2-4-6-8_Treat_Box_102.pdf

2 – 4 – 6 – 8 Treat Box

5½ “x 8½“ piece of ultrasmooth white cardstock

18” orange grosgrain ribbon

Post-it™ notes or other masking material

Stamp set: Web Wishes

Stampin’ pads: Basic Black and Going Gray

Stampin’ Write Markers: Summer Sun, Only Orange, Going Gray, Lovely

Lilac or Marvelous Magenta

Misc: candy corn, spider ring, or other treats

1. Score cardstock at 2”, 4”, 6” and 8” along the 8½“ side.

2. Turn 90 degrees (5½“ side of cardstock will be against bottom lip of

paper cutter) and score at 2” along the entire length of the cardstock.

Figure 1

3. Stamp spider w/ bag on front, candy corn on sides, and spider holding candy corn on back using

Basic Black.

4. Mask sides of front panel and spider holding bag w/ Post-it notes. Stamp web on front panel (over

masked spider) using Going Gray.

5. Remove Post-it notes. Color in spiders and candy corn.

6. Cut off 2” x ½“ section. (see Figure 1 above)

7. Cut along each 2” score mark to make bottom flaps of box. (see Figure 1 above)

8. Fold along score marks.

9. Place a line of mono adhesive on the stamped/decorated side of the 3½“ x ½“ flap.

10. Fold up the four 2” x 2” pieces to make the bottom of the box. Use mono adhesive on the last

2”x2” piece to seal the bottom.

11. Form the top of the box similar to a milk carton. Pinch together the top of the box keeping the

front and back flat and pinching in the sides.

12. Notch the sides (to make a channel for the ribbon) with a rectangle hand-held punch.

13. Tie closed with grosgrain ribbon.