Out of the Box

I had a bit of free time this weekend and it had been on the back of my mind that I wanted to make Christmas treat boxes for the office. I discovered that I was able to buy a pack of sheets with all of the same pattern from Lawn Fawn, so I ordered a few of my favorite patterns. I selected Donner from the Perfectly Plaid Christmas collection, thinking it would make some adorable Christmas treat boxes. Most of the Lawn Fawn paper I've bought was in 6" x 6", which does not fit the Scalloped Treat Box die, unfortunately, The last time I was at the Bulk Barn store, I brought back a few different candies to sample. I finally landed on an assortment of Christmas Eggies, Christmas Mike & Ike and some jelly wreaths. I swear, the colors of those were made to match the paper perfectly, especially the Eggies, which could not have worked better.

The box has a little surprise when it's empty: I've added the back of the animals inside the box, which will show only once the candy is done, and I've also added a piece of green Bokeh in the Snow paper (the Pine Needle Twist sheet) to the side opposite the clear window so that we see the bokeh effect behind the critters. (Also to hide the corner tabs and make the finishing prettier).

A snowflake tag was created with the Winter Tiny Tags dies, spritzed with Vanilla Smooch Spray and stamped with the To and From stamp from For You, Deer. I used the Sweetheart twine on the bear boxes (with the image stamped in Gumball Green) and I used Wild Wasabi cotton twine on the deer boxes (with the image stamped in Poppy Parade).

At the last minute, I decided I wanted the critters to hold something Christmasy, so I pulled out the Christmas Like No Otter set and found a little present that was the right size.

My design didn't appear that intricate to me when I made my initial sample, but in the end, I ended up spending many hours on making my 18 boxes for colleagues and family members. That made me wonder the amount of time that Lawn Fawn spends on their own samples that they send out to stores who carry their stuff. (My local store always have a bunch of them and they are always pretty and quite intricate - somebody's doing a lot of coloring and die-cutting somewhere!)

Challenge inspiration: Simon Says Stamp Monday (party!) + Lawn Fawnatics #19 + Just Add Ink #391 + TGIF #139

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplies
Stamps: Christmas Like No Otter, For You, Deer (Lawn Fawn)
Cardstock: Whisper White, Window Sheet
Patterned Papers: Perfectly Plaid Christmas - Donner (Lawn Fawn)
Ink: Poppy Parade, Gumball Green, Tuxedo Black Memento
Dies: Christmas Like No Otter,  For You, Deer, Scalloped Treat Box, Winter Tiny Tags (Lawn Fawn),
Stitched Shapes Framelits (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories: Sweetheart Twine (Lawn Fawn), Cotton Twine (Stampin' Up!), Black Journaling Pen,
Copic Markers, White Gel Pen, Vanilla Smooch Spritz
Candy: Christmas Mike & Ike, Christmas Eggies, Jelly Wreaths

 

Comments

[nancy]

Love this clever window design! The cute critters are so fun! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Lawn Fawnatics!

[Jan M]

These treat boxes are so cute and festive Cindy and I love the little window you’ve created in each so that you can see a sneak peak of the insides and your adorable critters all holding a present are so sweet! Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink throughout the year and a very Merry Christmas to you and all your family xx

[Carolynn Sander]

Cute cute cute! Who wouldn't just love to receive one of these treat holders?Thank you so much for joining in with us this week over at TGIF Challenges!💖 https://tgifchallenges.blogspot.ca/2017/12/tgifc139-last-minute-santa-what-are-you.html

[Samantha Mann]

these treat boxes are fantastic!! LOVE the critters hanging out in front too!! adorable! so cute! Thank you SO much for playing along with the Lawn Fawnatics Challenge! :D

[Patrice]

So sweet, Cindy! These little treat boxes are just gorgeous, & you've coloured your little critters beautifully. Thank you for sharing with us at Just Add Ink. Happy New Year! x

[Tina Gillespie]

Aww, so cute! Well worth the effort! Thanks for sharing with us at Just Add Ink.