La-La Land Crafts Inspiration and Tutorial Blog: Tutorial Thursday

Cristena here with you today! I am so excited to show you a fun surprise gift box I made using the You Lucky Duck Clear Stamp Set. This little box is super easy, fun, and fast! It will actually hold almost an entire 9oz. bag of Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares or whatever candy, gift you wish.

PRODUCTS USED:

You Lucky Duck Clear Stamp Set

Double Stitched Circle Die

Double Stitched Square Die

Long Flags Die

Pierced Scalloped Circles Die

COLORING DETAILS –

Copic markers

Duck: C0, 2, YR23, 24, 27, Y35

Flower: B00, 01, 04, G24, 21, Y13, 17

CUTTING:

Vanilla Cardstock: (1) 9 x 9, (2) 6 x 6 1/2
Blue Cardstock: (6) 2 7/8 x 2 7/8, (6) 1 1/2 x 2 7/8, (1) Pierced Scalloped Circle
Spring Has Sprung Paper Pack (blue flowers): (5) 3 x 3, (blue polka dots): (4) 3 x 3, (1) second largest Double Stitched Circle

Run all 9 3 x 3 pieces through your cutting machine with the second largest Double Stitched Square.

18" of ribbon

HOW TO:

Inner box:

Score your 9 x 9 Vanilla Cardstock at 3" on all sides

Fold all score lines
Cut like the following photo and diagram

Adhere your (4) four die cut blue polka dot patterned paper pieces to the (4) four 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 blue cardstock papers.
Adhere these new layers onto the sides of the box as shown in the photo

Place score tape or double sided strong tape on each of the uncovered flaps as shown below

One tab at a time take the paper off the double sided tape and adhere to the adjoining side until the box is completed as shown in the photo.

Set your box aside for now

Outer box:

Score your (2) two 6 x 6 1/2 vanilla cardstock pieces as shown in the diagram below.

Cut your vanilla cardstock on the red lines
Score at 1 5/8 and at 4 3/4 on the 6 1/2 inch side
Score at 1 5/8 and at 4 5/8 on the 6 inch side

Adhere (2) two of your blue flower patterned paper to your (2) two 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 blue cardstock squares.
Cut your remaining blue flower patterned paper pieces in half at 1 1/4 each

Adhere these pieces to your 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 blue cardstock pieces

Adhere your (2) two 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 pieces to the center of your 6 x 6 1/2 vanilla cardstock
Adhere your (6) 1 1/2 x 2 7/8 pieces to the edge areas of your 6 x 6 1/2 vanilla cardstock

put the cut edge to the outside edge as shown in the photo below

Place score tape or strong double sided tape on the two smaller flaps as shown in the photo below

Flip your 6 x 6 1/2 vanilla cardstock pieces over and place score tape or strong double sided tape on the bottom flap as shown in the photo below

Take the double sided tape off the (2) two smaller flaps, one at a time, to create half a box as shown in the photo below

one at a time, take the score tape or double sided tape off the larger flap of your 6 x 6 1/2 vanilla cardstock piece
Place the inner box right on the score line as shown in the photo below

After putting both sides on, it should close as shown

With the box closed, place score tape or strong double sided tape through the middle of one side as shown in the next two photos

Go from the edge of one side to the other

Remove the protective paper from the double sided tape and adhere your ribbon so it goes all the way around the box as shown

back side of the box with the ribbon adhered to the tape

front side of the box with the ribbon tied in the front

Adhere the Spring Has Sprung blue polka dot circle to the blue cardstock Pierced Scalloped Circle
Color the duck with the flower from the You Lucky Duck Clear Set (or duck of your choice)