Happy Valentine's Day! Creating a Gift Box with Cricut

 Hey Y'all!

Happy Valentine's Day! Today I'm creating a Pillow Box with my Cricut.

For this project you will need:

Cricut

Scoring Wheel or Scoring Stylus

Paper of your choice (I'd recommend a medium weight Cardstock. I used Scrapbook Paper for this, and I think it just wasn't thick enough to work with.)

Adhesive (I like an ATG.)

Cricut Image~ Pillow Box #M45558 (I chose this one because it's a free design.)

1) Load Image into Design Space, and size how you'd like. I did go larger and do roughly 6.5in by 10in. for mine. (I think because I used paper it turned out more like a puffy envelope than what I'd call an actual box.)

2) Adhere your cardstock to your mat. I used my blue mat, because currently it's newer and stickier than either of my green mats.  *I didn't mention this tool above, and it's not completely necessary to do this (or any) project, but the brayer tool works extremely well for getting the material to adhere to the mat without issue. The one I use is a Speedball brayer, the brand is more commonly known for screen printing supplies. I got mine at a church yard sale for about $1.

3) Put your scoring tool in clamp A if you haven't already done so.(Blade in B.)

4) Load the mat into the machine, follow the prompts.

5) Unload the material, and peel off the mat.

6) Fold the score lines. (I took a video here, but the light and phone were in my way, so nothing was really visible.)

7) Assemble! Add the adhesive on one side of the flaps, stick them together. Then stuff with goodies and adhere the remaining flap(s).

As I said before, I really think I needed to use an actual cardstock instead of paper, but I think the box is cute for a few little notes and a handful of candy.

What kind of tutorials would you like to see next (Cricut, or crafting in general)? Should I re-do the box with cardstock/thicker paper? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day, 

Craftin' Wife