Gift Box Tutorial

I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend.  Today's project is from Pam Callaghan, one of our talented design team members.  She created a great gift box tutorial using our new paper collection, English Garden.  As lots of you are gearing up for graduations and weddings, this beautiful box will come in handy for those special little gifts. 

 

Embellished Gift Box Directions

1.  Print and cut out template (print template).  Make sure you print in the right orientation so it fits on almost the entire sheet.  The dotted lines are for folding and the solid lines are for cutting.  Carefully cut out the image.  Make sure you cut up the bottom solid line-that will serve as the bottom flaps of the box.

  

2.   Using a pencil, trace your template onto your patterned paper.  Marks Paper Company’s double sided paper works great because the inside of the box will be patterned as well.  Here you can see I want the purple and white paper as my outside.

 

3.  Do the same cutting that you did on the white template.  Remember the solid lines are for cutting and the dotted lines are for folding.  Make sure you only cut out the solid lines on your box.

 

4.  Fold your box where the dotted lines would be. You can reference your original white template to get an idea of where to fold.  You are going to be folding inward just as I did in the photo below.  It should fold quite easily if you cut in all the right places.  Make sure you make good creases in your paper in order for the box shape to keep well.

 

5.  Fold your box like the photo below.  You are going to fold the outer flap inside the box. Put some glue on the flap and press firmly for it to hold.  The creases on the folds should guide you on how to fold your box.

 6.  Fold the bottom flaps up and glue the last three to each other.   Do not put glue on the top of the very first flap because your gift will stick to your box.  You can use tape to secure the flaps in place.  When finished, embellish as desired.  The new die cuts and covered buttons work great for the box!

 

You are done! 

 

Enjoy!

Stacy

Comments

[scrappermimi]

This is great! Thanks for the tut!

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Oh! I like that cute box. I will try that one when I go home later. Really cute! Thanks for the instruction.

-fern-

[Nancy Ward]

Hi!

Today I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.

Would you let me know if that's OK?

Thanks,

Nancy Ward
http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com

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If are you making this as a gift its absolutely adorable so cute i love this. Will certainly visit your site more often now.

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[ethan]

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[Mia]

I love the end result of your project, it looks really lovely. Thanks for sharing the very detailed step by step tutorial.

~Mia

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Wow an interesting model. Thank you for sharing.

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No matter what you would like to get for that special person in your life, your florist is a great place to start looking for the perfect gift. Skip the mall where there are so many uninteresting, manufactured gifts trinkets and think outside of the box. Florists have so much more than flowers and plants than you can imagine and can offer suggestions based on the occasion and recipient’s age and sex. There is something for everyone and they will be able to help you make a great choice. The person who receives the gesture of your thoughtfulness will be glad you did.

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Even my youngest can follow the instructions. Thanks!

[Florist Sydney]

The butterfly and the ribbon made it more beautiful, a perfect gift box. A great giveaway box for any occasion.

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The tutorial is really easy to follow, the problem is drawing the pattern, as Im not very good in that I was thinking that maybe I can use a paper that already has a design premade

[Prom Dresses]

It would be much simpler to not put any marking on the gift box

[Nike Frees]

A lot of people put their names and wedding date on favors.

[party dresses]

I don’t comment on many blogs but after reading a few of your posts I thought I would just say thanks and keep up the good work

[Malini]

Such a lovely and an easy-to-make gift box...Thanks!!!

[Gifts to Pakistan]

Thanks for this writeup of Gift boxes and it's uses.

[Gifts to Pakistan]

This should keep me busy for a while! Thank you so much.
Hope I will get some great stuff soon from you.

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Euh, le vernis noir ça dépend sur qui, et avec quelle tenue. Ça va du “Oh, la classe” au “Tu crois qu’elle se ronge les ongles”.

Moi, je m’en tiens au trio : kaki (parce que ça va avec tout), violet scintillant (oui, je sais le violet, c’est plus à la mode, mais moi j’adore) et marron glacé. D’abord, j’aime bien les couleurs, et surtout ça va bien avec les ongles très très courts (un chouia plus longs, les ongles, et plaf je ne peux plus utiliser l’ordi. Or comme je travaille dessus …).

Et ce qui est encore mieux avec les deux derniers, c’est leur nom. Ça donne un côté so glamour à celle qui les porte :
“Wah, c’est jolie cette couleur de vernis.”

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I can use this idea for my next project!