How to Make a Greeting Card Gift Box
Recycle those beautiful holiday or all-occasion cards into special gift boxes that can be used year-round.
Other People Are Reading
Instructions
-
-
1
Cut along fold of card, making two halves.
-
2
Trim a half-inch off one side and end of one of the card's halves.
-
-
3
Flip the card halves over so that the printed sides are facedown. Then, with a ruler, draw diagonal lines between opposite corners of each card half, making a large X.
-
4
Fold in both sides until they meet in the center and crease.
-
5
Fold in each end until they meet in the center and crease.
-
6
Unfold the card halves to expose each X.
-
7
Start at each corner and cut along the X until you reach the new fold lines.
-
8
Fold sides to the inside.
-
9
Fold end points to the inside.
-
10
Fold ends over side points.
-
11
Glue corners.
-
1
Tips & Warnings
The half of card you trimmed will be the bottom of your box.
Older children can use a hot glue gun for quicker dry time.
More Like This
Comments
View all 7 Comments-
suziescrapper
Dec 30, 2009
I am such a visual person, wish these instructions came with pictures. I know, duh! But that's how I am. -
suziescrapper
Dec 30, 2009
I am such a visual person, wish these instructions came with pictures. I know, duh! But that's how I am.
-
jpjfsmama
Dec 19, 2008
Acutally, this works just fine with any shape card. I've made them two years in a row. You'll just have to do some trimming, after you make the box, on the short edges of a rectangular box. Also, I found that trimming the bottom half by 1/8" instead of 1/2" did make for the best fit.
-
jpjfsmama
Dec 19, 2008
Acutally, this works just fine with any shape card. I've made them two years in a row. You'll just have to do some trimming, after you make the box, on the short edges of a rectangular box. Also, I found that trimming the bottom half by 1/8" instead of 1/2" did make for the best fit.
-
HelloKit
Dec 17, 2008
First of all this only works on a perfectly square card, or one that has been trimmed to square. Geometrically it cannot work on a card that isn't square. Second, 1/2" is too much to cut off the bottom half; it ends up way too loose. My guess is you should only take off 1/8" to 1/4". And yes, cutting along the fold on two opposite sides, rather than along the X, makes for much neater corners.
