Scrapbooking Ideas: Scrapbook Page Gift Boxes

There are so many more crafts and creations you can make using scrapbook paper. Scrapbook paper comes in almost any theme, print, shape or size and is useful to use when creating other objects, such as greeting cards, baskets and ornaments. Gift boxes made from paper are useful if you don’t have time to run to a store to purchase gift wrap for a gift that you need to wrap quickly. Instead, just grab a few sheets of patterned scrapbook paper, fold it a couple of times and place a small gift inside the box. These scrapbook page gift boxes are really fun to make and are a great accessory to a homemade gift.

Here are a couple of scrapbook paper boxes mom and I have created as an example of how professional and extremely cute these little gift boxes can be. They may not cost much, but that doesn’t mean they look cheap when they are finished. The two on the bottom of the picture are done with only scrapbook paper, but the one on the top is done using a few more materials. The green box on the top, for a different look and little dimension is made with chip board. The top and the bottom square is a small piece of chipboard glued to the top and the bottom of the paper gift box. This creates not only a sturdier box, but a prettier more eye catching box as well.

There are many different ways to fold paper and create boxes, but the most basic folds for a simple box can be found HERE at the Homemade Gifts Made Easy website. I could explain step by step how to make these step by step, but her website has readable instructions as well as videos so you don’t miss out on anything. This website has everything you need to create beautiful gift boxes using paper. The Best of Brenda Walton scrapbook paper by K&Company offers a beautiful collection of papers to make beautiful gift boxes with for any occasion.

For another look at what other scrapbook-aholic individuals are creating try looking at Bonnie McLain’s blog Teaching Others to Play for a look at some of the boxes she’s created. These boxes are beautiful and she uses embellishments such as handmade paper flowers and ribbon to turn a paper box into an eye-catching creation.
So get to scrappin’ those scrapbooks and keepsakes!

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