DIY Gift Card Holders

Hi Friends! With the last week before Christmas upon us I wanted to sneak a little blog post before you get sucked away into the holiday craziness. First, I wanted to send a genuine thank you to those of you who have supported my little holiday pop-up shop this season. As the holiday comes to a close the shop will close too, and as sad as I am to no longer get to handletter Christmas goods, I'm really excited about some fun things I have planned this upcoming year. I'll be doing a reflections post about this first year starting out and talk about where I want to take this little side hustle in 2016 in an upcoming blog post, so be on the look out for that! But seriously, whether you made a purchase this season or sent me kind words, a genuine, full-hearted thank you because it meant the world to me.

Whether you've been crazy busy or just tend to procrastinate (maybe a little of both!?) you probably have some last minute shopping to squeeze in this week. I know I do, and I also know that a handful of those gifts are going to be gift cards. Don't judge me- some people are just hard to shop for! Even though a gift card is not the most personable gift out there, I'm adding a little personal touch to mine with these DIY handlettered gift card holders. NOW, if you're on my newsletter subscription, you got these handlettered designs for FREE in today's newsletter. If you are not on the newsletter, I'm sorry. You should be. Sign up in the sidebar. But you'll get the cut out template for free to get creative with! It's super easy, took me less than 5 minutes and all you need is paper and glue. 

STEP 1: Download and PRINT this file. I printed this on cardstock.

STEP 2: CUT it out & FOLD the tabs (shown below)

STEP 3: GLUE the tabs. You should be applying glue onto TWO tabs then folding the tabs closed to make a little pocket. 

STEP 4: Allow the glue to dry and insert gift card. I also added a little washi tape to one of mine and a piece of gold glitter paper on the inside of one for a little extra flair! Get creative and I'd love to see what you guys come up with! 

BOOM. Done! 

HOLIDAY SHOP INTRODUCTIONS | Custom Address Stamps

When I first opened this little shop, I had no idea what would do well. I purely make things out of my own wants and desires and hope other people enjoy them too. I made these 3 hand-lettered stamps because I wanted them for my own mail, and when I listed them on my site I figured maybe someone else would too! DUDE. Hot Item. Meet my Custom Address Stamps! The custom address stamps have been such a popular item so far and I'm LOVING it. There are TWO main reasons that I get REALLY excited about custom address stamps.

1. Stamps go on paper and these stamps generally go on mail- which means more people are SENDING MAIL! As a snail-mail enthusiast this just makes me feel really warm on the inside.

2. Each address stamp is CUSTOM. Which is super special. Something happens between me and each address during the creation process- yeah, we bond. I find myself making up houses and homes on the address that come in through my orders. When an address came in on Huckleberry Lane, I envisioned this cute little brick cottage with a small wrap around porch and white shutters. (I've always had a very active imagination!) So yes, even if you live in a shack on the side of Royal road and you're ordering an address stamp- in my head you live in a castle. 

I've had a lot of fun creating these. Each one is unique and different and its own. The way different addresses layout and work together with names has been a creative and fun challenge. When you check out in the shop, you input your address as you want it displayed and then I'll send you a proof and once you approve it it gets made- EASY AS THAT! There is still time to get your custom address stamp before Christmas and use it for all of your holiday cards! There are so many REASONS to get a stamp as well! Just bought a new house? STAMP. Just married and have a new last name? STAMP! Sending out a plethora of holiday cards or Save the Dates? You're going to want a stamp. I'm putting the deadline to GUARANTEE these to use by Christmas as THIS WEEKEND, December 6th. Any questions or if you're looking for something even more custom, shoot me a message!