Monday, February 23, 2009

Matchbook box Tutorial


Hello! I hope you all had a great weekend. I took yesterday off from any stamping and spent the day with my family. I promised the matchbook box tutorial this week, so I thought I may as well get it done first thing. I used the textured pattern paper from SU! . Before beginning, there are a few things to note; I made the length of the box 6 inches, because I thought it would be nice to get two sliders from one piece of paper, however, this particular SU! paper is not true 12 by 12. Also, make sure that all of your measurements are precise, or the slider won't slide and may not even fit inside at all! Have fun!

Step 1: Cut a piece of paper 6 by 10 1/2 inches. Score at 3 inches, 5 inches, 8 inches and 10 inches. You should have a little bit left over to adhere it together. This piece will be for the outside of the box. As you can see, I scored it on the backside of the paper. This polka dot side will be on the inside.


Step 2: Use a bone folder to crease all of the score marks for a crisp box.

Add adhesive to the small piece as shown in the photo.

Step 3: Step 4: Cut tabs as shown and add adhesive. Remember to use your bone folder to crease all score marks before adding glue.

Step 5: If you would like to add another pattern paper to the outside, follow the step indicated in the next photo. Look on the bottom and the top for score marks, I put one on the bottom, but it still need to run the same way as the others.





This is mine. I Hope everything is clear and easy to understand. Remember, correct measurements are a must for this project, or things won't fit together nicely. Thanks for fluttering by!

26 comments:

Anonymous said...

Kelly, thanks for sharing the measurements! I always love what you come up with they are just so beautiful and ... well finished!!!

It is always nice not to have to reinvent the wheel.


Melanie Hopes

Deborah Saaranen said...

Wow-- thanks so much for the tutorial! Such nice pictures and descriptions!

Amy Rohl said...

Thanks for the tute, Kelly! It looks great and something I could even accomplish if I don't have too many distractions--like little George!

Speaking of George, I still have a thank you card for you in my purse from the gift you sent for George over a year ago...it came back saying I had the wrong address and I've had it in purse ever since!

Shannan Teubner said...

DUDE!!! You are my hero! I was just wondering if I felt like figuring this out, and here you did it for me! MWAH!

Anonymous said...

You do the best 3D projects, Kelly! They're always first class!

Dawn Easton said...

Gorgeous Kelly! I worked on a diaper cake today but your box tutorial is the next on my list of things to try!!! Great instructions!!! TFS!

Anonymous said...

Wow, such a stunning box! Love how you decorated it, and that you've put some straw inside the box - very nice!

Cindy

Dawn Easton said...

Yippee! I sat down this morning to make one before my to do list got misplaced....lol
Great instructions Kelly! Now that I know I can do it, I'll try with thicker paper ;) I've loaded mine to SCS til tomorrow!
Thanks!
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1250280?cat=16209

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the detailed tutorial on this matchbox. Just gorgeous.....love the papers and all the embellishments. I havent used this set yet........but you are surely inspiring me!!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much for the great tutorial. Very clear and easy to follow. I love this paper and you've made such an elegant project. I made one immediately after I saw yours. Thank you for your inspiration. My link is here: http://fortheloveofkaren.blogspot.com
First time to try the scallop flower. A little tricky keeping it together but finally got it.

Jeannie said...

Thanks for the great info on the box! Beautiful!

Peace and Luv,
Jeannie

{pam} said...

this is sooooo cool! thank you for sharing the instructions with us!

Bev said...

Beeeeautiful Kelly! I'll have to give this a try soon! :)
-Bev

Steph said...

Hi Kelly, thanks for such a great tutorial! I'll be giving it a try for easter gifts :) Beautiful box!

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

thank you for sharing the pattern! I found the perfect candy to put into this box. I will have to post later when I get one made. Ü

Linda Crowder said...

I really love this project and I plan to do it for my ladies at the senior center. It is perfect for Spring. We had 81 at 6:30 this evening. I love that part of TX. Thanks for sharing.

www.alifeandartinprogress.blogspot.com said...

Thank you for sharing this tutorial with us...this box is soooo gorgeous, I would not have the heart to give it away...I would put it somewhere I could see it every single day...so inspiring!!!

Anonymous said...

Kelly Thanks so much for the great tutorial...thes measurements were especially helpful as I am ruler-challenged.

Anonymous said...

Hi Kelly, I just came across with your site and found this great tutorial, but, there's always a but, I don't know how to read those measurements. Your explanations are clear but as I said, for me, I have trouble with those 16th and 15th.
I forgot to tell you that your box is gorgeous.

Jean Fitch from jlfstudio said...

Hi Kelly,
This project takes my breath away it is so lovely. I really appreciate the very detailed tutorial as well!

So glad I discovered your blog last night!

Linda Dalke Stampin'Up Demonstrator in Australia said...

Absolutely beautiful! Love this idea.

JulieHRR said...

GAW-JUS! I just popped in in reference to someone on SCS mentioning you had a delightful matchbox project here, and I knew before I got here it would be fab, but, I still wanted to tell you so anyway, girlie! *hugs* TFS! So awesome! JulieHRR

Debbie Fisher (debbiedee) said...

Kelly, I finally made one of these and if you would like to see it, it's on my blog today:
http://debbiedee.blogspot.com

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Debra said...

Thanks for posting this .. this is one of my favorite matchboxes. A bag of Lindt fits just nicely into this matchbox and this box is just a good easy box to make.