IDEAS Blog Hop Dec 2020 Let's Get Ready for a New Year

 

 

Welcome to our IDEAS blog hop for December 2020. We are 14 international Demonstrators with a 75 page full color tutorial bundle for you.  This month the theme is Getting Ready for a New Year.  You will see clever organization items (3D), collections of cards in pretty holders, a New Year card and so much more! The tutorials have detailed instructions in imperial and metric.  

Here is our sneak peek collage for the November IDEAS Tutorial Bundle.  Each photo represents one designer's tutorial in our bundle.

I used the fabulous Boho Medley!  Here are my projects.  I made a lot of these holders with notecards.

All the details, how-to, dimensions and tips are in my tutorial. Lots of photos to make it easy to follow along.

I hope you like these projects and the projects from my fellow IDEAS demonstrators.  It's really a great bundle of inspiration for crafters or demonstrators looking for new ideas or workshop ideas.  Keep hopping so you can see all the creativity.   The bundle is about 75 pages of detailed full color instructions with 30+ projects (cards, decor, 3D, and more!)

Would you like a copy of the instructions for these projects to use for your personal use, or even to use in your classes? Contact me at MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com Free to customers who purchase $35, or Free to my team members, or $15 by PayPal.  

Once you have received the tutorials, please remember not to share or distribute the printed or electronic copies of these bundles. We have worked hard to provide these exclusive projects for your use. If you know someone that would like to purchase the bundle, please direct them to me to obtain their copy. Thanks for your support.

Thanks for stopping by. Please click on NEXT and visit Sara the next talented IDEAS demonstrator!  Her projects feature gorgeous florals!

Happy Hopping! MaryKate

#BohoMedley #Notecards #NotecardHolder

IDEAS Blog Hop - Sneak Peek

Our IDEAS Blog hop is Monday Dec 7 at 2pm Eastern. You can start here on SipCraftCare.com

Here's our collage that gives you a peek at our projects!  I hope you join us on Monday!

Happy stamping MaryKate

Gift Card Holder week! A cello bag gift card holder

Gift card holder week continues... do you give gift cards? I do ... and I love to personalize them with pretty packaging.

Here's a cello bag holder and quick video to show you how to make it  click here for the video

Cardstock 2 3/4 x 8 1/2 score at 3 1/2, 5

Patterned Paper (I used Gleaming paper) 2 1/2 x 3

Matching ribbon about 16"

Cord for your greeting - my greeting is about 1 1/4 x 2

And a 3 x 9 Cello bag - mine are from Stampin Up and available in my online store $7 for 25!

I rounded the corners with the Trio punch, a super versatile punch that adds just "a little something"!

My greeting came from Fancy Phrases and I used Pretty Peacock Ink to match

A big thank you to Suzie Barnes my team leader who created this project for our team event!

The cello bags are $7 for 25 and are 3x9.  I'm sure you have cardstock and paper with matching ribbon in your stash!  Any questions, feel free to leave a comment or email me MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com

Happy gifting, MaryKate

Make a paper mug with Stampin UP supplies: Banner Year and Gleaming Paper

It's gift card holder week - every day a new way to "wrap" a gift card.  

Here's a video link to show you how to make this! click here for the video

Let’s make a mug! It’s a large mug that holds a bag of candy or hot chocolate or a gift card.

Cut your mug from 6 x 9 ½

Score on the long side at 1 ½, 3, 4 ½ 6, 7 ½, 9; 

Score along the short side at ¾  (the top of the mug) and 1 ½ for the bottom of the mug.

If you want your mug to be shorter score the top lower eg at 1 or 1 ¼ 

Trim the side tab – this is the ½”  edge – trim off both the top and bottom squares, miter the edge

Burnish the folds, add the dsp cut 3 ½ x 1 ¼ to only 5 sides one side will not (yet) have DSP.

Cut the tabs at the bottom (no need to miter).

Fold down the top “cuff”

Put tear n tape along the ½ side tab and the fit the tab into the on to the mug to make it a hexagon.

Now turn your mug upside down, and adhere all the tabs putting a bit of liquid glue on each tab. Hold the mug carefully to ensure it dries nice and evenly (no wonky mugs!)

Cover the bottom with a 1 ½ or 2” circle (to look nice, not essential) stamping to / from on the circle.

Handle: cut ¾  x 6  and fold over the ends at ¼” 

Curl your handle with a bone folder.

Take your last piece of dsp and attach the handle ends to the dsp (so the ends of the handle are hidden behind the dsp.  Now attach the dsp to the mug (use strong adhesive).

 This is where you attach the handle to the dsp and then add this to mug so now you have 2 covered panels.

Your mug just needs decorating and filling.          I added a greeting from the Beautiful Banner set with the 2 heart punches.  I used a 3 x 6 cello bag for my mug cake, with 14” of ribbon – you can fill with hot chocolate, candy, a gift card, anything!

