Mini Card Gift Set

Here's a sweet little project that your friends and family will love! I give these cute sets of cards to my family all the time. It's an adorable set of mini size cards in a cute decorated package.


Some great ways I have seen these little cards used: as a to/from card with a gift; placed in a family member's lunch box for little daytime surprise; as a love note on some one's desk or dresser; as a little pick-me-up for a stressed out co-worker; as a treat to a special student or good worker. Possibilities could be endless for these adorable little treats!
There's 2 basic components that you have to make, the holder and the mini cards.
For the holder, you need a clear self-seal envelope. In a pinch, you could even use a plastic bag. Personally, I use the envelopes because I can permanently adhere the top to the clear envelope, leaving the part that opens available, so the recipient to take the cards in and out without damaging the holder. This also allows them to reuse the holder later when all the cards are gone.
The size of the holder is based on the size of the clear cut envelope. In my sample, the clear envelope is 4.5x6"; I cut my card stock to be 6" wide (to match the envie) and 6" tall. I then fold the card stock in half. I now have a 3"x6" card. I decorated the top of holder using Hayden of the Gum Drop gang from Plate #8. Once completed, I lined the top and bottom edges of the cardstock with glue dots and placed the clear envie inside, ensuring that it is mounted straight.
Part 2 is creating mini size cards that will fit in the holder. Many companies sell mini size cards and matching envelopes. One source for these is the party section at your local store where they sell placecards for the table. People use as namecards on their dinner tables for a party, and these work wonderfully as mini cards. Of course it's also super easy to cut your own cardstock and create your own.




Take each little card and decorate it with fun embellishments. You can also use just part of a stamp or image. The cards shown above use images from Plates 7-10; Other items used: Prima flowers, Bazzill cardstock, Micro Mini Buttons, DCWV decorative paper, ColorBox Chalk ink pads.
Cute Variations: once you start making these cute sets, try to do a set around a theme such as Valentines, Birthdays or Halloween! Before you adhere the clear envelope, add a beautiful ribbon or fibers inside the the cardstock. One you have sealed off the project, you can now tie these ribbons into a bow creating a fun handle.
Happy Friday all!
Holley