Write an article based on this "Cut the front off of a card, then turn it into a postcard. Use a gift tag-shaped craft punch to create gift tags. Cut a card apart, then glue it to folded cardstock to make a new card. Use a pillow pouch template to turn a card into a gift pouch."
Cut a card down the middle, using the crease as a guide. Flip the front of the card over so that you can see the blank back. Orient the card landscape-style, and draw a vertical line down the middle. Write your message to the left of the line, and the address to the right. Remember to leave room for the stamp in the upper right corner! Discard the back of the card. Choose a card with a full image on the front, such as a Christmas scene or a basket of flowers. Use a gift tag-shaped craft punch to cut new tags from the front of the card. Cut a piece of string, thread it through the hole in the cut-out-tag, and tie the ends together. You can buy craft punches that are shaped like gift tags in the scrapbooking aisle of a craft store. If the punch does not have a hole in it for the string, you'll have to poke the hole yourself. Use a miniature hole punch to do this. Write "To" and "From" on the black/blank side of the tag. Cut a down the middle, using the crease as a guide. Next, cut the top, bottom, and side edges off using decorative scissors to create a nice border. Fold a sheet of cardstock in half to make a new card, then glue the cut-up card to the front. Let the glue dry, then write your message inside. You can find decorative scissors in the scrapbooking aisle of a craft store. They come in all sorts of shapes, such as wavy and zigzag. Choose cardstock in a contrasting color. It will show up as a nice border outside the card you cut. Decorate the front of your card with scrapbooking embellishments, such as buttons, rhinestones, or glitter glue. Cut a rectangle from white paper a little smaller than your card. Secure it to the inside of your card with glue or double-sided tape, then write your message on that instead. Find a template online for a pillow pouch-style envelope. Trace the template onto the front of your card, then cut it out. Score the folding lines, the fold and glue your pillow pouch together. Use a card that's suitable for the occasion, such as a Christmas card for a Christmas gift pouch. Decorate the gift pouch with rhinestones, glitter glue, and other scrapbooking embellishments.