Gift Tag Box (Resurrected!)

I recently received a request to bring back this old favorite gift tag box. It’s been a few years since I made my original and the tutorial I created is lost! So I searched and found one of the boxes I made, disassembled it, and am starting from the ground up. I’ll be happy to have it in the blog so I can find it next time I want to make one! Here is a photo of the original one from 2016 ~

I think the easiest way to give you directions is with pictures, so I will try my best to make it understandable!

Measure and Cut:

• Cut a piece of cardstock to 8″x 7-1/2″. With the 8″ side at the top, score at 6″ and at 4″. Turn it to the 7-1/2″ side and score at 5-1/2″ and 2″.
• Along the 8″ side, cut up the 2 vertical score lines to the horizontal line. So this on both sides.
• Still on the 8″ side, measure 2″ from the top left corner and make a pencil mark. Do the same on the opposite side. With your paper in the Stampin’ Trimmer, line up the pencil mark and the horizontal score line in the cutting trough then cut to create the diagonal shape. Do the same on the opposite side.

• Punch or die cut an oval (or any shape) along the center section between the 2 horizontal score lines. This will be a handle to carry the box.
• Fold and burnish all score lines.
• Turn it over to the back side and glue the DSP to the three sections. DSP cuts are as follows:
  • 3-1/4″x 1-3/4″ for bottom center.
  • (2) 3-1/2″x 1-3/4″ for side sections. To get the angle cut, measure up one side 1-3/4″ and draw a line from that point to the opposite top corner. Cut with the Trimmer. You need to do this on two pieces, but they will be cut in opposite directions to fit the box sides.

Glue It Together:

• With the DSP side down, lift up the two center flaps and put glue on the outside of these flaps. Then lift up the bottom section and glue the bottom flaps to the center flaps.

• Now place glue on the outsides of the flaps that are showing and bring the top section forward and glue the angled sides to the outside of the flaps. (See why pictures are important? This isn’t easy to describe!)

• This is what you should have now:

• Decorate the front any way you like. See my original one for an idea. Fill it with tags!

This makes a very cute gift for someone! And it doesn’t have to be for Christmas. Gift tags are useful all year long!

I hope you will try it! Let me know how it goes and whether you have any questions. Now I need to go make some tags to match the DSP on this box….

So much to do, so little time! Enjoy this last week before Christmas!

Product List

Garden Green 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [102584] $9.25	Painted Christmas 12″ X 12″ (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [156292] $12.00	Paper Trimmer [152392] $25.00	Paper Snips [103579] $11.00
Bone Folder [102300] $7.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $4.00