Handmade Holidays Blog Hop: Day 1 with Gift Ideas

We are so excited to participate in the 6th Annual Handmade Holidays Blog Hop! Today, you will experience great ideas from so many incredible companies and designers. It will be such a fun day to hop along! Today, Sandy Trefger and many other designers are sharing gift ideas. Let's take a look at Sandy's awesome gift idea:

 

"A card folio gift set makes a wonderful holiday gift for those who love to send cards throughout the year.  This folio holds up to six cards and envelopes, and is decorated with the lovely, vintage Graphic 45 Ladies Diary collection.  All six cards match the folio with assorted sentiments stamped in coordinating Graphic 45 Decades Ink by ClearSnap.  Once the folio is empty, the recipient may fill it with extra cards or use it to hold photos or a note pad.  This folio is easy to make and can be done in an afternoon or evening.  The cards may take longer, depending on how decorative you like to make them. Happy Crafting!" ~ Sandy

Sandy's Gift Tutorial Video

Tip:

If you create cards that are flatter (no thick embellishments or flowers, etc.) you may be able to tuck up to eight cards in to the folio.  Definitely make a few extra cards to match the set and give those to the recipient even if those extra cards do not fit in the folio.  This way there will be a few extra as cards are mailed out.  Use a different sentiment stamp on each card so they can be used for different occasions and make sure that some are all occasion such as “always on my mind” or “just because”.

Supply List:

Graphic 45 Ladies Diary Deluxe Collector’s Edition
Graphic 45 Color Box Decades Ink Pads by ClearSnap
Kraft Cardstock
Sentiment Stamps
Button Twine, Cream Color
Beige Check Ribbon, 1.5” wide
Lace Trim, Cream Color
Flowers, Cream & Soft Teal Colors
Magnet Closures, 2 Large
Double sided adhesive tape
Envelopes for Cards

Many thanks to all these great sponsors for this blog hop! Check out all their great websites to enjoy their awesome products!

• Clearsnap http://clearsnap.com
• Hydrangea Hippo etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/shop/hydrangeahippo  
• Hepp’s Salt Co. (food) https://heppssalt.com/
• The Twinery http://thetwinery.com/
• Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L https://www.scrapbook-adhesives.com/
• Stencil1 http://stencil1.com
• Buttons Galore & More http://www.buttonsgaloreandmore.com/
• DecoArt, Inc. http://decoart.com
• Walnut Hollow http://walnuthollow.com
• Graphic 45 https://www.g45papers.com/
• Iron Orchid Designs http://ironorchiddesigns.com/

There's also a great giveaway with this blog hop! This is all the great stuff you could win!

Enter the giveaway here:a Rafflecopter giveaway

Now, keep hopping along for more great ideas! Yay! Follow along here:

 

Thanks for joining us for this awesome Handmade Holiday Blog Hop! Many thanks to the participants and sponsors. What fun! Have a great day!

Happy Papercrafting,

The G45 Family

Want to try these projects out? Visit your LSS or order online today! Graphic 45 Store Locator Link Here 

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Comments

[Bettina Kreuer]

Thanks for this great idea. This will be the perfect gift for my mom.

[Mary Holshouser]

So elegant.
thanks for sharing.

[Jackie Johnson]

Amazing

[Glenda Buster]

Sandy,thank you for this beautiful gift idea and awesome tutorial!

[Debra Reitz]

Wow wee! There are some great ideas, techniques, and projects! How talented! Thanks for sharing!

[Anastasia M.]

Beautiful!
It's time to start thinkg holidays))

[hana harpaz]

amazing giveaway, love graphic45.

[ava gavloski]

Thanks for organizing a great holiday hop

[Martie Rollin]

Sandy's tutorial was so easy to follow...well done! Ladies Diary is such a beautiful collection...perfect colors and images. Nice project!

[Patty Blank]

Blog hop was fun :-) The video tutorial was excellent !!

[andrea stever]

omg love it ty

[Sue MacFall]

What lovely cards and I love the idea of the blog hop.
Thank you for sharing with us.
Sue Mac

[Sue LD]

Beautifully decorated!

[Jennifer Priest]

Thank you for always supporting the hop! And for sharing truly gorgeous projects every time :) You are the bestest :)

[snazzyoriginal]

Lovely project x

[Pam]

I just love this portfolio and cards, BEAUTIFUL!

[Sharon Steele]

Perfect. This is so adaptable for different recipients. Bravo

[Gilda (McStamper)]

What a beautiful project. Thanks for a great hop.

[Dawn Belger]

I love this idea. Really love it.

[Cyndi]

I love following the G45 blog. So many great ideas. Wonderful card folio!

[Dorothy McCarthy]

Wow!!!

[Kat]

Once again G45 has great projects, great vendors, and great team members. This project will be a great gift for my Tea Club.

[Sue Purdy]

Just gorgeous. I love the feminine touch, and the non traditional holiday color choices you made.

[Debbie Siddle]

Very pretty diary. xxx

[Noreen]

I love the delicate, yesteryear look of Sandy's gift set.

[Beth Williams]

Going to use this as inspiration to make with my Raining Cats & Dogs. I have several friends who would love it.

[Connie Mercer]

gorgeous project!! Love Graphic45.

[Linda Storey]

Just beautiful & what a great idea!

[Janet Ingraham]

That was fun and interesting.

[Arianna Barbara]

Another awesome project!!! Love it!!!

[Virginia Greco]

Thanks for these ideas and links. It's great fun!

[Nancy Carroll]

Awesome ideas! TFS.

[Kim Wolff]

Wow! I love this vintage paper!

[Rebecca]

What beautiful cards, and thank you for the great video on how to make a card folio. I can't wait to try it.

[Rebecca Ednie]

What a beautiful set! It will make an amazing gift!