11 Free Sample Christmas Gift Certificate Templates

A Gift Certificate which is commonly known as a Gift coupon or gift voucher is an alternate to money. Just to understand how it works; you go to a retail store or gift shop, ask for a gift certificate, decide how much you want to pay for it and get it. Later, you can give it as a gift to someone around you i.e. a friend or a coworker and they can cash it out and buy the stuff mentioned on the certificate or get the services with it.

Christmas is the time of the year when you have to buy gifts for your friends, family members, relatives and coworkers and it can be a little overwhelming. If spending hours on shopping and selecting almost perfect gifts for your loved ones is not an option with your busy routine, it’s better to go with Christmas Gift Certificate. This gift certificate is still personal and better than giving money to someone and it also helps you with the selection of perfect gifts for your loved ones.

Key Elements to include in a Christmas Gift Certificate:

Name of the person who will receive the gift certificate
Name of the person who paid for the certificate
Write Name of the store or shop that issued it
Value of the gift certificate i.e. $10 or $100
Date on which you bought the gift certificate
Date on which the certificate will expire

Guidelines for designing a Christmas Gift Certificate:

Add relevant image on the certificate:
You can either choose a Christmas relevant photo on the certificate or if you want to make it more personal and affectionate, you can also put the picture of the person who will receive it. In either case, make sure that the picture is suitable and looks relevant with the Christmas theme i.e. if it’s for a kid, find a photo where he went to the mall and sat on Santa’s lap or if it’s for an adult, select a photo where they are standing beside a Christmas tree.
Choose appropriate colors for the certificate:
Colors, theme and graphics are very important for the gift certificate because they make it look more appealing and attractive. Yes, the key element of a gift certificate is the money or it’s cash value but still you should work on the design. If you wanted to just get it over with, you could have given money instead of making this effort so put your heart in it and use the colors that show your effort and hard work.
Add written content on it:
After completing the design of the certificate, it’s time to add written content on it. Start with putting your name on the certificate, the name of the person who will receive it, date on which you bought it or prepared it, it’s validation i.e. expiration date, and the cash it contains. If you want, you can also include a couple of items that the person can buy with the gift certificate.