Sometimes, a gift card is the perfect present for someone special. How can you make it even more special? By presenting it in a handmade gift card holder! This project can be completed in about 15 minutes...Hey, you've got time for that!
For this project, cut two pieces of cardstock one inch wider and longer than your gift card. To decorate the front, I chose one of my favorite vintage images, inked the edges, matted in on cream cardstock, inked those edges, then tied a piece of sheer ribbon around it. Next, I mounted than on patterned paper I trimmed with scalloped scissors. Then, I mounted those pieces on the front green cardstock which is the base of my holder. Lastly, I hot-glued two buttons on the top, and the ribbon loop for hanging.
To make the back, I trimmed 1 inch off the top, used a circle punch to cut out a half circle, then used permanent tape runner to attach the back to the front. Last step is to ink the edges of the finished project.
Here is the same project, sides reversed. I decorated the side the gift card slides into, instead of the"front". I pen-stitched around all the edges, instead of inking. Both examples can be hung on the tree as a ornament, or tucked into an envelope for mailing.
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