Do you ever need a small gift at the last moment? For a lunch favor? For an “under-the-weather” friend? For a quick thank you? This is one simple project that you can make up and have on hand when you need to have that special little something to give as a token of friendship and thoughtfulness. Keep in mind that you can make this project in any size to accommodate your little gift and the measurements I am giving below are for the surprises I wanted to include in my cards. I have made three of them for this posting so that you can see that they can be made as clean and simple or as decorative as you wish. After you make your first one, you will see how easy it is to change the pocket sizes inside the cards to fit your gift/s and you will be able to configure the inside of the card to fit your needs.
The major thing that you need to keep in mind is the thickness of the little gift/s you want to include inside the card since you will need to make the spine of the card and the pocket/s inside using the same measurements. For my sample cards I have decided to include some sweets in two of them and an “under-the-weather” kit in the other one. The little gifts gifts measure 1″ in thickness–my magic number!
I started with a 6 1/2″ X 11 piece of Basis Brown 80LB Cardstock which will be the base of the card. To make the spine of the card, this piece of cardstock is scored on the long side at 5″ and 6″, using a bone folder to make the score lines sharp and crisp, providing the 1″ spine.
My preference is for a very stable and rigid card so I selected 3 different coordinating cardstocks to layer for each of the four panels. I measured the four panels of the card and cut the following layers:
Adhere two of the panels to the inside of the card.
Just fantastic. Thanks for sharing the easy steps! Love this gift set!!!
Awesome tutorial! I would love to try this! Would make a fabulous gift! Thank you for showing the steps!
Oh wow, this is just fabulous! I love the colours, and it's such a lovely way to give someone a little treat! x
great project. I love the colours. marta
Jacque thank you for this precise & easily to follow tutorial thiss is so nice and would make a great gift!
Wow, looks good enough to eat, LOL,, gorgeous creation, xxxx
Fabulous treat box cards, so lovely;-))m
Your tutorial here is awesome as always JAcque, and very easy to follow, so I´m sure even a brand newbie wount have any problems making these fromn your tut. And all the cards are amazing and great for these small gifts here. Thanks so much for sharing hun.
Beautiful giftcards,thanks for the tutorial.Love autumncolors.
This is a fabulous tutorial. I will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely gift and it's really easy to make! I'm surprised. Thanks.
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Gorgeous and beautiful Jacque Hugs Dianne xx 🙂
a lovely card and nice idea.Very easy to follow instruction with lots of good pictures.I would love one if I was under the weather.thanks
this is fantastic!! love this idea!! nice tutorial!! tfs..-BerinaMoxie Craftie
Fabulous idea, great colours too
Thank you Jacque, fantastic tutorial, so easy to follow. Love the colors your selected, this is such a great project. Hugs.
Sensacional este tutorial de Jacque…obrigada, querida, por nos ensinar este cartão tão bonito e versátil!Eu amei os papéis de Cut Card Stock, suas cores e textura.Com certeza aproveitarei muito!Abraços,MarleiBrasil
Fabulous tutorial, Jacque, thanks for sharing. hugs, Helena
Thanks for the tutorial. I can't wait to try one.
Gorgeous….love the step by step!!! Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Laila
Wonderful tutorial and such a neat presentation. The fall leaves looks great on embossed background Thank for sharing .
Wonderful tutorial, Jacque!
Great project, Jacque! Love the beautiful fall colors and the pretty embossing folder you used!
Nice tutorial! I have to try thhis!
love the beautiful gift ,such a great idea, I am going to book mark this !!
Brilliant tutorial. Just love these gift cards, a lovely idea especially if you want to say a special thank you, or when giving a smaller gift to someone. Will be following your tutorial for these – thank you for the chance to win your gift. x
Oh how cool is that! Thanks for the tutorial. Really easy to follow. This makes great little gifts.
Wow! Do you know that I never thought of that idea? This is rrally fabulous! Thanks for sharing this Jacque♡♡
Fabulous idea and tutorial Jacque
What a fabulous way to give a small gift. Thanks for the instructions and the variety of ways to dress them up.slrdowney at hotmail dot com
I love this project! I'm taking notes to try to do it myself. Thanks for the inspiration!
This is so great! Love it, I'm going have to make some myself. Thank you for sharing, Jacque! 😉
Love this and I will definitely use your tutorial. Thanks for sharing!