Scrapbook Lunchbox Recipe Box and Recipe Card

Materials:

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

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 of the cardstock.

3. Dry brush red acrylic paint on the background of the cardstock (figure A).

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

5. Attach the two chef paper pieces with acid-free, archival glue, one to the right side of cardstock and the other to the left (figure B).

6. Cut a red tag into two separate halves. Punch a hole in the tag end without a hole with a hole punch (figure C). Angle the corners so the two tags looks alike.

7. Ink the edges of the tags with black ink (figure D).

8. 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 (figure E).

9. Place large gold brads in the tag holes.

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

11. Cut ribbon and wrap it around the brass brads to make a holder for the small recipe card (figure F).

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

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

14. Write the recipe on the red card with a black journaling pen or use a computer to type your favorite recipe (figure G).

15. Rubber-stamp the recipe title on the cardstock base (figure H).

16. Slide the recipe into the ribbon holder (figure I).

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