Little Ones Triangle Box

 Good afternoon,

I made a triangle gift box for an upcoming Baby Shower with the fabulous new Little Ones Collection from Craft Consortium. One look at the images and you can tell it showcases the designs by Helz Cuppleditch as they are all adorable. 

One of CC elements that I tend to use A LOT is the decoupage. It comes with a whole design on one A5 sheet comprising a large panel about 4 x 4 (but they do vary), and 4 or 5 layers. I often split these and make 2 projects from each sheet so they are very affordable  

Today’s make was inspired by a lady called Laura Stranks but her make was far too small. I resized to fit my gift and here are some brief instructions  

You will need:

White base card 220gsm 6 x 12

3 strips mat colour 7/8 x 4 1/2 ( need to be much longer than sides) 

3 strips design paper from the paper pad 5/8 x 4 1/2

Craft consortium A4 coordinating paper pad 

CC decoupage (base layer of 3 different designs in the pack) 

How I made it

Score the base on the long side at 3 7/8, 7 3/4, 11 5/8

Turn and score 1 1/16 from both long edges 

See my rough template  for the shape. You don’t need to squint to see numbers  but 

Cut up the score lines on the long edges to the first score line only  measure 5/8” from this cut each way and mark the edge of base. cut from the measured point diagonally to the top of the straight cut to form a V as shown  

Fold and burnish all folds. 

Adhere the mats and panels to the sides then join the sides with red liner tape or wet glue on the 3/8” tab .

If the panels are a little large, trim to fit.   I call this card surgery. You even remove the bricks along the edge and glue back so along the new edge of a smaller square  no one will notice! 

Fold in the top and bottom flaps and check that they fit without overhanging. If necessary trim to fit. 

Mat and layer the strips and adhere along the top flaps. Trim to fit without overhanging scissors.

Bottom flaps just need folding, checking for size and gluing shut  

Reinforce the bottom with a layer of card. Hold the box along the edge of scrap card and pencil around edges. Cut to fit the bottom. Make sure it is slightly smaller rather than bigger - you will need an equilateral triangle with 3 3/4 sides if you prefer to draw with compass. Glue on the bottom. 

Add a little tissue paper on top of gift before folding the top flaps like a box or pinwheel so they hold each other in place. 

Please message me pics of your makes if you try this fold

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Happy crafting

Lesley