Fortune Box
Stamped Gifts by Joanne English |
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The Fun Wire used on the box is especially fun to work with! It bends great and is very forgiving if you need to reshape. It comes in many colors and gauges.
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Supplies
 - Guarded Swivel Knife, Take-Out Box Template, Easy Glide Cutting Mat, (Coluzzle)
- Stylus (Kemper Tools)
- Cream cardstock 12" x12", Dark Red Cardstock 1 ½" square and 1 ½" x 10", Black Cardstock 1 ¾" square, Gold Metallic Cardstock 2" square (Unisource)
- Asian Art Set, Fortune Cookie Stamp (Stampin Up!)
- Gold Metallic pigment ink pad (Clearsnap)
- Gold Embossing Powder (Stampa Rosa)
- Heat tool (Milwaukee)
- 4 Gold Eyelets (2 large and 2 small), Eyelet Setter (Making Memories)
- Black Mizuhiki (Darice)
- 1/8" Hole Punch (McGill)
- ¼" Long Reach Hole Punch (Carl)
- Gold Fun Wire 18 gauge (Toner Plastics)
- Crimper (Fiskars)
- Mounting Tape (3M)
- Adhesive (Avery)
- Computer (Dell)
- Font (DJ Inkers Bassoon)
- Printer (Epson)
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Instructions
Place take-out box template on 12" x 12" cream cardstock and using the very smallest stylus score along fold lines on box. Using the Coluzzle Cutting System cut out box and gently fold along scored lines. Flatten box out again and stamp the Chinese characters in gold metallic pad around box. On the narrow side of the box just below the top flap, punch holes with the long reach hole punch and attach large gold eyelets with eyelet setter. Fold and glue box together, making sure to fold inside flaps away from punched holes. Bend wire and attach through the large eyelets on the sides. Secure wire with tape to inside of box.
Crimp 1 ½" x 10" red cardstock, punch holes on each end using the 1/8" hole punch and attach small gold eyelets using the eyelet setter. Wrap around box and tie ends together with black Mizuhiki. Cut and mount gold metallic, black and red cardstock tag. Gold emboss fortune cookie on cream cardstock and cut around edges. On the computer type what ever fortune you would like to send and print out. Cut fortune and glue behind the cookie.
Mount cookie onto front of tag.
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