Ghirardelli® Box

by Beate Johns

Make a box to hold four Ghirardelli® chocolates.

Supplies

  • One 4 1/4" x 8" piece of cardstock
  • One 2" x 8 1/4" piece of patterned paper, optional
  • Paper Cutter
  • Scoring Tool, Scor-Pal™ used here
  • Scor-Tape™ or other strong adhesive
  • Scissors
  • Foam Tape or pop dots
  • Stamps
  • Ink
  • Additional Cardstock

Step-by-Step

  1. Step 1

    Score the short side of your cardstock strip at 1" and 3 1/4".

    Hint:
    When using the Scor-Pal™ score at 1", then turn paper 180 degrees and score the other side at 1" again.

  2. Step 2

    Score your long side at 2", 3", 5" and 6".

  3. Step 3

    Cut off the outer strips 3" up on one end. This will create your box flap.

  4. Step 4

    Use a bone folder to crease score lines.

  5. Step 5

    Cut the 1" score lines on both sides.

  6. Step 6

    Add Scor-Tape™ both 1" x 2" strips next to the box flap.

  7. Step 7

    Flip your cardstock over and add tape to the 1" tabs.

  8. Step 8

    Remove the tape liner from the 1" tabs and fold inward.

  9. Remove the liner from the 2" strips and bring sides together to form box.

  10. Step 9

    Trim box flap. Here, it was cut down 7/8".

  11. Your box is done. It's time to decorate it.

  12. Step 10

    Apply adhesive to the back of the patterned paper.

  13. Step 11

    Adhere patterned paper around your box.

    Note:
    The ends of the paper will overlap a bit.

  14. Step 12

    Create a closure for the box by stamping or punching a small image.

    Add foam tape on the lower part of the back of that image.

  15. Step 13

    Remove liner and adhere the punched piece to the lower part of your box so that the lid can slipped underneath.

    Fill with chocolate.

  16. Your box is finished. You can find it here in the gallery (with a listing of all supplies).

Video!

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Ghirardelli® Box. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

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Questions and Comments

We'd love to get your feedback or questions. Leave your comment below.

Hi Beate!

Today (February 4), I posted an entry on my blog with a link to this tutorial.

Would you let me know if that's OK?

Thanks,

Nancy Ward
http://paperfriendly.blogspot.com
Nancy Ward  |  Wed Feb 4, 2009 at 11:11 AM
Just a perfect gift to give my teammates at work for Valentine's! Thank you!
Vicki  |  Thu Feb 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM
This is so cute. Thank you for sharing. Is there an Angel policy for this idea - such for selling on Etsy or at craft fairs.
Betty  |  Thu Feb 5, 2009 at 12:40 PM
You make your tutorials soo easy to understand-wish I could use you for my stamp camps! That is the hardest part-writing the instructions. Thanks!!!!
Robin  |  Sat Feb 7, 2009 at 4:18 PM
I just made this. It was a breeze with your easy to follow instructions. This cute little box of chocolates will be great for a shower goodie, or for a crop gift, or any time. It's sure to bring a smile to anyone's face.
Thanks so much!!
Jill  |  Mon Feb 9, 2009 at 9:18 PM
I love this box!

After reading through the directions once, I made 16 of them in about 2 hours, and gave them to my co-workers. They loved them! Thanks!
Teresa  |  Wed Feb 11, 2009 at 3:29 PM
Just wanted to let you know that you did such a great job on the tutorial that this was easy to make.
Connie  |  Fri Feb 13, 2009 at 10:21 PM
Thanks for the tutorial.

Just wanted to add that nine Hershey's Kisses will also fit nicely in this size box.
FranH  |  Fri Feb 20, 2009 at 5:21 PM
Help! Ghirardelli® Box and I want to use it for a Mother's day Tea. I need to make this exact box, to fit like 3 or 4 teabags that are 2.5 x 3 (like a twinings tea bag).

I stink at math and am struggling to get the measurements right. Can you help?

Dawn
Dawn Stancarone  |  Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 12:18 PM
Looks like Beate's box would fit tea bags... Did you try it?
I gifted my box so I don't have it anymore :-( Should have kept a sample.
I stink at math too, he he... I'll ask my math wizz husband, but hopefully someone will respond before that...
Good luck and please post your sample when you're done.
Stampamajig  |  Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 12:36 PM
OK.. I did it! after wasting a lot of paper (LOL) I FINALLY figured it out. So here are the measurements incase anyone is interested:

5 x 10.5 piece of paper
score at 1" and 4" on the 5" side.
Score at 2.5; 3.5; 6.5; and 7.5 along the 10.5" side. Cut and tape as above. smile

There is definately a "top" of the box. The side with the 2.5 score mark will be your top. Then cut it like Beate describes above. Hope that makes sense. smile

Enjoy!
Dawn Stancarone  |  Tue Mar 31, 2009 at 3:52 PM
This is awesome! They worked perfect for some See's Candies chocolates for Father's Day! Thanks for sharing this wonderful project!
Kristie  |  Sun Jun 21, 2009 at 5:26 PM
I love this - these are really adorable little boxes, and can be made in a variety of themes. I found that if you make the box sheet 4.25 x 6.75, you can get three of these out of an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper. With this measurement, you won't be trimming the lid (like in step 9). If your lid is too short, you can always add enough trim like shown in the last step to "make it work". I made mine recently with a larger raised accent that was rather large, and I didn't need to really add anything to this.
Deb C  |  Wed Oct 28, 2009 at 9:06 PM
Love this tutorial! Thank you for sharing!
Jill  |  Wed Mar 17, 2010 at 2:22 AM
What are the finished dimensions of this box?Just looking at it I think it would also hold 4 Hershey's kiss.
Craftyhummingbird  |  Fri Jul 30, 2010 at 4:30 PM
Craftyhummingbird,

The box measurements are
height: 2"
width: 2 1/4"
depth: 1"

Hope that helps. Hugs and smiles
Beate  |  Sat Jul 31, 2010 at 7:45 AM
LOVE this box!! I am so glad that stampwithWendyl.com told us about it! I LOVE it. THanks for much for the wonderful instructions!!!!!
Kim  |  Tue Aug 31, 2010 at 9:04 PM
I love all your work. You are amazing.

10X,

Liat Varsano
Liat Varsano  |  Tue Oct 19, 2010 at 10:32 AM
Thanks this is really cute! I've got a bag of those chocolates and I really need to share some before I eat them all!
KatieJ  |  Sun Apr 8, 2012 at 9:55 PM
Love this box and the directions were great. Just thought people should know the new Sea Salt Caramel Ghirardelli squares are a bit thicker and so only 3 will fit.
Carol  |  Sun Sep 23, 2012 at 11:21 AM

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