While I adore card-making, sometimes I need another paper product - gift boxes. And I have become pretty good at creating boxes for various occasions. Take today: I needed two little gifts for friends who are celebrating their birthdays. Fortunately I have a stash of greeting cards 😉 and I've found that most of my friends love to receive a package of hand-made cards. But how to package them?
I've got two samples to share with you today. AND I have a template for you, so you can create your own.
First up, a floral box, using the Hues of Happiness designer paper.
I started with a Melon Mambo box bottom (hard to see here, but scroll down - it's more clear with the second box). Then I created a box-top using the floral paper.
And check out that tag:
Made with the new Designer Tags dies, this is a true beauty! I cut two of the main die pieces, one in Melon Mambo and the second in Basic White. But I added the rose die to the Basic White one, leaving a cut out and allowing the Melon Mambo underneath to show through. LOVE!
And for my second box (for a friend who travels to Hawaii frequently and loves the beach):
A Soft Succulent box with the Texture Chic patterned paper for the top. So pretty!
I think you can see that the cardstock box bottom is taller than the top, so some of the color shows under the patterned paper.
And it's decorated with a gold-embossed Soft Succulent shell from Season of Chic, mounted to a Tailored Tag with a Distressed Gold "fishnet" underneath.
Ready to make your own box? This will hold approximately 5-6 embellished cards with envelopes.
Start with a piece of cardstock, measuring 7" x 8-1/2", and score on all four sides at 1-1/4". Snip the four corners as shown:
(Ignore the extra score line on the top of the paper - my goof! I only scored at 1", and it needed to be at 1-1/4" 😩).
Here's a close up of how each corner should look:
Then fold on the score lines (burnish with a bone folder to get crisp edges) and glue the corners.
For the top of the box, choose a patterned paper and cut it to a "smidge" over 6" x a "smidge" over 7-1/2". This time score all 4 sides at 3/4", and cut the corners the same as above. Burnish the score lines and glue to form a box top.
Then just decorate as you like.
I can guarantee that your friends and family members will LOVE getting a pretty box of hand-made cards. Win-win-win! We get to make cards (happy!) and we get to give them away (happy!) AND your friends get to give them to THEIR friends (happy!). What could be better?
Give it a try, and make your friends happy! 😊
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