Gift Card Holder

Hi there!  I thought I would make a CAS card, but something happened......  I always seem to get carried away!  My card looks relatively simple, it just took much more time to finish than I had counted on! (lol)

I used a NorthWoods rubber stamp, with minimal colouring....I simply inked the stamp using two colours of DI, and a wee bit of shading.  After cutting it out, I sponged the outer frame with more DI, adding a black backing and then some stickles.  I then decided the die cuts could use some stickles too.  (These vine dies are from Whimsy Stamps and came in some 'fabulous sweet stuff' I won from Jacque.  Thanks so much Jacque!)

To make the card shape, I folded the card front in half to the inside....and this became the gift card holder.  The DP is a 12x12 sheet from my stash, which I cut and distressed with the same DI used on the image.  But the time consuming part......was cutting the shaped piece for the inside of the card, and building up the half oval where the image overhangs.

Maybe next time I'll really make a CAS card....

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