Hello and welcome to the Stampin’ Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing anything but a card. I have made a self-closing box and decorated it with the lovely Velvet Meadow dsp.
Colours used in this project are:
I created the self-closing box using the following supplies:
Berry Burst card – 8½” by 6”
Velvet Meadow dsp – 3¾” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White card
Using my Simply Scored Scoring Tool, I scored the Berry Burst card. On the long side at 4” and 8”. On the short side at 1” and 5”.
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With the long side at the top of the scoreboard and the ½” strip on the right I scored at 2” and 6” but only as far as the first scoreline. I repeated this on White cardstock to make it easier for you to see.
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Taking a ruler and the Take Your Pick Scoring Attachment I scored from the bottom of the 2” scoreline to the right-hand corner of the rectangle and then again to the left-hand corner. I repeated this from the bottom of the 6” scoreline to both other corners.
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I cut away the small rectangles at either end of the ½” tab and cut up all the remaining scorelines along the long sides. I folded and burnished on all the scorelines beginning with the diagonal scorelines. The cardstock was then folded on the 4” fold and glued to the ½” tab to close the box.
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Using a pencil, I marked one side of the 3¾” square of Velvet Meadow dsp at 1⅞”. I used my Paper Trimmer to cut from the 1⅞” mark to the lower right corner and then the lower left corner giving three triangles. These were glued to the front of the self-closing box. The four tabs forming the bottom of the box were then glued together.
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I wrapped a length of retired Silver Edged Berry Burst Ribbon around the box and tied it in a bow at the front of the box.
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The sentiment was then stamped on scrap Basic White card in Berry Burst ink. I die cut it using the Fragrant Layers Dies, passing it through the machine twice to make the label smaller. I added the label to the box with a Mini Glue Dot.
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Details of the products I used for this project can be found below.
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