Easter box

Easter looms but if, like me, you don’t have any Easter-y stamps, don’t despair. I think I can get away with this springy, florally box.

I haven’t had time to draw up a template for you but it’s really easy to make. It’s just a 6” square piece of cardstock (thought you’d like that, imperial-lovers!) which you score along each edge at 2” until you are left with a piece of cardstock sectioned off into nine squares.

Place a square of patterned paper (or stamped cardstock) on two opposite squares. Cut along the score lines either side of your patterned sections (that’s four cuts) and fold all creased edges inwards.

Then stick it all together – you are sticking a much larger surface area with this box than with the 5-10-15-20 box so it’s a lot stronger. Strong enough to carry quite a few chocolate eggs, in fact!

You can attach the handle any way you like – I used Glue Dots® which are strong and neat (I also noticed that Stampin’ Up!’s Glue Dots® are a bargain as you get twice as many as in the usual packs).

You can probably just see from the photo that there’s a strip of patterned paper on the handle, too. I love this paper – it’s Petals & Paisleys which co-ordinates perfectly with the Polka Dots & Paisley stamp set.

Stamps: Polka Dots & Paisley (p51)
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Paper: Petals & Paisleys (p73)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Tempting Turquoise (p86), Scallop Circle Punch (p80), 1 3/8” circle punch (p80), 1 ¼” circle punch (p80), Glue Dots® (p81)

All products by Stampin' Up! Please email me to order a catalogue, or click the link on the right to view it online. Easter looms but if, like me, you don’t have any Easter-y stamps, don’t despair. I think I can get away with this springy, florally box.

I haven’t had time to draw up a template for you but it’s really easy to make. It’s just a 6” square piece of cardstock (thought you’d like that, imperial-lovers!) which you score along each edge at 2” until you are left with a piece of cardstock sectioned off into nine squares.

Place a square of patterned paper (or stamped cardstock) on two opposite squares. Cut along the score lines either side of your patterned sections (that’s four cuts) and fold all creased edges inwards.

Then stick it all together – you are sticking a much larger surface area with this box than with the 5-10-15-20 box so it’s a lot stronger. Strong enough to carry quite a few chocolate eggs, in fact!

You can attach the handle any way you like – I used Glue Dots® which are strong and neat (I also noticed that Stampin’ Up!’s Glue Dots® are a bargain as you get twice as many as in the usual packs).

You can probably just see from the photo that there’s a strip of patterned paper on the handle, too. I love this paper – it’s Petals & Paisleys which co-ordinates perfectly with the Polka Dots & Paisley stamp set.

Stamps: Polka Dots & Paisley (p51)
Cardstock: Tempting Turquoise, Whisper White
Paper: Petals & Paisleys (p73)
Ink: Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: ¼” Grosgrain Ribbon – Tempting Turquoise (p86), Scallop Circle Punch (p80), 1 3/8” circle punch (p80), 1 ¼” circle punch (p80), Glue Dots® (p81)

All products by Stampin' Up! Please email me to order a catalogue, or click the link on the right to view it online.