Blog Hop {Authentique Paper & Scor-Pal}

The Introduction:
If you are hopping along with us today: You should have come here from Authentique Paper's blog. If you did, you are in the right place! Welcome!
If you aren't already a follower, I'd love to have you follow my blog!

If you are one of my regular readers: Thanks for coming back! I love having you! Please join along in the hop - you can start at the Authentique Paper blog.

Here's the full hop order for today:
Authentique Paper
Tifany DeGough <--- You are here!
Steph Ackerman
Emily Lanham
Gini Cagle
Misty Buck
Lisa Andrews
Brenda Smith
Katie Tate
Cristine Redmond
Kittie Franken
Scor-Pal

The Prizes:
Authentique Paper is giving away a fabulous prize pack ($20 retail value)

Scor-Pal is giving away a Scor-Buddy ($20 retail value)

The Details:
Leave a comment on each blog along the hop. The winners will be chosen randomly from all comments on the manufacturer blogs AND the designer blogs.
{Winners must have a US/Canada address.}

Blog comments close on Monday, December 19th at 11:59pm (Pacific) and the winners will be announced Wednesday, December 21st on the Authentique Paper blog and the Scor-Pal blog.

The Project:

It's getting down to the wire for Christmas shopping - and when time is getting short for finding that perfect gift (and you know that the recipient would enjoy picking out something on their own), sometimes gift cards really are the best answer.
{Some people may argue that gift cards are impersonal, but if you know me you know I would rather have a gift card over a gift any day.}

No matter who is on your list - try giving your gift card a personal touch with a handmade gift card holder.


I created this matchbook style gift card holder using my Scor-Pal and Authentique Paper's Blissful collection.
It is created in three parts - a tag, the gift card envelope, and the matchbook cover. I didn't take pictures as I was creating these (sorry!), so I am going to do my best to describe the creation process.

To create the tag:
Start with a 2 3/8" x 4" piece of patterned paper.
Punch two 1" round circles from another piece of patterned paper. Adhere one circle to one of the 2 3/8" sides of the tag, with about 1/2 of the circle on the tag and 1/2 off the edge. Flip the tag over and adhere the other patterned paper circle on the back, lining it up with the circle that was adhered to the front.
The size allows for a gift card to be adhered to the tag with a removable adhesive.


To create the gift card envelope:
Start with a 5 1/2" x 4 1/2" piece of patterned paper.
With the 4 1/2" side along the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 1/2".
Rotate the paper 1/4 turn (so the 5 1/2" side is along the top of the Scor-Pal) and score at 1 1/2" and 4". Pre-fold along all score lines.
Trim off the two 1/2" x 1 1/2" scored off corner sections.
Punch a half round piece from the center of the middle 2 1/2" x 4" scored off section.
Fold in side 1 1/2" flaps and adhere where the flaps overlap with Scor-Tape. Fold up the bottom section and adhere with Scor-Tape. {You will now have an envelope that is open on one end.}


To create the matchbook cover:
Start with a 3" x 10 3/4" piece of patterned paper.
With the 10 3/4" side along the top of your Scor-Pal, score at 7/8", 1", 6", and 6 1/4". Pre-fold along all score lines.

Tuck the closed end of the gift card envelope into the 1/8" scored off section of the matchbook cover. With the 7/8" flap over the bottom of the front of the gift card envelope and the rest of the matchbook cover at the back of the gift card envelope, staple approximately 1/4" in from the bottom edge. This will hold the gift card envelope in place. Insert tag (and gift card).
Fold the matchbook cover up and over the top and tuck into the stapled flap to form the matchbook style closure.



Thanks for stopping by today!

The Next Stop:
Steph Ackerman's blog


Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Authentique Paper (Blissful Collection - Euphoria, Paradise, Happiness, Prosperity, Felicity, Pleasant);
Die Cuts: Authentique Paper (Blissful Collection - Tabloids);
Twine: The Twinery (Charcoal, Lemondrop);
Adhesive: Scor-Pal (Scor-Tape - 1/4");
Tools: Scor-Pal (Scoring Board); We R Memory Keepers (Corner Chomper - 1/4" and 1/2" Round); Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors, Round N Round Squeeze Punch); Tim Holtz (Tiny Attacher);