Countdown to Christmas Day 20 - Money Holder Card

Good morning!  Today's project is for a last minute gift idea -- a card to hold money or a check!  This is an odd-sized card (7" x 4"), so you'll need to either wrap it as a gift or use your Envelope Punch Board to make an envelope for it.

Many thanks to Carol Lovenstein for the idea.  Click HERE to see Carol's original card.

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Materials

Stamp Set
* Oh, What Fun! (used on inside)

Paper
* Whisper White THICK card stock (8" x 11")
* Merry Little Christmas Designer Series Paper ("DSP") ( 7" x 3")**
* Old Olive card stock (7" x 1-3/4")
* Red Glimmer Paper (about 1-1/4" x 7" for letters; 7" x 1/8" strips; scraps for other shapes)
* Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper (about 4" x 2" for snowflakes)

Ink
* Old Olive Stampin' Write Marker (used on inside)
* Real Red Stampin' Write Marker (used on inside)

Accessories and Tools
* Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
* Large Letters Framelits Dies
* Seasonal Layers Thinlits Dies
* Trim Your Stocking Thinlits Dies**
* Holly Berry Builder Punch
* 1-3/8" Circle Punch
* Adhesives:  SNAIL Adhesive; Multipurpose Liquid Glue

** 2017 Holiday Catalog

Instructions

1. Score 8" x 11" paper at 4" and 8"; fold away from score lines to create 7" x 4" card with an extra 3" flap.  Use 1-3/8" punch to cut a half-circle in center of flap, and then use a thin line of Liquid Glue to adhere outside edges of flap to inside of card to create pocket (see photo below).

2. Use SNAIL Adhesive to adhere 7" x 3" DSP to front of card and to adhere 7" x 1-3/4" Old Olive card stock over DSP.

3. Use Liquid Glue to adhere one 7" x 1/8" strips of Glimmer Paper to card on each side of DSP.

4. Use Big Shot and Large Letters Dies to cut J, O and Y from Red Glimmer Paper.  Use Liquid Glue to Adhere over Old Olive card stock as shown.

5. Use Big Shot and Seasonal Layers Dies to cut 3 small and 1 medium snowflake from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper.  Use tiny dots of Liquid Glue to adhere to card.

6. Use Big Shot and Trim Your Stocking Dies to cut tiny dots from Red Glimmer Paper.  Use tiny dots of Liquid Glue to adhere to card randomly.  (NOTE:  These were an afterthought because I had them left over from another project -- the card also looks good without them.)

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7.  Paint image on stamp with Stampin' Write markers before stamping on inside pocket.  Use Holly Berry Builder punch to cut one bow and one clump of Holly Berries from Red Glimmer Paper and two Holly Leaves from Old Olive card stock.  Use Liquid Glue to adhere as shown.  (These too were leftovers from a previous project; you can stamp anything on the inside or simply write your own personal message.)

That's it.  A perfect way to