Alien Shaped Gift Card Box

Whimsical alien with swirl tummy, 

fancy shoes, curlique antennae, visor helmet and 

detailed layered stun gun decorate 

this shaped lid and base gift box. 

Measures approx. 4.3" x 7" x .75". 

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A LID front shape

B-E LID boxing strips (top, right, bottom, left)

F BASE bottom shape

G-J BASE boxing strips (top, right, bottom, left)

K optional gift card insert

L top divider for base

M mid insert support for base

N bottom divider for base

O silhouette for building alien

P body shape

Q feet silhouette base, with shoe shapes

R antennae accent shapes

S helmet, underlay, eye shapes, nose

T tummy circle with swirl accent

U ray gun base and assembly shapes

NOT SHOWN: insert triangle support strut

2. Identify and prepare the LID boxing strips.

Each strip has mitered base tabs that attach to the

LID main shape, rim edge tabs that fold back,

and symbols on the ends of the base tabs

to help identify the strip that attaches there.

Here, the pointing finger identifies the tiny circle

symbol on the right end of the TOP lid strip.

This illustration shows the location of the

strip seams and the symbols

that correspond.

(BASE symbols are the same, just double.)

3. Prepare the LID boxing strips by

bending base tabs back,

bending rim tabs back,

and bending cross perforations

back or forward according to the

angles to which they correspond.

One way to do this is to arrange

the strips around the main shape

to see which direction the segments

should bend. 

4. Prepare the BASE boxing strips

in the same manner.

5. Position and glue the top strip base edge center 

perf edge at the center edge of the main shape

(NOTE that the box front "main" shape 

and boxing strip is face outward .)

6. Bend the strip to align the shape's edge with

the next segment tab perf edge, and attach in place.

Continue to position and attach tabs until

all tabs are attached, working toward the left end . . .

. . . and toward the right end.

As the strip attachment progresses, it may be

helpful to turn the assembly face down on a flat

smooth surface and apply finger pressure to

the backside of the tabs area being attached.

7. Identify, position and attach the end tab

of the next boxing strip (right side with circle punch

symbol shown here) to the already-attached

boxing strip end.

Then continue to attach strip is the manner

described above. Join next strip(s) as shown.

8. Before the final one or two boxing segments 

are attached, position and attach the final

tab behind the beginning straight edge of

top strip, then complete the attachment

of the remaining tabs.

9. Prepare the compartment dividers for the BASE

by bending the end tabs in opposite directions

as shown here.

10. Apply glue to the ends of the tabs . . .

. . . then position at the appropriate position

(upper shown in place in this photo,

lower shown just above foot area) with one

 tab positioned on each side of the corner,

and glue in place to the BASE wall.

11. Prepare the center support strut

by bending the end tabs back.

Position at the center angle and attach

end tabs at the corner angle.

12. Prepare the optional gift card insert

by bending the end tabs up, side support strips

back (down), and strip ends forward.

13. On the backside of the insert, bring the

side support strips together at the center

and . . .

. . . attach the end tabs together.

14. Prepare the triangle support strut

by bending at perf lines into a triangle shape,

and bending tabs outward.

Apply glue to tabs underside, then

position above the attached support strut

on the underside of the insert.

15. To place the insert into the base,

feed the end tabs into the support slots at

top and bottom.,

16. Apply glue to the upper surface

of the end tabs, then . . .

. . . bend tabs upward and apply finger tip pressure

to attach to the end support.

Repeat for bottom tabs and support.

17. Slide the gift card under the end semi circle

tabs.

18. Prepare the alien accents:

layer eyes; layer shoes onto legs.

19. Position and attach body, antennae,

leg units, tummy circle with swirl onto

base silhouette, matching

edges that should align.

20. Attach helmet underlay to helmet

backside.

21. Position and attach helmet unit over

head of body/silhouette shape.

22. Assemble the ray gun shapes

onto the base gun shape . . .

. . . then position and attach over the

alien assembly to match the silhouette

edges that indicate where run should go.

23. Position and attach the assembled alien

unit on the LID with roughly even offset

margin around edges.

24. Close the box by fitting LID over the

base.

Here is the completed box.