Hello friends! Today is our Week 10 Christmas Tutorial from Kary and it's a great one! Before I hand it over to Kary, there are only 2 more days left in our HUGE SALE ON ALL CHRISTMAS STAMPS, with a couple of sets already sold out!!:
OK Kary, show us your great tutorial...
I am always looking for box ideas - I love constructing boxes and
decorating them. A few weeks back, I bought some cupcakes and I thought
the box was really nice. So, I made a smaller version of it using
standard sized cardstock. I think the box will hold some chocolates or a
small gift.
From an 8.5 x 11" kraft cardstock, I scored and cut the box in the
dimensions as shown in the photo below. Then I folded the box and cut
off the corners as shown. On the 0.5" edges I added a strip of
scor-tape to hold it down. This forms the base of the box.
The cover of the box is like a matchbox cover, which slides into the box
base. Cut the 8.5x11" kraft cardstock down to 5"x11" and score as per
the photo below. On the shorter end, add scor-tape to hold the box
together.
The next photo shows how the box opens, slide the cover off the box base.
To decorate the box, stamp Winter Ruth on the scrap piece of kraft
cardstock and colour her with Copic Markers. Fussy cut Ruth and adhere
her with foam adhesive squares onto the patterned paper (City Sidewalks
by Pink Paislee) which was cut using Spellbinders Romantic Rectangle
die, adhered to a piece of red cardstock. Tie a gingham ribbon around
the box before adhering the patterned paper piece onto the box. Decorate
the box with a silk flower and some blings.
Here are the Copic markers I used:
Here are more photos of the box:
I hope you like the box, and give it a try.
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Kary, I LOVE It!! Thanks so much for your great tutorial!!
Blessings,
Antoinette
