Flower Patch Frenzy Box

When I saw the box made by Caroline Hallett at the Stampin’ Up! European Convention, I knew that I had CASe it. I have of course put my own slant on it.

This is a photo of Caroline’s projects pinned to the board. The box is what I have to share with you today but the card is one that we had as a Make & Take (different colours though).

Caroline’s box is a rectangular cube but I decided to make mine a square cube, so all sides are the same length. If you would like to see Caroline’s box in more detail you can check it out here – Craftyhallett. She also has instructions on how to make her box.

My box was made from one piece of 12″ x 12″ Lost Lagoon card stock and the new Gift Box Punch Board. Cutting and scoring/punching instructions for various square boxes are on the punch board, but it is possible to make rectangular boxes too.

This is my box. As you can see, I decorated it with flowers from the Flower Patch stamp set. I told you the other day that I’d been on a bit of a flower patch frenzy!

Closed finished box with belly band.

Top of the box

Inside the box. The pockets contain packaged tea bags. Luckily the colour co-ordinates!

Inside of the box with some wrapped biscuits (tied up with Lost Lagoon ribbon)

I had a lot of fun making the box. The box itself was really easy to make. It was the decorating that took a bit longer. I love the colours as they are really vibrant – this year’s In Colors (with a bit of Pear Pizzazz thrown in for good measure).

I took my box one stage further that Caroline’s by adding a belly band in Blackberry Bliss.

Details of all the Stampin’ Up! supplies used are as follows:

Oops. Sorry, missed off the Blackberry Bliss card stock (item no. 133682 £6.25).

My head is totally spinning with box ideas at the moment and I am pretty sure that one of those ideas will make it’s way into a class sometime early in the New Year (gulp).