As promised, here are the measurements and tips for the gift card holder in last Wednesday’s video. There weren’t any errors in the video, but I think it sounded like I may have been hitting the eggnog a bit early in the season. If you like to read rather than view a tutorial, I hope you’ll find this helpful!
This gift card holder measures 3″ x 4⅝” when closed. It fits perfectly in a Note Card Envelope or a larger, standard Medium Envelope. When the top flap is opened, you have a pocket to insert your gift card or cash.
![Gnome for the Holidays | This gift card holder starts with a medium envelope! What happens after that is up to you! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin](https://heartfeltinkspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Debra-Burgin-Gift-card-holder-1-386x500.jpg)
First, open up the flap of a Medium Envelope. Score each side at 1½”, as shown below. I find it easier to score with the side of the envelope against the side of the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. Then I rotate the envelope 180 degrees and repeat the score on the other side (that’s why my sticky note is upside down). Doing it this way ensures I have the scores the same distance on each side.
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Fold the sides in and burnish the creases with a Bone Folder.
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Fold the flap over and burnish the crease. Then flip the whole thing over and burnish the creases from the back (not shown).
![Gnome for the Holidays | This gift card holder starts with a medium envelope! What happens after that is up to you! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin](https://heartfeltinkspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Debra-Burgin-Gift-card-holder-4-386x500.jpg)
Now for the fun part! Cut two pieces of patterned paper 1¼” x 4″. If there’s a pattern going across the paper, you’ll want to keep it straight. Flat adhere a strip to each side flap of the envelope, keeping a 1/8″ margin on the sides and bottom. (The top margin is slightly larger, but you don’t see it with the holder closed.) Note that there is a slight overlap of the flaps when they are closed, which visually keeps the 1/8″ margin on each side of the strips.
![Gnome for the Holidays | This gift card holder starts with a medium envelope! What happens after that is up to you! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin](https://heartfeltinkspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Debra-Burgin-Gift-card-holder-5-386x500.jpg)
Depending on the focal point for the gift card holder, you may wish to flat adhere to the envelope flap a piece of patterned paper 2½” x 1⅞”, maintaining the 1/8″ margin on the sides and top edges. There is a slight curve at the bottom of the flap that will be covered by the focal point.
![Gnome for the Holidays | This gift card holder starts with a medium envelope! What happens after that is up to you! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin](https://heartfeltinkspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Debra-Burgin-Gift-card-holder-6-386x500.jpg)
Next, cut the back, which measures 3″ x 4⅝”. Flat adhere the back of the gift card holder to this piece, maintaining the 1/8″ margin on all sides.
![Gnome for the Holidays | This gift card holder starts with a medium envelope! What happens after that is up to you! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin](https://heartfeltinkspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Debra-Burgin-Gift-card-holder-7-386x500.jpg)
Finally, create your focal point and flat adhere it to the envelope flap, taking care not to adhere the bottom part! You do not want to glue the holder closed, right?
![Gnome for the Holidays | This gift card holder starts with a medium envelope! What happens after that is up to you! Please click to read more! | Stampin' Up! | HeartfeltInkspiration.com | Debra Burgin](https://heartfeltinkspiration.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Debra-Burgin-Gift-card-holder-8-386x500.jpg)
I hope this is helpful! If you have questions, please post in the comments and I’ll reply as soon as I can. Enjoy this little project!
Hello Wonderful Debra!
I love this gift card holder, it’s super easy to make, and I love it. I remember we made this, I believe in December 2018 with the beautiful ornament. This is a brilliant idea!
Thank you for the video! You are the best!
I thought we had made this in camp, but I can’t find any record of it!