Note Cards and Box

I saw this idea on YouTube and decided to make one to see how it would turn out.  I love this idea! Great for a gift for any reason.

This box holds 6 notecards from Stampin' Up! along with 6 envelopes. 

The box is made with a piece of card stock measuring 9" x 9". Use the Envelope Punch Board and punch and score at 3" and 5". Turn the card stock to the left, line up the first scored line with the punch pointer, and punch and score. Repeat with the second scored line. Repeat these steps on the two remaining sides. Round all four points with the corner punch on the Envelope Punch Board.  Cut along the large triangles to create tabs. Use adhesive or glue to adhere two tabs to the inside at one of the large triangles. Place adhesive on the two small triangles (sides of box) where the large triangle fold over the tabs and sides - make sure to only put adhesive where the large triangle will touch.

The belly band is made from a piece of card stock measuring 1" x 12". Fold this around the box leaving a gap in the front. Use punches to create a cute flower on the front - this also serves as a cover to fill the gap in the belly band.

Fold the top flap (large triangle) under the belly band to close the box. 

I made cards (2 of each design) with two different flower stamps and several sentiment stamps from Stampin' Up!.

Have a great day!

Curved Side Box

This box was shared on a FB group to which I belong. The only measurements given were that the box was 8 cm all around. As I cannot wrap my head around centimeters, I forged ahead in inches to see if I could make this box.

The box turned out so cute! 

Here are my directions:

CS 6" x 8 1/2"

• Score on the long side at 2", 4", 6", and 8"
• Score on the short side at 2" and 4"
• Fold on all the score lines
• On the long side, cut up on all the score lines to the intersecting score line - do this on both sides
• Trim the first 2" section and the third 2" section in half to create the tabs needed for the box (see picture below)
• Use a curved edge (I used a ribbon spool) to trace onto the second and fourth 2" sections - this will give you the sides of the box

• Also trim the 1/2" section in half - I forgot to do this before taking the picture above
• Place adhesive on the tab sections and create the box - the first and second 2" section will be the lid - below is the picture of what the box will look like once the tabs are in place

I hope you like this box. It was a fun one to make.

Have a great day!

Tea Light Holders

Instead of giving chocolates to friends at church for Mother's Day, I used Sam's tea light holder tutorial to create these. I recently went to IKEA and picked up some of their yummy smelling tea lights - my craft room smells wonderful!

Hope you have a great day!

Punch Art Bunny

I saw this on Pinterest and he looked to cute. It is made with punches and framelits from Stampin' Up!

I believe the original post had a petite purse attached to the back of the bunny. I do not have the die for that so I made a box that would fit behind him.

The box is big enough to hold several Hershey Kisses or other treats.

Have a great day!

Stay Closed Treat Box

Isn't this the neatest box!?! You can fill it with treats and the box remains closed until you squeeze the sides.

I made some of these for friends we are going to see over the Easter weekend. 

If you would like to make this box, go here.

Box and Card Combo

Isn't this the neatest idea?!? This box when opened holds a card. No more trying to keep the card with the box. The card fits inside this flap on the underside of the lid.

Fancy Faceted Box

The original box was created by Sam. The box above is the one I made from her lovely directions. It takes a 12" x 12" piece of cardstock to make this in the U.S. - Sam used an A4 piece of cardstock in the U.K.

One of the members of the Pootles FB group (Nancy) edited the dimensions so we Americans can make one from an 8 1/2" x 11" piece of cardstock.

Sam's version is on the left while Nancy's version is on the right.

If you would like to make one, please go here for the YouTube video.

Have a great day!

Little Sweet Treat

Elaine at papercraftbutton.blogspot.com shared directions on how to make this little sweet treat box. 

My little box holds three Hershey Kisses, but it would hold up to five. 

Hope you have a great day!

Sweet Treat for You

This box was made after watching the video by Angela on her blog Stamping with Amore. 

The stamp set used is Hey, Valentine. Blendabilities markers were used to color in the stamped image. (both items from Stampin' Up!)

The bow was made with the Envelope Punch Board (1" x 7 1/8" - punch at 1 1/2", 3 1/2" then flip and do 1 1/2" from other end - repeat on other side - punch ends of paper to give it the ribbon look).

Hope you have a great day!

Divided Treat Box

While scanning through the many crafting blogs which I follow, I came across this box made by Brenda. I thought the box was cute and that I would save it for Easter treats, but decided to make some for a couple of friends who have birthdays in February.

I only had Valentine colored Hershey Kisses, but they still look pretty cute. I have only placed a tag on one of them so far.

Hope you have a great day!

You Crack Me Up

As you can see from most of my posts, what I make comes from other's creativity. Yesterday, I picked up some Reese Peanut Butter Eggs. After putting the groceries away, I picked up the eggs and headed to the craft room. I decided to take all that I learned and try my hand at making a box for the eggs.

