Good morning SCT readers! Thank you so much for joining us on Day One of our "12 days of holiday giving" We are thrilled you are here to take part in our favourite 12 days of the year on the SCT blog. During these 12 days our design team and our partners will be joining us each day with a fun mix of inspiration and prizes all celebrating YOU! YOU are worth celebrating. YOU, our incredible readers, are why we do what we do. But this isn't any day one, this day one is special and we are kicking it off BIG! Nicole Nowosad joins us today so let's get this party started!
"Welcome to the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog! I am excited to be on the blog today to share a quick and easy way to make a unique small gift holder! I created these gift holders out of the Fancy Pants Oh, Deer! Collection and thought I would show you how you can make your own in just a few simple steps.
Let’s get started:
1) Die cut 4 3 ½” circles from double sided patterned paper
2) Fold each of the circles in half, keeping the pattern you want on the outside of your gift holder to the outside.
3) Add a small amount of tape runner or glue dots to the bottom ¼ of your folded circle, on the inside pattern. Adhere a 2nd folded circle overtop the adhesive so that they are attached.
4) Repeat with remaining 2 folded circles
5) Add adhesive and place the circles together to form a box like shape. The inside circles will overlap.
6) Using a 1/8” circle punch, punch small holes into the top of 2 sides of the box.
7) Add your small gift inside (a gift card will fit, but you can also use this for small jewellery pieces etc), then tuck the two unpunched sides of the box shape in and tie the flaps with punched holes together with twine.
Supplies: Patterned paper (Fancy Pants), Twine (May Arts), Adhesive (Adhesives by 3L)
I decorated the top of each of my gift holders with some diecut and chipboard shapes and tied a tag onto each to finish them off! Easy!
DAY ONE GIVEAWAY!!!
To kick off our "12 days of Holiday Giving" today's INCREDIBLE giveaways are brought to us by our good friends at Janome Canada and Fancy Pants Designs! I hold both of these companies near and dear to my heart as I use my Janome machine on almost every project I make – it really is the perfect machine to use on your paper crafting projects and I love the Oh, Deer collection which I used on today's project." ~ Nicole
The Janome G1218 is an easy to operate, powerful machine that delivers convenience from a top-loading bobbin to 18 fully adjustable stitch selections. Accessory feet are changed with a push of a button to release them, and they can be raised up and over any project with the extra-high presser foot lift. The 4-step buttonhole is also up for any challenge with density and balance adjustment. Once you sew on this machine, you won’t believe how easy it is!
Of course, with your sewing machine you need some paper right? Our friends at Fancy Pants have you covered and would love to share their Oh, Deer! Collection too!
How amazing are these prizes? Can you just imagine these landing on your doorstep? Well they will for one lucky SCT reader!!! For an opportunity to win, please leave a comment below by 6:00 pm EST on Sunday, December 21st. All prizes will be announced right here and on Facebook at noon on December 23rd! Good luck everyone!
For all our friends on Facebook, we would LOVE for you to take a moment to give each day's sponsor a huge "SCT thank you!" and "LIKE" them on Facebook if you don't already. Our sponsors always love to hear from you and they tell us all the time our readers are the best. We agree! For today's sponsors, please visit them on Facebook here:
Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine
But wait there's more! (don't you love hearing that?) For even more chances to win today's giveaways, enter below!
See you tomorrow for Day Two! You're going to love it ;)
Adorable little box for a gift card...awesome inspiration! The giveaways are fantastic! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Sandy Ross | December 20, 2014 at 09:12 AM
What a fabulous pair of prizes - Happy Christmas!
Posted by: Jemma @ Just-Jimjams | December 20, 2014 at 10:00 AM
This is by far the best prize, and the one I want the most! I have been hoping Santa would bring me a simple Janome since I love the look of sewing on a layout. This is an amazing opportunity, thank you so much for the chance to win the fabulous-est prize!
