Adhesives Holders

Last week I showed my group how to make some holders for their adhesives.

It all came about because at OnStage one of the swaps I received was a Tombow (Multipurpose Liquid Glue) Holder made by Lyn Verity, thank you, Lyn.

I found this to be very useful, and then I saw a different one on Facebook and thought it would be good as well.

So, I put together instruction sheets and we set off to make them.


Tombow Glue Holder

Materials

- A4 Cardstock
- 2” x 5” Patterned paper
- 6” x ½” Ribbon (for tag; optional)

Equipment

- Paper Trimmer
- Paper Snips
- Bone folder
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue
- 1¼“ Circle Punch
- Tag Topper Punch (for the tag; optional)

Instructions

This is made in two pieces: a box and a tag. The tag is optional, however. It will work just as well with only the box.


The Box


1. Cut cardstock 7½” x 5”.

2. Score on short edge at 1½” from each side (leaving a 2” wide piece in the middle).

3. Score on long edge at ½”, 2” 4” and 5½”.

4. Starting at the 2” score line, cut at 1” from each side (red lines in diagram) and then trim (with Paper Snips) across the top score line from the outside edge to the cut line on the 2” score line.

TIP: You may find it easier if you fold along that 2” score line before cutting.

5. Fold and burnish on all score lines.

6. Cut on each score line to body (red lines above) including the bottom tab.

7. Punch a circle in the 2” x 1½” piece at the bottom, as shown in the diagram.

8. Fold box and glue ½” tabs together (just a dab of glue at the corners that touch), then glue the large tabs down.

9. Cut patterned paper 4⅞” x 1⅞”. Score at 1 7/16” from each end. Glue to front and sides of box. If you are not using a tag (see below) and want patterned paper around the whole box, then cut 7½” x 1⅞” and score at 2”, 3 ½”, 5½” and 7”. Starting at the back, wrap the DSP around the box tucking the ½” piece underneath at the end. Or, if preferred, attach the tag and then wrap the 7½” strip around the box and tag.

10. Decorate the front of the box, if desired.


The Tag (Optional)

Cut cardstock 2” x 5”. Use the Scalloped Tag Topper Punch at one end
Cut patterned paper 4¼” x 1⅞” and glue onto tag.
Glue tag to back of box.

Adhesive Holder

Materials

- Cardstock (2 x A4 or 1 x 12” x 12” sheet)
- Coordinating patterned paper (1 x 6” x 6” piece)

Equipment

- Paper Trimmer
- Paper Snips
- Bone Folder
- Multipurpose Liquid Glue
- Large scissors

Measurements

This holder is three different sized boxes glued together. The Back Box can hold Tear 'n' Tape and Stampin' Dimensionals, The Glue Dots Box can hold Glue Dots or Snail Adhesive; and the Tombow Box holds Multipurpose Liquid Glue
Instructions

1. Cut and score your cardstock as per the measurements below. 

Back Box:

- cut cardstock at 6½” x 8¼"

- on 6½” side, score at 1" and 5½” (i.e. 1” from each edge)

- on 8¼" side, score at 4¼" and 5¼"

- cut 2 pieces of patterned paper at ¾” x 2¾”

Glue Dots Box:

- cut cardstock at 5¼" x 6"

- on 5" side, score at 1" and 4" (i.e. 1” from each edge)

- on 6" side, score at 3" and 4"

- cut patterned paper at 1¾” x 2¾” for front of box and ¾” x 1¾” for left side of box

Tombow Box:

· cut cardstock at 3¼” x 6"

· on 3¼” side, score at 1" and 2¼” (i.e. 1” from each edge)

· on 6" side, score at 3" and 4"

· cut patterned paper at 1" x 1¾” for front of box and ¾” x 1¾” for right side of box


2. Use the Bone Folder to ensure crisp folds with all of the folds going in the same direction (i.e. all folded in or all folded out)

3. Using Paper Snips, cut the red lines below (the areas in grey will be discarded)

4. With the right side up, place Multipurpose Liquid Glue on the areas in blue below. Fold the smaller panels (A) over the front panels (B), and then fold the larger panels (C) over the middle panels (B). This gives a smooth edge on the outside.

5. Using long bladed scissors cut the corner of the side panel as shown below. Repeat for the other side.

6. Glue the DSP to the appropriate panels and decorate the front if desired, using labels, ribbon, buttons, etc.

Upsized Adhesive Holder

After I finished the Adhesive box above, I decided to ‘upsize’ it to hold my Snail Adhesive plus a few other bits and pieces.

Basically, I made two more little boxes and when I glued it all together, I staggered them so that no two ‘joins’ were together (on the back boxes to the front boxes).

The measurements for the two extra boxes are: 

Snail Box:
- cut cardstock at 4” x 6"
- on 4” side, score at 1" and 3” (i.e. 1” from each edge)
- on 6" side, score at 3" and 4"

Extras Box:
- cut cardstock at 4” x 8¼"
- on 4” side, score at 1" and 3” (i.e. 1” from each edge)
- on 8¼" side, score at 4¼" and 5¼"

Make the boxes in the same way as before. 

Patterned Paper:

1. Cut the patterned paper as follows:

          Front: 2" x 6½” ; glued across the whole front
          Sides: two 2" x 4" (one for each end, of course)

2. On the wrong side of the patterned paper, make a pencil mark at 2" on one of the 4" sides.

3. Cut from the 2" mark to an opposite corner to create an angle.

4. Repeat for the second side, but make sure you cut the opposite way.

And there you have it! These boxes can be made at any size you like, really, and can hold all sorts of things. I have other similar single boxes that I use to hold cards, dies and embossing folders.

Anyway, this week we'll be making origami photo frames, so see you soon.

Happy crafting!