This past week at a Hands On class I taught, we made this card packet. It is a wonderful gift idea I hope you might try. Here is how to make the box. It was designed to hold 3 cards and envelopes plus a little compartment that holds the sayings from Stampin' Up!'s Loved Ones stamp set. This set is a word set that for each family relationship it has a word plus a little accent to make it really cute.
Loved Ones stamp set always makes the stamper smile. I liked watching my customers stamp the different images because they smile that the DAD is open letters that are plaid, MOM has a flower image, etc. These tags were 1" x 3", we stamped the border stamp from Stampin' Up!'s Fresh Vintage stamp set with Pool Party ink, then stamped the Loved Ones stamps over the top of that with Lucky Limeade. to get the flag look on the end use the postage square punch and punch just the corner of the stamp from edge to edge and you get this look.
The cards were 3 different base colors for the cards; Pool party, Lucky Limeade, Calypso Coral, each card was cut 8 1/2 x 5 1/2, folded in half. I added some Designer Series Paper 4 x 3" from the Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper pack you can earn for free during Sale-a-bration. (GREAT paper), I then stamped on white cardstock the flower image from Fresh Vintage and backed each white piece of cardstock with one of the above colors and glued it to one of the cards making sure I use a different color from the base card. I added a circle punched image and one of the Everyday Enchantment Brad and ribbon that was curled with scissors like you would curling ribbon.
The box is created with a 8 1/2 x 11 piece of cardstock that is scored all the way around at 1" and 2". Cut on the score line to the score lines on the inside 2" line to the 2" line on both short ends. Then cut on both the 1" and 2" score lines to the 2" score line on the long edges, this will remove the top rectangle and give you flaps to fold into the box shape. Put glue around edge and fold the edges over the flap to create a sturdy box. The liner inside is how you make the compartments for the cards and tags. Score a 8 1/4 x 4 3/8 piece of cardstock at 1 1/4, 2, 2 3/4. Fold the 2" fold as a mountain and glue into your box.
I added clear window sheet as the box cover, this one has black dots but you can use just clear. Piece of window sheet is 7 x 11 1/2" score at 3 1/4, 4 1/4 plus one line, 8 7/8, 9 7/8 plus one line. Make sure you use a bone folder to create good crease lines and glue around box.
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