Welcome to the blog today! Thanks for joining me, your creative friend Karen! I’m sharing a card and gift card holder using more AWESOME cardstock found at CutCardStock. Each time I use another color, weight, texture, etc. from CutCardStock, I find the same thing….really FABULOUS papers. These papers are NOT like your craft store papers/cardstock. They’re firm, crips and super sturdy for making high-quality cards that feel so good in your hands. And now, let me show you how I created this adorable chicken themed card and gift card holder!
Getting Started
This card started with Pop Tone Jelly Bean Green stamped and embossed using a wood-grain embossing folder. I used a cute chicken die set to cut all my adorable little feathered friends. Wish I could remember where I got this darling little chicken die set. It’s been in a small baggie ever since the original packaging ripped. Does anyone else have the issue of the packaging ripping open from the sharp edges of the dies? Anyway…I do think I need to look into a bigger and better die storage system for myself. Any suggestions?
Next, I used a Darice Chicken Wire die and DCS Sand Castle Cardstock for the chicken wire which I placed around my chickens. This helps to nicely fill in any open space without completely covering up my feathered friends. The addition of wire was to make it look somewhat like my chickens are staying in their coop. The sentiment again uses the DCS Sand Castle Cardstock layered with a patterned paper.
Aren’t these chickens just TOO much fun? Small scraps of random patterned papers worked great to cut all my chicken bodies and their heart-shaped wings. Beautiful Astrobright Solar Yellow 8.5″x11″ for the chicken feet and beaks, and DCS Habanero Red for the chicken tufts and gobblers. Those aren’t official chicken anatomy terms…lol. You’ll always find the perfect colors at CutCardStock.
Helpful Hints & Tips for the Chicken Themed Card
As I sat and looked at my card at this point, it seemed very plain to me and I knew I wasn’t finished yet. TIP: You’ll see in the above photo the process I used as I pieced together the chickens. They looked a little bit “bare” (or plain) so I used a white gel pen and a fine-tip black marker to add detail. Added some lines and dots to the edges of each chicken and their body parts which helped create more definition. Sometimes these small details can add a lot. Another fun accent I added were these sweet little floral prills (photo below) which I used as “chicken feed”. After all, my feathered friends need to eat, right?!?
Adding Layers
CutCardStock carries these ADORABLE 3×3 Folded Cards in several beautiful colors. Unfortunately, the color I used is sold out but there are other colors available. These 3×3 Folded Cards are great for making gift card holders like mine. Or perhaps a tiny photo album, a journaling spot, cute little invitations, darling gift tags or thank-you cards, etc. The creative possibilities are simply endless.
Use a 3×3 Habanero Red Blank Card and more of the cardstock and patterned paper. This carries the design over to the gift card holder. There are a few hearts, papers and accents on the inside and a ribbon enclosure that ties shut my little gift card holder. A tiny glassine bag holds the mini Starbucks gift card. All this pretty cardstock makes my projects sturdy, colorful and fun.
The ribbon is hidden underneath the patterned paper so that it can be tied closed. The kraft cardstock made a great chicken coop, and it was also used inside my gift card holder. What a FUN little project to create with these sweet little 3×3 Folded Cards in various colors. You can use them to create all sorts of darling little things. Here’s the inside of this little gift card holder.
Finishing Touches to the Chicken Themed Card
Some ribbons, die-cut hearts, a journaling spot, and cardstock helped me to complete this project. No matter what colors you’re using, CutCardStock definitely has what you need.
Hopefully this inspires you…..at least enough to visit CutCardStock to look around at all their amazing cardstocks and papers. The quality is absolutely amazing! And these papers are a much higher quality cardstock than I’ve ever experienced in the past. They’re truly awesome. Thanks so much for visiting me here today, and please stop by again soon. Be sure to join the Creating With CutCardStock Facebook Group and visit us on Instagram!
Karen