This week, Paper Crafts magazine is celebrating the release of the latest edition of Holiday Cards & More on the Paper Crafts Connection blog and Moxie Fab World! Be sure to stop by both blogs to see peeks of some of the great projects from its pages as well as play along with some challenges. You can order your print copy HERE, or get the digital version HERE. OR read on for a chance to win!
In honor of the new Holiday Cards & More issue, the Go-to Gals are treating you to a blog hop today. This new issue has a whole section featuring fabulous photo cards. For our hop today, the Paper Crafts team challenged each Go-to Gal to create another project of some sort that incorporates a photo. I decided to create a gift card holder.
While browsing through some of my photos, I came across this one of the gingerbread house my kids made last year and new it would be fun to pair it up with Papertrey's new Gingerbread Lane stamp set. I printed my photos at home, sized just right so that I could diecut them with the Movers & Shakers Zipper die.
The recipient can tear away the perforated strip along the top to reveal a gift card tucked inside.
Such a fun use for a photo and a fun way to present a gift card. You could definitely get creative with the photo you choose to use...it could be a winter scene, a photo of a pretty ornament, or anything else you could dream up....all you need to do is pull out your camera and snap away...that's the great thing about using photos in your projects!
So what fun would a blog hop be without a giveaway? I will choose one comment from this post to win a copy of this latest issue of Holiday Cards & More! Comments will close at midnight Thursday night, September 20. Be sure to visit the other Go-to Gals, as well as the Paper Crafts Connection blog to check out their photo projects and leave comments there for even more chances to win your copy!
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You are so clever to put the tear away portion on the photo! Great card!
Posted by: Meghan | September 19, 2012 at 11:25 AM
Your work always amazes me!
Posted by: Chris Cross | September 19, 2012 at 11:42 AM
Great idea and love the thought that you put into the gift reveal on the card. I love seeing your work and details you put into your work. Always a pleasure.
Posted by: Billie A | September 19, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Love your gift card holders, Betsi! I would be sorry to ruin the beautiful design to get the card out:(
Posted by: Maria Doricheva | September 19, 2012 at 12:02 PM
What a fun idea! I have never tried using a photo in that way before but now I am curious to give a try. Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Natalie Winterstein | September 19, 2012 at 12:08 PM
Such a fun idea! Is it bad that I'm worried that you had to tear it open to illustrate it for us? It's so pretty! :)
Posted by: Mendi Yoshikawa | September 19, 2012 at 12:13 PM
That tear away strip is a magical touch and one I've never seen before. I'll be using it! Like others have said, it's a shame to have to tear into it, but the recipient could always tuck the torn piece into the opening to keep it after the gift card is taken out. I keep all my handmade cards I receive, so I'd hate to throw part of it away....
Posted by: Lucy | September 19, 2012 at 12:17 PM
Time to pull out those dies to make some gift card holders!!
Posted by: pamela (spookiee) | September 19, 2012 at 12:18 PM
Gorgeous gift card holders. Your ideas are always so inspiring.
Posted by: Lee | September 19, 2012 at 12:24 PM
Ooh! I love this idea! Such a great way to make gift card holders for the holidays!
Posted by: Tricia | September 19, 2012 at 12:35 PM
You are just so clever and creative!!!! These would be kinda fun to make and a super cute way to "wrap" that gift card!!!
Posted by: Perrie Sanders | September 19, 2012 at 12:39 PM
Beautiful card. I love the idea of the photo on the card and using PTI's movers and shakers die (which I love). Thank you for the opportunity to win a copy of this magazine.
Posted by: AnneC | September 19, 2012 at 12:44 PM
such an awesome fun idea...i love that great photo and fun idea..thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Annette Allen | September 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM
You always make the cutest things, Betsy! Thanks!
Posted by: Holly | September 19, 2012 at 12:45 PM
Love this idea - and what a neat zipper die - you gave me inspiration for all sorts of goodies I can hide inside - endless fun - I guess I'm off to buy a zipper die!
