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Class # 508 It’s
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For Best results please read all instructions
before beginning
the class. Square brackets
[ ] indicate
notes from OakLeaf Acre.
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| Never judge a book by
it‚s cover. This saying holds true for LuLu’s
pretty little gift box. It looks small from the outside
but open it up and you’ll get a big, fold-out,
photo surprise! Simply adorable for a baby shower
or first birthday gift – you can even fit a
small gift item inside. |
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Supplies:
1 sheet AG1122 Big Flowers
1 sheet AG1123
Pink Floral Rows
1 sheet AG1124 Pink Bandanna
1
sheet AG1126 Green Floral Strips
1 sheet AG1127
Lulu Quilt
DE111 LuLu Ribbon Pack
2 sheets 12" x
12" ivory cardstock
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| Tools: Scissors or craft
knife and mat, Ruler,
Pencil, Scoring
tool |
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Class
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508
It’s What’s On The Inside That Counts
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Take the piece of AG1122 Big Flowers
and turn it face down on the table. Lightly draw
diagonal lines from corner to corner to find the
true center of the paper. |
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Fold
in the corners of the paper so they touch the center.
Crease the paper sharply. |
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Fold in each side to
the center and crease sharp. |
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fold marks to
use the cutting
chart below,
you will need
to fold in two
opposite sides
one extra time.] |
Unfold all of the folds. |
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Make four cuts according
to diagram. Note that you cut on the two opposite
sides of the paper.
Click diagram for a larger image.
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Fold the sides you did not cut to build up one
side of the box lid. Repeat on the opposite side.
Adhere in place.
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On the two remaining flaps, fold them up and over
to make the last two sides. |
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Class # 508
It’s What’s On The Inside That Counts
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Use the
12 x 12 cardstock sheets to make the insides of the
box. Trim one sheet to 11 1/2" x 11 1/2";
leave the other sheet the original size. |
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On each sheet of cardstock, measure
up four inches from each side of the cardstock. Score
a line across the paper. Repeat this on all sides.
The scores will end up a “tic tac toe” grid
across the entire sheet. |
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Cut out the four corner
squares on each piece of cardstock. This will leave
you with two sheets of cardstock shaped like a cross.
The larger forms the outside of the box and the smaller
forms the inside. |
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Cover the outside of the larger sheet
of cardstock
with a sheet
of AG1126 Green
Floral Strips.
Be sure to crease the paper where the creases are
in the cardstock. |
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Cover the inside of the larger sheet of cardstock
with 4" x 4" pieces of AG1124 Pink Bandanna.
Using smaller pieces of the paper to cover the inside
of the cardstock keeps the paper from getting crushed
in the fold of the flap. |
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Cut four 3 1/2" squares from AG1126 Green
Floral Stripes. Adhere them to the inside of the
flaps as photo mats. |
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In the bottom of the larger box section,
locate the center. about 1/2" out from each
side of the center, cut two 1" slits in the
box. |
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Using the whole length of the wide pink ribbon
thread the ribbon from the outside of the box through
one slit and then back to the outside through the
other slit. Make sure there is an equal length of
ribbon extending from each side of the box. |
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Cover the outside of the smaller sheet
of cardstock
with a sheet
of AG1123 Pink
Floral Rows. |
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| From remaining sheet of AG1124 Pink
Bandanna, cut four 3 1/2" x 3" pieces as photo mats.
Adhere them to the AG1123 Pink Floral Rows flaps. |
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| Cover the inside of the smaller sheet
of cardstock with any squares you want from the sheet
of AG1127 Lulu Quilt. Trim excess as needed for a
good fit. Cut two 3 1/2" x 3" mats from leftover
ivory cardstock and cut two 3 1/2" x 3" mats
from leftover
AG1123 Pink Floral Rows. Adhere these to the inner
flaps of the sheet. |
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Cut the narrow green ribbon into four strips
about 9" long each. |
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| Wrap each piece around the smaller
inside flaps and trim excess. Use the excess to wrap
around one end of the ribbon. When this end is laid
on top of the rough end, the piece will look finished
and professional. |
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Cut a 3 1/2" square piece of ivory cardstock.
[I cut my piece
3" so the background
paper would make
a nice border.]
Adhere it to the bottom
center of the
smaller set of
flaps. |
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Cut two 1" squares from the a leftover portion
of the AG1127
Lulu Quilt.
Cut these
pieces on
the diagonal
to make two triangles
from each square.
Adhere them as though they were photo corners to
the bottom ivory cardstock.
Mouse over the image to zoom
in.
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