I want to bring Halloween treats for colleagues at work, so I pulled out some Halloween papers from a few years ago (Motley Monsters) and put together those two cute gable boxes using the Scalloped Treat Box die from Lawn Fawn. The reason I ended up with two boxes was because I apparently couldn't figure out how to die the two parts from the right side of the paper in order to get the same pattern on both parts!! I wanted the polka dots (the back has ghosts), so I cut a third piece to finish the first box. I was torn between the idea of doing a silhouette background with last year's Halloween dies or to handcut cute monsters from the Designer Series Paper. In the end, because I had a spare box piece, I decided to do both.
The silhouettes were die-cut with the Halloween Scene Edgelits out of patterned paper and cardstock. The cute pumpkins were handcut from one of the sheets of DSP.
When I cut the fourth piece to finis the second box, I somehow messed up again. I got frustrated and instead of wasting good paper, I cut the two sides out of the die-cut I had, leaving a little tab to add them to the bottom. (Usually, you just overlap the two bottoms together.) That worked out just fine and it salvaged what I already had. I die-cut two dotted scallop rectangles for each sides and added some handcut monsters. I did the same thing on the two other box sides, without the rectangles. I stamped "Taste at your own risks" on the front.
Those treat boxes were inspired by a few Halloween challenges online this week: Simon Says Stamp Wednesday, Hand Stamped Sentiments #275 and Naughty or Nice #44 (Spooky).
Supplies
Stamps: Mystérieux félin (Spooky Cat - Stampin' Up!)
Cardstock: Island Indigo, Basic Black, Cajun Craze
Designer Series Paper: Motley Monsters
Ink: Basic Black Archival
Accessories: Halloween Scene Edgelits Dies (Stampin' Up!), 1-1/4" Circle Punch,
Dotted Scallop Rectangles Dies (Elizabeth Craft Designs), Scalloped Treat Box Die (Lawn Fawn),
Stampin' Dimensionals
These are adorable, Cindy - I bet they were fun to make and decorate! Thanks for sharing them with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
Posted by: Lin Brandyberry | October 22, 2017 at 16:44
Your colleagues will love these cute little boxes! Thanks for joining us again at NoN, Jo x
Posted by: Dotty Jo | October 23, 2017 at 11:53
More treat boxes! These are fun too. Thanks for joining us - again! - at Naughty or Nice Challenges!
Posted by: Lindsey | October 25, 2017 at 19:26
Your boxes are super cute! I love them! Thanks for joining us at Naughty or Nice Challenges! Cyndi, DT
Posted by: Oh You Made Me Ink | October 27, 2017 at 21:36
Oh my gosh...how fun are these treat boxes! I would have loved to receive one of these as a kid! Whoever gets these is sure special! Thanks for playing along with us at Hand Stamped Sentiments!
Posted by: Jenny Engelke | October 29, 2017 at 13:24
Super cute gable boxes! I bet your colleagues enjoyed them. So glad you played with us at HSS.
Robbie
Posted by: Robbie | October 30, 2017 at 13:50
What cute little treat boxes! I'm sure your friends at work will love these! Thank you for joining us at HSS!
Posted by: Breein Renwick | October 30, 2017 at 21:37