Jul 30 2009
Flourishes is Celebrating Birthdays Today
Two years ago this month, Flourishes opened the doors of their lovely boutique and invited the world to a whole new opportunity of creative expression. Now, we’d like to invite you to help us celebrate. Today, the design team is expressing their creativity to honor Flourishes’ special day, and we’d like you to join us! Here’s how:
Simply make a birthday creation of your own - link your card to the Flourishes Newsletter birthday post, or upload to SCS using the keyword FLLCBDAY. We’ll pick one lucky winner with the prize being a stamp set of your choice. So… make time to play and you just might be a winner! Also, be sure to click onto the Flourishes Newsletter Saturday – there is a BIG announcement that you won’t want to miss!
I’ve made a card with an inside pocket. Well, two cards, actually, one for a guy and one for a girl. The design can be adapted to any size, and the pocket can hold photos, seed packets, cosmetic samples, hot cocoa packs, stamped images you’re sharing with a stamper friend… the uses are many and varied. The two cards I’ve made are sized as money holders.
Money holders have largely given way to gift card holders since a gift card is felt to be more personal and thoughtful than money. I believe they still have their place, though. You’d be more likely to give money to immediate family members, rather than friends, and generally only when you know it’s what they’d prefer. Perhaps they’re saving for something special, or they’re a college student in a smal dorm room who needs spending money or help buying books. Children enjoy receiving money as a gift. Perhaps you’ve taken up a collection for a coworker in need. Maybe you’ve purchased stamps from a blogger and need to send a check. You never know. Might as well do it with a little flair.
The finished size of these money holders is 3 3/4″ x 6 1/2″ — an odd size, I know, but I just happen to have envelopes to fit. They’ll fit in a business size envelope, too, though there’d be some swimming room lengthwise. They could also be tucked into a gift bag or box as a little supplement to the gift they accompany. This is the inside:
This diagramed sample gives measurements and some instructions, which I’ve also written out below the photo:
- Cut cardstock 8 1/2″ x 8 1/2″
- Score 3 3/4″ from left edge. Score 1 1/16″ from right edge. That extra 1/16″ allows the front flap to overlap just the tiniest bit for easier opening.
- Score at 2″ across bottom edge.
- Cut flaps as shown in photo.
The next photo shows the lower right corner of the card:
- Fold the long vertical flap to the inside.
- Apply strong adhesive, such as this red liner tape to the right edge only of the lower flap.
- Adhere over vertical flap.
You end up with a nice little pocket into which you can securely tuck your treasure of choice.
The Seaside Life sand dollars are really what gave me the idea to do a money holder — you know… dollars/money. They’re all white embossed on Classic White cardstock with just the centers colored with a Copic marker. I stamped one sand dollar in Caramel without embossing and used it as a little tag with the “for you” from the Strawberries set. Its papers, ribbon and brads are from my stash. The Cuttlebug embossed background under the sand dollars is called “Mesh”.
The feminine card uses the All Wrapped Up stamp set. The BasicGrey Sultry designer paper, Spellbinders dies, ribbon, and rhinestones are all from Flourishes.
Let’s take a look at what the rest of the team is sharing today: Christine, Cindy, Faith, Julie, Latisha, Laura, Stacy, Dee, Silke, and Jan Marie
I’m sure you’ll see some great ideas and beautiful things from the team, and maybe even the design I’m sharing today will be useful to somebody at some point. I hope so. I’ll end with a wish for a wonderful day, and if it’s your birthday, may it be an absolutely splendid one!
The attention to detail is fantasti–such beautiful gifts even without anything inside. Thanks for instructions! Happy birthday, Flourishes!
What darling birthday cards Leslie! Those sand dollars are just wonderful. You must have interminable patience and an eagle eye to have cut out all those perfect sand dollars. I love the “Mesh” embossed panel beneath the sand dollars too. Such a small but important detail. Thank you for another great tutorial.
love the folder and cards as always so pretty
Hugs
Norine
Wonderful gift card holders! Someone will be thrilled to receive them.
