Friday, February 13, 2009

Round Top Favor Box

Lauren Meader has been showing samples of her soon-to-be-released My Timeless Template called the Rounded Wrap Up Box, and the more wonderful creations she showed, the more I wanted to make one! Of course I had to do it in Cricut Design Studio (because I am obsessed with making things in it!), and I also wanted to showcase some of the awesome patterned paper I have, specifically from the DCWV Sweet Stack (the 12x12 version).

Here is the box I came up with - front view:

And back view:

My box is 3" wide, 1.5" deep, and about 3.25" tall. I modeled most of the measurements after my treasure chest boxes, and then adjusted whatever looked funny.

After creating and testing the DS cut file, I had some plain white cardstock with the shape of the box cut out of it. Instead of trashing it, I kept it to use as a placement template.

I took this sheet (which is one of my favorites in the whole stack)
and laid my placement template over it, positioning the template so the cupcake would be centered on the front of the box. Then I made marks on my PP where the edges of the template were and cut on the marks on all 4 sides of the PP to get a sheet 8x9.5".

Next, I simply placed my PP face down on my Cricut cutting mat exactly how the white cardstock had been placed and hit cut. I also created a separate page in the same file to make the score lines, so I had to adjust my blade depth and pressure and hit cut again.

Here's a shot of the paper on the mat after cutting and removing the excess paper (please excuse the weird glare off the mat):
You can see that I also put a couple little slots on the cut file to tie ribbon through.

And then after taking the paper off the mat:

Then I just folded on all the score lines, glued it together, and added a little ribbon. I love how the pattern on the paper is perfectly placed on the box, and makes it look like I actually took the time to decorate it!

I hope you like my little box, and don't forget to check out Lauren's blog and all of her My Timeless Templates at Papertrey Ink! Thank you so much to Lauren for all of her creativity and inspiration!!

ETA: After a few requests, I have uploaded the .cut file for this box. If you like it, please let me know by leaving a comment. Also, if you make anything with the file, I'd love to see it!

28 comments:

  1. This is such a cute box! I love that paper you used for it also.

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  2. This is a beautiful box.
    Do you want to share the file with us?
    I hope so because its a great gift box

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  3. I would love to have this cut file also. It is such a cute little gift box. Thanks so much for sharing you work.

    Sharon atthesea@novuscom.net

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  4. Love your box! would love to have file if your sharing!
    Thanks

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  5. This is so cute! Love it! Thanks for sharing.

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  6. THANK YOU for sharing, this is really cute.

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  7. I love boxes, thanks so much for sharing this super cute one!

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  8. Thank you so much for sharing!

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  9. gorgeous little box Maureen and your papers are yummy,
    tfs

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  10. This is absolutely lovely. My girlfriend is getting married in June and has a few items to give to guest and this would make the perfect packaging. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  11. Thanks for sharing!!
    Lisa

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  12. Gorgeous box! thanks for the filw it's very kind of you to share

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  13. I love the box. Thanks for sharing the file.

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  14. I love it, thank you so much for sharing the cut file.

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  15. I love this box you made. It's so cute and such a great idea. Thank you so much for sharing the cut file with everyone!

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  16. This is sooo cute...and the way you lined up the paper is perfect for this box!! great job..thanks for sharing..

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  17. love this.....you did a great job..thanks for sharing!

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  18. Super cute! Thank you for sharing! Regan

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  19. This is brilliant - thank you so much for sharing, I really appreciate it

    Kind Regards
    Deanne

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  20. Thank you so much for sharing this delightful little box!

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  21. Great box. It's perfect for shower favors. thanks so much.

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  22. Love the box!! Thank you for sharing!

    Shari Z

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  23. Hi Maureen! Linked to your blog thru Enjoli's...what a treasure I've found! Love all your projects, thank you for sharing. You are amazing with your ability to create with DS!

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  24. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!! I love your little 3D items. So much fun!

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  25. Really cute neat box!! Thanks!!

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  26. thank you so much for sharing your talent! It is Appreciated~!

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