Once I started, the box just fell together. I was excited and very happy with the result!

Here's the finished box ...

For those who have asked for directions, here they are ...

CS 4 1/2" X 11"

Score on the long side at 1", 5", 6", and 10"

Score on the short side at 1" and 3 1/2"

Cut up to the score line on each long side and trim the tabs at an angle. 

Use a circle or oval punch to punch a thumb grab.

Turn the CS over and place sticky strip or fast fuse on each tab.

Adhere four tabs to the long sides without the punched end to create the box. Adhere two tabs to the long side with punched end to create the lid.

Adhere DSP 2 1/4" X 3 3/4" to the front and decorate as desired. 

The stamped image was cut out with the Deco Label framelits and I trimmed to top and bottom to be straight.

I used dimensionals on the four corners of my stamped image and ran the ribbon underneath the stamped image and around the back - the reason it's not straight on the left side. :/

Hope you have a great day!

Card box with Chocolates

This box was made with the intent of putting Hershey Nuggets in the center. I used Andes mints to show it could hold other chocolates as well.

The cover is made out of a piece of transparency.

Hope you have a great day!

EPB Matchbox Drawer

This box was made with the Envelope Punch Board. I CASE'd this from Dawn at Dawn's Stamping Thoughts.

Have a great day! :)

Hershey Kiss Holder

Isn't this the cutest box!?!?

Sam made this in her Advent Countdown this year and I thought it was a great box to give someone who was having a birthday. If memory serves me correctly, she said it will hold 5 Hershey Kisses.  This box is currently empty because my family found my stash of Kisses! 

These would be fun to make as a family and have them hanging on the tree for Christmas. 

Hope you have a great day! :)

Spinner Top Box

Elaine from Papercraft Button shared this idea in September. 

These are so fun to make. I forsee many more boxes like this one in my future.

Have a great day!

Milk Carton Mini with Holder

This mini milk carton was made following Sam Donald's instructions.

Hope you have a great day! :)

Mini Soap Box

This is another one of Sam's creations. :)

I was going out of town for my second grandchild's birth and I wanted to leave my daughter something to let her know I was thinking of her even though I was out of town.  This cute little bag/box held several Hershey Kisses. 

Have a great day! :)

Fold Flat Box

This fold flat box was designed by Sam Donald to hold 3" x 3" cards and envelopes. 

With Halloween on my mind, I put a snack size Hershey bar, a snack size KitKat, and a Reese's Penut Butter Cup in mine. 

Have a great day! 😊

Sweet Treat Box

Sam Donald shared this box on September 22. It is to hold mini candy bars found in the UK.

This one will hold a Reese's Pieces or Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. It is not tall enough to hold a snack size candy bar. 😞 I tried a snack size Hershey's Milk Chocolate, a KitKat, and a Mr. Goodbar.

Hope you have a great day! 😊

Satchel Box

I was looking through Pinterest when I found this box. I went to the website for the box, but it was in another language so I had to figure things out on my own.

Here is what I used to make this box:

Yellow CS 4 1/2" x 11" - score long side at 2", 3 1/2", 8", and 9 1/2"

Green CS 4" x 5" - score long side at 1" and 2 1/2"; slightly round the end after the last score line

Green CS 4" x 7" - score long side at 1" and 2 1/2"

Attach double sided tape or glue the bottom underside of the 1" scored section of the 4" x 7" piece.

Attach this to the inside of the yellow CS as shown.

Attach double sided tape or glue to the inside portion of the 1" scored section of the 4" x 5" piece.

Adhere this to the outside of the yellow CS as shown. For picture purposes, I folded the first green CS to the inside of the yellow CS.

Cut two 1" x 4" pieces of green CS and adhere with double sided tape or glue to the sides of the box. Add your eyelets. Note: If using brads, you can place the ribbon between the two pieces of CS, pierce a hole, and insert a brad. You can also wait to add the side pieces and ribbon until the box is completed.

Adhere double sided tape or glue to the yellow flaps of the box and adhere them to the front green flap.

Using an oval punch, punch the center of the front for easy access to cards or goodies you place inside.

This is what the inside of the box should look like at this point.

Punch two 1" circles out of the yellow CS. Using a paper piercer, place one circle on the front flap and pierce through the circle and the flap; attach the circle with a brad. 

Close the flap to find the placement for the other circle and pierce a hole; attach the circle with a brad.

Add your ribbon and the box is complete! 

The finished box measures 4" x 1 1/2" x 4 1/2".

Embellish as desired. Mine has yet to be embellished - waiting to discover where its new home will be and for what reason (birthday, thinking of you, get well, etc).

Hope you have a great day! :)