Stampin’ Up! Tutorial Tuesday (Part 2 of 2)

Today’s Stampin’ Up! Tutorial Tuesday is a continuation of the tutorial from Thursday on the 3" x 3" scalloped note cards.  As promised, today I am posting a tutorial and template on how to make this note box for the 3" x 3" cards & their envelopes.  Althought the original tutorial shows 4 cards and envelopes, you could actually fit 5 cards with their envelopes.

Download the template HERE.

Step 1: Cut and score an 8" x 10" piece of DP as directed by the downloaded template (other than the rounded flap, that will come next step).

Step 2: Using your coluzzle, cut out the largest circle from a scrap of cardstock and use that as your template to trace a rounded edge where shown on the template (you are aligning the edges of the circle with the edges of the 6" score line).

Step 3: This is what your traced rounded flap looks like.  Cut along your pencil line.

Step 4: This is what y our template now looks like.

Step 5: I’ve flipped my box upside down so you can hopefully see what I’ve done more clearly.  Using Tombow Mulit-purpose adhesive or sticky strip, I stuck the small bottom flaps to the inner middle flap of the box bottom.

Step 6:  My box is right side up again, and now I’m sticking the smaller side flap to the 1/2" bottom flap using Tombow or sticky strip.

Step 7: Place some adhesive along the edge of the right side flap and bring across and stick to the smaller left flap. Your box is now assembled.

Step 8: punch a 1/8" hole into a SCRAP of DP, center your 3/4" circle punch around this hole, and punch out (your 3/4" circle will now have a 1/8" circle punched out the middle of it).  Punch out a 1/8" hole on your box back as shown.

Step 9: Attach your 3/4" circular piece using a rhinestone or regular brad.  Do not stick the 3/4" circle down as you will insert the end of the the thread underneath the circle to begin the closure.

Step 10: Repeat on the flap.

Step 11: Take a 6" piece of copper thread (or linen thread), begin by wrapping it around the brad but UNDERNEATH the bottom 3/4" circle (it will stick there without any adhesive), then wrap it figure 8 style around the top and bottom brads to hold the box closed. Decorate your box front as desired.

Thanks so much for tuning in to this week’s tutorial.  Remember, if you are a Stampin’ Up! demo and you subscribe to my constant contact newsletteer on Demo to Demo (www.demotodemo.com), you will receive a complete pdf tutorial of the 3" x 3" scalloped note cards, box & template on Friday as an exclusive gift to you!