ThePowerOfACard: Pretty Pillow Boxes and Gift Card Holders

Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Pretty Pillow Boxes and Gift Card Holders

When I first saw the Gingerbread and Peppermint Suite from the July - December mini catalog, I knew I had to get it! Everything in this set of products is adorable and you've already seen some cards I've made with those products. Today I am focusing on the Pretty Pillow Box Dies. Making pillow boxes is super easy because the score lines are part of the die.

In my video, I show several pillow boxes and describe the other components on the die set. The pillow boxes can open from the sides (I found that adding a notch with a small circle die on the inside flap makes the pillow box easier to open), or from the front. These pouches are quick and simple and they can be filled with little candies, earrings, money or chocolates. As I show you, they can be made with any paper and for any theme.

One thing I found disappointing is that a gift card does not fit into the pillow box as is. But don't you fret! I have a way to add two additional score lines and turn them into an adorable gift card holder! For these, I do recommend printed paper because the curved score lines that we don't use are less visible with paper that has designs on it.

Gather your supplies:

Cardstock: Painted Christmas DSP 41/2" x 6"; Evening Evergreen 1" x 5-1/4"; Basic White 2-1/4" x 2-1/4"
Stamp: Encircled in Warmth
Dies: Pretty Pillow Box and Layering Circles
Ink: Real Red
Adhesive and Tools

Cut out the pillow box from the DSP. I recommend using a pattern of paper that is not directional. We have to add score lines on each side going from point to point of the curved flaps. In the video, I show you how to do this with the personal trimmer, but you could just as easily do it with a ruler and a scoring tool.

Start with the folds along the top and bottom. I find it easier to gently crease the lighter weight DSP with my fingers, then go over the crease with the bone folder. Next, crease the sides where you scored, folding the curved portion inward. Glue the front flaps to the front inside - this makes it easier to slide the gift cards in and out. When they are set, glue the back flap to the front panel (there will only be glue on the small flaps that we folded in. Slide the gift card in and make sure the top flap folds over nicely - the extra thickness of the gift card may impact the fit.

To close the gift card holder, I chose to use a belly band. Place the holder in the middle of the strip of Evening Evergreen paper and fold the bottom up - crease. Now fold the top over to the front, making sure it is not too tight. Before you glue the flaps together, slide the belly band off and on to make sure it's easy to move.

Stamp the sentiment onto the white square with Real Red ink and cut with the third smallest circle die. Add this to the belly band with Mini Dimensionals. That's all there is to it!

Use the different ideas here for you as a starting point - the dies in this set make it easy to dress them up, or keep them simple and elegant. Have fun!

Karen

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