Gum Holder

I found this cute little gum holder on Pinterest, at the Ramblin' Stamper's board, and had to give it a try. 

Here's what you will need:

Any color cardstock - 7-1/4" x 6-3/4"

Score the long side at 1-1/2", 2", 4-1/2", 5"

Score the short side at 1", 1-1/2" on both sides

Matching cardstock for belly band - 6-3/4" x 1"

Designer Series Paper for the box 3-5/8" x 1-3/8", 3-5/8" x 2-1/8" 

DSP for the belly band 7/8" x 2-3/8" (cut 2)
I cut two of these, one for both the front and back of the belly band, because I put my belly band seam in back

Score as indicated and trim away the grayed out sections using paper snips.  Round corners as shown with corner rounder punch.  Fold & burnish on all score lines.

 Using liquid glue, fold the bottom up & put liquid glue on the folded-in side flaps (the part that faces up), but only as high as the bottom folds up, squaring up the corners.  Do one side first, hold a few seconds for the glue to catch, then do the second side.

Round the 2 corners on each of the DSP pieces and adhere to the box with liquid glue. 

Wrap the belly band around the closed box, using your fingers to pinch it at the corners.  Not too tight.  It should slide on & off the box easily.  Remove it and burnish the folds with your bone folder.  Place it back on the box & fasten the ends with liquid glue.  The directions say the seam should be on the front of the box, but I put my seam at the back of the box and covered it with the DSP strip - use the 7/8" x 2-3/8" strip of designer paper to cover it. 

Of course, you can use whatever theme you like for your embellishments, depending upon whether it's for a holiday or birthday.

For this gum holder, I used Stampin' Up! products as follows:
Melon Mambo, Pool Party, Mango Melody, and Whisper White cardstock.
Artistry Blooms Designer Series Paper
Poppy Moments Dies
Stitched So Sweetly Dies for the label
Blossoms in Bloom for the sentiment
Artistry Blooms sequins
Also used: Liquid glue, paper cutter, corner rounder, bone folder and tape runner
 

Image from Ramblin' Stamper