Gift card holder

 I love getting gift cards and though they are maybe not quite as fun to give as a gift, I don't mind giving gift cards.  But the challenge is: how to present a gift card in a way that isn't boring or screams "gift card".  Last year, my mother-in-law gave my husband a gift card in this super cute little holder made out of an envelope.  I don't know where the idea originated, but I thought it was a fabulous idea and recreated it this year for my brother-in-law.

You can see on the inside that the envelope is folded in half and the gift card is placed in the little pocket created by the side not glued down. Such a cute little way to give a gift card and it was quite simple too.

Challenges:
Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Day #7--use 7 snowflakes (I have 7 snowflakes stamped on the front, though one is obscured by the bow from this angle, plus there are the snowflakes on the paper inside)
Frosted Designs 12 Days of Christmas Day #8--use 8 brands/products (I used an envelope, Basic Gray patterned paper, PTI enchanted evening cardstock, Inkadinkado stamps, Verve stamps, ink, ribbon and rhinestones
The Fox and The Squirrel #33--Christmas
Card Mania #10--snowflakes
Eureka Stamps #19--Christmas spirit
House of Gilli #48--add sparkle
Tuesday Alchemy #45--Anything But a Card
Our Daily Bread Designs #135--snow/snowflakes
Celebrate The Occasion #93--Christmas: Anything Goes
Fab n' Funky #152--anything goes
Delightful Challenges--anything goes
Pretty Pattern #78--sketch (I chose #54)
Do You Stack Up #103--anything goes
Crimbo Crackers #31--Sentiment as Focus

Supplies:
A2 size envelope
PTI enchanted evening cardstock
Basic Gray patterned paper
Stamps: Inkadinkado Christmas clear stamp set; Verve "Ornamental Christmas" sentiment
Taylored Expressions rhinestones