Posted by: Lisa Norstrom | September 19, 2012 at 12:52 PM
LOVED the card and then I saw the tear away strip to reveal the gift card...oh.my.goodness really over the top cute!!!!
thanks for sharing
Posted by: kazan | September 19, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Love the tear-away! And the Papertrey stamp is so cute. I only have a couple of their sets... they are fantastic quality.
Posted by: Susan | September 19, 2012 at 12:54 PM
Wonderful gift card holder! I love your design and the gingerbread man and woman are adorable! The tearaway strip is such a brilliant idea!
Posted by: Heather Maria | September 19, 2012 at 01:00 PM
Love the tear away strip!
Posted by: erica a | September 19, 2012 at 01:01 PM
Betsy, this is just a wonderful way to spruce up a gift card holder!!! I love it for a photo!!! Thank you always for the best inspiration!
Posted by: Amy Kolling | September 19, 2012 at 01:03 PM
So very cool! Love the gingerbread picture and the tear strip! Thanks so much for sharing!
Posted by: Ruth G | September 19, 2012 at 01:05 PM
Very clever!
Posted by: Cheryl elster | September 19, 2012 at 01:07 PM
The tear strip as part of the photo is a great idea.
Posted by: Linda C | September 19, 2012 at 01:08 PM
That's genius, Betsy! I was JUST watching the intructional videos for my M&S dies this morning!
Posted by: richard | September 19, 2012 at 01:24 PM
Clever packaging, and a great way to use a few of my millions of photos.
Posted by: Jusa | September 19, 2012 at 01:26 PM
Amazing! I love the tear strip. I give lots of gift cards and I always feel bad that there's nothing to open. And the ability to customize is the icing on the cake. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Lynne | September 19, 2012 at 01:27 PM
Who wouldn't love a fun, interactive card like that? I have those zipper dies and I just need to figure out how to hide a gc behind it.
Posted by: Jennifer K | September 19, 2012 at 01:35 PM
Simply stunning - love it! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Deirdre | September 19, 2012 at 01:44 PM
What a darling gift card holder. And, the gingerbread house is adorable. Thanks for a chance to win Holiday Cards & More. If I'm not lucky, I will definitely be buying it as it's always great.
Posted by: Troy Louise | September 19, 2012 at 01:48 PM
Super project. Thanks for the chance to win that magazine.
Posted by: Joyce Mehrberg | September 19, 2012 at 01:50 PM
this is a great project as a Christmas decoration that you keep for yourself. Sometimes it's hard to make something and then have to give it away.
Posted by: MaryLouH | September 19, 2012 at 02:05 PM
Oh my- I love everything about your gift card holder-beautiful! Thanks for the chance to win this special issue.
Posted by: Linda K | September 19, 2012 at 02:15 PM
I would love this one...one of my friends has a card on the front cover!
Posted by: Cathy Weber | September 19, 2012 at 02:40 PM
That's a lovely photo and what a great idea to team it with that lovely stamp set.
Posted by: sharon | September 19, 2012 at 02:42 PM
What a clever idea! Thanks for the chance to win.
Posted by: Nancee | September 19, 2012 at 02:47 PM
Love the tear away strip! What a great idea.
Posted by: tape | September 19, 2012 at 02:49 PM
Oh, that is just totally adorable!!!
Posted by: Jingle | September 19, 2012 at 02:51 PM
All of the ideas you girls have come up with are so fun! Yours inspired me to use a photo I have of my elf stocking holder from when I was a kid. And I LOVE the zipper cut!!!
Posted by: Shawna B | September 19, 2012 at 02:52 PM
What a great idea for a gift card holder! How do you think of this neat ideas?! Love those gingerbread men too.
Posted by: Corrine Ann | September 19, 2012 at 02:53 PM
The tear away strips close to brilliant!!!
Posted by: Van Nguyen | September 19, 2012 at 03:02 PM
I love incorporating years past photos into present day creations. What a sweet photo of the gingerbread house your kids made! Cute cardholder idea!
Posted by: Lillian Child | September 19, 2012 at 03:08 PM
Cute card and great idea!!!!