Posted by: Adrienne O'Neill | December 20, 2014 at 12:04 PM
Oh my goodness I think I posted more than once for this one. THe thought of winning a Janome has made me giddy. Thank you so, so much for this giveaway and for always being just as excited to give us prizes as if you won them yourself. Your generous heart and nature is truly awe inspiring. And, I want you to know how much meeting you has impacted my little slice of the world. Thank you so much for always always thinking of your friends. xoxo
Posted by: Adrienne O'Neill | December 20, 2014 at 12:28 PM
Thanks for the amazing inspiration and awesome giveaways!!!
La-Vie B.
Follow me at C’est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC
Posted by: La-Vie Borde-Perry | December 20, 2014 at 01:45 PM
Such a cute idea for gift cards and that is one amazing sewing machine!! I cannot imagine what is in store for the other 11 days!!! Thank you for 12 days of amazing prizes!!
Posted by: DianeO | December 20, 2014 at 02:41 PM
Thank you SCT for the wonderful opportunities during the 12 Days of Holiday Giving. The first day prize is awesome (2 gifts in 1). I can only dream about what prizes will be offered during the next 11 days. Thank you SCT for all the great ideas and terrific instructions. Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Carole Valcourt | December 20, 2014 at 07:37 PM
What a great first day prize! I wish... I wish...
Posted by: Kristi-Ann | December 20, 2014 at 08:26 PM
What an amazing prize! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Diane Standish | December 20, 2014 at 09:57 PM
Very cool gift card holder!
Posted by: sherri priest | December 20, 2014 at 10:24 PM
I love the gift holders! Thanks for sharing. And thanks for all the fun giveaways!
Posted by: Theresa AR Scrapper | December 20, 2014 at 10:25 PM
I love to stitch on my scrapbook pages so this sewing machine
has wonderful possibilities and choices for stitching. How exciting! Would love to win this wonderful prize.
Thanks for making this a possibility.
Posted by: Lynda James | December 20, 2014 at 10:35 PM
What a great way to start the 12 days of giving!
Posted by: Kimberly Ackerman | December 21, 2014 at 12:07 AM
Love sewing and Fancy Pants Designs!!
Posted by: Berny H. | December 21, 2014 at 12:43 AM
Great prize package! Thanks for the chance to win!
Posted by: Jeanette | December 21, 2014 at 01:03 AM
Great prize, I would love to won the sewing machine I don't have one.
Posted by: Janisa Duval | December 21, 2014 at 01:04 AM
I adore the gift card holder made by Nicole - so simple but a great way to dress up a gift! Thank you :)
Posted by: Amber M. | December 21, 2014 at 01:07 AM
Wow - I would love to win this sewing machine !!
Posted by: Susan Hanna | December 21, 2014 at 01:51 AM
Wow! I don't have a sewing machine but would love to so it would totally be a dream to win this giveaway. And I love this Fancy Pants collection! Thank you!! Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Posted by: Katie B. | December 21, 2014 at 03:57 AM
Amazing gift holder. I made several today.
amazing prizes as well Would love to win.
Posted by: doreen | December 21, 2014 at 08:45 AM
WHOOP WHOOP!! AWESOME Giveaway!! =) THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and for the chances to win!! Have a FABULOUS CHRISTMAS WEEK!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | December 21, 2014 at 09:08 AM
HO HO HO. This would be worth chasing Santa all over town for! What a way to start the 12 days of Christmas!
Posted by: Jeannine H | December 21, 2014 at 10:23 AM
BEST EVER PRIZE!!!!!!
Posted by: Jacqueline | December 21, 2014 at 01:40 PM
WOW - a sewing machine! What an amazing prize for Day One!!!
Posted by: Sharon K | December 21, 2014 at 01:45 PM
This would be perfect as a gift for my daughter! Thanks for the opportunity to win it.
Posted by: Janet N | December 21, 2014 at 02:23 PM