Gift Card Tag Pocket

I love this little easy to make Tag Pocket! I first saw a picture of a similar one last weekend, at Bikubens Vårscrap, where it was one of the challenges offered. I have tweaked it a bit, as I prefer to work in inches, not centimeters, and I have made the tag into a gift card tag, instead of having it as a plain tag.

Here´s how to make it:

This is a quick template that shows the measurements. The left hand panel, as well as the right hand panel, are to be folded in over the middle panel, and unless the desired result is for it to be bulging, which you might want if your plan is to have a bulkily decorated tag, I would cut off about 1/8" on both sides. The 1/2" tab at the bottom is to be folded in under the side layers, to stop the tag from sliding through the pocket.

If you want to decorate the inside of the pocket, I would do that before glueing everything together. I just used the back side of the paper I wanted to decorate with, cut a piece measuring 3 3/8" x 5 7/8", that I glued on to the middle panel.

Once you have cut off the top corners and glued the side panels over the middle panel, you need to make a layer for the front of your pocket. I did that by cutting another piece of the same patterned paper, measuring 3 3/8" x 5 7/8", that I put inside the folded and glued pocket. I drew faint pencil marks along my "V" shaped cut-out, and then I cut about 1/8" further in on my paper. This will give you a slight border around the edges.

The tag is made form a base of 3 1/8" x 6 1/2" piece of card stock with a layer of patterned paper that is the exact same size. I measured 1 1/16" in, and 1" down on both sides at the top, made marks, and drew pencil lines and cut. I also punched a hole and inserted an eyelet at the top of my tag, through which I threaded a piece of ribbon.

As I said, I wanted this tag to have a pocket to hold a gift card. This was made by using a scrap piece of my patterned paper measuring 3 1/4" x 3", scored on the 3 1/4" side at 1/2" and 2 3/4", and at the 3" side at 1/2". I ended up cutting away some of that bottom 1/2", to get rid of some bulk. I also cut wedges off each of the folds at the bottom, before I burnished and glued it in place. You need to decide how high, or low, you want the insert for the gift card to be. You might want the recipient to see that there is a gift card in the Tag Pocket, or you might, like me, not want to give it away right away.

Then all that is left is to do is to decorate both the tag, if you want to, and more importantly the front of the Tag Pocket. I once again had a hard time settling on the final decoration, which has made me starting to take pictures of the options, that way I can go back between the alternatives and try to decide. You will see that the final card is actually the final decoration alternative.😂 That´s me for you.😃

- With no extra decoration -

- With a flower to the side of the sentiment -

- With the flower on the tag -

- With a metal butterfly on the tag holder -

I settled for the butterfly on the tag holder, and in addition I glued another butterfly on the tag itself, as well as a fussy cut , flower from the Maja Design paper that I had used, "Enjoying outdoors - Autumn picnic". I usually buy my Maja Design papers from Bikuben.

Another Pop Out Swing Card

Pop Out Swing Card

Today's post is basically an ode to my mom💞. I just talked to her on the phone and she said she was getting worried because I hadn't posted anything for a few days. So this post is for you, mom!! Thanks for caring about me in these crazy Corona days!!

Ok, this is another Pop Out Swing Card. A card that ended up challenging me on several levels, actually. I did at least learn a bit or two about covering up mistakes along the way, as I had no intention of giving up on this one. 

I followed the measurements and descriptions on how to make a regular one of these, but as I had decided I wanted to try making it with a heart as a swing element, I had to do a couple of adjustments to the tabs that make the card swing. Then I stupidly enough waited until I had glued everything on before trying to cut a piece to put around the heart, this to try and give the front of the card a bit more stability. I now know that I needed to do that before gluing everything together. I diet a piece that I thought I had measured right, but when I tried to glue it on it wasn't really a good fit. I then started to try to enlarging the heart part of it, but ended up making it worse than it initially had been. In the end I decided to cut the piece in half and go with just half a heart on the front card base. I thought it looked ok, but realized that I had a glue mess left where i had cut the striped paper. How was I going to cover that up? I tried with beads, but didn't like how it looked and decided to check if I had any embossing powder that was close in color to the Lawn Fawn Rainforest Card Stock (lawnfawn.com) I had used, and luckily I did. SO I ended up heat embossing the part of the front which didn't have striped paper on it. It came out ok enough, I think. By the way, the patterned paper I have used is Maja Design´s (majadesign.nu) Denim and Friends - Heartbreaker. I love, love, love Maja Design´s patterned paper series!!

Finished the card off with an matching envelope. The card measures 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" or just under 14cm x 14cm, and the envelope is made to fit that size.

Pop Out Swing Card, rainforest - Friends forever!

Pop Out Swing Card, opened.