Do you need the pdf of the logos for the Dunkin Donuts mugs? Just email me MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com 

I hope you make one!

Happy crafting MaryKate

Gift Card Holder week continues! With a Hershey Slider

Probably my quickest easiest and my most popular gift card holder!!

I used Gleaming paper but anything works! It's a 6 x 6 sheet of pattern paper.  My greeting is from the Stamp Set "Everything Essential".

Here's a link to a quick video click here to see the video

Score at 2 1/2, 2 3/4, 5 1/4, 5 1/2.  Along the 1/2 score line (so it's 1/2 x 6) add tear and tape and make into a sleeve.  

Yes it's open at both end. Punch holes at the top (bigger if your ribbon is wider, smaller it it's narrower ribbon) and insert about 28" of ribbon from front to back.  Now ease down your Hershey bar (the ribbon is now at the bottom of the bar) and then tie a bow. Decorate.  

You just attach your gift card with a glue dot.  Easy-peasy!

I hope you make one (I know you have a 6 x 6 piece of paper!)

Happy crafting! MaryKate

Merry Moose Gift Card Holder - DIY gift card holder in 5 min

Here's a quick fun gift card holder.   You can make 2 from a single sheet of cardstock.  I'll be on Facebook at 6pm tonight showing you how to make this. Come and craft with me! 

Click here to see a quick how-to video!

Here it is open with the gift card "popping up"

You can see the hole that I created to hold the gift card

Your paper is 4 ¼ wide by 9 ¾ long, scored at 1 ¾, 4 ¾, 5 ¾, 6 ¾.   I used Cinnamon Cider and Brightly Gleaming patterned paper cut 3 x 6 1/2 (if you only have 6 x 6 paper, just add a bit and make it longer (the join won't show).

Fold on the score lines and then with your trimmer cut out ¼ x 3 ¾ to make a hole. Or use your classic label punch, punch twice along the inside edge so you have a place for your gift card holder.  Below the hole, secure with tear n tape or liquid glue.  I'll post a video on this in a  few hours (you can come back and check here for the video or go to Facebook.com/SipCraftCare)

Your holder is done!  Add paper inside (I used Very Vanilla) 3 3/4 x 2 1/2 and I stamped on one and left the other blank for a signature.

For the belly band, fold it (don't score), secure it on the reverse. Now decorate it! I used a 2 1/4 circle of copper to match the paper and stamped and punched a moose.  The circle is attached with dimensionals.

So easy and fast.  Here's a different look in plaid with the Christmas tree punch.  

I love adding foil to holiday gifts - gold, copper as I did here - or really any foil!

I hope you make one! Or make 2 - you get 2 from 1 sheet of cardstock.

It's "gift card holder" week so come back tomorrow for more ideas!!

Happy wrapping, happy holidays, MaryKate

PS if you need anything my online store is always open, just click on the cart. Don't hesitate to reach out with questions or for any help MaryKate@MaryKateScott.com

Fast and easy Gift Card holders and Cards

 I'd like to say given it's now December that I'm all set with holiday cards and gift card holders!  But no... :) 

Above the gift card holder is open... do you see the band below the Christmas tree for the gift card?

and here the gift card is inserted into the card

And this is the back of the zee fold.

All week I have a series of videos for you on creating quick and easy, but very fun, gift card holders.  You'll find the videos live on Facebook.com/SipCraftCare and I'll put links here on my blog. 

This one uses Memories and More cards (pre-printed cards that are 3 x 4 OR 6 x 4) and the package includes stickers for embellishment.  For $10 you can get a lot of cards, gift cards, stocking stuffers and more!

This is how it looks closed.

This gift card holder uses a panel 4 1/4 x 9 3/4 (zee fold) scored at 3 1/4 and 6 1/2.  Select 5 cards and places these on the zee fold (the back panel that is glue to the card panel doesn't need a card). 

Now take this decorated zee fold and attach it to a Memory and More card cut to 5 1/4 x 4, onto the back panel cut 5 1/2 x 4 1/4.  

Can you see the zee fold above?  The front and the back of the zee panel is decorated with 5 cards.

You can add a small 1 x 3 band as I did for a gift card - or just use it as a card.

And these cards make great quick and simple holiday cards - these 2 use the larger 4 x 6 cards but you can easily put a smaller 3 x 4 card on the front.  You can easily jazz these up with some coloring tools such as a brayer or a spritzer, or add ribbon or gold cord, or even a few rhinestones. 

Here are 2 very simple cards.

I love the matching cards and envelopes and they are 20 cards with envelopes for $10!  You can see they work perfectly with the smaller 3 x 4 cards (and the border shows) or the larger 6 x 4 cards.

You can see the details in my online store, here  click here to see these Memory and More cards

Drop by this week, I'll have lots of fun gift card holders for you here on this blog!

Happy crafting, MaryKate