Posted by: Dana W | September 19, 2012 at 03:19 PM
What a fabulous idea! Awesome blog hop filled with great ideas! Can't wait to get my issue, and sure wish I would win it!
Posted by: Phyllis Strickland | September 19, 2012 at 03:29 PM
Betsy using the Movers & Shakers zipper on this is brilliant! Thanks for the great idea!
Posted by: Tracey McNeely | September 19, 2012 at 03:48 PM
Love this. Thanks for the inspiration.
Posted by: Barbara T | September 19, 2012 at 04:05 PM
Very cute and fun way to present a gift card!
Posted by: Sue D | September 19, 2012 at 04:06 PM
I. LOVE. IT.
Posted by: sue | September 19, 2012 at 04:10 PM
Very clever idea! Love it!
Posted by: Agata | September 19, 2012 at 04:19 PM
Betsy your family are fantasic house bilders. Your picture captured it perfectly. It is a great photo for your gift card presentation.Thanks. I would love one of these issues.
Posted by: Angie Hall | September 19, 2012 at 04:22 PM
What a great way to feature a fun moment from your family! Love this zipper die and the way you've used it for a gift card holder. Brilliant!
Posted by: Susan | September 19, 2012 at 04:33 PM
What a neat idea!!! Very clever! :)
Posted by: Pat C | September 19, 2012 at 04:34 PM
Awesome, awesome!!!!
Posted by: kirsty vittetoe | September 19, 2012 at 04:39 PM
What a terrific idea! Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Lynda Marquez | September 19, 2012 at 04:45 PM
it knocks me out how clever your are. This is the best card holder I've ever seen. Awesome.
Posted by: conil | September 19, 2012 at 04:56 PM
Betsy, how fun is that? Any "kid", big or small would love to open a gift card that way. Makes it really a special surprise. Thanks for the idea and for a chance to win.
Posted by: Mary Bee | September 19, 2012 at 05:06 PM
Love it that it doubles as a gift card holder!
Posted by: Nina Yang | September 19, 2012 at 05:11 PM
Great idea - very creative - Thanks for the chance to win an awesome magazine!!
Posted by: Connie Gregoire | September 19, 2012 at 05:14 PM
Adoreable! Why am I craving gingerbread? Love how the card is fun and useful.
Posted by: Nancy Penir | September 19, 2012 at 05:36 PM
Very cute way to feature one of your kid's creative projects!
Posted by: Noreen | September 19, 2012 at 05:53 PM
Thanks for the fun card, the dies from PTI. Are so much fun for kids and grown up to be able to reveal the message.
Posted by: Carmen s | September 19, 2012 at 06:08 PM
Gorgeous project. I totally love the gingerbread card.
Posted by: June Campbell | September 19, 2012 at 06:09 PM
Love the gingerbread house photo paired with stamps--really cute!
Posted by: Sheri K | September 19, 2012 at 06:26 PM
Such a cute idea! Who'd-a-thunk-it? A photo paired up with stamps. Genius! :)
Posted by: Keri | September 19, 2012 at 06:29 PM
What a great card and idea to put the gift card inside.
Posted by: Alanna | September 19, 2012 at 06:45 PM
This is the best new idea I have seen lately! What a clever idea for gift cards. I am always looking for a way to make something old new a exciting and this is definitely it for the coming holidays.
Posted by: Connie Axford | September 19, 2012 at 06:53 PM
You have the most talent of anyone I know (well, maybe Jennifer McGuire and you). I am loving your card. The magazine looks awesome. my fingers are crossed.
Posted by: Carol Ann Ater | September 19, 2012 at 06:55 PM
What a fun project!
Posted by: Jennifer T. | September 19, 2012 at 07:02 PM
Oh Betsy... sigh I so LOVE visiting your blog.. it always is INSPIRING! I LOVE todays fun idea! The new stamp set is PERFECT with that photo!!!
Have a GREAT day!
Posted by: Beth | September 19, 2012 at 07:22 PM
Cool idea! Your projects are always breathtaking! I would love to win a copy of this new issue!
Posted by: Sandy Kay | September 19, 2012 at 07:24 PM
What a fun idea! Perfect photo to use, too.
