Fold Flat Rigid Box with Nests of Winter

Recently one of my team members showed us how to create this clever Fold Flat Rigid Box, during our monthly Team Gathering. She discovered it a while ago from UK Demonstrator, Claire Ottaway. It’s a great size for lots of little gifts, or yummy treats and can be folded flat for storage until you are ready to use it. 

For the closure you can use magnets, Velcro Dots, a belly band, or ribbon. So there are lots of options.

All you need is a piece of cardstock and half a sheet of 12”x12” Designer Series Paper, then whatever you would like to use to decorate the box.

For this box I used the Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper from the September - December 2024 Mini Catalogue, with Crumb Cake Cardstock to form the box. Then, the Winterly Tree Tops Bundle, Cherry Cobbler & Gold Satin Ribbon and Cherry Cobbler & Pearl Adhesive Backed Berries (all also from the Sept-Dec 2024 Mini Catalogue) for decorating and embellishing.

I chose a belly band closure for this box, which can slide on and off the box.

To colour the bird I used various colours of Stampin' Blends Markers and layered the bird decoration onto a punched Modern Oval label. 

I love how the inside of the box shows off the beautiful Designer Series Paper.

To give you an idea of the size, I'm pretty sure it would fit about 4-5 regular size macarons.

As you open the box you can see the contrasting pattern on the reverse side of the Designer Series Paper.

The box opens up flat for storage, which is so clever.

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Measurements

Box Base - Crumb Cake Cardstock - 22.2cm x 15.2cm - on long side score at 5.1cm, 10.2cm, 15.2cm & 20.3cm

Box - Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper - 15cm x 25cm (directional designs should be along the long side 25cm) - on long side score at 5cm & 20cm - on short side score at 5cm & 10cm - on each corner square, score on diagonal from intersection of the two score lines to the outer corner and fold corners inwards.

Decorative strips x3 (front, top and back) - Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper - 4.7cm x 14.7cm

Front Flap - Nests of Winter Designer Series Paper - 1.6cm x 14.7cm

Belly Band - Crumb Cake Designer Series Paper - 4cm x 22.2cm

Ribbon around Belly Band - 40cm

Tag - Basic White Cardstock - 7cm x 5cm

Stamped bird - Basic White Cardstock - 6cm x 6cm

Leaves - Garden Green Cardstock - off cuts

My original box was created using the now retired Delightful Florals Designer Series Paper with the Translucent Florals Bundle (current at time of creating this blog post) and Fresh Freesia Cardstock, as seen below. 

The closure on this one was created with magnets, which I adhered in place before attaching the Designer Series Paper to the Cardstock base. 

The magnets in the lid are on the inside under a thin strip of Designer Series Paper. If you are using ribbon on the front flap, be sure to adhere it to the inside of the flap first, before adding the Designer Series Paper to the inside of the flap. 

If you would like to see how I created this box project, you can click on the  video below.

I hope my project has inspired you in your creativity and encouraged you to consider playing with this clever box design. 

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