An unusual Gift Wallet in a box with chocolate! Yes, you heard right! I made a box with a window in the front to fit the 40 g Lindt snowman. They say all good things happen by accident!
Let me explain. The base of the chocolate is wider than the top, so the snowman was rattling around in the box – it is 1-1/2″ on all 4 sides. I inserted another piece of card stock inside the box to hold the snowman in position and this created a hidden compartment which you can put money inside.
Merry Snowflakes Bundle
I really wanted to find a use for this stamp set because it hasn’t been opened yet till now. Once I created my template, this box came together really quickly.
Just a little stamping, an aperture die cut with the smallest of the Stitched Rectangle Dies, and you’re done. The labels were also die cut from the coordinating Stitched Snowflakes dies.
Sweet Little Stockings Bundle
Flushed with my success at how quickly the snowman box came together, I merrily went about my business to make another for the chocolate Santa. To my dismay it was the wrong size! Although the chocolate weighed the same at 40 grams, Santa was slimmer and taller!
I also needed a window sheet so that he wouldn’t topple out. For the tags, I die cut two different sizes of stockings in Basic White, and used the “to” and “from” stamps from the “Sweet Little Stockings” photopolymer stamp set on the labels.
To decorate the sides of the box, I used the Gingerbread & Peppermint 6″ x 6″ (15.2 x 15.2 cm) DSP.
Measurements
Imperial Snowman box
- Box Base Pool Party : 7-1/2″ x 8-1/4″.
- Score Box base short side first – 1/2″, 2-1/4″, 4″, 5-3/4″
- Rotate c/s clockwise 1/4 so that the long side with 1/2″ score line is at the top. Score all the way down at 1/2″, 2-1/4″, 6″, 8-1/4″.
- Leave c/s in same position and partially score from the top down to 2nd score line at 1-3/4″ and 6-1/2″.
- Flip c/s over so that you can repeat partial scoring for the bottom and partially score at 1-3/4″ and 6-1/2″.
- Please refer to video for further cutting instructions.
Hidden money compartment
- Money compartment Pool Party : 2-3/4″ x 3″
- Short side on top score at 1/2″
- Rotate c/s 180 degrees and score other end at 1/2″
Imperial Santa box
Please note that I have not demonstrated how to make this box in my video tutorial. Construction is the same with the addition of a Window Sheet so that Santa doesn’t topple out.
- Box Base Real Red : 7-1/2″ x 9″
- Score Box base short side first – 1/2″, 2-1/4″, 4″, 5-3/4″
- Rotate c/s clockwise 1/4 so that the long side with 1/2″ score line is at the top. Score all the way down at 1/2″, 2-1/4″, 6-3/4″, 8-1/2″.
- Leave c/s in same position and partially score from the top down to 2nd score line at 1-3/4″ and 7-1/4″.
- Flip c/s over so that you can repeat partial scoring for the bottom and partially score at 1-3/4″ and 7-1/4″.
- Window sheet : A tad under 1-1/2″ x 4″ (this is so that it won’t interfere with the folds on the score lines)
- Please refer to video for further cutting instructions
Hidden money compartment
- Money compartment Pool Party : 2-3/4″ x 3-1/2″
- Short side on top score at 1/2″
- Rotate c/s 180 degrees and score other end at 1/2″
Metric Snowman box
- Box Base Pool Party : 19.5 cm x 21.5 cm
- Score Box base short side first – 1.5 cm, 6 cm, 10.5 cm, 15 cm.
- Rotate c/s clockwise 1/4 so that the long side with 1.5 cm score line is at the top. Score all the way down at 1.5 cm, 6 cm, 15.5 cm, 20 cm.
- Leave c/s in same position and partially score from the top down to 2nd score line at 4.5 cm and 17 cm.
- Flip c/s over so that you can repeat partial scoring for the bottom and partially score at 4.5 cm and 17cm.
- Please refer to video for further cutting instructions.
Hidden money compartment
- Money compartment Pool Party : 6.5 cm x 9.5 cm
- Short side on top score at 1 cm
- Rotate c/s 180 degrees and score other end at 1 cm
Metric Santa box
Please note that I have not demonstrated how to make this box in my video tutorial. Construction is the same with the addition of a Window Sheet so that Santa doesn’t topple out.
- Box Base Real Red : 19.5 cm x 25 cm
- Score Box base short side first – 1.5 cm, 6 cm, 10.5 cm, 15 cm.
- Rotate c/s clockwise 1/4 so that the long side with 1.5 cm score line is at the top. Score all the way down at 1.5 cm, 6 cm, 17.5 cm, 23.5 cm
- Leave c/s in same position and partially score from the top down to 2nd score line at 4.5 cm, 19 cm.
- Flip c/s over so that you can repeat partial scoring for the bottom and partially score at 4.5 cm, 19 cm.
- Window sheet : A tad under 4.5 cm x 10 cm (this is so that it won’t interfere with the folds on the score lines)
- Please refer to video for further cutting instructions
Hidden money compartment
- Money compartment Real Red : 6.5 cm x 9.5 cm
- Short side on top score at 1 cm
- Rotate c/s 180 degrees and score other end at 1 cm
Video Tutorial
For tips and hints on how to cut and assemble the Snowman box, please press play. Bear in mind that scoring, cutting and assembling box is the same as the Snowman box with an addition of a window sheet over the aperture.
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