Easy & inexpensive gift card holder

I love giving gift cards to people so they can buy what they want, but I also want them to feel like they are opening a gift too.  These gift card holders are so fun & easy and make the recipient feel like they are opening a real gift – and you can write in it too, so you have a card and gift in one!

Finished bag

How to:

Get a basic brown paper bag - lunch bag

Fold bottom of bag up

Sew the seams together - I use the zig zag stitch because it looks cute.  If you don't have a sewing machine, you can just tape together.

 What the "pocket" looks like - this is where the gift card will go

 Punches I used - the white ones are Martha Stewart and the black one is Stampin' Up

I didn't have an actual gift card to put in, so I used a painted credit card! :)

The tag on the bag is from this post.

If you make one of these, please post a picture on Face Book - I would love to see what you create from the how to's

Gift Tags

The winner from yesterday is: Leigh Ann.  Please email me at EmbracingLifeLoveArt@gmail.com

So after I showed my friends a picture of the packing, they gushed about how they want me to make tags for my etsy shop…what do they think I am…a crafting machine?!?! J Maybe they are right!

 I thought I would do a quick tutorial of them for y’all also!

I start with lots of 6X6 paper out of paper packs…I LOVE paper!! I think I might have a small problem with paper hoarding!

Sizzix machine

I use papertrey ink dies…love them!

PAPER!!!

Sizzix Machine loaded up with dies...just lay paper on top and crank out!

Box of yummy goodies!

Yes, I sew paper...ALL the time!

Layer a few strips from you box of goodies

Small paper sack with barlap, strip of paper that was punched and half of dooly

 Finished bag with tag!  SO fun to give! 

For today's drawing, like my Etsy page for a chance to a set of 10 bags and 10 tags!! You will fall in love with using these for little gifts!!  And yes, I will be making some for the etsy shop soon! 
Have fun.