Christmas Gift Card Holder

 Hi everyone!

I hope you are all doing well!

Today I am popping in with one last (I think) Christmas project for the month of July.

My kiddos are older so buying gifts gets a little more challenging, especially when they prefer gift cards or cash. So I decided to make a cute little gift card holder so that it was a little more festive. This adorable little image from Digi Doodle Studios was perfect for what I had in mind.

I started by creating my fun pocket using an older die from Sizzix called, Pocket w/ Scallop Edge. I can't even remember the last time I used this die but I am glad I kept it cause it was the perfect size! I used some fun and bright green striped paper to create my pocket and set it aside while I worked on coloring the image. I printed out my image, Elf Gift Surprise, onto a piece of white Hammermill cardstock and colored it with my Copic markers. Once I had my image colored, I ran it through my Scan N Cut to cut it out. I trimmed down a piece of vellum to fit on top of my pocket and adhered my image to it. I hid some foam tape behind my image so that I could pop up my vellum piece to the front of my pocket. I added some white doodles with a paint pen and added some hemp cording and jingle bells to finish my project.

I added some clear Wink Of Stella to the ornaments and some gold Stickles to the Elf's clothes for a little extra Christmas sparkle!

On the back, I just added a simple little To & From. 

Copic Colors Used:

--Skin: E50, E51, E21--

--Hair: E23, E25--

--Greens: YG25, YG17, G07--

--Reds: R27, R29, R39, RV11--

--Yellow: Y26, Y28--

--Cool Grays: C00, C0, C1--

I would also like to play along with the following challenges:

--Die Cut Divas: Christmas In July--

--Merry Little Christmas Challenge: #69 Anything Christmas Goes--

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--Inkspirational: #372 Christmas in July--

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Vellum
• Patterned Paper: Very Merry (MFT)
• Image: Elf Gift Surprise (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Dies: Pocket w/Scallop Edge (Sizzix), Punch (SU!)
• Misc.: White Paint Pen, White Hemp Cord, Red Jingle Bells, Gold Stickles Foam Tape

Seaon Of Sweetness

Hi everyone and happy Monday!

I hope you had a fun weekend!

I was able to get a bit of crafting done and colored up this cutie to create another Christmas card for my stash...

I had so much fun coloring up this sweet little image! I don't know what it is but those images from The Greeting Farm just make me smile!

Here is how I created my card...

I started by creating a white top folding A2 card base and covering it with a piece of Holly printed patterned paper. I trimmed down a strip of green patterned paper and layered that onto my card at the bottom and added a piece of Ric Rak that I cut out using a die from Jaded Blossom to separate the two layers. I trimmed down a piece of red patterned paper, flagged the bottom end and added that to my card. I colored up the image from The Greeting Farm, Holiday Anya 7, and then used a oval die to cut her out. I popped that up onto my card with foam tape and added my sentiment, also popped up with foam tape. I doodled around the perimeter of my card with a black Micron pen.

I decided to stamp her again so that I could color just her hat again. I fussy cut it out and popped it up to give a little visual interest to my image. I love doing that! I added some gold Stickles to the stars on her hat as well as some glossy accents to the berries and gingerbread buttons to complete my card. 

Copic Colors Used:

--Skin: E50, E51, E21, E04, R00, R20--

--Hair: E31, E33, E35, E37, E39--

--Hat/Shirt: R24, R27, R29, R89--

--Skirt: R29, YG99, BG96, C4--

--Boots: C2, C4, C6--

--Gingerbread: R20, R00, E43, E41--

--Holly/Stars: G46, BG96, R89, YR24, Y26--

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

--Inkspirational: #372 Christmas In July--

--Die Cut Divas: Christmas In July--

--The Greeting Farm Monthly Challenge: July--

---BYSH Cardmakers Christmas In July 2026 Linky Party--

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--Peace On Earth Christmas Challenge #116--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Noble Fir (Lawn Fawn)
• Patterned Paper: Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (Echo Park)
• Stamps: Gingerbread Brewed (Jaded Blossom), Holiday Anya 7 (The Greeting Farm)
• Dies: Border Dies (Jaded Blossom), Blueprints 27 (MFT), Nested Elongated Ovals (Pink Fresh Studios)
• Misc.: Black Micron Pen, White Paint Pen, Gold Stickles, Glossy Accents, Foam Tape, Copic Sketch Markers

Belated Birthday

Hi everyone!

I hope your day is going smoothly so far!

I have a super cute card (at least it is to me lol) that I wanted to share with you today.

I loved the sketch over on the MFT card challenges blog and immediately knew I wanted to play along. 

 I went looking through my stamps, and came across this adorable sloth and knew I wanted to use him for this card. 

 I started with a white top folding A2 card and covered it with some blue striped patterned paper. I trimmed down a white panel, die cut a circle to create the opening and then embossed it with a polka dot embossing folder. I popped my white panel up onto my card front with some foam tape, just to add a little interest to the opening itself. I stamped my sloth with some Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored him with my Copic markers before fussy cutting him out. I stamped my sentiment onto a strip of white cardstock, making sure to stamp it more towards the bottom of the strip, and glued it to my embossed panel. I added my sloth, adhering the bottom part of him with glue to the sentiment strip and the top half with foam tape into the window opening. I also added just a bit of glue to the balloon. I finished my card with a few little clouds and some clear Wink of Stella to the balloon. 

