DIY Gift Card Holder with the Cricut

Make giving gift cards a bit more personal with this DIY gift card holder! Make this DIY gift card holder using your Cricut—great for Christmas, birthdays, showers, and more!

We’re cruising right along for the 25 Days of Cricut Christmas! We’re already on Day 9—it seems like the days are really starting to speed up, doesn’t it?

We’ve been making a bunch of gift ideas this month so far. But if you have one of those impossible-to-shop-for people in your life, you may want to give a gift card. You can still make that gift card special by crafting a DIY gift card holder with your Cricut!

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We’re crafting this gift card holder for Christmas, but this one actually works for any time of year! Just change up the colors and it’s great for birthdays, baby and bridal showers, work events, and more. All you need is your Cricut, cardstock or scrapbook paper, and some glue!

DIY Gift Card Holder Supplies

• Cricut Explore or Cricut Maker
• Blue LightGrip
• Fine Point Blade
• Scoring Stylus or Scoring Wheel (Maker only)
• Scrapbook paper or cardstock in four colors
• Craft glue
• Gift card
• Gift card holder SVG file

Grab the SVG for this Project

DIY Gift Card Holder Directions

Upload the Gift Card Holder to Cricut Design Space

We will start by uploading the Gift Card Holder file to Cricut Design Space (see Uploading SVG Files to Cricut Design Space if you need help).

This file is ready to make as is—the file includes the score lines! If you’d like, you can rework the colors to match whatever cardstock and paper you are working with.

Click Make It in the upper right. In the Prepare Screen you’ll see all of the mats for your project. Click Continue.

Cut Your Cardstock for Your Gift Card Holder

On the Make Screen, you’ll set your material. I’ve used a combination of scrapbook paper and cardstock. And for the scored pieces, make sure you’ve inserted the Scoring Stylus or Scoring Wheel.

Cut all the layers of the project.

Assemble Your Gift Card Holder

Once all your pieces are cut, you’re ready to assemble the gift card holder. Start by folding along each of the score lines, both on the envelope and the bow.

Then add a bit of glue to each side tab, and fold closed to create the envelope.

Then glue the decorative pieces to each side of the envelope.

Use a glue dot to attach the gift card to the insert piece. You can also use tape or another adhesive if you prefer.

Slide the insert card into the envelope.

Fold the bow around the gift and secure with a bit of glue. You don’t want to glue the bow to the holder—it should be able to slide off.

That’s it! You can whip up a fun gift card holder for any season using this file. Make it special by using different scrapbook papers for the decorative pieces on each side!