My husband was going through a bunch of his computer stuff the other day. What a mess! I thought the shredder was going to explode. But I happened to spy some cute little cases in the trash which I snuck out.
We usually give gift cards to my nieces and nephews for Christmas so I thought these were the perfect size to doctor up and give them in. I decided to use an old book of sheet music as the background paper.
- Use the insert that came with the case as a template, cut pieces of sheet music to size and score folds on a scoring tool
- Cut a piece of foamboard to fit exactly inside the case.
- Decorate foamboard and sheet music with stamps.
- Add double sided tape to the back of the gift card and place on foamboard.
- Insert into case- you are done!
- I added a label designed and printed on the computer.
You could also use ribbon and lots of other embellishments to pretty this up. My time is tight right now so I went simple. You could also use old CD cases in the same way.
I am flying to Miami on Friday to drive back to VA Saturday with my newly expectant daughter, her puppy and bunny. Woohoo, road trip! Merry Christmas everyone!
Cute idea, AND it’s quick and green. Thanks for the inspiration, Eileen.
great recycling idea – thanks for sharing – have a lovely christmas and best wishes for 2012
What a great idea. They look great.