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Saturday, June 11, 2011

Gift Card Tin

With my daughter and son-in-law’s first anniversary coming up, I plan on getting them a gift card to their favorite local restaurant.  Being as they are on a budget, I thought it would be nice for them to take a night out to eat together {I’ll even babysit!}.  How many times have you thought that these little mint tins must be good for something once they are empty?

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I’ve been saving all of mine, especially after seeing several different ways of decorating and using them.  Did you know that gift cards fit inside them perfectly?  I decided to dress one up for the gift card to “the kids”.  I got a scrap of scrapbook paper, some embellishment papers, and some dimensional embellishments. 

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I used an old JC Penney reward card as my template {it also works well to get air bubbles out of Mod Podge projects and to use in applying vinyls}.  You can sand and paint the tins, but I decided to just work with the red in this tin.

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I will either use some shredded paper or tissue paper to cushion the gift card inside the tin.  Plus, it will make a nicer presentation.

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Here is one I started for myself to hold a mini-album of pictures of my granddaughter and myself.

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“E” is for Evalyse and “L” is for my grandma name ~ LaLa {which actually has a story behind it; I’ll tell you about it sometime.}  This cardstock has been cut and will be the base for the album.

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Another month or so and then I’ll start decorating a few for Christmas.  I think this might be a banner year for gift cards {especially for gas}!  The tins will fit perfectly into stockings or tucked onto a branch on the tree.

My Joss & Main $100.00 e-spree Giveaway ends this Sunday! 

Kathy

11 comments:

  1. What a great idea! Can't wait to see them all when you're finished!! :)

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  2. Really cute idea. And to think I've been throwing those tins out all this time. Argh!

    Jeanine

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  3. Kathy how cute an idea, the tin is perfect for gift cards!

    I have a new giveaway!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  4. Great idea! I have a couple I've been holding onto and have a file filled with inspiration! One day!

    xxoo

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  5. Clever idea. I needed a gift card holder yesterday for a graduation gift card. Love this idea.

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  6. What a cute gift card tin! Personally, I love giving and receiving gift cards because people can pick out EXACTLY what they want. You did a great job decorating your tin.

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  7. How beautiful! I'm telling you.....nothing should be thrown away - ever! That is just perfect! Linda

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  8. Hey, Kathy! You always have the most creative uses for odds and ends! I can constantly looking at things trying to decide if I would use it for something else. Recently, I had this battle over the plastic fruit containers you recommended we use when we did our swap. The trashcan won this time but now you've given us another creative, eco-friendly idea!

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  9. These are so fun AND useful. You have done a terrific job with this project. My daughter did something similar for the moms and wedding party to be prepared for whatever might happen. I still have mine. Would love it if you wanted to share this on Motivated Monday at BeColorful
    Pam

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  10. O' Kathy, what a beautiful idea!

    Have a wonderful day,
    Gail

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  11. Adorable! I'll never toss another altoids tin.

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I always enjoy reading your comments! Kathy