Foil Frenzy Specialty DSP

I needed a gift box and of course it’s a simple matter to make one. The hardest part was deciding on which of the beautiful foiled patterns to use from the Foil Frenzy Specialty DSP pack. There are three 1 sided designs in four colours with the coloured foil printed onto heavyweight kraft paper. Perfect for boxes – or anything else! I picked the lemon lime twist foil stripes and decided on a lemon lime twist base.

First I measured my contents and determined that I needed a box 5 1/2 by 6 1/4 by 1 inch. So to allow for the sides, that meant cutting a piece of lemon lime twist cardstock at 7 1/2 by 8 1/4. I then scored that at one inch all the way around, cut the tabs loose and made the box. For the lid, I cut a piece of the foil frenzy specialty paper at 1/16 inch larger (one tiny notch on the Stampin’ Up! trimmer) and then continued as before scoring 1 inch on all four sides. The slightly larger piece means that it fits snuggly onto the base. I added a little notch to make it easier to open using a 3/4 inch circle punch. This photo shows the lemon lime twist foil stripes better.

For the decoration, I closed the box with a piece of the lovely 1/2 inch finely woven ribbon. Next I heat embossed in gold part of a sentiment from Better Together onto a piece of lemon lime twist and cut it out with the layering oval dies as well as a gold foil scalloped mat. The leaves maybe puzzling you – it’s a sneak peek of a new leaf punch that will be available next Friday, 1st September. It’s great for just adding a little bit of interest.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project.