Elegant Thank You Card Gift Set

Create a small, gift-ready set of handmade thank-you cards presented in a coordinating purple + gold tote. Today sharing my latest project for CutCardStock. This is an Elegant Thank You Card Gift Set. It includes 6 thank you cards, envelopes and a matching little box with a decorative strap. The finished set is perfect for gifting, selling, or keeping on your stationery shelf.

Supplies

Lessebo Colors Aubergine 83lb Cardstock

Cougar Natural 80lb Cardstock

Bright Foil Gold 10 pt Cardstock 

Leader Opaque Natural 70lb A2 Discount Envelopes

Border Embossing Folder

Thank You Die

Butterfly Dies

Brads

Adhesive

Create the Cards

Cut 6 pieces of Lessebo Aubergine Cardstock measuring 4 1/4 x 11 inches. 6 pieces of Bright Foil Gold 10 Cardstock are cut to 4 x 5 1/4 inches. Cougar Natural Cardstock is cut to 3 7/8 x 5 1/8 inches times 6.

Score the Aubergine pieces at 5 1/2 inches along the 11 inch side. Fold and burnish with a bone folder to form A2 top folding card bases.

Emboss the left side of the Natural pieces.

Adhere 1/8 x 5 1/8 inch strips of Gold next to the embossing.

Mat the embossed with Gold.

Adhere to card base

Adding Die Cuts

Die cut butterflies and Thank You sentiments.

Assemble the butterflies.

Adhere butterflies and sentiment to cards.

Use a hand punch to create gold embellishments.

Make a Box

Cut 2 pieces of Aubergine cardstock to 9 x 6 inches.

Score both pieces at 1 1/2 & 7 1/2 inches along the 9 inch side.

Turn to the 6 inch side and score at 1 1/2 inches on both.

Fold & burnish scored lines.

Cut where 1 1/2 score lines meet on both sides of the 9 inch sides to form tabs.

Fold tabs up and adhere to form two 1/2 boxes.

Adhere the two 1/2 boxes together overlapping on the bottom and sides to complete.

Decorative Strap & Trim

Cut 2 pieces of the gold cardstock to 2 x 6 inches and score at 1 inch. 

Glue these strips over the front and back edges of the box.

I did end up cutting 2 pieces measuring 1 x 1/1/2 inches, scoring at 1 inch and applying over the sides of the box.

To create a strap cut a piece of Aubergine cardstock to 2 x 8 1/2 inches. Cut a 1 x 8 1/2 inch piece of Gold Cardstock.

Adhere the Gold to the center of the Aubergine piece. Punch holes about 1 1/4 inches from both ends in the center of this piece. Attach brads.

Adhere the strap to the back of the box center. I did so with the bottom of the strap about 1/2 inch below the edge of the gold band.

Bring the strap over to the front of the box. Attach velcro to the backside, covering the prongs of the brad.

Line the bottom of the strap up about 1/2 inch from the bottom of the gold band to the front center and apply a little pressure to adhere the velcro piece.

The box is complete.

Add your cards and envelopes.

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my Elegant Thank You Card Gift Set project!

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