Hello stamping friends! Hope you all had a great weekend! Ours was relatively quiet for a change. My hubby got a bunch of friends from out of town together for some golfing, so it was just the kids and I hanging out. Today I have a mini treat box tutorial to share with you. Some of the best things do really come in small packages! The great thing is that you can make eight small 2” x 1-1/2” gift boxes from one sheet of 12 x 12 Designer Series Paper (DSP). Maybe you could use some manly paper and add a little treat box to your Father’s Day gifts next weekend.
SUPPLIES
Paper (including cutting dimensions):
Share What You Love Specialty Designer Series Paper (146926): 3” x 6”
ACCESSORIES:
Grapefruit Grove 1/8” Grosgrain Ribbon (146954)
Multipurpose Liquid Glue (110755)
Bone Folder (102300)
Stampin’ Trimmer (126889)
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Using your Stampin’ Trimmer, cut one sheet of DSP in half at 6”. Take one of the 6” x 12” strips and cut four 3” x 6” smaller strips. Each 3” x 6” strip will make one bag.
2. Score along the 6” side at 1-3/8”, 2-3/4″, 4-1/8”, 5-1/2″, rotate the paper and score along the short side 1”. Note: when scoring, pay attention to which way you want your DSP to show when box is assembled.
3. Using your Bone Folder, crease all score lines.
4. See image where you will make your cuts. You will only cut out the smallest rectangle. You will then make three cuts along the bottom score lines up to the 1” score line; see image.
5. Apply Glue to the smallest remaining rectangle and fold the strip in half to seal closed.
6. Next, form the bottom of the box by closing the four flaps. You only need to glue the last flap closed; see the image below.
7. With the open side of the box, pinch in two sides and using your thumb and pointer finger, pinch and crease the box closed.
8. The last step is to tie the ribbon around the box to keep it closed.
Hope you have a chance to make some of these mini treat boxes! As always please send me a message if you have any questions. If you’d like to order any of the products that I used to make this treat box, click here to shop with me!
Happy stamping!
Wendy
XOXO