Pop Up Gift Card Holder
My go-to gift for my kids' teachers are gift cards! After several years of stressing over what to get the person that spends just as much of their day with my kid as I do, I finally decided to let it go. With a gift card they can pick out whatever they want! Since a gift card isn't the most personal gift, I decided this year I am going to make them a little more fun with an interactive pop up card.
Here is visual of how the card is assembled:
- Begin with a 4.25"x11" piece of cardstock. Score lines at 4.25", 5.5" and 6.75".
- Fold the center score line first and then the two outer score lines will be folded the opposite way.
- Place strong adhesive (I used 1/8" wide Be Creative double sided tape) on the three sides shown in the photo.
- Fold together to form card. The 1.25" tab sticking up will be the gift card holder. It will produce a 4.25" square card base.
- Partially die cut an oval where the gift card will slide in.
- Photo shows card after die cutting oval.
- Photo shows card open to reveal pop up.
- Place gift card inside of slot.
Now that the card base is made, I moved on to the front of the card. I used the adorable Holiday Cheer stamp set to create a snowy scene. Just some simple stamping using Mint Julep, Cornflower and Orchid inks. The colors I used were actually inspired by the colors of the iTunes gift card inside the card. Inspiration is everywhere! :)
I outlined some of the elements with Ranger Diamond Stickles and popped up the panel on the front of the card base with foam adhesive. I also carried over some of the stamping to the inside of the card. The curved slot for the gift card was made using the Nesting Oval Infinity Dies.
I love this simple way of creating a gift card holder with a regular sized sheet of paper and think it will be a great option for the holidays this year.
Hope you have an amazing day!
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23 Responses
Barb Ashton
November 19, 2019
Thanks for the great tutorial! You made so simple to follow with the pictures.
Nelida
November 01, 2019
Love diagrams. Sometimes the explanation are hard to understand or I just forget next step. With a diagram I understand better. Thank you.
Nelida
November 01, 2019
Love diagrams. Sometimes the explanation are hard to understand or I just forget next step. With a diagram I understand better. Thank you.
Liliana calvete
February 03, 2019
Me gusta sus tarjetas
Diana E. Bishop
November 05, 2018
love your card and the idea of the pop up gift card ! Thanks for sharing such a neat idea ! !
Louise Horner
November 02, 2018
What a clever idea! I give gift cards to so many of my neices and nephews at Christmas. Now I can design my own card to make it more personal…and A lot more fun for me! Thanks!
Monica
October 24, 2018
Hi Kelly,
I am always looking for another quick and cute gift card holder. I make them for the company that I work for (around 150) each year for Thanksgiving. Thanks for another GREAT and simple… but VERY CUTE gift card holder! I will put this one in my stash of ideas!
DeeDee
October 20, 2018
Love this! Will be using this for gift cards at Christmas. Thanks
Sharon L.
October 20, 2018
Such a great idea for gift giving those hard to shop for people, lovely card. TFS
Karen Brown
October 19, 2018
Thank you! I will definitely be trying this for Christmas gift cards.
Bunny
October 19, 2018
Thank you for the tutorial. These are really cute.
Lagene
October 18, 2018
Great gift card holder tutoria!
Barbara-Jean
October 18, 2018
Great idea and loce the front of the card!
Isabelle
October 18, 2018
Fantastic idea and card ! And all the explanations are so clear and precise, it will be easy for me to recreate such a clever card. Thank you for sharing.
Henriëtte
October 18, 2018
What a great idea and a simple but very effectful pop-up. Thank you Kelly for this lovely card and great idea.
Karthikha Uday
October 18, 2018
Thank you for sharing this simple and lovely idea!! I’m gonna try it 😊
Beverlee Sagon
October 18, 2018
What a clever idea. Love it can be made with normal cardstock dimensions. Going to add this to my technique examples for great ideas for cards. Kindly, Beverlee ⭐️
Joan
October 18, 2018
Kelly, this is so cool and your card is so pretty! Thank you for this new idea of making a gift card holder in the card itself.
sharon l-s
October 18, 2018
Very Simple Card to make. A quick easy way to give a gift card and it looks great. hanks for sharing your idea It will be used this holiday season.
Cindy C.
October 18, 2018
Great idea, thanks for sharing the photo tutorial Kelly!
Helen
October 18, 2018
Great easy-to-do idea, Kelly. tfs
Mary W
October 18, 2018
A very merry little card! I need a little stack of these for last minute presents! I adore the simplicity of your card front.
Amy Tsuruta
October 18, 2018
super cute!