Jun 17 2008
Coffee Gift Card Holder
This is a coffee shop gift card holder I made for a guy who’s not afraid of a little color. He’s a coworker and such a lovable character, I just wanted to do a little something for him on his birthday. He’ll be able to use this at the coffe shop in the clinic where we work.
It may look like the only thing stamped on this is the sentiment (from Flourishes’ Sweet Treats) but, actually, I used my Coffee With Friends set, too. I stamped the tall coffee cup on the reverse side of some slightly textured white and cut it out, leaving the handle and the saucer behind. I fashioned a sleeve from some textured kraft cardstock I just happened to have. The lid is made from the saucer, turned upside down with the ends snipped off, and there’s some Creamy Caramel sponged on for definition.
The paper is Kaleidoscope, a double sided designer paper by My Mind’s Eye. It’s almost a cardstock weight, really. Although my friend likes color, I found that I felt better about it when I sanded off a little of the intensity.
This is a very quick and easy design with a finished, folded size of 3 1/2″ x 5″. Cut cardstock 5″ x 7″. Score at 2″ and 5″.
Apply red liner tape to the edges of one of the 2″ flaps. Punch a notch. I used a 1 3/8″ circle punch.
Fold up the flap, decorate the front, apply half a velcro dot and it’s done!
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day!
This is great! How creative to use the coffee cup like that! The saucer made a perfect lid! Great card and love those colors!!
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Woah! I love it. I may have to try that. TFS! XO, Mimi
Now this is to die for precious and cool–it’s for a guy! I know that precious is not a guy card, but I’m a girl and I love it…again so wonderfully creative…Lelslie you never surprise be anymore..I just always expect the unexpedted…and wonderful, creative things from you…FAN TAB U LOS ! If he doesn’t want it, may I have it?
And the tutorial is just wonderful….now one has an excuse!
I love your creativity !! Great Coffee gift card holder!!
Love it!!! Fabuloous idea!
Great Coffee Gift Card Holder!
Your coffee gift card holder is so fantastic and out of the box, Leslie!! I love your creativity, and how you pulled it all off!!! Thanks for the wonderful tutorial!!
Love this holder! Your friend will too! Thanks for the easy tutorial! Take care, Deb
very cute, Leslie! I know he will love it!
This is beautiful!! I just love the colors and that coffee cup is to die for! Such a wonderful idea for a gift holder. I’ll definitely be using your tutorial to make a couple teacher ones!!
Great gift card holder!! I love the papers and colors you choose!
This is so cute - love the sleeve on the coffee, that is just perfect! And thanks for the little tutorial, so easy - I need to do this sometime! (I just mailed a gift card to my dad for his birthday, and it was taped inside his card with scotch tape - oh the horror!!!)
Great colors, design and fun coffee image. The perfect gift card for a coffee gift card
TFS
Oh now this is just too clever! Love it!
~Ang
How cute and creative! Love the *go cup*! Thanks for the tutorial too
This is so wonderful!!! I just love the sleeve you created as well as the cup lid — very cool!!! That tutorial is a wonderful addition - thank you so much for sharing!!!
Very creative use of that coffee set, and what a fun gift card holder design! Thanks for the details and photos. I’m sure he loved it! Linda