I think it is just so cute!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Sloth: E31, E35, E41, E43--

--Branch: E21, E23, E25, E27, E79, YG61, YG63--

--Balloon/Hat: Y11, Y13, Y15, C00--

--Clouds: C00, C0--

I would like to play along in the following challenges:

--Try It On Tuesday: Animals--

--Simon Says Stamp: Wednesday Challenge 4 Legged Friends--

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--MFT Card Challenges: Sketch #11--

Thank you so much for stopping by today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Proper Pinstripes Pastels (MFT)
• MFT Stamps: Hang out & Celebrate (Sloth), Sweet Sloth (Sentiment & Clouds) 
• Dies: Sweet Sloth & Peek A Boo Circle Window (MFT)
• Misc.: Polka Dots Embossing Folder, White Paint Pen, Foam Tape, Clear Wink Of Stella, Copic sketch markers

Holly Jolly Christmas

 Hi everyone!

I hope you are all doing well and are able to stay cool, especially with so many areas experiencing heat waves. It has definitely been a hot summer so far in my area.

Even with the heat, I have Christmas on my mind. Could be Christmas in July or maybe I am just dreaming of cooler temps haha!

Here is a look at my latest card that I created, using an oldie but goodie digital stamp from

  Digi Doodle Studios.

I love this stamp called, Rattata's Mistletoe from Digi Doodle Studios.

I think it is just the sweetest and I couldn't wait to print it out and get to coloring it with my Copics. 

Once I had it colored (I will list the colors used below), I fussy cut it out and set it aside while I built my card. I covered a white A2 cardbase with some red and white striped patterned paper. I die cut a white scallop rectangle and then ran it through my die cutting machine again to create a window using a metal oval die. I popped it up onto my card base with foam tape. I die cut a smaller oval using some vellum,  glued my mouse on top and then popped up the image into the window opening using more foam tape. The foam tape was pretty easy to hide behind the mouse. I decided my card needed a bit of sparkle so I pulled out some red glitter paper and a bow die to create that fun bow that I placed on top of my card. I stamped my sentiment using a stamp from MFT onto a piece of white cardstock, used a sentiment strip to cut it out and added a bit of sparkle behind the sentiment with more of the red glitter paper. I finished my card with some white doodles, a little pearl heart on his hat pin and some glossy accents to his ornament. So pretty!

Copic Colors Used:

--Mouse: E41, E31, E33, E35, E37, R000, R30, R32--

--Holly: YG61, YG63, R39, R27--

--Hat/Scarf: R27, R29, R39, R89, C00, C0--

I would like to play along in the following challenges:

--Double Trouble Paper Challenge: Thing 1 & Thing 3--

--Jingle Belles: Star or Stripes, Forever Week 1--

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--Peace on Earth Inspiration Blog July 2026 #115--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation!

I appreciate it so much!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill), Red Glitter (Recollections), Vellum (Paper Studio)
• Patterned Paper: Have A Holly Jolly Christmas (Echo Park)
• Image: Rattata's Mistletoe (Digi Doodle Studios)
• Sentiment: Itty Bitty Holiday (MFT)
• Dies: Bow Dies (Jaded Blossom), Sentiment Strips (Pretty Pink Posh), Nested Elongated Ovals (Pink Fresh Studios), Blueprints 27
• Misc.: Glossy Accents, Foam Tape, Copics

You Make My Heart Melt

Hi everyone!

I hope you're having a wonderful day so far!

I wanted to pop in real quick and share a card that I made for my hubby.

We are getting ready to celebrate our 35th wedding anniversary!!

 I am truly blessed to get to live life with him every single day!

Ok, Ok, back to the card lol!

I saw the sketch over at the MFT Card Challenges blog and knew it would be perfect for my card.

I started by creating a white top folding A2 card base and cutting some strips of patterned paper, adhering them at an angle and trimming off the excess. I stamped my images from the Penguins In Paradise stamp set from MFT (one of my favorites!!), colored them with my Copics and fussy cut them out. I stamped my sentiment before adhering my images with foam tape onto my card. I decided he needed some fun trunks, so I stamped the image again, fussy cut his little swim trunks and glued them to my penguin to finish my card. So cute!!

Copic Colors Used:

--Tree: E35, E37, E39, YG03, YG05, YG07, YG09--

--Penguin: C00, C0, C4, C6, C8, R01, YR07--

--Popsicle: E53, Y13, Y15--

I would like to play along with the following challenges:

--Double D Challenges: Tropical--

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--MFT Card Challenges: Sketch #10--

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a great crafty day!!

Products Used:

• Cardstock: White (Hammermill)
• Patterned Paper: Summer Fun (Doodlebug Designs)
• Stamp: Penguins In Paradise (MFT)
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Misc.: Glossy Accents, Foam Tape, Copic Markers