DIY Two Tone Cardstock Gift Box

 A couple of weeks ago late one night I found myself needing a couple of small boxes for some scones I was giving to two co-workers.  It was the end of the school year and the end of my long term substitute job.  As a small group we loved snacking and so I made some of my lemon blueberry scones.  So what did I do at 9:00 pm?  I perused Pinterest of course!  I found this fun box by Holly of Ribbons & Glue.  When I make the boxes I used some of my retired pattern paper but a few days ago I thought, "How fun would it be to stamp my own pattern on the two-tone card stock?"  In my opinion the two-tone card stock worked better because it is a bit sturdier than the pattern paper.  

This box uses almost an entire piece of 12" x 12" card stock with very little waste.  And with the way I made this box I was able to use a piece of the scrap for the tag which means even less waste! My kind of project. :) 

You can use any 12" x 12" paper; pattern paper, card stock or the two-tone card stock which in terms of weight falls between the regular DSP and the card stock. 

Basic supplies for the box:

• 12" x 12" paper (pattern paper, two-tone card stock or regular card stock)
• Score at 3" & 9" along one side then turn once and score again at 1", 3 1/2", 6 1/2" and 9"
• Tear & Tape
• Scoring/Cutting Tool

More specific details for each box are below the video which gives you tips and tricks for putting this box together.  

Two-Tone Card Stock Box - video (Links to product below)

• 12" x 12" Pool Party two-tone card stock
• Round We Go (Last Chance list)
• Bright Borders
• To the Point Punch
• Pretty Peacock Ink
• 1/4" White Diagonal Ribbon (Last Chance list)

Perennial Lavender Box (Links to product below)

• Perennial Lavender Designer Series Paper 
• Basic Beige Classic Ribbon
• Highland Heather Stampin' Blend (dark)
• Tear & Tape

    * Tip if you are using directional patter paper make sure your 1" score line is at the bottom of the paper.

Everyday Arches Birthday Box (Links to product below)

• 12" x 12" Willow White
• Everyday Arches Stamp set
• Memento Black, Granny Apple Green, Strawberry Slush and Lemon Lolly Ink
• Stampin' Blends: Strawberry Slush, Blueberry Bushel & Color Lifter
• Strawberry Slush Faux Linen Ribbon

 * Tip - To get the overlapped image you will need to fold the top and bottom flaps according to the steps below before stamping. See steps/images below.

P.S.  the images below are from a box that I accidently smeared ink on and therefore started over. 

Step #1 - Make sure your 12" x 12" is laying with the inside of the box facing up with the 1" score mark at the top and the 9" at the bottom. 

Step #2 - Fold up at the 9" score line.

Step #3 - Fold down at the 3" score line.

                          

To check out Tammy's fun 3D Tote for you can head over to her Teach it Tuesday YouTube playlist and scroll to the bottom!

Product used in these 3 boxes