Graphic 45 Princess Collection Altered Box

Posted on by Sandi Nagel

Graphic 45 Princess Collection Altered Box

In today’s tutorial, I’m sharing how you can turn your Graphic 45 Matchbook Box into something that is fit for a queen! Graphic 45 Princess Collection We’ll be using the Graphic 45 Princess Collection along with flowers, metals, chipboard, laces and bling!
Graphic 45 Scrapbooking Supplies
You’ll find a full supply list in the area below the video.

The Tutorial

We begin with a Graphic 45 Deep Rectangle Matchbook Box in Ivory.  The box measures 8 1/2 by 6 1/2 and is 3 1/4 inches deep.  So it’s large enough to hold a set of cards or a mini album. We use an acetate sheet to cover up the window on the top of our box.  You may use double-sided tape to adhere this sheet. Graphic 45 Altered Box Cut 4 strips of paper from your graphic 45 Princess Collection. You’ll cut 2 large pieces and 2 small pieces. Graphic 45 tutorial Use the Clearsnap Decades Dye Ink Pad in Dark Cashmere to ink around the edges of both the strips and around the box.
Now we’re ready to glue the strips to the top of our Graphic 45 box.  We’re going to miter the corners of our strips.  It’s an easy process that gives you excellent results! Graphic 45 Tutorial When applying glue to your strip (or box like in the picture above), stay clear from the ends. You’ll want to leave about an inch and a half of space at the ends. Graphic 45 Princess We then lift the ends together and cut through the strips at a diagonal.  Once you have done this to all four corners, you glue the ends down to your altered box. Paper Crafting Tutorial We are now ready to trim our side pieces. Trim 2 pieces at 8 3/8 x 3 1/8 inches and 2 pieces at 6 1/8 x 2 7/8 inches.  I decided to go with coordinating pieces for this part. Graphic 45 tutorial Don’t forget to ink around the edges of these strips as well. how to alter a graphic 45 box Next you adhere these side strips to the box. You may use crafting glue or double-sided tape for this part. how to make an elegant box Once all four side strips are glued down, you are ready to decorate your Graphic 45 Matchbook Box! Have fun with this part. Use your trims, your bling, your Graphic 45 Rose Bouquet flowers, your Graphic 45 Keys, etc. Graphic 45 tutorial Graphic 45 rose bouquet Graphic 45 Keys

The Video

I’ve put together this easy to follow video tutorial, where we go through the entire process, including the decorating!  I hope that I’ve been able to inspire you in your own Graphic 45 projects. Thank you for stopping by and Happy Paper Crafting!