When a card is not enough..

Hello everyone,

There are times when you want to give a neighbour or friend a little something without going over the top. Something that’s handmade means so much more and if teamed with chocolate, it’s a winner!
I had some messages that some of you would like to see how I made this little gift after I posted pics on Instagram. 

This little gift box, that’s sized to fit a bar of chocolate, can be as simple or ornate as you make it. I made this one from scraps of design paper and flowers, left-over after making other projects.It's definitely the kind of project that is worth keeping with your stash in case of emergency.

Here’s how

You will need:

1 sheet A4 card 300gsm (110 lbs)

scraps or 2 A4 sheets designer paper

16 inches or 40cm ribbon

embellishments:  3 foam or paper flowers, leaves, butterfly

2 decorative fan-shaped dies and their mats

Tag die for writing sentiment/greeting  inside

Place the A4 card longwise across score board and score at 3 ¼”, 4, 7 ¼, 8, mark at 10” and trim here, keep off-cut.  (8cm,10,18, 20  mark and trim at 25)

From the waste strip (approx. 1 ¾ wide (4cm) ) cut 2 pieces 2” (5cm)  long. Place narrow side across score board and score 2 lines centrally 3/4” apart (2cm) to make 2 side gussets.

Fold and burnish score lines

Check the pieces fit but don’t glue yet!

Cut designer paper to fit all sides, leaving narrow edge visible. Stick gusset along back of box at top and bottom edges, leaving front open so it is easy to add paper to inside.  

Ink edges of paper with vintage photo brown, black or pretty contrasting colour. This will then hide the fact that they are scraps. Adhere inside paper to box. Fold over gusset and glue to top. Hold in place for minute or 2 until it sticks.  Adhere  ribbon to centre of top and bottom outside of box before covering with papers. Add paper to all other sides and tag inside cover to write on.

To decorate adhere dies, leaves, flowers and butterfly on front. A hot glue gun makes this job easier.

Products I used:

HFC Sweet peony papers, large/ medium flower dies

HFC 3D leafy accents stamps, dies, stamens

HFC Decorative fan medallion and mat

HFC Tag

Lisa Horton Butterfly stamped on white vellum, decoupaged and glittered

you can find me:
https://www.instagram.com/elegant_edges_crafts/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/ElegantEdgesStationery/
www.elegantedges2016@gmail.com

Please leave me a like or comment to let me know if you are planning to try this project and indeed how it went if you tried it.

Thanks for dropping by.

Lesley

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Hello and welcome to my blog.

Elegant Edges has been a long time in the making; I was crafting for as long as I can remember and learned to knit and crochet before I started school. About 30 years ago I rediscovered paper crafting and my love of crochet developed into using intricate die-cut paper lace in my projects.

I am passionate about celebrating moments and preserving beautiful memories using a variety of techniques. I have taken inspiration from everywhere I can like a crafty magpie and do not claim that all of these projects are my own original ideas but I do try to add my own spin to what I have seen. I also love to teach and aim to inspire others. Thank you for reading my blog. Please join me on my paper odyssey; hold tight and let’s see where the wind takes us!

Lesley