12 Days of Christmas--Day 12!

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Ho Ho Holy smokes! How did our 12 Days of Christmas end so fast? I can’t believe we are at the end, but we are! And I truly hope you have enjoyed all of the projects that Melanie @melsinkyfingers and I have been sharing with you. If you missed any, please make sure you go back and take a peek!

The last project I want to share with you today is an easy card box, that you can store you holiday cards in or fill with cards to give as a gift to a co-worker, friend, family member, teacher or more! Who would not love the gift of cards?

This box is made from one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 card stock and is decorated with the Christmas Classics Bundle—the whole Joy of Noel Suite is probably my favorite in the catalogue. I do have to say that I love traditional Christmas colors the most. They just make crafting and designing so easy!

I cut an extra panel of Real Red card stock for the front of the box and ran it through the Distressed Tile 3D Embossing Folder. This folder is simply amazing, it literally works with ANY type of design!

I wrapped a 2 x 12 piece of the Joy of Christmas Designer Series Paper around the box—now its not big enough, so you will need another 2x2 piece to fill in the gap. I specifically chose this pattern because its ‘busy’ so adding in an extra piece was hardly noticed. I tied a piece of the Black & Very Vanilla Check Ribbon around the box and made a gorgeous Tammy Bow to go on the front.

As you can see, the box is big enough to fit several card and envelopes. Even a cello bag with a holiday treat inside works! The possibilities are really endless.

Deck the Halls is embossed in gold and cut out with one of the shapes from the Christmas Classics Dies. I added some greenery and sprigs behind the sentiment as well in Shaded Spruce and Old Olive card stock.

It is such a beautiful project that doesn’t take that long to put together!

Here is a template for you to follow if you would like to create a box of your own. Start by trimming your card stock to 10 1/2 x 8.

Score @ 1, 3, 7.5 and 9.5 inches on the LONG SIDE

Score @ 3 and 5 on the SHORT SIDE

Trim away the shaded areas as shown:

I used Tear’n Tape to secure my box together and to wrap around the DSP belly band to a bit to hold the ribbon in place too.

 

You could even use the front of the box as card inspiration!

I cannot wait to see what project Melanie is going to share for her 12th day.

Thank you for following along with us!

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