Gingerbread House Treat Box & Lever Fold Card

I’m so excited to share today’s projects with you! I created a Gingerbread House Treat Box and a Lever Fold Card featuring the Humble Home Bundle paired with the Take a Bow Designer Series Paper! I also share a great trick to help you with your reverse/mirror stamping!

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This pair of projects was so fun to create! I absolutely love the white heat embossing on Pecan Pie to turn these houses into gingerbread houses! Let’s get to the project details!

Gingerbread House Treat Box

This sweet little gingerbread house features a house-shaped box to hold 2 Hershey’s Nuggets! I designed a milk-carton-style box with a closed lid to fit the house shape and keep the treats safe from falling out!

The gingerbread houses are created with white heat embossing on Pecan Pie cardstock and punched out with the Humble Home Builder Punch! A tiny peppermint embellishment adorns the door.

Both sides of the Gingerbread House Treat Box are heat embossed and I used the mirror or reverse stamping technique! I share a hot tip in my video tutorial, so be sure to check it out! I also added a little stamped panel to each side.

Here’s how this treat box opens:

I added a Velcro closure (I cut the Velcro in half) to keep the pair of Hershey’s Nuggets inside. Just too cute! I hope you’ll give this project a try!

Here’s the template for reference (not to scale):

PROJECT MEASUREMENTS:

• Finished Size – 1-3/4″H x 1-3/8″W x 1-3/8″D
• Designer Series Paper – 4″ x 6″ (landscape)
  • Score along the 6″ side at 1-3/8″, 2-3/4″, 4-1/8″, and 5-1/2″
  • Turn a quarter turn clockwise and score along the 4″ side at 1″, 2″, and 3″
• Cardstock (sentiments) – 3/4″ x 1-1/8″ (2 pcs)

Lever Fold Card

At first glance, this card looks like a regular card! But, once you open it, the lever magic happens!

I’ve seen many versions of this style card: attached, not attached, with tabs added, etc. But, this is my favorite way to create this card because it it simple! And I share some great tips & tricks to putting it together in my video tutorial.

When you open the card, the focal point swivels! It’s so cool!

There’s plenty of room to write your message, but I recommend doing so before you adhere the left side of the insert to the front of the card!

I hope you’ll give this easy fun fold a try! Also, don’t mind my cat ears in the video – my livestream was the night before Halloween!

PROJECT MEASUREMENTS:

• Finished Card Size (A2) – 5-1/2″H x 4-1/4″W
• Cardstock Base – 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, scored and folded in half at 4-1/4″
• Cardstock (lever mechanism) – 5-1/4″ x 8″
  • Score along the 8″ side at 2″, flip to backside, 4″, and 6″
• Designer Series Paper:
  • 5-1/4″ x 4″ (portrait)
  • 5″ x 1-3/4″ (2 pcs – portrait)
• Cardstock (sentiment) – 1-3/8″ x 2″

Want to see these projects demonstrated in action? Check out the livestream replay!

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope you have a wonderful & blessed day!

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