I always keep a collection of gift boxes on hand, purchasing them when I find them on sale and stashing them away for when I need one. In looking through what I had to use for Christmas gifts, I found these great kraft paper boxes with clear acetate circular windows that I thought would be perfect for holiday candies. That sent me off looking through Memory Box dies for round ones that could frame that window.
These are the dies I selected.
Let's look at the Poinsettia Circle Frame box first.
- The box is 4" square on the top and bottom and the sides are 1 1/2" X 4".
- I cut pieces of decorative paper 1/16" smaller than those dimensions--one large square for the top and four rectangles for the sides.
- In order to figure out how to cut the center circle to expose the acetate, I tried sitting several dies ( cutting side up) from the WRAPPED CIRCLES die set 30114 on the acetate until I found one just a bit smaller than the acetate circle. I added two pieces of washi tape under the die, placed that sticky side up on top of the acetate circle and put my paper face down and stuck the die to the paper square where I wanted it to cut.
- This size turned out to be perfect for the center of the three circle dies I chose for the boxes!
- I used Scor-Tape to adhere the papers to the top and sides of the box.
- I then used a glue pen to add the Poinsettia Circle Frame around the exposed acetate circle and the small poinsettia in the center of the acetate circle.
- There's a small U-shaped cut-out in the front panel to make it easier to open the box. I found a tiny circle punch and used that to make the half-circle U.
- I then took some narrow Scor-Tape and ran it around the center of the side panels of the box and added a red ribbon over that which I tied in a bow at the front.
- To finish the box I added some tiny white pearls in the centers of the poinsettias.
For the second box I chose the Wrapped Holly Circle Frame.
- I assembled this box in the same manner as the first one.
- I used a wired red ribbon and red pearls in two sizes on the holly wreath and added the small holly curvy branch to the acetate circle.
For the third box I used the Hutton Wreath die with some small white pearls and a green-dotted red ribbon. This die was actually from the 2018 Summer Collection but it works perfectly as a holiday wreath when cut from green cardstock.
Three pretty boxes to fill with sweet treats for friends!
I've found some kraft coffee bags with acetate windows that I can decorate in the same way. And I have other boxes and bags that I can die cut circles into and add my own acetate windows before decorating them. I love the sneak peek of the contents that the little acetate window provides!
Happy Crafting!
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Anne, another great idea!
Have you considered using these die cuts as a cake stencil? I often use
them on smaller cakes with a dusting of confectioners sugar, it's very pretty.
Posted by: Cynthia D | 12/17/2018 at 04:56 AM
Love it! Super idea!
Posted by: Barbara-Jean | 12/17/2018 at 01:36 PM
very pretty way to decorate the boxes!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | 12/17/2018 at 05:37 PM