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How To Make Gift Holders With the Pretty Pillowbox Dies

in Cardmaking on 10/06/22

Hello Stampers, Bonjour!

The weather is beautiful these days here in Ontario Canada.  Mornings are cool and the sun is so warm during the day.  The leaves have turned and I cannot admire enough the view on my daily walks with Riley, our golden retriever.

Which brings me to my project with fall colors as my inspiration.  I wanted to share with you today one of the possibilities with Stampin’up!’s Pretty Pillbox Dies.  I created 3 pillow box envelops to add different gifts in them.  In one of them, I added a gift card.  In another, a sweet love note.  And my last was a treat, chocolate.  Who doesn’t love chocolate?

Stampin’up! neutrals Designer Series Paper Assortments are perfect for fall creations.

How to make these adorable Pillow Box Envelops:

  • Die Cut two Pretty Pillowbox pieces of cardstock (one dsp and one coordination piece of cardstock) using your Stamp’Cut & Emboss Machine
  • Fold at the score line the cardstock piece that has been cut into the pillowbox shape
  • With the paper trimmer, cut at the score line the dsp piece of pillowbox shape
  • Adhere with the multipurpose glue the larger piece of dsp to the larger cardstock portion of the pillow box (the back part) (in the image below it’s the dotted dsp)
  • Adhere with the multipurpose glue the smaller piece of dsp to the smaller cardstock portion of the pillow box (the front part) (in the image below it’s the lined dsp)
  • Add a beaded line of multipurpose glue on both sides of the folded pillow box where the pillow box sandwiches together, leave enough space to be able to insert your treat, gift card or love note
  • Embellish as you wish (for the projects used today, Hello Harvest Bundle was used, disponible en Français, voir plus bas )

Tip:  Use different sides of the dsp to obtain different designs. Example, the dotted and the lined designs.

Create simple envelops or decorate them with lots of embellishments.  The sky is the limit…

Who loves a challenge?

I challenge you to use this color combination to create your fall projects. Use them all or just a few of the colors.  The possibilities are endless.   You can even create the 3 different pillow boxes below.

Crumb Cake
Soft Suede
Sahara Sand
Early Espresso
Cajun Craze

The Early Espresso Pillowbox Envelop with a chocolate treat

The Crumb Cake Pillowbox Envelop for a gift card

Sahara Sand Pillow box envelop with a pull out love note

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Have a great day!

Hugs, Kim xo

Below, you will find the products used to create the pillow gift envelops.

156321
Pretty Pillowbox Dies – 156321

Price: $47.00

159257
Neutrals 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 159257

Price: $16.50

159644
Hello Harvest Bundle (English) – 159644

Price: $68.25

159645
Saison De Gratitude Bundle (French) – 159645

Price: $68.25

151326
Whisper White 1/4″ (6.4 Mm) Crinkled Seam Binding Ribbon – 151326

Price: $10.25

104199
Linen Thread – 104199

Price: $7.00

159969
Leaf Label & Amber Gem Combo Pack – 159969

Price: $11.00

147115
Soft Suede Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147115

Price: $11.00

147116
Crumb Cake Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147116

Price: $11.00

147085
Cajun Craze Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147085

Price: $11.00

110755
Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $5.50

144108
Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $6.00

151298
Water Painters – 151298

Price: $18.00

152392
Paper Trimmer – 152392

Price: $34.00

149653
Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine – 149653

Price: $170.00

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