Posted by: Lindsey | September 19, 2012 at 07:35 PM
This is an awesome idea! :)
Posted by: Tina | September 19, 2012 at 07:40 PM
awesome idea Betsy, I love your blog so inspirational!
Posted by: Lindsey | September 19, 2012 at 07:40 PM
I just love what you share with all of us.
Posted by: Carol G | September 19, 2012 at 07:43 PM
This is the most clever idea I have seen! thank you for the inspiration and chance to win :)
Posted by: Lee | September 19, 2012 at 07:53 PM
So clever with the tear-away strip and so cute!
Posted by: barbara lassiter | September 19, 2012 at 08:17 PM
That's the first time I have seen a zipper die...that is so cool!
Posted by: Justasiam | September 19, 2012 at 08:47 PM
I love everything you make! Thanks for a chance to win!
Posted by: Betty Sue | September 19, 2012 at 08:49 PM
Such a clever idea. I am so going to scraplift this!
Posted by: Barb in VA | September 19, 2012 at 09:08 PM
Seriously, the zipper die is so much fun! What a fun way to use a festive photo!
Posted by: Amanda Coleman | September 19, 2012 at 09:22 PM
Love this idea. Great picture.
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Posted by: Michel Espey | September 19, 2012 at 09:22 PM
That is such a unique way to do a gift card---just make sure the recipient doesn't just think it is a tag.
Very inventive!
Posted by: katie | September 19, 2012 at 09:25 PM
Beautiful idea! Love every inch of this fun gift card holder, Betsy :)
Posted by: Helen F. | September 19, 2012 at 09:32 PM
did not know you could make a tear-away. TFS and for the chance to win.
Posted by: sherry b | September 19, 2012 at 09:35 PM
Super neat idea!! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: betty lou | September 19, 2012 at 09:35 PM
How totally cute!! I like the perforated strip, very original. Beautiful work!
Posted by: Bethany V | September 19, 2012 at 09:47 PM
Brilliant use of that die, Betsy :)
Posted by: janet wilson | September 19, 2012 at 09:52 PM
I wondered how that die was meant to be used. Thanks for sharing awonderful idea!!!
Posted by: calamityjane | September 19, 2012 at 10:16 PM
Fabulous idea!! LOVE this project :)
Posted by: Chris E. | September 19, 2012 at 10:18 PM
Love it! Thanks for the chance to win such a good publication.
Posted by: Deborah | September 19, 2012 at 10:27 PM
You are so very clever, Betsy! What a great way to "conceal" a gift card and allow the recipient to "rip" open a gift. Thanks for the chance to win a copy of this awesome magazine!
Posted by: Kathy Mc | September 19, 2012 at 10:31 PM
A tear away gift card...wow. I always get inspired through my paper craft connections
Posted by: DebbieC. | September 19, 2012 at 10:32 PM
Clever idea I just have to copy this holiday season. Mahalo for sharing.
Posted by: HawaiianLibrarian | September 19, 2012 at 11:12 PM
And yet another great idea for using photos on your cards. Just may have to steal this one. Thanks for inspiring us.
Posted by: Judy B | September 19, 2012 at 11:53 PM
OMG - I love your card! So much fun, love the tear away feature- so cool!
Posted by: Mimi R | September 20, 2012 at 12:06 AM
Great idea but I hope they know there's a gift card in there and they don't throw it away!
Posted by: Kris in Alaska | September 20, 2012 at 01:07 AM
Love the card, what a great idea.
Posted by: Karen Milone | September 20, 2012 at 04:50 AM
I love this idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Jacklyn Jessa | September 20, 2012 at 05:19 AM
I have seen the zipper before and now I feel I really need it! Not only for christmas gifts but the whole year round. So versatile! love this photo giftwrap.
Posted by: Linda van Vliet | September 20, 2012 at 05:58 AM
Gorgeous idea - shame to tear the photo when you unzip it though!
Posted by: Tanja S. | September 20, 2012 at 06:04 AM
Love the gift card idea! What a great gift!
Posted by: Jodi V | September 20, 2012 at 06:31 AM