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Creating a Popup Gift Box

Adobe Illustrator Tutorial

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By Sara Froehlich, Guest Contributor

This tutorial shows you how to create a unique gift box for small gifts using Adobe Illustrator. These gift boxes are suitable for small gifts and gift cards and can be personalized for the occasion and recipient. Best of all, once you create one you can use it as a template any time you need a small gift box.

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Create a rectangleStep 1: The Front of the BoxFront and back of the boxStep 2: Adding the Back of the Boxadding a flap to the box templateStep 3: Adding the Flaps of the Boxconvert anchor points to corner pointsStep 4: Converting the Top and Bottom Points of the Ellipse
copy the left flap to the rightStep 5: Duplicating the Ellipsescopy the flaps to the back of the boxStep 6: Add the Flaps to the Back of the Gift Boxadding finger holes to the box templateStep 7: Adding the Finger Holescopy the left finger hole to the rightStep 8: Making the Second Finger Hole
cutting out the holes from the flapsStep 9: Cutting Out the Holes from the Flapsadd the glue tabStep 10: Add the Glue Tabadd the art workStep 11: Add the Art Worka finished gift boxStep 12: Assembling the Gift Box

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