I find myself giving Gift Cards a lot more than buying actual gifts. I am at the age, not saying what age !, that if I want something I go buy it. And most of my friends are the same. So I find it better to give a gift card for a favorite store or restaurant than to worry over what they might like and not already have. Are you in that same area?
This card holds a gift card and is large enough for you to still write on and it fits in a standard envelope. Yay, and yay! Here is is:
BYOP, & Balloon Adventures
BYOP & Balloon Adventures
As you can see in the first picture, the “Open Me Already” holds the card closed if you were giving the gift in person. You would not need to place it in an envelope.
I apologize for the SAB DSP I used. I designed this card for a girl’s weekend shoe box swap and at the time it was during SAB. Then, of course, I forgot to use it in a post before it retired. However I am giving you all of the measurements so you can use any DSP you have on hand.
The measurements are:
- Base is 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 and is scored at 2 & 5 3/4
- Card slot is 2 X 4 1/4 and is scored at 1/4 on 2 short sides & 1 long side
- Inside greeting is 4 3/4 X 3 1/4
DSP – small is 5 X 1 3/4 and larger is 5 X 2 1/2
For the gift card slot , cut out the 2 corners where the scoring intersects. This makes for a less bulky fold. Score all the lines and add glue or tear tape to the three folds. I recommend folding the sides in first and then the bottom . This way your card, or cash, has a little more room in the bottom without getting hung on that flap. And it will hold cash as well as a gift card !
For the front closure be sure and place your dimensionals no higher than the center of the label and place them beside each other in the center. That way there is room for the top flap to fold under and by them being beside each other I think it gives it a little more strength. You don’t want your card to not work properly !!
Please if you have any questions about this card and my directions leave a comment or email me. I am happy to explain further.
Thank you for stopping by. The supplies I used are listed below. And Do Not Forget the Retiring List !!
I like it!
Thank you!
What a great card, Jackie! I love the gift card pouch. Gift cards can be so specialized that it’s almost like buying a gift. 🙂
Thank You, you are the best supporter ever!
Great project Jackie. I love how you used the dsp. I must have been born that age because I always felt give cash or a check. Then the unimaginable happened and the sun shone and birds sang … Gift cards appeared.
You are so sweet, and funny! I just love you…..