Hello all! I've had an overwhelming response for requests for the tutorial for my Bailey's Box and Snowman Soup Boxes, so I decided to make a blog post on them and simplify my life.
Here's a sampling of these boxes, with my original below:
They do come in two sizes, this box above that I will feature first, is 7.25" square and 2.25" deep. The smaller box in the photos is 5.5" square and 1.5" deep.
These are the items I included in the box, they were layered, so I took 2 photos for the full effect.
The top wrapped item is actually a package of Pirouette cookie sticks. The package below is a bunch of pouches of hot chocolate, and the little box is full of Bailey's truffles. The top package is marshmallows, of course. Now you may have noticed I have gone totally old school here! It's what I had on hand, what can I say. Though I do wish I could have made these with new products and submitted to SU!
So lets' get to creating this box.
You need a whopping 3 sheets of 12 x 12 CS, at least 2 in the same color and one complimentary (see the red and green box in the first photo on the page).
1. Cut ONE sheet to 11-3/4" x 11-3/4".
Cut 2 sheets to 12" x 7 1/4"
Use the remainder or the 2 sheets to cut them both at 7 1/4" long.
2. Score the cut down 12 x 12 (the sheet that is now 11.75 x 11.75) at 2 1/4" on every side:
3. Cut your flap edges as shown ( and fold up your edges and run the bone folder along them now too).
Now take your scraps that you cut down to 7 1/4" and score them. With the short side across and the long side down, score at 1 ¾”, 2 3/8” and 3”.
Fold in half along the middle line:
Grab the fold, and fold along the next fold lines together, so you form one 'lip' or edge':
Now put fast fuse or glue of choice all along one edge:
Lining up the box tab edge AND the lip edge to face INTO the box, adhere carefully to one side:
Now adhere to the other side:
Now glue up the other side, careful to avoid the small opening and adhere:
Your box will now look like this. Put more adhesive along the edges of the remaining box flap and tape it up. Repeat these steps for the other side.
Your box should look like the following 2 pictures:
Now it's time to make your cover!
Now you need to get your 2 sheets that are cut to 7 ¼” x 12”. Score these both at 2 3/8” and 9 5/8”. Please note I goofed, so don’t be fooled by the double lines in my photo. You only need ONE line to do it right ;)
Now is the time to stamp the sheet that will form the top of the cover, so take one of the two sheets and decorate it as you wish. You are going to overlap the scored sheets on both sides, to create the closed cover. Note, I recommend paying attention when taping down, you want your decorated side to form a smooth fold and not have the overlap facing up, if you know what I mean. Look at the second picture down to see what I'm talking about.
Picture this with top and sides decorated. There's no seam here, its facing the bottom of the box.
Your completed box, ready to decorate and tag!
Now for the Snowman Soup Box!
I make a new variation every year for my family to celebrate the first snowfall of the year. We live in the Canadian Rockies, surrounded by 6 national parks on all sides and go CRAZY when the snow hits. On go the gloves, the snowboards and snowmobiles come out and we are off to PLAY. So its a cherished celebration in our family. And on that note, we got our first big dump yesterday of a whole FOOT of snow! YAY!
Here is a sampling of the boxes I made for my family:
The insides: Contains one flavored hot chocolate (this one is Rolo, cause my little guy can't get enough of them), 2 Pim's orange cookies,a bag of marshmallows, Caramilk bar and Ghiardelli caramel square. The little white boxes have 2 Ferrerro Rochers in them. I would have liked to add candy canes, but there weren't any yet in stores :(
So let's begin. Your base is a full sheet of standard CS. I’m using crumb cake. Score the 8.5" side at 1.5” and 7”. Flip and score the 11" side at 1 ¼”, 2 ¾”, 8 ¼” and 9 3/4”.
Now you need to cut your box sides so you can fold them in. Here’s a quick snap of this and the way you are going to fold your tabs in:
Now you need a slot to run your ribbon pull through. This is where you get to improvise. I used my super old tag punch to skim the edge off in the center. You can use any punch you think will work. To do this, fold up one side front piece (where the double score lines are) and punch through BOTH layers.
Voila, your slit!
Now you need to tape up your sides. I recommend taping all 4 at once and sticking them down after, as its hard to tape the remaining side when 2 have been stuck in place.
Take the glued edge and line it up with the edge of the box, then stick it down. Repeat with all sides. Note, you are only sticking it to the FIRST layer it lays against naturally. The folded over layer is to keep it all neat and tidy (and give strength to the box). I did find it handy to cut the edges of the flaps on the slit side diagonally to leave the ribbon free. You can see this 2 pictures down. And, if you were confused, this photo will help understand how to tape it together better!
How the box looks taped together when the sides have been cut a bit:
Now using a scrap of ribbon, fold it in half and push it through. Then use tear and tape and tape it over in a couple of places.
Pull these tops off the strip and add more adhesive to the flap edge so you can glue it down:
Finished look:
The finished base:
Now for the cover: Take another standard size sheet of CS and cut at 5.5" as if you were making 2 card bases.
Score at 1.5” and 7” on BOTH sheets. Now is the time you want to stamp or otherwise decorate your cs, so take the time to do that now if you are going to.
To tape it up: Tape lots of fast fuse to one side and then...
Layer the edges, leaving a small 1/8" underlap so it fits perfectly over the box. Again, try to tape in a way that the seams are pointed to the bottom of the box and not facing the top.
Your finished cover:
Your finished box, ready to decorate!
Thanks for reading and sharing :) I'd love to see photos of your creations, so if you email them to me I will add them to this blog post!
~Weezie
