Gift Card Holder

I will be travelling to the lovely city of Savannah, GA this weekend for a wedding. I am a bridesmaid and have been looking forward to this for awhile! After thinking, I decided to get the bride & groom a giftcard. I know, SO impersonal. But I know the bride pretty well (she is one of my best friends!) and I remembered her saying she was hoping everyone just gave them money. So, I opted for the giftcard. And since I am Gina, I wanted to come up with a really cute way to present it. I searched Pinterest and the web for inspiration and came accross this gem:

Cupcake Gift and Money holder

So cute! But how to put the card inside? I was confused so instead I came up with my own version.

Supplies:

1 half sphere of styrofoam ball
1 foam circle with a flat top (looks like a cupcake with no rounded part)
pins
ribbon
scrapbook paper
something for a topper if you want

1. I used turquoise and red, the wedding colors & colors from their invitation. First I took the half sphere and put rows of ribbon on it. I pinned down each little lump with a pin. I tried to make it look kind of like frosting.

2. Then I cut out of strip of red and white striped paper for the cupcake paper. I wrapped it around the base and secured it using Glue Dots (those things rock!)

3. I stuck the two halves together, again using glue dots. I traced a circle to fit the bottom and glued that on, basically just to cover the styrofoam. I had bought a little bride and groom for the top, so I glued it to a toothpick and stuck it in the top like a cake topper. Then I put my giftcard and note in an envelope and glued it to the bottom.

4. I wrapped it up with celophane and used a ribbon to tie it together.

I liked doing this project but it took awhile. It was hard to get the frosting right and to get everything to stay together. It is a little elaborate just for a gift card holder but I think for this wedding, especially since I am in it, it was worth it!