Stenciled Book Box with the Layered Christmas Stencils How-To

Hi there, this is Annie Williams and I’m thrilled to be back on the blog today to share this fun book box tutorial made with the new Layered Christmas Stencils Collection.  I love making handmade gift boxes, especially around the holidays, but if you’re strictly a cardmaker then you can just follow the directions to create the box top as a card instead!

• Trim a piece of Alabaster Cardstock to 4” x 5.25”.
• Using a sponge dauber with a firm pouncing motion (as opposed to the usual circular blending motion), apply Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide Ink through stencil 1 of the Layered Noel Foliage Stencil Set.
• Similarly, add Kitsch Flamingo and Pine Needles Distress Oxide Ink through stencils 2 and 3. But don’t bring out stencil 4 yet!  Instead, add Festive Berries Distress Oxide Ink using stencil 5.

• Next, add Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide Ink using stencil 6.
• Position stencil 4 over the inked design now and add Champagne Stardust Butter through the stencil with a palette knife. Set aside to dry completely and rinse the stencil and knife quickly after use.
• We skipped stencil 4 in the sequence because the Stardust Butter remains wet for a longer time and dries dimensional, which would have made stenciling subsequent layers difficult.

• Trim a piece of Portobello Cardstock to 9.75” x 5.5” and a piece of Alabaster Cardstock to 9.5” x 5.25”.
• Cut a piece of ¼” gold ribbon to about 12” or more and sandwich it in the center between the Portobello and Alabaster panels, attaching them together with a strong adhesive. (I used a combination of double-sided adhesive sheets and liquid glue.)
• Score the entire bundle at 4.125” and 5.375. It may help to score both sides of the bundle a couple of times before creasing the folds to form the “book cover”.

• Trim another piece of Portobello Cardstock to 7.25” x 6.25”.
• Score each side of the panel at 1.25” and trim small wedges out of the corners as shown to form tabs.

• Fold the sides of the box up on the score lines and adhere the four corners together with liquid glue using the tabs.
• Adhere the box bottom to the right side of the inside of the “book cover” with strong liquid glue, butting the box up close to the “binding” and leaving a ¼” border around the other three sides.

• Mat the stenciled panel with Phone Booth Cardstock and adhere it to the front of the book.
• Stencil a second sentiment onto Alabaster Cardstock using Festive Berries and Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide Ink and stencils 5 and 6.
• Cut it out with the coordinating die and then cut three more layers out of Phone Booth Cardstock to adhere behind the sentiment for colorful dimension.

• Fill the box with a gift card, candy, or small gift.
• Tie the box closed tightly with the ribbon and trim the ends as desired.

Other supplies

Sponge daubers, Cracked Pistachio, Kitsch Flamingo, and Lumberjack Plaid Distress Oxide Inks, palette knife, gold metallic ribbon, scissors, double-sided adhesive sheets

I hope you enjoyed this fun stenciled Christmas book box and that you give it a try!  Thanks so much for stopping by today…you can find more inspiration over at my blog AnnieBWills.com.