card box tutorial

3″ x 3″ Card Box Tutorial

I’ve had a number of people ask me how I made this little gift card box, so I decided to create a picture tutorial for it. 

Step 1 For the base of the box cut a sheet of cardstock to 5 3/8" x 8" and score along the short side at 1". Flip the cardstock 180 degrees, then score on the other end at 1"

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Step 2 Flip the cardstock 90 degrees, then score along the long side at 3 1/4".  Rotate 180 degrees, then score the other end at 3 1/4". 

Step 3: Fold along the score lines, using a bone folder to help achieve a crisp, clean edge.  Then cut along the 3 1/4" score lines just until you reach the 1" score line as shown in the picture below. 

 

Step 4: Place a small strip of double sided tape or sticky strip along the outside top edge of the small flap.  Keeping your box bottom flat on the table, fold up one side of the box.  Place a strip of double sided tape or sticky strip along the edge (on the inside) of each of the long flaps. 

Step 5: Again keeping your box bottom flat, fold up the other side of the box.  Note that the box flaps do not overlap completely.

Step 6: For the lid, cut a sheet of cardstock to 4 – 3/8" x 2 – 9/16".  Score at 1/2".

Step 7: Score at 1/2" along the remaining 3 sides.

Step 8: Fold along the score lines, again using a bone folder to get a crisp, clean edge.  Cut on the score lines along the short side of the cardstock, just until you reach the intersecting score line as shown in the picture below.

  

Step 9: Fold the smaller flaps to the inside and tape to the side flap as shown below. Repeat on the other side.

Step 10: Your box is now finished and ready to decorate.

 

I hope you’ve enjoyed this tutorial.  This is the first step by step picture tutorial I have ever created so any feedback would be appreciated!

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Homemade Scrapbook Paper Gift Bags

It is so simple to turn a sheet of scrapbook paper into a gift bag. You don't even need a template, or a ruler, and you can make it any size and shape that you want.

 

What you need:
1. Scrapbook paper
2. Glue stick
3. Scissors
4. Tape
5. Cardboard
6. Ribbon
7. A single hole punch

 

What you do:


1. Start with a large piece of scrapbook paper (I used 12x12). Find a box around the house that is the size and shape of the bag you want to make. I used a box of spaghetti for one, and macaroni for the others. Fold  the scrapbook paper around the box as if you are wrapping a gift. Don't tape the paper to the box. Glue the edges together. (I added a couple of pieces of tape to the inside seam for extra support.)

2. Fold one end of the paper as if you are wrapping the edge of a present. This will be the bottom of the gift bag.

3. Use a glue stick on every fold of paper. I used a little tape for extra support.

4. Now remove the box from inside and pinch the sides of the bag to crease in the middle. You will be left with a little triangle on each side. You can fold the bottom over for easier storage.

5. Trim the top of the bag to whatever height you want the bag to be. I used fun scissors.

6. Punch little holes and attach ribbon handles. I also measured out a small rectangle of cardboard (a cereal box works great), and glued it to the bottom inside of the bag to make the bottom a little sturdier.

 

by :http://www.linesacross.com/2012/05/homemade-scrapbook-paper-gift-bags.html

makes top boxes

This project was a guest post that I did over at Scissors and Spatulas  a couple weeks ago...

Today I'm going to show you how to make a simple custom gift box. Shouldn't you wrap a handmade gift in a handmade box? Yes! I was searching high and low for a little gift box in my basement a few weeks ago, but all I could find were enormous gift bags. I finally decided to take matters into my own hands and make a cute little gift box of my own...

 

Adorable, no? These are so easy... I used to make this style box when I was a kid. And you can customize the gift box for the recipient by choosing the right rubber stamps, colors, and embellishments. Now you really want to make one, right? Here's the how-to...

Materials:

• 2 pieces of 8.5" x 11" cardstock
• rubber stamp(s)
• ink
• ruler
• pencil
• butter knife
• scissors
• glue
• embellishments

 

Instructions:

Step 1: Chose a piece of cardstock to use for the top of your gift box. We are going to stamp the paper first. You can stamp however you like, but I like to use the following method so that I don't end up with any gaps. Lay your ruler out from one corner of your paper to the opposite corner. Start stamping along the ruler every couple of inches (depending on the size of your stamp).

 

When you get to the edge of your paper, place a piece of scrap paper along the edge and continue to stamp so that you get the partial pieces of your pattern on your cardstock.

 

Step 2: Once you complete the first row, move the ruler down a few inches, keeping the same angle along the paper. Start stamping the next row, staggering your stamps between the stamped images in the row above.

 

Continue until you've filled the paper above and below that first row that your created in Step 1. Let the ink dry before moving on to Step 3.

 

Step 3: Now it's time to assemble your box top. Flip your paper over so that the stamped images are facing down. My finished box is 7" x 4.5" x 2", so these measurements will result in a box of that size, but you can make any size you want. You need to start by creating four lines on your paper. Each line will be 2" long and will be located 2" from the adjacent edge of the paper. The lines drawn from the short edges of the paper will be horizontal. The lines drawn from the long edges of the paper will be vertical.

