Gift Boxes by Leigh Snaith-Brunton

The Curious Metallics and Stardream cardstock provided by A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps is so gorgeous I was inspired to create gift boxes. I wanted these boxes to be so lovely that they could be the gift in itself or they can hold an extra special gift.

Gift Box 1  

Supplies:
Stardream Ruby cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
Gold edged burgundy ribbon
wired gold ribbon
silk poinsettias
holly leaves and berries
tag punch
tiny hole punch
thin gold wire
Box Maker
scissors
double-sided sticky tape
glue gun
gold metallic paint pen (fine and medium points)

Directions:
Determine the size of the box you want to make and cut two pieces of the burgundy cardstock (for the top and bottom) using the guidelines provided with the box maker. Create the box using the box maker and assemble. Use double-sided sticky tape to adhere the flaps. Sticky tape two separate lengths of the gold edged burgundy ribbon just to the top of the box to form a cross. This way the gift box can be opened to reveal the gift inside without disturbing the box decoration. Hot glue the holly leaves, then the poinsettias and berries in place. Cut a few lengths of wired gold ribbon. Loop the ribbon and twist in the center then fold in half to make loop bow picks. Put a dab of hot glue on the end of the picks and insert into the arrangement.

Punch out a tag in the same burgundy cardstock. Edge with a gold paint pen and hand write 'To - From' with a fine point gold paint pen. Punch a small hole and thread a small piece of gold wire through the hole. Twist the two ends of the wire together, dab some hot glue on the wire and tuck the tag into the arrangement.

   Gift Box 2

Supplies:
Curious Metallics Rusted cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
Curious Metallics White Gold cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
burgundy, green & gold ribbon
wired gold ribbon
silk flowers and leaves
tag punch
tiny hole punch
thin gold wire
Box Maker
scissors
double-sided sticky tape
glue gun
gold metallic paint pen (fine and medium points)

Directions:
Determine the size of the box you want to make and cut one piece of green gold cardstock for the top and one piece of ivory gold cardstock for the bottom. Create the box using the box maker and assemble. Use double-sided sticky tape to adhere the flaps. Sticky tape the ribbon just to the top of the box. This way the gift box can be opened to reveal the gift inside without disturbing the box decoration. Hot glue the leaves, then the flowers in place. Cut a few lengths of wired gold ribbon. Fold one length of ribbon in half and twist the two ends together to form a loop to make bow picks. Put a dab of hot glue on the end of the picks and insert into the arrangement.

Punch out a tag in the same green gold cardstock. Edge with a gold paint pen and hand write 'To - From' with a fine point gold paint pen. Punch a small hole and thread a small piece of gold wire through the hole. Twist the two ends of the wire together, dab some hot glue on the wire and tuck the tag into the arrangement.

Gift Box 3

Supplies:
Curious Metallics Rusted cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
Curious Metallics White Gold cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
gold metal ribbon
sage silk ribbon
silk flowers and leaves
circle punch
tiny hole punch
thin gold wire
Box Maker
scissors
double-sided sticky tape
glue gun
gold metallic paint pen (fine and medium points)

Directions:
Determine the size of the box you want to make and cut one piece of ivory gold cardstock for the top and one piece of green gold cardstock for the bottom. Create the box using the box maker and assemble. Create a wavy edge for the lid with scissors and edge with a gold metallic paint pen. Use double-sided sticky tape to adhere the flaps. Cut two lengths of gold metal ribbon and sticky tape the ribbon just to the top of the box in a cross. This way the gift box can be opened to reveal the gift inside without disturbing the box decoration. Make a multi-loop bow with the sage silk ribbon and secure with fine gold wire. Hot glue the bow, leaves and flowers in place. Cut each loop of the bow and then cut each piece at an angle at varying lengths.

Punch out a tag in the same green gold cardstock. Edge with a gold paint pen and hand write 'To - From' with a fine point gold paint pen. Punch a small hole and thread a small piece of gold wire through the hole. Twist the two ends of the wire together, dab some hot glue on the wire and tuck the tag into the arrangement.


Gift Box 4

Supplies:
Curious Metallics Rusted cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
Curious Metallics White Gold cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
gold edged cream ribbon
sage and lavender silk ribbon
silk flowers and leaves
square punch
tiny hole punch
thin gold wire
Box Maker
scissors
double-sided sticky tape
glue gun
gold metallic paint pen (fine and medium points)

Directions:
Determine the size of the box you want to make and cut one piece of green
gold cardstock for the top and one piece of ivory gold cardstock for the
bottom. Create the box using the box maker and assemble. Use double-sided
sticky tape to adhere the flaps. Sticky tape the ribbon just to the top of
the box. This way the gift box can be opened to reveal the gift inside
without disturbing the box decoration. Make two multi-loop bows using
sage and lavender silk ribbon and secure each bow with fine gold wire. Hot
glue one bow horizontally on the lid and the other bow vertically. Hot glue
the leaves and the flowers in place.

Punch out a tag in the same green gold cardstock. Edge with a gold paint
pen and hand write 'To - From' with a fine point gold paint pen. Punch a
small hole and thread a small piece of gold wire through the hole. Twist
the two ends of the wire together, dab some hot glue on the wire and tuck
the tag into the arrangement.

  Gift Box 5

Supplies:
Stardream Ruby cardstock - A Stampin' Place's Yellow Rose Art Stamps
Gold edged burgundy ribbon
wired gold ribbon
silk flowers and leaves
tag punch
tiny hole punch
thin gold wire
Box Maker
scissors
double-sided sticky tape
glue gun
gold metallic paint pen (fine and medium points)

Directions:
Determine the size of the box you want to make and cut two pieces of the
burgundy cardstock (for the top and bottom) using the guidelines provided
with the box maker. Create the box using the box maker and
assemble. Use double-sided sticky tape to adhere the flaps. Sticky tape
the gold edged burgundy ribbon just to the top of the box. This way the
gift box can be opened to reveal the gift inside without disturbing the box
decoration. Hot glue the leaves and flowers in place. Make a multi-loop
bow with wired gold ribbon. Secure the bow in the center with fine gold
wire and hot glue in place.

Punch out a tag in the same burgundy cardstock. Edge with a gold paint pen
and hand write 'To - From' with a fine point gold paint pen. Punch a small
hole and thread a small piece of gold wire through the hole. Twist the two
ends of the wire together, dab some hot glue on the wire and tuck the tag
into the arrangement.

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