A unique and memorable way to give a gift card as a Christmas gift! Break Glass in Case of Emergency free printable is an easy DIY and perfect for any coffee lover or could be used for ice cream, restaurant, or even Target gift card!
This post is sponsored by Gift Card Mall. It is perfect for me because I genuinely love to give gift cards in creative ways! The ideas and printable are all created right here from The Pinning Mama.
I feel like the conundrum of the holiday season is always what to get friends and family that is meaningful, useful, AND within budget! In a world where most people have almost everything they want and more than they need it can be really hard to come up with THE perfect gift.
For my three little kids, it is easy to buy them all sorts of things that they will love, but it seems like the older you get, the harder you are to buy for. I for one, really WANT people to like their gift. I WANT them to get joy from it. I WANT them to be able to use it.
My solution for the past couple of years to all of these are putting a lot of thought into exactly what type of things each person would like, and then getting them a gift card to a place that sells those things. That way they can get something that they want. That they will use. That will give them joy. I am not giving the gift of standing in a return line at a major retailer after the holidays (really, a fate worse than most!) but instead giving them the ability to treat themselves whenever they want!
Now here’s where it gets really good friends, you can go either to your local grocery store or to Gift Card Mall online and have one quick stop to buy almost ANY gift card you could even imagine! I really love the website for a couple of reasons. First and most obviously, I don’t have to drag my 3 kids into store after store picking up gifts during the hectic holiday season. Second and better yet, they have thousands of options for gift cards and so when I am not exactly sure what would be perfect for someone I can just scroll through by category or retailer and get hundreds of ideas super quickly. I might not have ever thought to get a gift card to AutoZone, but that would be PERFECT for my dad! That is something quick and easy I saw just scrolling through. Seriously… check out all of the options! I didn’t even know some of these places offered gift cards!
A couple of other fantastic things about Gift Card Mall are that it gives you easy access to stores and restaurants that you might not have in your area, but the person who your are gifting to has in their area. Last, and this might be my favorite, some of their gift cards can even be personalized! How fun would it be to add a photo to the card for your mom or grandma, or a long standing inside joke for your best friend? These little touches just make the gift even more personal.
Of course I still love to add that extra special touch and a bit of novelty to the whole experience so this is where I really like to get creative in my gift giving! I whipped up this fun free printable to give you a creative way to give a gift card as a present this holiday season. You can print it out {free download below} then attach the gift card, and add it to a frame. Then you not only have the gift card to give, but you also have a little laugh, and a nice sized present to wrapt and put under the tree.
I used a Starbucks gift card from Gift Card Mall to make this because I thought it would be super clever for one of my coffee obsessed friends to keep in her office. I think it would be a great idea for a college kid, new mom, or even an office gift for coworkers! But it doesn’t have to be used for coffee. You could put a restaurant gift card in it, an ice cream gift card, a grocery gift card, or even a gift card to the hardware store (perfect for my husband since the “emergency” would probably involve me breaking something!) In my case it might need to be Target since it seems to by my favorite place to spend money!
Free Printable Gift Card Holder – Creative Gift Idea
To put this together you only need a few simple things:
- Gift card of choice from Gift Card Mall
- Free printable “Break Glass in Case of Emergency” gift card holder
- Double sided tape
- Frame with glass front (Printables are sized to 8×10 and 5×7)
To assemble:
- Print out the free printable (download available below.) Trim excess paper as needed.
- Open the gift card packaging and remove the card. Add a couple of strips of double stick tape to adhere to the printable in the middle of the starburst.
- Place the printable with gift card attached into the frame.
- Wrap up and give away!
Download Free Printable Gift Card Holder
Free Printable Gift Card Holder 8×10 Christmas Colors
Free Printable Gift Card Holder 5×7 Christmas Colors
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