Christmas Craft: Burlap Gift Card Holder

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of BIC®. All opinions are 100% mine.

Ever since I was old enough to make a handprint in a patty of salt dough, I have always treasured one type of gift-giving over all of the others- the handmade kind.

Growing up, I loved cooking breakfast for my dad on Father's Day or making a necklace for my mom for her birthday.

Now that I'm living the married life, I always prefer writing a letter to my husband than just signing a store-bought card.

During my teaching days, my students were sweet enough to give me Christmas presents before winter break, and the ones I always cherished the most were the homemade ones.  Because, in the end, they all are made up of a lot of love.

Buying presents for loved ones is a tough one for me though, and I like opting for gift cards.  But it's difficult to make them feel personal.  So I had the idea to personalize a gift card holder instead with a handwritten note.

Even though they didn't take much money or time to make, they still send a loving message.  And, hey, who doesn't enjoy a little rustic style Christmas gift with fun money inside?

I used:

• 1 sheet of craft burlap
• 1 sheet of white cardstock 
• Ruler
• Craft knife
• Scissors
• Red ribbon 
• Ribbon spool
• Hole-puncher
• Glue stick
• BIC Mark-It™ Permanent Marker in #HoneyBrown

The awesome folks at BIC sent me two packs of their Mark-It™ permanent markers: the 36 pack with fine and ultra-fine sizes and an 8 pack of metallics.  You better believe I will be doing lots more Christmas-y crafts with them.

First, I used the ruler to mark and cut a 4"x4" square of white cardstock.

Using the cardstock square as a template, I traced it onto the back of the burlap sheet with the BIC Mark-It™ Marker and scored the lines with a craft knife.  I wouldn't have even known these were permanent markers because they don't smell like it at all.  They are acid free and fade-resistant too.

Using the ribbon spool as a template, I traced lines for the flaps of the gift card holder.

Then, I cut out the flaps, wrote my message on the cardstock square, and used a glue stick to attach it to the inside of the gift card holder.  I hole-punched two of the flaps for ribbon.

Just thread the ribbon through the holes, insert the gift card, tie it closed, and you're done!

I think it looks so much cuter than a store-bought card.  And it's much more personal. :)

   

To keep the creative spirit going during BIC's Month of Merry Marking, BIC Mark-It™ has created an entire booklet of inspirational ideas.

I nominate Cara at Craft Dictator, Ashley at 3 Little Greenwoods, and Charlie at Pickled Okra for the #BICMerryMarking challenge.

get the booklet of merry marking and a coupon to start marking

Blessings,

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