Star Gift Card Holder for the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop - December 2025 | Team Member Focus

 

Hello and welcome to the Around the World on Wednesday Blog Hop!  We are glad you have joined us and look forward to spending time with you as we share inspiration with you for Fun-Folds and Techniques inspired by our team member focus challenge.  So sit back and enjoy your favorite cuppa as you enjoy your trip Around the World on Wednesday!

Today's Project

It feels so good to be back hopping with this amazing group of demonstrators.  I've so missed them over these last eight months!  And with that, I definitely miss the team member that we are being inspired by  today, Tina Zinck-MacDonald.  #AWOWalumni 

Tina found this wonderful Star Fun Fold in the fall and made several different variations of it sharing them on her blog.   And this is how she inspired me!

Elegant Pine Snowflakes Star Gift Card Holder with Basic White Medium Envelope
A2 Size (4-1/4" x 5-1/2") 

Project Details

Tina suggests playing with scrap paper to get started with this amazing fold with a WOW factor!  After watching her video, I was brave enough to get busy with the real thing!  These two cards were cut, scored and assembled in less than one hour.  The decorating took me a bit longer as I was fiddling with the inks and selecting colors.

This fun-fold is so fun and is actually rather simple to assemble.  

Selecting the DSP to use is the hardest part as I had several I wanted to use!  And I am sure you will feel the same way.  TIP:  Select the person and occasion to make the DSP selection easier... otherwise, you may not be seen for days as you enjoy replicating this fun-fold.  **WINK**

I needed some Christmas cards with gift card holders so I thought this fold would be perfect... I just needed to determine the size.  I opted for the standard card size so the Basic White Medium Envelopes could be stamped and/or decorated with the DSP scraps. 

The remaining section of card base was the perfect size to simply attach a gift card on the back with Mini Glue Dots... so I had to step it up a bit!

Stamped and splattered Branching Out diecuts create a Pocket and Tag for a Gift Card

Basic White card layers and diecuts (using the 2nd smallest of the Branching Out Dies) were stamped with Mossy Meadow and Shaded Spruce ink to compliment the Elegant Pine Snowflakes DSP.  Splatters were added with Pretty Peacock ink, water and a paint brush on my desk.  The centers of each stamped snowflake were dotted with the bullet tip of my Dark Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Marker.

To create the pocket, one diecut was scored on both ends to wrap around one stamped Basic White layer adhering with Multipurpose Liquid Glue to the back and lightly along the bottom edge just above the stitching.  The remaining diecut was punched with one of the mini punches from the Hole Punch Assortment.  Colorful metallic ribbon was threaded through the punched hole and secured with a doubled White Baker's Twine bow.

The Delicate Pines sentiments were stamped with VersaMark ink onto Pretty Peacock cardstock, heat embossed with White WOW! Embossing Powder, fussy cut and adhered to the card layers with Multipurpose Liquid Glue.

The Basic White Medium Envelope front and flap were stamped, dotted and splattered like the card layers.

THE AWOW TEAM

THIS IS US

We are such a diverse and fun group of stampers from all over the world!  Seven (7) of my Stampin' Up! Demonstrator friends are joining me today in this worldwide hug that stretches all the way from Australia  to Hawaii across twelve different time zones.  We love sharing sunshine with you through projects from our individual parts of the world on these second Wednesdays of the month.  I hope that you are being filled with lots of inspiration. 

More Inspiration

I hope this project has helped you imagine different ways you can create cards using this star fold card and your Designer Series Paper.  Now, hop along with me, Angie McKenzie, to see more Wednesday inspirations from my incredible friends Around the World.  Just click the daisy below to go to my friend, Teri, as she shares her amazing project, or scroll down the name list to follow along because you sure don't want to miss any.

 

Leonie Stuart - AU

Rochelle Laird-Smith - AU

Cheryll Miller - AU

Danielle Kassing - NL

Marga Bultena - DE

Angie McKenzie - US

Teri West - US

Cheryl Hamilton - US

 

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world!

Have a blessed day!

You Can Make This Card!

Here's What You'll Need to Get Started...

BASICS

• Clear Blocks A, B, C, D; Grid Paper; Paper Trimmer; Paper Snips; Heat Tool; Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive; Mini Glue Dots

STAMPS

• Delicate Pines Photopolymer Stamp Set  (Coordinating dies are available for bundled savings)

INK

• Pretty Peacock, Shaded Spruce and Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pads; VersaMark Pad; Cherry Cobbler Stampin' Blends Combo Pack

PAPER

• Pretty Peacock and Basic White Cardstocks; Basic White Medium Envelopes

OTHER

• Hole Punch Assortment; Baker's Twine Essentials Pack; Pretty Peacock & Gold 3/8" Metallic Ribbon (retired); Basics WOW! Embossing Powder

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You can purchase any of these supplies from my online store if you live in the USA and do not already have a Stampin' Up!® demonstrator.

Time to Use Your Paper Trimmer!

    PAPER CUTS

• Basic White - 2-3/8" x 4-1/8" (x2); scraps for die-cutting 
• Pretty Peacock - 4-1/2" x 4-1/4" (card base); scraps for heat embossing
• Elegant Pines Snowflake DSP - 4" x 4-1/4" scored on the 4" side at 1", 2", and 3" (x2);         4" x 4-1/4" scored on the 4" side at 1/2", 1-1/2", 2-1/2", and 3-1/2" (x4)