3-D Present PocketsCopyright Onyxnox Creations. Please feel free to use this pattern, but please credit the designer.

Please do not reproduce this pattern anywhere else, instead please post a link to it.

A nice little way to add some dimension to a card, but can also turn the card into the gift wrap for a small present or gift card.

Materials: Coloured cardstock A pencil A bone folder (or some other tool that can be used to indent lines, fold and smooth

edges) A straight edge/ruler (I used a small plastic Omnigrid quilting ruler) Scissors Ribbon Glue

Measure out and cut out a piece of cardstock. Take your desired finished size, and add an extra inch (sample is 3 7/8 x 3 ¼ “).

On the back, measure 3/8 of an inch from the edge, and mark with a line, from three edges (the bottom and sides of the present). This will form the flaps that will be used to glue the box to your

card. Measure1/4 of an inch from those marked lines and mark with a line. This will form the sides of the box.

Take the straight edge and the tip of the bone folder (or edge of a paperclip, or ball point pen, etc) and indent the lines that were just measured out.

Take the scissors and cut the bottom corners out, where the lines overlap.

Trim the corners of the glue flaps for a neat finish when folded.

Fold the indented lines in to form the box.

To make the top flap, or lid of the present, measure a strip of card stock about a 1/4 “ longer than the finished width of the present. Measure 3/8” from the top, mark with a line on the back, and measure another ¼” from that line in, again to make the glue flap and the top side of the box.

Indent with bone folder along the marked lines, and trim the glue flap as for the box.

To attach ribbon, find the centre points, along the glue flap line of the top flap and bottom edge of the box, or where you desire to attach the ribbon, and mark with a pencil. Cut a small notch, big enough to slip the ribbon in. Cut two strips of ribbon to side, slide one end of each into the notch

and tape or knot to secure.

Apply thin layer of glue to glue flap of lid, and secure to card front. Apply glue to glue flaps of body of present, centre, and secure to base below the lid, making sure to keep ribbon free.

When dry, small presents or gift cards can be slipped inside, and the ribbons knotted to make a small present.

I like the simplicity of the plain cardstock and the ribbon. But obviously you can decorate it to suit the occasion. The cardstock can be stamped, painted, decorative papers used, stickers – let

your imagination go wild