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I am a firm believer in gift cards, especially now that we live so far away from our friends and family and shipping costs a pretty penny! However, there is still something just a teensy bit impersonal about a gift card and I like to dress them up with a special card or packaging. My "Christmas Baby" dad-in-law is getting an auction site (can you guess which one?) gift certificate for Christmas, and I thought I would whip up a creative card to deliver it.
Our son's Papa is a big-time model train buff. He is also an architect, so you can imagine what his layout looks like! We thought we would feed his train habit and I wanted my card to reflect his fun hobby. I started by searching high and low for a train stamp in my stash and found an adorable little engine. But, I needed a box car and a flat-bed car (if I sound like I know what I'm talking about, I don't...I'm just using terms that seem correct!) So, I decided to draw my own, using the wheels from the engine as a base for each for consistency. I colored everything in with bright colors and added a sparkly and festive Christmas tree. It's a long card and I finished off with a homemade envelope.
BEAN NOTES
- Stamps: engine from Oh Boy! set (Gina K. Designs); Merry Christmas (Archiver's)
- Illustrations: boxcar and flat-car (The Stampin' Bean)
- Cardstock: Real Red, Brilliant Blue (Stampin' Up!); Solar White (Neenah)
- Coloring Medium: Sketch Markers (Copic)
- Templates: Circles Embossing Folder (Quickutz)
- Accents: Ruby Red Liquid Pearls (Ranger Ink); Gold Stickles (Ranger Ink)
HAPPY BEANS
- Coloring Medium: 0.2 Black Multiliner (Copic)
12 comments:
super creative and very personal!!! Love it.
Regina, what a thoughtful card! Your creativity never ceases to amaze me!
Love, love, love this card! Terrific job! You always amaze me! Happy, happy holidays!
Very cute card and very nice idea. I love your use of color and how the gift card itslef works right into the layout and design of the rest of the card. Very cool.
So creative! I love it, Regina.
I know just what you mean by gift cards feeling dull and impersonal, but they are the best gift sometimes. Like my son's teachers, they get a million apples, ornaments and candies. They could use a Target card more than anything else! When I dress up the card and give them with a special card or packaging, they make a wow moment too! :)
Love the creative personal touch!
This is so adorable and clever, Regina!
This is so adorable! What a fun way to package the gift card.
This is just adorable! What a fun card to get!
Oh man, this is so totally over the top. Awesome!!! Your father-in-law must love you so much!!! I so love the bright cheery ebay colors. Hugs,
Ha! That is so cute! The ebay sign is priceless!
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