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Countdown to Christmas! Day 5: Sending Money? Quick Card!

December 5, 2010 by Robin

Aloha, all!

     As my children and niece and nephews have grown up, I've been sending fewer and fewer gifts and more and more checks and cash for special occasions – like Christmas, of course!  And now I have grandchildren, all of whom live far away, and whose interests change quite a bit more often than I see them.  So money works for them now, too!

     But as I slip a check or some money inside one of my handmade cards, it seems as if I should be more creative than just folding a piece of paper up and putting it in a card.   I looked around and found some money holder cards that people have made.  But all of them either require folding the money anyway or are too large to fit in one of Stampin' Up!'s envelopes.  So I finally decided last week to make my own special money card.  It was a bit on the tricky side, but it's worked wonderfully. 

Money Card

     The tricky part is one that I solved, so you won't have to struggle with it.  To keep this card short enough lengthwise to fit in a Stampin' Up! envelope, I had to use just a sliver of adhesive on either side of the slit where the bill/check fits in.  For the card shown, I cut a piece of Sticky Strip in half lengthwise. 

     The important thing is that this card, including its "belly band" closer, fits just perfectly inside one of Stampin' Up!'s Small Open End envelopes.  And that envelope meets the length and width requirements for mailing in the United States.  Important if you live in the U. S.!

     Of course I've written a one-page tutorial for this gem of a gift card and it's on my blog as of today!   I quickly whipped out a half dozen of these for a craft fair I did today, and they looked lovely on the display table.  The ones I have left will look even more lovely when someone in my family opens them on Christmas Day!

     I hope you enjoy making these as much as I do.  Whatever you end up doing this weekend, I hope you have a lot of fun with it!

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Filed Under: Announcement Tagged With: Big Island, East Hawaii, Folded Money Card, Greeting Cards, Handmade Cards, Handmade Christmas Cards, Handmade gifts, Handmade Greeting Card, Handmade Greeting Cards, Hawaii, Money Card, Money Holder, Stampin' Up!

Robin Messenheimer

I have been stamping and paper crafting for over 30 years, and have been an Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator for 14 years.

My favorite part of being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is teaching others to enjoy crafting themselves. Not only do I conduct classes in person, I write tutorials for teaching anyone who has internet access. No matter if you're in my area in The Villages in Florida or anywhere else in the world, let me know if there's something you'd like to learn! Read More…

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  1. Gayle says

    September 14, 2013 at 12:22 pm

    This is darling!  My family, too, has reached that point where they prefer cash–that way they're sure to get what they want!  Will add this to my repertoire of money and giftcard holders!

  2. Debra Wright says

    December 23, 2015 at 6:03 pm

    Hi can I get the directions for these beautiful cards please

    Thank you! 

  3. Robin messrnheimer says

    December 23, 2015 at 7:53 pm

    Sure! Just click on the one-page tutorial link in the post!

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