Merry Gift Card Ornament

Today I'm sharing this fun ornament along with a FREE TUTORIAL, if you'd like to make them for yourself. I got the idea for these cute ornaments from another blogger, who got her idea from Martha Stewart. From there I thought that if they were redesigned, they would make great gift card holders that you could hang on your tree. I went ahead and remade them to hold a gift card, but they could be used as a money holder, or what we're actually going to be using them for...our "wishlists". We're using the gift card holder inserts to write our wishlists on and tucking them back into the Ornament. Each Ornament has the name of one member of the family which has their wishlist. It puts a fun little spin on Christmas this year.

I made simple embellishments for the ornaments using stamping and My Digital Studio, but they could be made up as extravagant and as fun as you like. All supplies, cutting and assembly information can be found in the tutorial.

I saw another really cute idea today for a 25 Days of Christmas garland. If I find time to make one up before December 1, I'll post it on my blog for you.

Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

Holiday Treasure Countdown

Each year we offer a Holiday Treasure Class, which is one of my favorite classes. We create a bunch of fun Christmas-Themed gifts, tags, and what-not's for gift-giving. This year we made 5 creations and I thought it would be fun to share them here on our blog. Countdown Number 1 are Ornament Gift Card Holders which were inspired by Vickie Burdick. I copied her great layout for my Merry Winter Ornament... the merry snowman from the Merry Winter stampset looks so cute in this layout.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Chocolate Chip, Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler

DSP: Frostwood Lodge

Ink: Early Espresso; Markers: Cherry Cobbler, Pear PIzzaz, Pumpkin Pie

Punches: 2-3/8" Scallop Circle, 2-1/2" Circle, 1-3/4" circle, Scallop Edge, Round Tab, Word Window, Itty Bitty 4-leaf, Hand punch

Big Shot: Scallop Circle, Snowburst Textured Impressions Folder

Stamp Set: Merry Winter

I went with a gingerbread look to create the Gingerbread Ornament, using one of MDS "Sweet Season - Gingerbread" digital stamps for the focal point.

These will make fun gift-givers to hang on the tree this year.

Supplies:

Cardstock: Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, Early Espresso, Riding Hood Red

Ink: Riding Hood Red

Punches: Decorative Label, Round Tab, Itty Bitty scallop

Big Shot: Scallop Circle, Perfect Polka Dots Textured Impressions Folder, Little Leaves Sizzlit

Stamp Set: Bright Hopes
Digital Stamp Set: Sweet Season (Gingerbread)

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