Hi there paper crafting friends! It’s Michelle Starcher, aka the Bookish Designer, popping in on the blog to share the gift box I made using Lori’s America collection by Echo Park Paper Co. I love all of the different boxes and gift ideas available in Lori’s shop, and I eagerly watch my inbox on Tuesdays to see what new products are hitting the store. A couple of weeks ago, Lori debuted a brand new collection of awesome gift boxes, and I knew I had to have them all.
Today, I am sharing the Window Box with Handle (SVG, Silhouette) I made as a gift box for those attending my Memorial Day cookout. I wanted to make the box a little larger than the original file, so I enlarged it to approximately 13.4″ by 14.6″. If you are going to resize one of Lori’s files, make sure you all of the pieces are still grouped or selected before you adjust the size uniformly by dragging the corner of the grouped pieces. This will keep the ratio the same for all of the pieces.
Once I resized the file, I sent it to my Silhouette Cameo to cut. I inked the edges of the pattern paper before I adhered them to the box panels. Once all of my pattern pieces were in place, I added the clear plastic acetate to the box to create the window. (For some reason, my Cameo didn’t like cutting the acetate, so I ended up cutting that piece using my paper trimmer instead.). Once all of the pieces were in place, I assembled the box, which turned out pretty darn cute.
Lori has so many wonderful gift boxes available in the shop, and I know you will find something you can’t live without.
Until next time,
Michelle
