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Magic No-Lid Gift Box Instructions

This document provides instructions for making a no-lid gift box out of cardstock. The box is made from a single piece of cardstock that is scored and cut in a way that makes it appear the box has a separate lid, when in fact the lid is part of the box. The box is decorated with embossing and ink stamps before being assembled by folding the cardstock according to the score lines and adhering tabs using red liner tape. A ribbon is attached to the lid for decoration. The finished box is perfect for gifting small items.

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Magic No-Lid Gift Box Instructions

This document provides instructions for making a no-lid gift box out of cardstock. The box is made from a single piece of cardstock that is scored and cut in a way that makes it appear the box has a separate lid, when in fact the lid is part of the box. The box is decorated with embossing and ink stamps before being assembled by folding the cardstock according to the score lines and adhering tabs using red liner tape. A ribbon is attached to the lid for decoration. The finished box is perfect for gifting small items.

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  • Materials
  • Instructions
  • Assemble the Box
  • Decorate the Box

May 13, 2009

MAGIC
NO-LID GIFT BOX
Made from a single piece of card-stock,
6 1/2” x 8 1/2”, this 2”x2”x2 1/2” box looks like
it has a separate lid but the lid is really part of
the box and appears almost magically! By Kathy Berger

MATERIALS
• White card-stock, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2”
• Scor-Pal
• Hot Off the Press, Botanicals Stamps
• Dye-based Inks - Ultramarine, Aqua, Sky
Blue, Teal
• Versamark Ink Pad
• Seafoam White Embossing Powder
• 3” Round Sponge
• Red Liner Tape
• About 16” Soft Blue Organza Ribbon
This box is perfect for a small gift.

INSTRUCTIONS
• Prepare the Box Form
With the card-stock in the landscape orientation on the Scor-Pal, score at 2, 4, 6, and 8 inches.
Turn the card-stock to the portrait orientation. Score at 1, 2, 3, and 5 1/2 inches.

Magic no-lid gift box by kathy berger


May 13, 2009

MAG I C N O- L I D GI FT BOX
Fold on all score lines. Cut as shown in the
figure to the right; all solid lines are cut lines,
while dotted lines are score/fold lines. 1”

1” 3” 5” 7”
• Decorate the Box 2”

White emboss, using the Versamark ink and 3”

your choice of Botanical stamps, randomly


on the portion of the box form that lies
between the 3” and 5 1/2” score lines.
5 1/2”
Sponge the various blue Vivid inks over the
same region, covering all of the white card 2” 4” 6” 8”
stock.
Use a tissue to wipe the ink off the embossed
images.
• Assemble the Box
First, valley fold the top one inch panel forward, covering the
top half of the cut out triangles. Then mountain fold (away
from you) on each of the vertical folds, forming a squared tube.
Use red liner tape on the 1/2” wide, 2 1/2” long tab to adhere
the tab to the inside of the tube.
Next, fold the bottom panels in to create a bottom for the card.
Use red liner tape to adhere the two outermost panels to the two inner panels.
Carefully push down the top of the box. As you do the top will reveal itself. Once the top is all the
way down onto the rest of the box, use red liner tape to attach the
small tab to the inside of the lid. Leave
enough space when attaching the tab so
that the “lid” to move easily up and down
over the remainder of the box.
Use a small piece of red liner tape to attach
the ribbon to the side of the lid, simply as
decoration. Tie the ribbon into a bow.
The box is completed.

Magic no-lid gift box by kathy berger

M a y 1 3 , 2 0 0 9 M a g i c n o - l i d g i f t b o x b y k a t h y b e r g e r This box is perfect for a small gi
M a y 1 3 , 2 0 0 9 M a g i c n o - l i d g i f t b o x b y k a t h y b e r g e r 2” 4” 6” 8” 5 1/2” 3” 2” 1” 1” 3”

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