Just stopping by for a quick post. I am busy putting last minute gifts together. I met with my BFF today to exchange gifts and she LOVES sock monkeys. Therefore, I had a gift card for her and decided to create this adorable sock monkey gift card holder to put it in.
It was really easy to put together and only took me a few minutes once I decided on how to do it. lol I basically measured the gift card and cut the cardstock so that it would wrap all the way around it. I also measured about a 2" from the bottom, scored it and folded it up into a pocket for the gc. I then added dp and stamped a saying on the front (in the future I would probably make a computer generated tag or banner instead of using a stamp).
Once I had the holder part put together, I decided on how I was going to make the monkey. I used the following items:
I cut out the larger circle in a dark brown cardstock, then cut out a heart and a small oval for his face and ears. His mouth was cut out using the two oval diecuts and I knew that sock monkeys usually have red and white mouths. His hat was created using half of the smaller circle and a button. I then assembled him, added some pop dots and (walah!) my monkey was complete. She loved her sock monkey gc holder and now I am working on another one using a different animal. I will post depending on how it turns out. lol
Now get back to Christmas shopping, cooking, wrapping...
Your little sock monkey is just adorable.
ReplyDeletePaulette
This is brilliant Candy!!! Whoever gets this is going to be delighted!!
ReplyDeleteWishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
~hugs