Gift Card Holder #2

I can’t believe there is only a few more days left until Christmas. Where did the time go? I didn’t get a chance do all the things I wanted this weekend, like filming another video tutorial. But, I did finish some holiday shopping. Have you guys been to the mall lately? I swear, the stores are practically giving their merchandise away for free. I almost purchased a J Crew skirt for $7, but they didn’t have my size. $7! Crazy. I feel badly for retail companies and the folks that work for them. They are seriously hurting right now.

Hubs and I also took a cooking class this weekend. Well, it was actually a knife class: Mastering Knife Skills: How to Slice and Dice Like a Pro. The class was taught by Chef Mike C. at Kitchen on Fire in Berkeley. We learned how to properly hone a blade, hold a knife, stabilize food for cutting, and more. The staff fed us delicious gourmet pizza while Mike C. taught us to properly sanitize our food prep boards. We also had hands on class time where we practiced our newly acquired skills by chopping a whole bunch of veggies that I later took home and turned into a delicious soup. For novice home cooks living in the bay area, I highly recommend Kitchen on Fire for affordable cooking classes. At $65 for three hours, it was a wonderful learning experience that would make a great gift too! I’m tempted to indulge in their 12 week cooking basics series. However, the price is hefty at $695 for the series. I might stick to taking just one class at a time for now.

For today’s card, I’ve posted another gift card holder using the same pattern from last week’s project. The pink felt flower on the front was cut using my Sizzix machine and a die called Flower Layers. I seriously love how the Sizzix Originals and Bigz dies can cut through materials other than paper. I recently made my own mini chipboard book using some chipboard sheets plus a Sizzix die (I’ll post it soon for ya’ll). So easy and fun.

Card Recipe (all supplies SU unless noted): Think Happy Thoughts stamp set, cardstock in close to cocoa, designer paper in pink pirouette, Parisan Summer, SU ink in pink pirouette close to cocoa, Velcro, 1 3/8″ circle punch, 1 3/4 circle punch, soft subtles brad, felt, flower layer sizzix die, stampin’ dimensionals, pink felt from Michaels