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Christmas Theme & Giveaway Week- Day 5

Hi, everyone! Rina here with a video tutorial on how I made these simple gift card holders only using dies! Since the holidays are fast approaching, I wanted to make this project super easy and super-fast!

Watch our video tutorial below to see how to create these cards.

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For this project I used the Merry Christmas Script die, the Festive Holly dies, Stitched Notes dies (for the gift card opening), and Silver Mini Star Confetti.

First, I cut the Merry Christmas Script die.  The font on this die is one of my favorites!  I wanted to use silver foil paper to make this die stand out even more.  Since this is a very intricate die, I like to use wax paper in between the die and the paper I am die cutting.  This will make the die cut pop out easily!

I love the look of die cut inlay and thought the Festive Holly dies would be perfect to pair with the script die.  I cut the “Festive Holly” on different colors of paper (use scraps!) which I will use to inlay into my card base.

I cut out several 4¼ x 5½ card bases and placed the Festive Holly dies arranged around the “Merry Christmas” sentiment, I cut this sentiment out with scratch paper to use for the placement of the dies.

Once that is complete, I inlay the Festive Holly die cuts into my card base.  I used post it note to ensure the die cuts will stay in place, flip over the paper and tape the die cuts in place.  I just love how it comes together like puzzle pieces.  My design had excess hanging over the edge which I trimmed with scissors.

For added sparkle, I used the Silver Mini Star Confetti adhered with the Ranger Multi Matte Medium randomly toward the center of the card.

Tip: I recommend using a Jewel Picker to adhere small embellishments. It makes things so much easier!

For the inside, I placed the gift card opening dies from the “Stitched Note” die set and cut out the openings.  The die set comes with two sizes, you will see one is longer than the other, just use the one that fits your design the best.  To ensure the gift card does not fall, I added a card base to the back of the card.  Make sure you do not put adhesive near the opening, just at the bottom so the card can slip in and out easily.  Alternatively, you can take a card base (a tad bit smaller than 4¼ x 5½ so the card closes nicely) cut the gift card opening and adhere it to the inside of the card.

Today our giveaway is the popular Embellishment storage system that we recommend, along with a $50 Pretty Pink Posh gift certificate!

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Hope you enjoy this simple and easy project!

Rina

128 Comments

  1. These gift card holders might be simple, but yet they’re still really lovely, great job! And it’s nice to see different colour combinations, too!
    Wow today’s prize totally blew me away – that would be a fabulous present for Christmas! :-) My favourite die cuts at the moment is anything with stitching or piercing on it – squares/rectangles/circles/ovals – doesn’t matter the shape, as long as it has some additional detail around the border – quite like the PPP festive holly dies :-)

  2. Wonderful cards. Great idea for giving gift cards. My favorite die this year has been the cross stitch die that cuts out the holes so you can cross stitch or stitch your own design on a card. Thank you for sharing and the chance at today’s give away:)

  3. I’m such a softy for holly & berries. Your die set is very, very classy. What a pretty foil application. Love it!

  4. Gorgeous cards!! I absolutely love the Merry Christmas Script die and the Festive Holly dies, Thank you for a wonderful giveaway!!

  6. My favorite die right now is the PPP Scalloped Squares.
    Rina’s cards are very pretty – love the sparkle!

  7. today ….it changes daily ….. today my favorite die cuts are those with ‘Christmas’ themes to add to my cards I am scrambling to make ….
    Thank you for the great idea –
    Sandra

  9. Love the gift card holders! My favorite die cut right now seems to be the Kat Scrappiness Stitched Circle Dies.

  11. Such a cool design – I know I am giving away several gift cards this year so these would come in handy! Thanks for the inspiration! My favorite dies are stitched scalloped rectangles, 4″ x 5.25″ and sentiment flags – I use those the most. I also really like PPP’s window frames die set – perfect for making snowglobes! Thanks so much for the chance to win! Merry Christmas!

  12. These are just wonderful Rina and I have to say this gift card die would be my new favorite die. I have not seen this die before and I make over 50 gift cards each year for my Mom & MIL JUST at Christmas time. This would come in very handy.

  13. Your gift cards are delightful; they’re gifts in and of themselves! I’m making (nearly done!) 60 Christmas tags for my niece and nephew’s classmates; so my favourite die right now is PPP Stitched Duo 1 tag die. It’s perfect for a whole bunch of little somethings for the kiddos!
    ~carol

  17. So cute! I love your cards – the holly leaves are gorgeous!

  18. I love those little cards… the Merry Script Die is really nice… I could see using that often.

  19. So Awesome, what a great way to give a gift certificate, and they are so popular now to give. Personally they are my “gift of choice:, lol. Thanks for another amazing blog post.