Leslie, these gift cards are so pretty and practical too! I love both of them especially the sand dollar one…I know it took alot of time to cut and emboss all those sand dollars, but what a spectacular end result…
Both of the cards are so beautiful! I love the texture of the first one! And it is so elegant! Love the DP and the bow on the secovnf Birthday card!
Thank you so much for sharing template and tutorial, Leslie!
Leslie, these are both FANTASTIC!!! What wonderful detail! Incredible job, girl!
very cool - thanks for the template!
Sandra
These are gorgeous.. and thanks for the tutorial for these
These are both just so wonderful, Leslie! What a great tutorial too…thanks so much!
Leslie, these are both drop dead gorgeous creations. When I came to your site I was hit with the fact that — outside of the Flourishes - you are the ONLY one that has been here from the beginning! What a fun celebration to be a part of from that standpoint! Thanks so much for sharing your time and talents!
What a gorgeous and creative pair Leslie! Those layered sand dollars are amazing! And the beautiful presents look so full of celebration!
OMG, I just love your money cards. I just printed your tutorial to add to my leslie tutorial folder
I am going to try really hard today to make a Flourishes B-day card too! TFS………EVERYTHING!!!!!
Both of these are just wonderful!! I love all of the seashells, wow that must of been a labor of love, so beautiful!! The money holder with the presents, is just colored perfectly!!
hugs
Latisha
WOW - Leslie - these are two awesome celebration cards!!! Both are gorgeous!!! Totally love the money holder idea :)!!! Have a great weekend!!! Hugs ~S~
Did you cut out each of those sand dollars? I bow to you, paper crafting diva!
I love the other card too…all those wonderful Nesties are fab layered together.
Leslie these are wonderful…..as usual….very wonderful for us and something that most folks don’t know about FLLC and you is that you are the only designer that has been with us since the beginning. You have been invaluable to us from the beginning. You are an inspiration, a friend, a great designer and the only team member to have
concepted and designed a set that we released…in fact one year ago. THANK YOU LESLIE FOR EVERYTHING!
Great idea, they are both neat, tfs!
These are beautiful and a great gift idea. I’m saving this to my files for future reference.
Both of your gift holders are wonderful, Leslie!! I just LOVE all of your embossed sand dollars, and your gift stack is colored so beautifully!! Thank you for the directions and details of how to make these!! I will have to give them a try!
Thanks so much for these Leslie. I prefer to give money anyway and these are perfect!
Love the template. It looks so easy.
Brilliant!
Viv xx
Thanks for the tutorial on how to make these Leslie…what a great idea!!
Beautiful, and beautiful! Thanks for sharing with us the “how to”…these will come into good use…love those sand dollars!
These are so cute and thank you for sharing the template.
Beautiful Leslie! Love them both with your fabulous design and colour choices! The money holder idea is just awesome!
Oh they are both wonderful Leslie! I really like how you did the seashells they are fabulous. (the ones we saw on our trip didn’t look this clean and white hee hee ) great tutorial and fun fold for a gift card!
Here is my Flourishes Birthday card using the gorgeous Sweetpeas set and Nesties from Flourishes. Love the result and hope you do too
TFS your beautiful money folder cards.
Sweetpeas Birthday: http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1434726?&cat=500&ppuser=18672
I don’t know how long it took you to cut out all of those sand dollars, but WOW do they look amazing!!! Both projects are beautiful. Thanks for the template as well.
I love these money holders! They are adorable-and thanks for the dimensions! The sand dollars look fantastic! And the girly one is so pretty with all the diecut layers! Nice!
Thanks for those detailed instructions, I can definitely use this! A couple of our grandkids are getting to “that” age where toys are too childish but big boy toys are too mature which means money is the only thing we can think of to give them! And I love how you did the sand dollars, I had never thought to do them that way and I will definitely have to get my sand dollar stamp back out and give it a whirl!
Thanks for sharing your beautiful creations!
Great design for a money holder! I prefer this size, which accomodates actual dollar bills or checks, over gift card holders because I tend to send more checks as gifts. Thanks for the details, and I love what you did with the front of both of these! Fantastic, Leslie! Linda