Gift Card Holder

 Die-cut Gift Card Holder  
 
This is an idea I got from the store Archiver's.  One of their demonstrators showed me how to make it, and I enjoyed it so much that I have made several more at home.  It fits a gift card perfectly, but I have also used it to give cash, doggie treats, and valentines.  I'm sure you can come up with some other great ways to use it, and fun ways to decorate these boxes.
 

 
 

 
Here's what you will need:

• Die-cut machine
• Sizzix die for gift card box
• Decorative paper
• Thin cardboard
• Glue stick
• 4 brads 
• Ribbon 
• Two magnets or velcro.
• Button

 

 

 
Here's how you make it:  

• Cut cardboard and paper with die-cut.
• Bend cardboard and paper at folds to make it flexible
• Glue paper on to cardboard.  (I used a glue stick but the demonstrator at Archiver's used a tape runner.  I think glue keeps edges attached better than tape.)
• Fold box into the box shape and attach brads.  (It is optional to attach the bottom brads to both layers of card board.  If you can't fit your hands into box then only put the lower brads through the outer cardboard for decoration.  It will still hold fine.)

• Put ribbon through the die-cut handle and glue ribbon ends to inside of box with glue stick or tacky glue.

• Attach magnet or velcro to the inside of box to hold it shut.  Do not let magnets touch until glue dries or they will pull off of box.
• Decorate with flower (part of the die-cut) using pop dot.  Then add button on top of flower.  You may chose to leave the flower white (if using white cardboard) or cover it with paper.

 

 
  

 
For the above box I replaced the button with a brad, and I put ribbon underneath flower.  
 

 

 
For this blue box, I used two different papers and a snowflake accent.