Gift Bag Tutorial

I love making gift boxes, so I thought I'd attempt a tutorial! Hopefully you can follow along and it makes a bit of sense!
First, take a piece of 8.5" x 11" sheet of card stock. Put the 8.5" side up against the top of your trimmer. Now, move the paper so the edge of the card stock rests at 2". Score. Turn the card stock around so you are able to acore at 2" on the opposite end. You should have a piece of card stock that is scored at 2" on each side.
Next, place your card stock so the 11" side is against the top of your trimmer. Move the card stock until the edge rests at 4". Score. Turn the card stock so you are able to score at 4" on the opposite end.

Now, take scissors and cut the middle lines, stopping at the center score line.

Fold up all the score lines:

I turned the card stock over and stamped the outside of my box.

I cut 2 pieces of white cardstock 4" x 2.5" and stamped at will. I adhered the white pieces to the front and back of the box.

Take sticky tape and put a strip along both sides of the white cardstock:

Cut 2 pieces of ribbon 15" each. Beginning at the bottom of one side of the white cardstock, place the ribbon on the sticky strip. Bring it toi the top of the box, then down the other side. Do the same to the other side of the box. This makes your handles.


Fold the box up and use sticky tape to adhere the sides together.
Decorate at will!