FUN FOLD FRIDAY

I am getting an early start on making some calendar favors for my sorority banquet in April.

We have a theme each year and this year's was In Touch with Tomorrow.  Here is a pic of the final product and then some pics to show you how it was assembled.

The yellow rose is our flower.  This is from the Petal Power stamp set.  I colored with Stampin' Blends and went over the flowers with the Wink of Stella, which is hard to see here.

To create the base, you need a c.s. piece cut at 4 1/4 x 11, scored at 5 1/2.

For the "box" to hold the post- it pad, the c.s. measures 5 x 3 1/4.

Score at 1/2" and 1/4" from 3 sides (1 long side and 2 short sides.

Cut your corners out and cut on the score line of the top of the square piece, into the inside score line.

Put Tombow Glue or Fast Fuse on the 2 square pieces and Glue Dots on the ends of the bottom rectangular piece.  You can use Tomob Glue for everything, but I like that I didn't have to spend any time "holding" the pieces together for a little bit since I had so many of these to make.

Fold your ends in and adhere together to make the bottom of your box.

This is what your "box" should look like.  Add Tombow to the edges and adhere to the center and bottom of your black c.s. base.

To make the base so that your calendar stands up, cut a piece of c.s. at 2 3/4 x 4 1/4. 

Score on the short side at 1/4 from each side and 1 3/8 (the middle of the piece)

Mountain fold the middle score and valley fold the end scores.

Attach to the inside of your c.s. base with Tombow.

There is room in your "box" to also place a pencil so that you have one handy for note taking.

This seems like a lot of steps, but once you get going, it is not hard.

I hope you will have time to make one for yourself or for a gift for a friend.