 

Please see the picture below for more detailed information...

 

Using scissors, cut along each of these four lines.

Step 4: You will need to score your paper to make it easier to fold. With your stamped images still facing down and using the blunt edge of a butter knife (upside down), score the entire length and width of your cardstock, 2" from each edge. See the picture below for more detailed information...

 

Step 5: Time to start folding. With your stamped images still facing down, fold along the score lines on all four sides, folding the edges toward the center of your paper.

 

Take the four small squares formed by your cuts and score lines and fold them into the middle of the box top.

 

Glue these squares to the inside of the box at all four corners.

 

When you are done, it should look like this on the inside...

 

Step 6: Take your second piece of cardstock and trim 1/8" from one short side and one long side. This will make it easier to fit the top piece over the bottom piece when you are done. RepeatSteps 3, 4 and 5 to create the bottom for your box. When you are done, you will have a cute little gift box!

 

But what is a handmade gift box without embellishments? Time to decorate!

 

I took a piece of fabric bias tape and looped it around one end of my box, securing it with glue. I made a little bow with the bias tape and glued that on top, followed by a small white button.

 

This is a quick and cute project that really adds a nice touch to a gift. There are so many options here. You could stamp the recipient's name somewhere on the box, stamp the cardstock used for the bottom piece of the box, wrap it up with some ric rac or baker's twine... the possibilities are endless. Use your imagination and creativity :)

by :http://www.gwennypenny.com/2011/08/simple-custom-gift-box-tutorial.html

Woodland Creature Brown Paper Bags (and a Giveaway)

If you've seen many of my other tutorials, I'm sure you've noticed that I love animals and I love creative gift bags and boxes, and sometimes these two just happen to collide. Today I'm going to show you how to make these woodland creature brown paper bags: a hedgehog, a raccoon, and a fox.

My inspiration: these owl gift bags and this woodland creature roundup.

I'm to show you a detailed tutorial for the fox, and then brief tutorials for the hedgehog and raccoon, which generally follow the same steps as each other. For this project, I was able to try out some products fromElmer's and X-ACTO, including the new X-ACTO Z-series knife. The blade is coated with zirconium nitride, making it the sharpest blade in the industry.

Step 1 - Gather your supplies.

Brown paper bags, Assorted scrapbook paper and card stock
Elmer's products: Elmer's Dot Runner, Elmer's Painters Pens, Elmer's Glue
X-ACTO products: Scissors, Self-healing Cutting Mat, Z-Series Knife

Step 2 - Make the face and ears

Fold over the top of your bag. Cut the edges off so that you have a triangle at the top. You can now use these pieces to make the ears. Simply cut smaller triangles out of scrapbook paper and glue them to the brown bag ear pieces.

Step 3 - Make your tail

Cut out a bushy fox tail shape from a piece of kraft paper card stock. Glue a piece of white card stock to the end of the tail. Flip this upside down (as seen in picture 3). Now use your X-ACTO precision knife to cut along the edges of the tail.

Step 4 - Elmer's dot runner

I LOVE this product. Basically, there are a lot of very small glue dots attached to a roll of paper. It works like double sided tape but it is so much easier to use. It's perfect for paper crafts because it is an instant adhesive and it doesn't crinkle as it dries.

Step 5 - Attach the ears

Flip your bag over. Apply a row of dot runner along the top, and attach your fox ears. You may need to bend back the ears a little bit to keep them from pointing forward too much.

Step 6 - Attach the tail

Attach the tail to the back of the bag with dot runner. You may also need to bend the tail back to keep it from pointing forward.

Step 7 - Add embellishments

Trace a long rectangle, rounded at the top onto some interesting scrapbook paper. Cut out the shape and attach it to the front of the bag, underneath the face. Cut out a mustache shape from white card stock for the fox's fluffy face and cut out a nose shape from black craft foam. You could also use a button.

Step 8 - Draw on eyes

Use Elmer's Painters Pens to draw on eyes. I gave this fox sleepy eyes with a silver pen. At first the area around the paint looks wet, but it dries and disappears as the paint dries.

And you're done! 

I didn't tape or close the top of the bag, because I wanted the face to stick out a little bit from the rest of the bag. You could easily put a little roll of tape under the nose to close the bag.

How to Make the Hedgehog Brown Paper Bag

Follow the same steps as the fox. Make the face more rounded. Instead of cutting out a tail, cut strips of pointy triangles. Attach the long strips to the front of the bag, underneath the face, and attach the short strip to the back of the bag behind the ears.

How to Make the Raccoon Brown Paper Bag

Follow the same steps as the fox. Make the face very rounded instead of a pointy triangle. I used black craft foam instead of card stock and I love how it turned out. Also follow the instructions to make the fox's tail to make the raccoon's tail

by : http://www.linesacross.com/2012/11/woodland-creature-brown-paper-bags-and.html jum'at 17 january 2014 12:16