To make your cupcake Gift Card Holder you will need to cut a 6" circle from stiff card. Mark a 2" circle in the centre and make 16 evenly spaced cuts from the outside edge to the 2" circle like this:
Take a 3" Styrofoam ball and carefully cut in half. Add a circle of matching DP to the cut edge of each and position your gift card on one cut edge to get the correct position for your mounting tape. Add tape as seen in the following photo:
Stick both halves of the ball together making sure that your gift card moves freely. Mark the centre top with an arrow.
Fold at the 2" circle to form a cupcake shape. Using a 3" Styrofoam ball as your guide hot glue the cut strips of your base to make your cupcake shape like this:
Cut 2 pieces of DP 12" x 2" and score each one at 1/4" increments. Accordion fold and join to form a tube.
Attach the decorative tube to your cupcake base with hot glue, first around the base then the top.
Cut a circle to cover the base with Nestabilities classic circles. tape in place.
Hot Glue your Styrofoam ball into the cupcake base making sure the arrow is facing up and in the centre so that your gift card will be straight. Like this:
You can now decorate your cupcake as desired using various ribbons and flowers. As seen here:
I have used Vivaldi roses in dark pink and cream along with olive green and burgundy ribbon. When using the ribbon first measure a piece that will fit around your cupcake about 3 times. Run a gather thread and pull so that your ribbon just fits around your ball. Attach with hot glue.
Attach flowers with hot glue and use more gathered ribbon to fill the gaps.
For your removable gift card you will need a small clip. So this is disguised when the gift card is in place, I have added some ribbon to cover the top. Like this:
I have also added a Mini Tilda to the clip for decoration
Here is the completed Cupcake Gift Card Holder:
Another view:
To make this project you will need:
6" Circle of thick cardboard
DP (2) 12" X 2" strips, (2) 3" circles and a 2" circle
3" Styrofoam Ball
Mounting Tape, Hot Glue Gun
Flowers and Ribbons
Mini Clip
I hope that this tutorial has been helpful and that you will enjoy making your own Cupcake Gift Card Holder
You can find examples of this project here and here
Julie
so nice!!!!
Julie, this is just so cotton-pickin’ inventive!! Love it – it is beautiful!
~ rubber hugz ~
Wonderful tut Julie, thank you
Suzi x
Gorgeous are the only words I have to describe your cupcake. The flowers look very real. Nice inspiration!
Karen
Beyond amazing! My jaw is on the floor!
WOW I love your cupcake. I love how you used ribbon like frosting.
Julie, thank you for the awesome tutorial. Very easy to follow with the step by step instructions.
Hugs~
Corinne
Thank You so much for this tutorial!!
Hugs, Cathy-Lynn
Beautiful project Julie, thanks for sharing it with us. It looks good enough to eat.
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!
Thank you Julie for sharing this beautiful project and tutorial.
Really sweet project…. and a great idea too! tfs
Julie this is spectacular!!!! Love this cupcake and awesome tutorial too!!!!!
Hugs
Linda
OMG! Love this and will have to give it a try! Looks fairly simple. Thanks so much for sharing your tutorial!
Hugs,
Leslie
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Absolutely adorable cupcake, Julie!! The tutorial is so easy to follow that I may just have to try making one!
Beautiful Julie, thank you…xx…
Hi Julie, very beautiful . Thank you for the inspiration. I love the cupcake
♥ Lia
Julie, I made one this week. You instructions are amazing and so easy to follow. I love love love it
I wish I could post a pic. Again such each to.follow instructions. You are awesome