Should Have Been For Boxing Day!

Good Morning All and a Very Happy Thursday and New Year's Eve!

I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas and that Santa brought you everything you wished for!

A little while ago, I was asked how to make a box for 8x8 cards if you don't have a boxmaker.  I scratched my head, got my ruler out and came up with the measurements.  It's great to make cards with beautiful embellishments but sometimes they just won't go in an envelope!
Anyway, here goes.....

For the base:
Cut a piece of card to 10 and a quarter inches square.
Measure in 1 inch on all four sides and score.

Cut up to the score line on all four corners, alternating the direction of the cuts.

Snip off the corners to make triangle shapes.
Fold along the score lines and glue together.

For the lid:
Cut the card to 10 and 6/16ths of an inch...it's just 2/16ths of an inch bigger than the base.

Repeat all of the previous steps and you'll have a lid that's a good fit!
Do use Cosmic Shimmer Dries Clear Glue, it's strong enough to hold the box.

Although in the photo the box looks flimsy, it's actually quite sturdy.  It gives a height of an inch for the embellishments and should leave enough room for tissue paper to help protect the card.

I hope that you find this useful.  I quite enjoyed working it out!  If you want to decorate the lid, do it before gluing it together.

Well, that's all for this week.  I'm home on January 4th so I'll try and get something ready for the following Thursday.

Many thanks for visiting and leaving comments...much appreciated.

Until next time, have a happy, crafty week!