 4 quick cards with the new Iconic Celebrations DSP. Video & free project sheet too

July 29, 2024

I have something brilliant to share with you today. How would you like to use two 6" sheets of DSP to make 8 easy but multi-layered cards? I used an easy template with simple measurements to create some fabulous cards. Here's one of my favorites:

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And here are all of the blue cards in order left to right. My colors include Misty Moonlight, Boho Blue, Mossy Meadow & White.

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It starts out with two sheets of 6 X 6" DSP; in this case the new Iconic Celebrations from the Online Exclusives seen here. *Two sheets of 6" DSP will make 8 cards. You can opt to use just one sheet and not have any variation.

You'll cut each 6 X 6" designer paper piece into four 3" squares. Then cut three of those into a few pieces like this (one is left whole):

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The photo above gives you the DSP AND layering cardstock measurement. You can find the other measurements for the supporting layers on my free project sheet.

Click on the following link to see, print or download the project sheet: Download 4 Iconic Celebrations cards with template

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Besides the Iconic Celebrations DSP, I used a few other new Online Exclusives products – the Everyday Greetings stamp set and the Greetings of the Season bundle seen here.

Click here or on the video below to watch how these cards are made. I share a second version in Cherry Cobbler & Mossy Meadow during the video.

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On the project sheet it lists the products I used. The ribbons here are the Iridescent 1/2" striped trim and the Gold & Silver 1/8" trim combo pack from the Annual Catalog.

Click on the photo below to watch the video and see how I used the easy template for these multilayered cards.

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