Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Tuesday Tutorial: Father's Day Tie Shaped Gift Box


Hi Doodlebug Friends!

It’s Monique here today! As Father’s Day is around the corner I thought I would create this little gift box, which you can then easily create with your kids to give to their dad, or which you can create for your own dad of course!  The reason I chose this project is that Doodlebug’s brightly colored and double sided papers and just perfect for the occasion!

So here’s what I created: A “Tie” shaped Gift Box!

And here’s how you create it:
Use this image


or download a “tie box pattern” from the internet (just type “tie box pattern” in your search engine and several patterns will show up), print and cut it out, lay it on your paper of choice (I chose papers from the “Boys Only” collection) and cut twice around the pattern (or draw around it and cut then), one slightly bigger than the other (the bigger one will become the lid):



Lay the printed pattern back on top of your cut out form and use your scoring bone to score the dotted lines. Press firmly as you’ll want to score your patterned paper which now lays beneath your printed pattern. Next remove the printed pattern and fold the scored lines.


Then proceed to glue the right tabs together. You’ll notice there’s an open space left on both the left and right side of the top of the box, where you have to adhere a small strip of paper (1,5”x 0,7”, fold in the middle).



Your box will now look like this:

Now you’re ready to embellish your box! Assemble everything you need for the decoration. In my case I used lots of these new Doodlebug products: journal stamps, pigment ink pad, Teensy Type alpha stickers! (for complete supply list see below this blog post):

And this is the result:

To create the label use a stamp from the “Doodlebug Journal Shapes Rubber Cling Stamps (Hampton Arts)” and stamp with Doodlebug’s Tangerine Pigment Ink Pad on a scrap of paper. Use the new Teensy Type alpha stickers for the sentiment and finish it off with some of Doodlbug’s wonderful mini jewels. Tie the label with some Doodle Twine to the box. Add sticker, a strip of journaling and a strip of paper (with dove tail) and a button.  And you’re done!

Measurements of the box:  the pattern measures 9,5” and the length of this box once put together measures 7”. Hope you’ll like it!

Supply List: Doodlebug Collection: Boys Only, Doodlebug Journal Shapes Rubber Cling Stamps (Hampton Arts), Doodlebug Tangerine Pigment Ink Pad by Colorbox, Doodlebug Teensy Type cardstock alpha stickers (swimming pool), Doodle Twine, Doodlebug button & Doodlebug mini jewels.




18 comments:

  1. This is so cute! What a fun project love the paper you chose!

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  2. oh how cuuuuute! love it monique

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  3. This is a great idea. Looks like fun and a great way to wrap a gift for a man. Thanks for sharing!

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  4. This is so cool and creative!
    Great job, my friend!

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  5. This is such a fabulous idea Monique. I just LOVE your little tie shaped box!! Hugs!!

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  6. Super cute idea! Love the tie shape. Love the new alpha stickers too.

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  7. love this!! and the tiny stickers make it perfect. : )

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  8. Love this idea. Cute new teensy type alphabet stickers too!

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  9. VERY cute and thanks for the print out!

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  10. Cute box, thanks for the pattern!

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  11. Too cute! So creative! I've never seen a tie box like that! :)

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  12. Wow, this is such a unique box! Love it! Great colors and such a fun idea.

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  13. That is out of this world! So adorable. I love how you used those new stickers. Fun!

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  14. Oh my...this tie box is too fun! Thanks for the step by step tutorial!

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  15. very cute tie box love it. love the new little letters

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