July Thank You Gifts

I’ve already shared with you the Thank You cards I made for my customers in July. You can see them here. Today I’m sharing the little gifts I sent along with those cards. They are scissor charms. I will confess right now that I completely CASEd this from Sam Hammond of pootles.co.uk. She is a brilliant Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator in the UK, and I asked her for gift ideas. (CASE = Copy And Share Everything or Copy And Selectively Edit. Basically it’s taking inspiration from someone else’s project, either entirely, or just partly.)

Here’s how I did it:

For the matchbook enclosure, I cut a piece of Peekaboo Peach card stock to 2″ x 5-3/4″. I scored it on the long side at 2-3/4″ and 5″. I folded it up, and burnished both folds with a Bone Folder. I used the 1/8″ Circle punch to make two holes toward the top of the inside (see photo) and I stapled the small bottom flap – be sure to staple very close to the fold, so the top flap can be tucked under it.

I cut a piece of Peekaboo Peach Designer Series Paper to 2-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ and glued it to the front cover. Do this with the cover tucked in, so the DSP will show when the matchbook is closed. I used Circle Punches to cut a 1-1/2″ circle from Whisper White card stock and a 1-1/4″ circle from Peekaboo Peach card stock. I glued the larger circle to the DSP, then adhered the smaller circle with Stampin’ Dimensionals.

I used the Petite Petals Punch to cut one flower each from Whisper White and Peekaboo Peach card stock. I glued them together, Peekaboo Peach on top, and glued them to the Peekaboo Peach circle. The I put a Perfect White Accent in the center of the flower.

The charm itself is a Bow Clip on a piece of Gold Taffeta Ribbon.

I ran the ribbon through the holes in the marchbook, and tied it in a bow on the back. Now the recipient can just untie the bow and tie the charm onto their scissors handle.

Thanks to Sam Hammond for this amazing gift idea! Be sure to check out her web site!