Every year I rack my brain for a unique Father’s Day gift to give my husband . It usually ends in something last minute and not very thoughtful. I came up with the ‘gift a card’ idea because my husband always has the kids on the weekends in the summer (while I’m busy catering) and is looking for things to do. The card has a pocket for 6 gift cards, for places and things they can do together.
Creating the pocket card was super easy! I used May Arts ribbons, Core’dinations 6×6 vintage paper, and Stampendous chunky glass glitter. To create the card holder cut a strip of paper 4 1/2″ wide and 12″ long. Scor lines at 1-1/2″, 4″, 6″, 9″, and 11″. Accordion fold the strip. Adhere to the cardstock on the shortest fold, and sew edges to complete the pocket. Embellish as desired with Authentique Strong collection, ribbons, and glitter.
A few ideas of gift cards to include are- zoo pass, ice cream shop, fast food, play park, movies, water park, toy store, bulk food store, itunes, sports game, mini golf, (the liquor store is for when Daddy needs a little R&R after being with the kiddos all weekend!)
Check out another great Father’s Day Craft here. I hope your Dad is a happy dude this Father’s Day!
Tiffany Pyne says
Thank you for sharing! SUPER idea & very practical too! Think I will create one for my hubby as well 🙂
Julie A. Shearer says
Great card. ! The gift card idea is awesome . TFS .
Claudine says
What a fantastic idea! There are so many uses for a card like this. Thanks for sharing and being your creative self, Virginia!
TracyM #6773 says
WOW – what a fabulous idea and card Virginia – love the colours & textures on the front!!! Thank you for sharing how you made your clever pockets too 🙂
Ira S. says
Great designs. I also have a video on how to make great greeting cards on my site.
Sue D says
What a great idea for your husband. I like the texture of the burlap.
tenianelson says
Very cool card!!
Tammy Adams says
I love the card. Great idea
Alexia Misso says
Love your father’s day card Virginia! What a smart idea! Love it, thanks for sharing!
marilyntucker says
Love this card! An awesome idea for the hard to buy for Dad.
mary pat says
love this!!
Verna Angerhofer says
I love your pocket card. So neat the way you used the burlap to decorate the outside. Great dimension.
Lea Kimmel says
I love this! What a great idea for any dad, grad, mom, or kiddo! Lots of possibilities for sure! You make it look so simple, I might just have to give it a whirl myself! Thanks!
cricut4me says
What a great masculine card! I love how you colored the “FATHER’S”! Great effect! I also love the pocket card design and the closure! TFS!
Iris Soscia says
Love the Father’s day card. The burlap is a nice touch.
KellyG says
So cool, great idea! LOVE it!
sharon gullikson says
What a cooooool idea. I love all of the textures.
by belle says
What a great idea!!!
Krista Y says
Love your beautiful card and the pockets are just delightful – what a terrific idea!
queenbanana says
Masculine designs always hem me up, but wow! Love the elegance and simplicity of your design off to make this for my daddy for Father’s day. Lovely work, thanks for the chance to win!
Carol B says
What a super fun idea for a Dad card! Thanks for sharing your creativity with us all.
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Vicky Scheiber says
great gift idea, given in a special card
Barb Thompson says
Great Father’s Day card! Love all those pockets too!
bearsmother says
This is a great idea. You know what the kids like to do and what things your husband will agree to do with them. Providing them with the ideas and the admission makes “what are we going to do now” much easier to answer.
lolyborda43 says
Cool idea, beautifully executed! TFS
NWFlamingo says
How fun is this! And it does a great job of highlighting some awesome products.
Beneta says
Love the paper choice. I like the idea. Thanks
Teresa Godines #6857 says
Super cool idea. I love the layers of texture. TFS
Janis says
Terrific project!!!!
Stampendous says
This is a really fun project! Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us on this Blog Hop!
Lucy E. says
This is such a fantastic idea! Thanks for your tutorial 🙂
Rhea says
Nice project!….It was fun hoping with you this week
Cynthia Rose says
What a great idea!
Scrappin' Diva - Cindy B says
What a wonderful idea! Thank you or the detail instructions!
Michel E says
Great project.
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Robin Buchholz says
Awesome card, I love the colors. Thanks for the tutorial.
muffin Sewell says
Liked it so much, I pinned it so I could make it later!
Toni Storie says
What a great gift card holder! Not your standard fare and I just love it!
Jean Bullock says
I love this card. The pockets are great and it has a real masculine feel to it.
Michele I says
what a great idea for a card, thanks
Rosemary says
what a great idea for Father’s Day
Lynda says
totally awesome project!!!
Yolanda says
Super fun and super practical idea.Thanks.
barbara lassiter says
Wow! What a super idea and I love the masculine look, something not that easy to create! Very clever!
karenladd says
what a great little gift card holder! Love the texture from the burlap on front.
Zoe says
I saw your craft room on crafterholics ananoymous, I just wanted to say how fabulous it is, all I have is a little desk in the corner of my bedroom! The gift card holder is cool too 🙂
Karen Beitzinger Schroeder says
Awesome card/gift holder….so cool!
Nancee says
What a great idea!
Angel Chambers says
This is such a great idea! I’m going to try out the gift card idea! Too fun! Thanks!
Carmen Nuland says
I love burlap! Thanks for the inspiration