Vertical gift bag, called the 2, 5, 7, 10 box. Take an 8-1/2″ x 11″ piece of card stock and you can stamp an all-over design now or after you score. As the name implies, score the card stock at 2″, 5″, 7″, and 10″ on the 11″ side. Rotate it 90 degrees and sore at 2″ and 7″. see the picture below for reference.

The dashed lines are score lines, the solid lines are cut lines. Cut off the 3 pieces with the x in them. Cut on the lines on the 1-1/2″ tall pieces at the bottom. Note where the front panel is located and the flap on the back side that will come to the front. If you have not stamped yet, stamp before assembling the box.

Add a strong double-sided tape as shown. Before adhering the box, at the top on the two 2″ sides, score from the top down about 1-1/2″ – 2″. This will help pinch the sides at the top. Punch two holes in the flap, pretty high up from the edge. If you like, round the corners of the flap or use decorative scissors on it. Close the flap, and mark the holes on the base through the holes in the flap. Cut about 15″ of ribbon to tie it together. Overlap the back and front bottom flaps over the two side flaps and use strong adhesive to seal.

Horizontal/Landscape card – Thank you to Karla for suggesting this card! This can be made as either a 5-1/2″ square card or a 4″ square card. I will post measurements sometime this week.

Horizontal/Landscape card – Thank you to Kim for suggesting this card!

Clue #1… gather your supplies All measurements in inches.
Colored Card Stock A:
– 1 piece 5-1/2 x 4-1/4
– 1 piece 1  x 5-1/2
Designer Series Paper (DSP) : Works best with smallish non-directional pattern, use 1, 2 or 3 patterns
– 1 piece 4 (tall) x 3-1/4 (wide)
– 1 piece 3/4 (tall) x 5-1/4 (wide)
– 1 piece 1-7/8 (tall) x 3-1/4 (wide)
White/Vanilla Card Stock:
– 1 piece 3-1/4 (wide) x 1-7/8 (tall)
OPTIONAL:
Card Stock A or complimentary to Card Stock A: 
– 1 piece 5-1/2 x 4-1/4 for an added base
White/Vanilla Card Stock:
– 1 piece 5-1/4 x 4 for writing a longer message

Die Cuts, Embellishments, Stamps:– small ribbon, small embellishments

Cut and score one cardstock base piece as shown below.

Cut the non-directional DSP as follows. If you want to use directional DSP, cut 2 pieces of DSP 4 x 2-3/4 and cut each piece separately.

The key to this card is to rotate the cut & scored base so it looks like this. It can be rotated either direction. Add then DSP pieces and the small piece for your message or add decoration to the “backside” of the part that stands up.

Here is my card with the added base:

If you would like to join us approximately twice a month, please contact me and provide an email address. I will send out the Mystery Stamping Clues ahead of time with the Zoom invitation. We meet at 7:30 Central Time for about 40 minutes.