Project of The Week

Hi, everyone!  Today is my day to share a Project of The Week on The House That Stamps Built Blog.  Every Monday the member of the DT take turns sharing a different project or technique.  The project I am showing today is a quick and easy gift card holder.  It's super cute and you can dress it up any way you like.  Here's what you'll need to get started:

 -one A2 sized envelope
-colored card stock, 1 piece 3 1/8 x 4 5/8; 2 pieces 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 (1 for the outside; 1 for the inside)
-white card stock, 2 pieces 2 1/2 x 4 (1 outside; 1 inside)
-scrap colored and white card stock for the sentiment
-circle die (I used spellbinders "Classic Circles, Large"--the second smallest one)
-Stamps: Repeat Impressions "Sheet Music", "Butterfly (lg)" and "Happy Hello"
-1 piece of ribbon (mine is 18 inches)
-ink, colored and versamark
-embossing powder and heat tool
-3 pearls
Here we go!  Start by folding the envelope in half with the flap to the inside.  Then cut off the left side of the flap and adhere the right side down.

 Adhere one of the 2 3/4 x 4 1/4 card stock pieces to the front of the envelope.  With the center of the ribbon around the fold, adhere the ribbon to both the back of the envelope and the front of the panel.

 Adhere the larger card stock piece to the back of the envelope.

 I wanted to have the wings of my butterfly hang off the edge of my main panel, so I traced a rectangle 2 1/2 x 4 on my white card stock as a reference point.  If you decorate it some other way, you can just cut it to the measurements.  Then I stamped my sheet music image with gray ink and let it dry (you can see my penciled in rectangle in the photo).

 After letting that dry for a couple minutes, I stamped my butterfly and embossed it with gold glittery embossing powder.

 I used my craft knife and ruler to cut around the lines of my rectangle, being careful not to cut through the butterfly's wing.  Then I used my scissors to cut around the parts that hang over the edge.

 Cut our your sentiment panel, stamp the sentiment and layer it onto colored cardstock.

 Adhere the butterfly panel to the front and add the sentiment with pop dots.

 Here is the inside showing how the gift card fits perfectly in half of the envelope.  I used my remaining cards stock panels to decorate the inside; which also hides the flap of the envelope that is adhered down.

 I added three pearls to the front and voila!  Done.  Add the gift card and use the ribbon to tie a bow to hold it all together.

Challenges:
Simon Says Wednesday--anything goes
Inspiration Destination #53--anything goes
Crafty Gals Corner #39--wings
The Paper Shelter #221--Music Maestro, Please
Mod Squad--wings
Word Art Wednesday #203--anything goes
Clear It Out Challenge--theme: things with wings; stash: glitter
Die Cuttin' Divas #255--anything goes
Our Daily Bread Designs #256--ink or emboss your own background
Craftin' Desert Divas--things with wings
CraftD Bow-Z--anything goes with handmade bow
Suzy Bee's Blooming Challenge #100--embossing (heat embossing on my window)