M&T: Gift Card Holder

Gift Card holder by Shirley Northey... I needed to make some gift card holders and what grads don't like Hershey bars??


Grad Gift Card/Candy Bar Holder

Supplies:  6x6 black c/s; 6x1¼ white c/s; black scrap and white scrap of c/s; 1¾ circle punch, Extra Large Scallop Circle Punch; Sticky Tape, Versamark, black ink, black embossing powder, heat tool, Dimensionals, scorer, cutter

1 - Score two sides (across from each other) of the 6" x 6" piece of Basic Black Cardstock at 1 5/8" and 1 7/8". Stamp Grad image with Versamark and add Clear Embossing Powder over the entire image, remove excess, and set with the Heat Tool. Go over the creases on the Basic Black Cardstock with the Bone Folder. In order to avoid being burnt, use a clothes pin to hold the cardstock while you are heat embossing.
2 - Use the 1" Circle Punch to create a half circle on upper section of the front of the slider. Take your piece of Basic Black Cardstock and wrap it around the Hershey's Chocolate Bar. Take a 6" piece of Sticky Strip and place it at the edge of one of the flaps. Peel the red film and attach the flaps.
3 - Take your Chocolate Bar out of the slider and wrap a 25" piece of Basic Black Grosgrain Ribbon around the candy bar from the bottom to the top. Make sure both ends of the ribbon meet at the top and tie in a bow.
4 - Stamp stars in black all over the white c/s strip - wrap around the candy bar/gift holder.  Stamp the "G" image on white scrap piece of c/s in versa mark then emboss with black embossing powder.  Punch extra large scallop punch with black c/s scrap.  Highlight with white gel pen then attach to the "belly band" with dimensionals.   The "belly band" can be attached or not, it's up to you since it does not serve a purpose as a "belly band", I just like saying "belly band" …. lol  
5 - Add a little note to the candy bar along with the gift card and attach to the candy bar inside.  I used a Taco Bell gift card for this one because it goes to a neat guy whose family joins us at Taco Bell quite often (my fave fast food place!!)

Of course, you can also use a wheel instead of the Grad stamp; or make it for a different occasion - in your color choices ...