How to Make a Scrapbook Lunchbox Recipe Box and Recipe Card

Materials and Tools:

12" paper trimmer
scissors
adhesive machine
adhesive roller or glue
ruler
pencil
coordinating patterned paper
coordinating ribbon
metal lunchbox
craft knife
cutting mat

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Steps:

1. Cut six patterned paper strips with a paper trimmer.

• Cut four wide strips to cover the sides.
• Cut two thin strips for decoration.

2. Cut the top piece of the lunchbox by flipping the lunchbox over and placing it on top of a piece of decorative paper.

• Trace around the top of the lunchbox.
• Cut out the piece of paper and place it on top of the lunch box and pinch the paper around the handle to form an indentation in the paper, marking the location of the handle.
• Cut out the paper so it will fit around the handle.

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3. Cut five lengths of coordinating ribbon long enough to go around the lunchbox recipe box.

4. Run all paper and ribbon items through an adhesive machine.

5. Attach the wide pieces of paper to the lunchbox, back pieces first and then the front section of the lunchbox. Attach the narrower pieces of patterned paper to the lunchbox, again attaching the back pieces first. Cut the paper around the latch of the lunchbox with a craft knife.

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6. Attach the top piece to the lunchbox being careful to not tear the paper as you work it around the lunchbox handle.

7. Adhere a piece of ribbon to the top rim of the lunchbox. Adhere another piece of ribbon to the edge of the lid.

8. Attach another strip of ribbon below the latch. Attach the fourth piece of ribbon where the patterned paper seam shows to conceal the seams and edges.

9. Attach the last piece of ribbon around the bottom edge of the lunchbox.

10. Cut several 2-inch strips of ribbon to tie on to the handle area of the lunchbox.

Scrapbook Recipe Card

Materials and Tools:

12" paper trimmer
scissors
awl or paper piercer
acid-free archival glue
foam brush
standard hole punch
black dye inkpad
black archival journaling pen or computer
red acrylic paint
Kraft brown cardstock for base
red cardstock tags
black letter stickers
chef-patterned paper
mulberry flowers
gold mini brads and large brads
red ribbon
alphabet rubber stamps

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Steps:

1. Cut the cardstock base for the recipe card according to the size of the lunchbox recipe box.

2. Dry brush red acrylic paint on the edges and background of the cardstock.

3. Tear the chef paper into two separate pieces, one for the right and one for the left side of the card.

4. Attach the two chef paper pieces with acid-free, archival glue, one to the right side of cardstock and the other to the left.

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5. Cut a red tag in half. Punch a hole in the tag end without a hole with a hole punch. Angle the corners so the two tags looks alike and ink the edges of the tags with black ink.

6. Punch two holes on the left tag with an awl or paper piercer; place the flowers on top and thread the mini brads through the holes. Make one hole with the awl in the right tag. Attach a flower and a mini brad through the hole.

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7. Place large gold brads in the tag holes.

8. Attach the tags with archival and acid-free adhesive to the front of the recipe card base.

9. Cut ribbon and wrap it around the brass brads to make a holder for the small recipe card.

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10. Cut Kraft brown color cardstock for the backing for the recipe card to 4-1/4" x 6-1/4".

11. Cut red cardstock to 4" x 6" and ink the edges in black for the recipe card.

12. Write the recipe on the red card with a black journaling pen or use a computer to type your favorite recipe.

13. Rubber-stamp the recipe title on the cardstock base and slide the recipe into the ribbon holder.