A couple of months ago, while in my favorite art supplies store, I spotted a couple of die sets that I just could not pass up. They were Spellbinders "Gorgeous You Makeup Bag" and "Gorgeous You Makeup". I was thinking about some of the females in my family, so decided to splurge for Christmas gift card holders. This week I see that The Paper Players' Challenge #PP767 has a theme from Jaydee of "Gifting", giving me the opportunity to play with my new dies! I made one makeup bag for my 16-year-old granddaughter and plan another one for her mom.
I won't pretend that this die set was easy. There were lots of small complex pieces. For this card I started with some heavy red iridescent card stock for the main part of the bag. The set features a main shape that can be hinged to open for a cardholder. Also provided is a very intricately patterned die as an overlay. I chose to use black because of the Sephora black and white gift card. Other elements were die cut with silver metallic card stock and black shiny paper. I punched a hole at the left top edge and tied on a red satin double bow.
For the inside, I added a silver heat embossed PTI sentiment and die cut the two semi-circle openings to slip in the card.
I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do to hold this card and opted for a custom envelope of brushed silver card stock that I lined with coordinating iridescent red lighter weight paper. Then to provide a tie, I silver heat-embossed an old sentiment from my stash onto more iridescent red stock, die cut a tag, and attached it to a larger Stampin' Up tag. I slipped in a lipstick from the 2nd die set and tied it off with a silver metallic ribbon. My granddaughter has quite an eye for detail, so I know she'll appreciate the extra effort I took for the presentation of her gift card. Now I need to get busy and get the second gift card holder made!
The Paper Players: PP767 - A Theme Challenge from Jaydee
I also want to share this with NBUS - Never-Before-Used-Schtuff:
This is such a cute idea and so perfect for that particular gift card!
ReplyDeleteFran, I love these. I agree, the Spellbinders dies are often complex and take forever to put together, but they are so worth it - especially when you find a die that is so perfect for giving to those so close to you! I love that the gift card fits inside the die-cut. Gorgeous way to showcase our challenge this week. So glad you shared it with us. Merry Christmas and thank you for supporting the Paper Players in 2025
ReplyDeleteSuper cute gift card! Perfect for this time of year. Thanks for sharing with us again at The Paper Players.
ReplyDeleteOh, I just love this little purse! It was worth all the effort to make. Just perfect that the gift card fits inside. This will make someone very happy! The lipstick is calling my name! So happy you joined us at The Paper Players this week!
ReplyDeleteWow....this is pretty darn amazing! That looks like a real purse....a very fancy-schmancy real purse! I can see that the little pieces would be daunting, but I am glad you persevered! It's amazing! And we're so happy that you played with our "gift" challenge this week at the Players!
ReplyDeleteFran this die is amazing and well worth the time and effort in putting it together - your granddaughter will I'm sure love it just as much as the contents. Beautifully packaged too. Seasons greetings to you; thanks for sharing with us over at The Paper Players this week!
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