DOstamperSTARS Challenge #159: Mistletoe & Holly Money Holder

It's time for another DOstamperSTARS Thursday Challenge.  This week we're having a Color My World challenge. 

For this week's color challenge, I immediately thought of Home for Christmas Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Catalog.  But as you'll notice, I ended up using the Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper.  Why?  Because before I actually made the card, I had already die cut MERRY letters from the Little Letter Thinlits Dies and mounted them to 1" Whisper White Circles.  So – what was the problem?  Well…the Home for Christmas DSP coordinates with Very Vanilla.  So I switched over to Season of Cheer DSP and changed Pool Party to Soft Sky, as it coordinated better.  As Tim Gunn would say…"make it work"!

This card is actually a money holder.  The finished size is 7" x 3-1/4".   As for an envelope – it would fit in a legal envelope.  But if prefer a better fit, you can make your own envelope out of the Real Red Envelope Paper (from the Holiday Catalog) and the Envelope Punch Board, like I did.  

Tips for envelope:

• It requires a 8-5/8" square piece of Real Red Envelope Paper  
• Follow the instructions on the Envelope Punch Board for a 3-1/5" x 7" card size
• After scoring & folding, you'll find that the bottom and top flaps are a little too long.  
• Cut 1-1/2" off from the bottom flap
• Cut 3/4" off from the top flap

Tips for Money Holder:

• Start with 8-1/2" x 7" piece of Soft Sky card stock
• With 8-1/2" edge at top of Simply Scored board, score at 3-1/4" & 6-1/2"
• Turn and place the smaller scored end into Envelope Punch Board.
• Align left edge at 4-1/4" mark and punch
• Use Paper Trimmer to trim away from punched area to the right edge.
• Stamp greeting from Six Sayings stamp set (a free Stampin' Rewards choice with $150 order)
• Place a 1-3/4" piece of Tear & Tape Adhesive along the left side edge and fold up to secure. 
• Insert money
• Fold over top of card and decorate
• Enjoy!

 Tips for Card Front:

• Adhere 1/2" x 7" strip of Mossy Meadow card stock to card front
• Adhere 1" x 7" strip of Season of Cheer Designer Series Paper to card front
• Die cut Real Red M E R R Y letters with Little Letters Thinlits Die
• Use Fine-Tip Glue Pen to adhere to (5) 1" Whisper White Circles
• Use holly leaves from Mistletoe & Holly Paper Pumpkin kit to stamp on scraps of Whisper White
• One with Real Red Ink and cut with 1" Circle punch
• One with Mossy Meadow ink (quickly blend ink around to fill in leaves). Fussy cut leaves out and adhere with Stampin' Dimensionals over red stamped leaves.
• Position and adhere completed circles to card with Stampin' Dimensionals
• Enjoy!

If you are anything like me, you might have a couple of people on your gift-giving list who would enjoy the gift of money this year.  This would make a great birthday card idea too.  Hmm… 

Enjoy~Dawn O 

Check out more "Color My World" inspiration from DOstamperSTARS (Be sure to click on their links below):   The STARS have outdone themselves this week with stunning, fun cards!

• Judy Strickling: Snoopy's Dog House Baker's Box
  
• Miriam Bollinger: Everything Eleanor card
• Sharon Bennett: Home for Christmas Cocoa Packet Holder
• Robyn Rasset: Among The Branches card
  
• Connie Plaumann: Home For Christmas Reindeer card
• Dawn Olchefske: Mistletoe & Holly Money Holder
  

Dawn's Stamping Supplies   

Six Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139852]	Six Sayings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139852]	Soft Sky 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [131203]	Whisper White 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [100730]	Real Red 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [102482]
Mossy Meadow 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [133676]	Season Of Cheer Designer Series Paper [139590]	Real Red Envelope Paper [139604]	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949]
Mossy Meadow Classic Stampin' Pad [133645]	Blender Pens [102845]	Simply Scored [122334]	Envelope Punch Board [133774]	Stampin' Trimmer [126889]
Big Shot [113439]	Little Letters Thinlits Die [133730]	Fine-Tip Glue Pen [138309]	Tear & Tape Adhesive [138995]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]