Hello! Susan here again to share with you a quick and easy card for your graduate or for an end-of-the-year teacher gift. These were so easy to whip up and are the perfect token of appreciation! First, let’s gather our supplies.
I grabbed some wood veneers, some paper scraps, metallic cord, and of course, my favorite adhesives! For this project I used my Helmar Scrap Dots, 450 Quick Dry, and Premium Craft Glue. I’ll explain why I chose each glue as we go along. I also had my gift cards and I asked my local store if I could purchase a couple of extra hot drink sleeves. They were kind enough to give them free of charge! Fantastic!
I used 450 quick dry along the inside bottom edge of the hot sleeve to make it into a pocket. It wanted it to stay open, so using the Quick Dry Adhesive let me get it sealed very fast, so I wasn’t waiting on it to dry to continue my project. Then it was just assembling my card design!
Here’s a tip for you – when using the Premium Craft Glue to adhere paper to paper, you have a little wiggle time to move the paper into perfect alignment. Great if you have trouble like me to lay down the paper perfectly the first time! I placed my patterned papers down and was able to adjust them quickly until they were in the position that I needed.
I used Scrap Dots to adhere the sleeve to the card front to give it some extra dimension for visual interest. It does take a gentle touch so my first card is slightly less dimensional than the second one I made. This was my first time using this product, and I was SO pleased with how well it worked and how fast it dried! It only took a few minutes to set up enough that I could manipulate the card and continue adding embellishments! (the instructions say it dries to the touch in 10 minutes, and cures in 48 hours. Be sure it’s cured before tucking these cards into an envelope.)
I used the 450 Quick Dry again to adhere the wood veneers as a finishing touch. Then I tucked the cards in to the cup sleeve pockets and they’re ready to have a personalized message written inside and off to the recipient! This design is so easy to adapt to any gift card or gift need. You can always make a simple paper pocket , use birthday themed papers and then you have a custom gift card holder perfect for your birthday girl or boy! I hope this inspires you to add your own creative touch next time you’re giving a gift card to a friend or loved one. Until next time- have fun being creative!
