3D Rockin' Giftcard Box Tutorial

Create this terrific and unique gift card box

for your favorite teenager, musician, rockstar relative

or other recipient who is "young at heart".

Step 1. Identify and cut the parts you will need.

Step 2. Layer and glue the accent pieces to the guitar base shape.

Step 3. Position and glue the guitar onto the accent lid shape.

 

step 4. Identify the LID (larger) and BOTTOM base shapes. 

Step 5. Center and glue the accent lid to the box LID.

Step 6. Identify the LID boxing strips (narrower) 
and BOTTOM boxing strips.

Step 7. Fold strips on perforations at sides and all tabs.
Attach first strip by matching and gluing side tabs to underside
of LID. Take care that fold edges and lid edges line up exactly.

Step 8. Attach second strip at end tab, attach in similar manner,
then overlap final end and tab.

Step 9. This is how the LID should appear.

Step 10. Repeat the process to attach BOTTOM boxing strips.
This is how the bottom box should look.

Step 11. Prepare the card platform by folding back attached
"boxing". Overlap edges over tab perforations and glue each.
Insert the card into the corner cuts, now or later.

This is how the completed platform should look.

Step 12. Slide platform into box bottom.

Step 13. Place lid over the card inside the box bottom.

This is how your completed gift box should look.