How To Make a Mega Matchbox-Style Gift Box

Perfect Fit For a Dozen Cadbury Crème Eggs

Hello and welcome to my studio! I’m delighted to have you here with me today! Because I just can’t wait to share this project with you! It’s a mega matchbox-style gift box. The finished size of this box is (3” width x 7.5” length x 1.5” height). WOW! What a box, and it holds at least a dozen of those iconic Cadbury Crème Eggs. I actually created the box for that purpose. However; it’s an incredibly roomy box that will house any number of possible gifts.

Moreover, the paper I used for this box is just beautiful! I love using designer papers for my projects. And this paper is from a company called Stampin’Up! It’s called “Easter Joy”. The more I work with this paper, the more I love it. It has a glossy shine and it’s full of lovely foil accents. I love that! However, you can make this box with any card stock you wish. Next, I’ve shared the list of supplies I used to make this box. And below the list of supplies, I’ve shared my free template and simple instructions so that you, too, can create your own beautiful matchbox-style gift boxes. Now, let’s get krafty!

List of Supplies

• Card Stock: solid for the base (whatever coordinates with your chosen designer paper)
• 12 x 12” Designer Card Stock: “Easter Joy” by Stampin’Up!
• Paper Trimmer with scoring tool
• Scissors
• Strong double sided tape or glue
• (optional) decorative elements like: sentiments, flowers, bunnies, ribbon, colorful gems…

Let’s Get Krafty

Box Template

• First, choose your papers. If you’re using patterned card stock for your lid, match your solid card stock to the colors in the designer paper.

• Refer to the TEMPLATE above.
• Once you have trimmed, scored and cut the tabs for the base of your box, use double sided tape or glue on the tabs and form your box.

• Build your box base. You’ll see exactly where the box goes together.
• Build your box lid. This is a sleeve, so it will have 4 sides but no ends. This is where the base of the box slides into. It’s like a giant matchbox!
• I chose to embellish some of my boxes with gold foiled sentiments. I used the Glimmer Hot Foil Machine from Spellbinders for those.
• I added some foil rabbits, birds, flower…embellishments to my boxes. I just used a piece of gold foil card stock and some cute dies to die cut those images. It ties in with all the lovely foil accents that are part of the designer papers I used.

Keeping It Krafty

In closing, I’d like to thank you again for joining me here today. I love what I do and really enjoy sharing my ideas with you! This has been a fun project. It’s quick, easy and very useful! You can make several of these boxes in a flash. And by simply changing the designer papers and embellishments, you can create these boxes for any and all occasions. So no matter what it is that you decide to make, just make it your own. And always remember to keep it krafty!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYBUNNY!