We’re entering a season of when you might have a lot of gift-giving occasions what with graduations, teacher gifts, engagements, and weddings so here is an easy Broadway Bound Handmade Gift Box. This designer paper is especially good to use because it is a heavier designer paper so it can stand up to be a box. It’s on the Last-Chance List so if you want some festive paper in your collection, be sure to pick this up! It’s the Broadway Bound Specialty Designer Series Paper which has party designs on one side and gold foil designs on the other.

This box is easy to make. This is a lesson is watching your patterns, as you can see on the inside of the box. The outside didn’t matter but the party hats are going sideways! Not that it is a huge problem, but you want to try to have your patterns going in the correct direction! So I should have turned my paper the other way when I scored it.

Here are the dimensions. Start with paper, whether cardstock or designer paper, 9″ x 8 1/4″ Score the long side at 2″ and 7″. Score the short side at 2″, 4″, 6″ and 8″. So essentially it is a 2-4-6-8 box, just on its side!

Here is a diagram. Start with the 9″ side up at the top of the Stampin’ Trimmer or the Simply Scored Scoring Tool. Score down at 2″ and 7″. Then turn the paper so the 8 1/4″ is at the top and score at 2″, 4″, 6″, and 8″. That will leave the 1/4″ edge. Cut off that little narrow corner. Cut up on both sides of the paper the score lines to the 2″ and 7″ score lines. Now that first tab next to the 1/4″ edge…..cut off half of that on each…..just eyeball it. That makes the tabs to close the box. Crease and fold on all the lines and assemble the box. You’ll see how it goes once you start folding. Use some strong adhesive on the ends to hold close.

That’s how easy it is to make a little gift box. Much quicker and easier than running out to the store for one! If you use plain cardstock, you can add layers of designer paper or stamp it first if you want to jazz it up. No matter what paper you use, you can make a small gift box like this Broadway Bound Handmade Gift Box.