How to make a milk carton gift box – by Anjie McChesney
Today I am sharing a fun projects to use your favourite cardstocks with – or with background papers you have made with My Craft Studio!
A printed A5 sheet of card. (I’ve used a background from MCS Watercolour Scene Builder USB)
Score board and Scoring tool.
Scissors or Craft Knife.
Glue.
Hole Punch
Your choice of ribbon.
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- Step 1. Put the card on the scoreboard in landscape mode. Score at 5, 10, 15 & 20cm
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- Step 2. Turn to portrait mode and score at 5, 10.5 & 13.5cm
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- Step 3. Fold on all score lines and burnish to folds.
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- Step 4. Cut the bottom vertical score lines up to the first horizontal score line.
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- Step 5 .Put some glue on the thinnest scored part and fold over and glue in place.
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- Step 6. Bring the tab to meet the other side and glue.
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- Step 7. Fold the first bottom flap up and add glue to the next bit and fold up and stick. Do this with all of the bottom parts until glued in place, as in photo 7b.
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- Photo 7b
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- Step 8. Push in the side parts holding the top part and the box should take shape. Gently push this bit down to crease the top fold.
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- Step 9. Repeat Step 8 on the opposite side.
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- Step 10. Punch two holes in the top and add ribbon to close it. It’s perfect for a handmade bracelet, or tea lights etc.
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- If you want a larger box, follow the steps above with a sheet of A4 but score on the landscape at 7, 14, 21 & 28cm. And on the portrait at 4, 14 & 19cm. This gives you a much bigger box.
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