Happy Thursday and you know what that means - Altered Item Thursday!!! This item came to me in one of those "A-HA" moments. I was stamping the Simple Birthday Thanks cupcake to make a card and I thought it would make the perfect gift box...yup a box, that's what came to me and here's what I came up with, Simple Cupcake Box.
Here's a side view:
To make the cupcake front and back sides, I stamped the cupcake four times - twice on a sheet from the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper and twice on Very Vanilla card stock with Chocolate Chip Classic Ink. On the Designer Paper images, I cut out the bottom half and paper pieced it onto the Very Vanilla images. I colored the cherry in the Real Red, Pixie Pink and Always Artichoke Stampin' Write Markers and added a little bit of White Gel Pen details. To give it some glitz I added some Dazzling Diamonds and then added some Pink Micro Beads to the frosting. I set them aside to work on the box.
The box I decided to make is one a lot of you I'm sure have made before - just your typical box without the top. Here's a photo of the box with directions (you can click on the image to make it bigger):
- Start with 2-3/4" x 8-3/4" piece of card stock.
- On the 2-3/4" side score at 1-1/4"
- Flip your paper and on the 8-3/4" side score at 3/4", 3-1/4", 4-3/4", and 7-1/4"
- Working on the pieces under the score line, cut off the first panel; cut off some sections off the third and last panel to make a trapezoid.
- Once you finishing scoring and cutting you should have a piece that looks like the drawing above.
- Assemble the box with sticky strip.
Once the box was assembled, I added the cupcakes on the two longest side with stick strip. I tied a strip of Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon around the box and on the shorter sides I used the Crop-a-Dile to make holes. I used another strip of Pink Pirouette ribbon for the handle and secured it with Designer Flower Brads.
It takes some step, but over all relatively easy to put together. Hope you find to make some or perhaps a few!
beautifull!!
is a dream!!
Posted by: DULZURA | January 04, 2011 at 12:35 PM
Really, really cute!
Posted by: Shari Nelson | April 28, 2009 at 08:41 AM
This is SO adorable & your instructions are amazing. Hope it's okay if I link to you? Thank you so much for sharing this yummy project! :O)
Posted by: Mel M. M. M. | March 31, 2009 at 11:01 AM
Don't you just love those "AHA!" moments? This one takes the cupcake! lol! Just darling, Carolina! Glad I stopped by. I went to your gallery first but got overwhelmed by all your awesome creations and thought I would go page by page here... starting to think it's gonna take me the rest of the week to catch up! lol!
Posted by: Jane Matsumoto | October 22, 2008 at 12:43 AM
This is so great. I've been holding off getting that stamp but ack, I think you just pushed me into getting it!
Posted by: Jen Ofiana | October 20, 2008 at 09:41 AM
OM Word!! This is the most adorable box ever!!! You are so sweet to share this fabulous template, too! Thanks so much for the loads of inspiration you spread! :) hugs!
Posted by: linsey | October 19, 2008 at 08:54 PM
OMG..how cute and creative is that! Love it!
Posted by: Laura (scrapnextras) | October 18, 2008 at 08:47 AM
This has to be the cutest thing I've ever seen...LOVE IT!!! :D Great design...I'll definately have to try this! :D
Posted by: jenn | October 18, 2008 at 04:28 AM
I think it is adorable!
Posted by: michelle | October 18, 2008 at 01:28 AM
Absolutely adorable! The brad on the side is charming & of course the colors & details rock! Love the new "Fall you" pic, yummy cupcake & coffee mug!
Posted by: Stephanie Atterbury | October 17, 2008 at 04:40 PM
this is such a cute idea. Now I NEED that set!!!
Posted by: Maria | October 17, 2008 at 07:40 AM
This is darling. I did not buy this stamp because this was the only thing I could think of doing with it and did not think I would use it much. But now that I see it done it is so cute I may have to buy it anyway! You rock! Love it.
Posted by: Mary Jo | October 17, 2008 at 07:22 AM
I loved that stamp but worried if I would use it very much to make it worthwhile on my very limited budget. This definitely sells me. Now it's on the list. Add the cupcake thank you and it will make a great party thank you! Wonderful as always. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Laurie | October 17, 2008 at 07:16 AM
You sure can take the "ordinary" and make it into EXTRAORDINARY!!!!!!!
Posted by: LuvLee | October 17, 2008 at 12:40 AM
oh my goodness, Carolina. That means i have to buy this stamp but it's so worth it :)
Posted by: catherine | October 16, 2008 at 11:10 PM
Oh wow Carolina-- THis is just super cute-- I may need to case these for birthday gift totes! Just adorable!
Posted by: Tori Wild | October 16, 2008 at 10:36 PM
Oh what fun, super cute.
Posted by: Cindy Haffner | October 16, 2008 at 09:42 PM
This is totally cute!!
Posted by: Jessie/knightrone | October 16, 2008 at 09:20 PM
This is so darn cute Carolina!! What a great little bag! :)
Posted by: Julie Masse | October 16, 2008 at 08:01 PM
this is one of the cutest things I've seen, now I have to have this stamp!
Posted by: Emily | October 16, 2008 at 07:09 PM
Oh my goodness Carolina...what a sweet box!
Posted by: ~amy~ | October 16, 2008 at 07:03 PM
Oh my gosh this is fabulous!! Thanks for sharing!!
Posted by: Deb Wood | October 16, 2008 at 05:29 PM
how cute is this?! I ADORE IT-TFS, great---now I HAVE to get this cupcake stamp,thanks!!
Posted by: Donna | October 16, 2008 at 03:06 PM
Oh my word, I was just googling cupcake boxes and then your post shows up in my reader magically. Can't wait to try this, thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Tina | October 16, 2008 at 01:29 PM
WOW!! Love it love it love it!!! Thanks so much for sharing and for posting the dimensions on that. I WILL be making one for myself. You're the best!
Posted by: Melissa Sauls | October 16, 2008 at 01:07 PM