  20. Love this gift holder card! Thanks for the tutorial and especially your tips!

  21. The mirror sort of leaves look great! So shiny. I would like to make some of these for my grown kids.

  23. Beautiful holiday cards! The metallic papers add an elegant look! LOVE the Festive Holly die set, but my absolute favorite is the Scallop Hexagons set!

  25. These gift card holders are stunning and I just love the two different shades..
    My favourite dies right now are snow flakes and word dies eg. Let it Snow,
    Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas.

  26. Christmas die cuts are my favorite right now.
    Also using a lot of coffee-related dies for the
    CLH.
    thanks for sharing.

  28. I give a lot of gift cards so always nice to see new ideas for the holders! These are just beautiful … love the foil paper and the inlaid look!

  29. Love Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies! The Christmas cards are beautiful!

  30. These are lovely. Thanks for the tutorial. My favorite die cuts are the script sentiments. They just add so much to a card.

  31. Love those cards! My favorite die cut right now is a Merry Christmas script die. I just finished up my Christmas cards and I made more than I need this year, but I still want to make more!

  32. Wow…I am so excited to see the awesome giveaways! I have several products from PPP on my wish list!!! I also suggested to my family that I need to get one of these awesome storage boxes! This giveaway is a win, win for me…😊
    I love the green foil holly card with the silver foil… so festive and pretty!

  33. Beautiful card and I love the colors!!! Also wonderful prize!!! Thank You

  34. My favorite dies right now are tags! working on those last minute gifts. Love the card.

  35. Beautiful Xmas cards!!! Love the combo of colors!!!
    My favorite die cut during this holiday season is snowflake.

  36. I really love the Scallop Square Tags die with the peek-a-boo window. It’s so adorable. Thanks for all the fabulous giveaways and Merry Christmas!

  37. My all-time favorite dies are stitched rectangles! But I also love snowflake dies right now!

  38. I love my word dies for Christmas time. It’s so pretty to have a simple, clean card. :)

  39. WOW! Super CAS hliday gift card holder card! You ARE right about using a Jewel Picker! Greatest tool invented for adhering embelishments! Quick, easy, NO fuss to add bling to one’s creattive work of art! Will a 6mm Red Sequin fit the holly berry die cut? If not, maybe I will use NUVO Ruby Red Slipper drops for bling and dimension for a pop of color on mine. Great Job! Well Done!

  42. Since I just got a die cutting machine a couple days ago I don’t really have a favorite die, but I’m thrilled to have a machine so I can get some die cuts and find a favorite.

  44. Beautiful cards. Thanks for sharing the technique video. My favourite dies are basic shapes and fancy edge dies.

  46. My favorite die cuts are my stitched dirs…any stitched dies. Really pretty cards.

  49. Beautiful cards!! The Merry Christmas script die is so beautiful, I love the font. I love how you used the stitched note dies to add the gift card, awesome idea.

  51. Love your cards!!!!! Thanks for the chance to win such a generous prize!

  52. I have so many die cuts – but I tend to use the holly leaves the most at Christmas, closely followed by my poinsettia dies:)

  57. Love your beautiful cards. My favorite dies right now are snowmen and Christmas trees since I am making Christmas cards.

  58. My favorite dies right now are basic shape dies (circles, ovals) with some detailing – either stitching or scallops. I absolutely loved the gift card ho,dears from today. The green and silver was just so pretty and a little unexpected.

  61. I just love this gift car holder, , especially the script die.. What a lovely idea, a beautiful gift and practical. Thank you for sharing .

  62. WOW, these cards are so striking, I love how the leaves shimmer & change dependent on what’s around, reflecting all the other colours & light. You have so much more patience & delicate touch I’d rip too many leaves lol x

  64. What beautifully festive card holders. The merry Christmas die is superb. Nicely done.

  67. Wonderful gift card holders! So excited to see this because I just gave myself an early Christmas present — the festive holly dies! More inspiraton for me as I play with them. Thanks, I love them, and the non-traditional colors are fabulous!

  69. I am loving these gift card holders! how fun! Thank you for the video tutorial! I’m going to try to make some of my own! Thanks for the inspiration

  72. I got some dies
    from Spellbinders
    that are so fun!
    The Twinkle Lights!
    Carla from Utah

  73. my favorite die right now is any tag die. I am having so much fun creating Christmas tags with my daughter.

