FavourWeddingBoxes

Add a personal touch to the big day with beautiful gift boxes for your guests

With just one clever die set, you can make as many boxes as you like in the colour scheme of your choice. These dinky containers are really pretty on their own but are perfect for adding your own ribbons, tags and embellishments to them.

Kit List

◆ Simply Made Crafts Oasis Adventure Arabian Nights Lantern Gift Box Die Set – 10 Dies (to purchase this head to createandcraft.com and type in product code 536615)

◆ Card: white; coloured

◆ Plain vellum

◆ Heart wax seal and gold sealing wax

◆ Ribbon: burgundy thin; blue organza; blue thin; jute twine

◆ Punch: heart, butterfly, tag

◆ Small alphabet dies

◆ Adhesive: gems; pearls

◆ Paper flowers

◆ Small sentiment stamp

◆ Ink pad, brown

◆ Acrylic stamping block

◆ Die cutting machine

◆ Glue

◆ Scissors

◆ Scoring tool and board

◆ Paper creaser

◆ Adhesive foam pads

◆ Craft tape

◆ Paper trimmer

Teal box

1 Die cut the main body of the box in teal card then remove from the die. Place your chosen top and side dies in position then hold in place with craft tape. Die cut then repeat on the other three sides and tops [1]

2 Lay the box face-down. Trim vellum to cover the sides then then adhere in place [2]. Trim pieces to cover the shapes in the tops then adhere in place.

3

With the box still face-down, valley-fold the side and base score lines then flatten with a paper creaser [3]. Turn over then valley-fold and flatten the score lines across the top.

4 Adhere the sides together then adhere the base to create the basic box shape [4] Tuck the ‘V’ shapes into the top of the box then hold the two pieces together that have the hole in them. Slide the pieces with the slits over the top to close the box.

5 Die cut or punch a heart in pink card then wrap thin blue ribbon across it three times. Melt some gold sealing wax, drip in the centre of the heart then stamp a heart seal on top [5]

6 Attach the heart to the front of the box with foam pads. Punch out smaller hearts in pink card then adhere to the other sides and the tops [6]. Add gold adhesive gems to each heart. Die cut small letters in pink card to spell Mr & Mrs then adhere to a small die cut tag. Thread with thin blue ribbon, thread through the hole in the top then tie in a knot.

Pale pink box

1 Follow Steps 1-4 from the teal box but use pale pink card.

2 Tie up five small paper flowers with a length of thin jute then tie in a bow. Adhere to the front of the box with the bow at the back. Die cut or punch a small tag in white card then stamp a small sentiment at an angle on top.

3 Attach the tag at an angle to the front of the box. Make a small bow from burgundy ribbon then adhere to the top of the tag with a pink adhesive gem. Thread burgundy ribbon through the hole in the top.

4 Die cut the side die seven times in white card, remove the flowers then glue to the centre of the sides and tops. Lift up the petals with your fingers then add pink gems in the centres.

Dark pink box

1 Follow Steps 1-4 from the teal box but use dark pink card.

2 Wrap organza ribbon around the centre of the box. Die cut or punch a butterfly in pale pink card then attach to the front with foam pads. Punch out a butterfly in white card then attach on top.

3 Punch out two more butterflies in white card then attach to the top. Add blue pearls to the centre of each butterfly and the side panels.

Helping Hand

◆ Flattening the score lines with a paper creaser ensures the boxes fold properly and gives you a neat, professional finish

◆ Use an empty tealight case to melt sealing wax in. Create a pouring lip on it then hold on to the case with a bulldog clip before gently melting the wax using a lighter held below

◆ If you have a lot of boxes to make, die cut them all first so the messy bit is out of the way!

Inner workings

“You could omit the vellum so guests will get a glimpse of what goodies are inside the box”