{Father’s Day Gift Card Holder}

Hello Everyone! I’m Cheryl and I am so thrilled to be camping out here today at Wait Til your Father Gets Home! Meredith is a sweet, sweet friend of mine and I am so happy for her and her growing family! As a mother of two boys myself I am so excited for her as she gets to watch her boys grow! I live over at That’s What {Che} Said… and I welcome you to hop over anytime. My door is always open! {wink} I’m all over the place and you can find me at all the outlets below! Come say hi!

This week I shared some super easy DIY Mason Jar Straw Lids and I recently just completed my Weekend Pergola Project!

Today I am going to share with you an awesomely simple Gift Card Holder that you can make for that special man in your life, perfect for Father’s Day! You could certainly also use this idea just for a man’s birthday too but since Father’s Day is right around the corner, I thought it would be perfect!

Supplies Needed:

A piece of double sided scrapbooking paper or 2 coordinating pieces
8.5 x 11 piece of cardstock in a neutral color. I used grey.
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Glue
3 Buttons
Sewing machine/thread (optional)

I started out by simply folding a piece of 8.5 x 11 sheet of card stock in half to make my card base (5.5 x 8.5). Next I took this great piece of double sided scrapbooking paper. If you have ever been over to my blog you might know that I LOVE multi-tasking tools and supplies! This one is just that. I found it in the open stacks at Jo-Ann’s. If you can’t find double sided…no worries, just use two coordinating pieces of your favorite prints!

I measured a rectangle that was 1/2” inch shorter in dimensions of my card. So I cut a 5 x 8 rectangle. This will be my “shirt”

Next I cut a pocket large enough for the gift card to fit!

I have attached a FREE PDF Template for the pieces here so it will be easier to cut your own! No measuring so even your kids can do this part!

I decided to add a bit of stitching to make it resemble a real shirt. I just stitched my pocket into place leaving the top open to insert the card and I stitched down the long side to create the edge of the shirt where the buttons go. If you don’t want to sew it…no problem, just glue it and use a marker or pen and just draw some stitches in!

Next I folded over a triangle of the top right corner and glued it down to act as the collar of the shirt.

Finally glue three buttons down the right side and glue your “shirt” onto your card base making sure it’s centered on the cardstock. Write a little love note inside and you are all set! So much better than just giving a gift card right?

Thanks so much for creating with me today and thanks to Meredith for having me over to visit! I hope to see you all again soon!

Thank you so much Cheryl for being here today!  {I had the privilege of meeting miss Che at SNAP! this year, and she is definitely one of my new favorite blogging buddies!}  Make sure to head over to her blog today to say hello!