  77. Gorgeous giftcard holders! I love that beautiful silver foil paper. It gives such a classy look.

  78. Beautiful cards and great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

  79. GORGEOUS gift card holders!
    LOVE the ELEGANT design and FABULOUS foil … I need to inlay my die cuts more often!
    THANK YOU for the CREATIVE INSPIRATION and the chance to win such a SUPER storage system :)
    PS – Twine and Bows is my fave PPP die set in my stash … I have a long wishlist too, which includes the ones used today

  80. What beautiful and so elegant Christmas cards, I just adore them. I just love the Merry Christmas Script die. Love the colors you used for the leaves. Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

  81. Lovely gift card holders! My favorite die cuts right now are my nested rectangles.

  82. I love Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. I would love to win the Embellishment storage system.

  83. Just because something might be simple to make doesn’t make it less spectacular once finished! I love the idea of these gift card holders. Such a good idea for last minute gifts which are most likely going to be gift cards,let’s be honest!
    Thanks for the chance to win this generous giveaway too!

  84. At this late date so close to Christmas I sure appreciate showing how to make a quick card that is beatiful too

  85. I purchased the Festive Holly dies and used them to make my Christmas tags this year. I love this set.

  86. I love edgers because they are soooo versitile! I also love large scripty word dies!

  87. What an amazing prize! All of the PPP sequins that keep finding their way to my stash could use an organized place to live!

  88. My go-to die is Simon Says Stamp Stitched Rectangles. I use our all the time!

  89. Fun cards! My all time favourite dies are the stitched rectangle and square dies, because they are a quick and easy way to create a finished panel. I also love word dies, and have been eyeing the PPP Merry Christmas because I love the font.

  92. The Stitched rectangles are my favourite dies. They give such a polished look to a handmade card. The organizer would be an amazing prize to win!

  98. Very cool technique on how to inlay the die cuts. Great color combination.

  99. Love this I lay effect. Really effective. I have many favorite dies, but I especially love my Christmas ornament dies. I have made so many different designs with them.

  100. Wow!! You hit it right out of the ball park!! I love dies!! The ones I have been buying lately are: large frames with embellished details, and mostly word dies! I have different Birthday ones and purchased my Merry Christmas last year so really am in love with your newest one! LOVE that font!! Great additions and I have frames of yours as well!! Love your tory book 2 and your gift tag one as well.

  102. Great gift card holders! Favorite die….that’s a hard one. Maybe the Silver Linings Dies from EH?

  104. my favourite dies are sentiment dies, I use them a lot for christmas cards as well

  107. Gorgeous cards! Thank you for the video! My favourite die-cuts are anything stitched! Loving your Scallop Borders Die Set too!

  109. I always need a new idea for a gift card holder so thanks for sharing. I also have been dying to get one of those storage units featured for my pretty pink posh sequins!

  111. Beautiful cards!
    One of my favorite dies right now
    is your Festive Holly Die set.
    We had a huge Holly tree/bush in our
    backyard at my childhood home.
    At Christmastime, we would bake
    cookies and make plates for our
    neighbors, decorated with a sprig
    from the Holly tree. :-)

  112. Your gift card is stunning! I love the color choices! I use shape dies with stitching the most! I love that look! Thanks for the inspiration and for the opportunity to win such an amazing prize!

  113. Lovely Holly leaves cards with gift card slots inside, thanks for the video! My favorite dies right now are Lawn Fawn – Stitched Ornaments Dies .

  114. Such pretty projects! Love the nontraditional color on the one. My favorite dies right now are scripty word dies.

  116. Pretty cards! Love the shine on them,
    My favorite dies include the PPP Thank You script, Hero Arts infinity dies – circle and rectangle, Happy Holidays!

  119. Loved this video so much!! The beautiful foiled die cut images MADE it!! Love this so much – was in Michaels looking for this foil pad this weekend (didn’t find it boo – but I’ll keep looking!)

  120. Gorgeous gift card holders!! There are so many clever dies out there, as well as the fantastic coordinating ones, but I almost always seem to reach for simple shapes with stitching details!

  121. Simple but still really lovely gift card holders! I haven’t got any dies yet, but I expect some under the christmas tree :-)

  124. These are beautiful cards! I really love tag and banner dies right now. Thanks for the chance to win :)

  125. The sentiment greeting is so pretty! Love that Christmass die. So cute.

  126. I just got this Merry Christmas die cut…and it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites! I also love my PPP border dies and tag die!

  127. I have a band aid die cut right now that I really love and i mean it is pretty awesome just hard to find things to use it for.

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