I mentioned yesterday on my blog how hard it is to go shopping for great birthday gifts. I showed Chay's gift she made yesterday and today I thought I would show what Bryn and I created for her friend.
Bryn found out that her friend loves pictures and inserting pictures into photo books. She wanted to give her a photo book decorated in her favorite colors. I had some photo books laying around so we covered them with Stampin' Up! Designer Series papers, added ribbon to hold them closed, and cute butterfly accents stamped from Flight of the Butterfly Stampin' Up! stamp set. We then decided to make a set and create a file folder box for them to fit into.
The file folder box was created like a mini file folder. You can make one to hold cards from a single sheet of 12x12 cardstock but we needed this box to be a little bigger so we glued. This box was a 12x12 piece of cardstock scored 4 1/2 and 7 1/2 lines tall way and 6 1/2 and 11" lines long way. Score a 3 x 12 piece at 4 1/2 and 7 1/2 and glue to 12 x 12 piece lining up score lines.
Score the middle flaps 1 1/2" from end of paper, these will fold over inside of the box creating a sturdy box.
Cut on the 6 1/2 and 11 score lines to the middle score line from each side. Also on the large top piece cut 3" from 6 1/2" score line to 1/2 from 4 1/2" score line creating the diagonal of the box. I trimmed a little off the opposite end to help the box fold together right.
Fold up the smallest end folding flap to the center standing them up, fold the center flaps over the ends you folded up and glue them down. Now fold the box end you cut on a diagonal up. Add decorative papers to make a finished box look.
Remember you can order Stampin' Supplies from my Stampin' Web site: http://wendythestamper.stampinup.net
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