Embossed DIY Gift Card Holder with Twine

Sometimes I get super overwhelmed with the amount of gifts that I need to purchase during the holiday season and when all else fails, I revert to my old tried and true favorite present to give: a gift card. I mean, if I can’t figure out what the perfect something is for that special someone, I let them pick what will make their hearts happy. If I do go the gift card route, I try to spice up the packaging a bit and make it more personal by hand making it. This simple embossed DIY gift card holder literally takes minutes to make and adds that meaningful touch.

Supplies needed to make your own DIY gift card holder:

• Core’dinations Card Stock in Black and White
• Sizzix Embossing Machine
• Embossing Folder – Tribal Chevron
• Baker’s Twine in Green and White
• Adhesive Tape Roller
• Scissors
• Gift Card

Step One. Trim the white card stock to 5.5″ x 3.75″. Trim the black card stock to 5.5″ x 1.25″.

Step Two. Fold the white card stock at 1.5″ and 4″.

Step Three. Unfold the white card stock and lay it flat within the embossing folder.

Step Four. Place the embossing folder within the embossing pads and roll it through the embossing machine.

Step Five. Admire your pretty embossed card stock!

Step Six. Use a small amount of the adhesive to attach the gift card to the center of the embossed white card stock and fold it back up to conceal the gift card.

Step Seven. Fold the strip of black card stock over the folded white card stock and seal the two ends with adhesive.

Step Eight. Wrap a long section of twine around the sealed black card stock and tie it off with a bow.

Because this DIY gift card holder doesn’t have a decidedly Christmas feel to it, you could easily create it at any point throughout the year, for any gift giving occasion!

You can also dress up gift cards with these adorable, printed DIY gift card boxes.

Katie Waltemeyer

Katie is the writer and creator at Sweet Rose Studio, a blog dedicated to sharing the best crafts, recipes, DIY/home tutorials, and anything else that promotes a happy home. She is so blessed to be a wife to her high school sweetheart and mother to their three sweet, crazy kids. In her past life she was an elementary school teacher, but now is a stay-at-home-momma by trade and absolutely adores it. Katie has a passion for party planning and styling and can regularly be found with a sippy cup in one hand and a glue gun in the other with her camera hanging around her neck.