Hello and happy Thursday! Today is the second installment of a fun blog hop sharing alternative projects made with the Paper Pumpkin monthly kit supplies. Paper Pumpkin is an awesome surprise in a box – and it’s delivered to your mailbox every month! If you are new to Paper Pumpkin, you can find all of the details HERE.
Maybe you came here by way of my friend, Pam Staples, or you just started here. Either way, we all hope that you enjoy the projects and make some of them yourself. So sit back, enjoy, and make sure you visit all of the blogs to check out what the other artists made for you!
This month’s kit is titled “Sprinkled with Love”. If you are in to donuts…oh my sweetness! This kit is so adorable and if I am being honest, I was stumped a little on coming up with an alternate project. I didn’t want to just make another card…so I decided to make something that could actually hold a donut so you could give it as a sweet treat to someone special! My friend Martine, one of my favorite demonstrator friends, and I had a little brainstorming session about the things you could make with this kit. She loves donuts so she had some great ideas!
I made a box that was approximately 1 1/2″ tall and 4 1/2″ square. I used this great video from Stampin’ Up to figure out my box dimensions:
After using the formula that Donna shared in the video, my bottom cardstock piece was 7 1/2″ x 7 1/2″.
I used our new In Color, Powder Pink, as it seemed to match the donut icing PERFECTLY!
I made the top a little shorter than the box bottom so you could see the box base. I wanted a 3/4″ lid height so my designer series paper (DSP) was cut to 6″ square. I used a piece of the “Falling in Love” DSP which was so popular, it sold out! But who knows, you may already have some on your shelf!
The rest of the packaging details were completed using the kit contents! I cut one card base in half to create my donut topper. I popped up the donut icing on dimensionals – because I love when things aren’t FLAT! I cut apart one of the super adorable envelopes in the kit, making two 2″ strips, and used these to create a belly band for the box. It all came together with a few wraps of the lovely gold twine that came in the kit.
The best part, this box is READY to put a donut inside! I lined the inside of the box with a piece of the Sending Love Glassine sheets (on SALE right now! check it out HERE!).
What do you think? Could you give away a sweet treat along with your card? I know a couple friends who would LOVE getting a donut, especially a Krispy Kreme one (a locals favorite in our town!). It’s time to go see what my craft friend, Andrea, has planned for you. Click the next button to see her creation now!
Just in case you missed someone, here is the full Hop list:
- Kimberly Morris
- Melissa Davies
- Sara Levin
- Carolynn Sander
- Tina Rackley Riddle
- Rachel Tessman
- Rick D. Adkins
- Megan Thompson
- Lori Mueller
- Audra Monk
- Cathy Caines
- Pam Staples
- Jennifer Hill – That’s me! You are here.
- Andrea Tracy-Tucker
- Dena Rekow
- Monika Davis
- Paper Trimmer
- Powder Pink cardstock (Available June 1st)
- So In Love Designer Series Paper
Retiring products are flying off of our shelves as we prepare for a new catalog! Don’t miss out on your favorites, get them before they are gone!
Thanks for stopping by!
xoxo
Jennifer
Very, very cute!! Love the idea of using Glassine sheets to line the box. TFS!
Thanks Lori! I was thinking, sticky donuts needed something!
Brilliant!!! I literally just put my glassine sheets on another shelf and thought.. geeeeeee what am I going to do with these? And that’s it!! Liners for boxes!! Thank you so much!! And I always love pearls so love it!
Keeeeep the Glasssssssinnneee! I totally have new uses in mind for it now, too!
Love your box and all of the pretty details! Who knew the Falling in Love designer paper would look so good with donuts!!
Sometimes our collection of supplies surprises us with a beautiful combo! Thanks so much!
Yum! I love the idea of the glassine sheets to line the box!
Thanks! If only I had donuts lying around…hmmmm, must go to the donut shop 😉
This is too funny…I was going to use the glassine sheets for my box liners, too…but I didn’t want to get them dirty! Hahahaaaaa!!! Talk about a hoarder. I just used waxed paper sheets in the bottom of mine, instead. Adorable projects, thanks for sharing!
Thanks! I am REALLY trying hard to not be a hoarder, it’s really – REALLY – tough when we have so many cute and fun things to hoard!
love the addition of the glassine sheets. looks like the box came from a bakery!
Thanks, Melissa!
Hi love ir.
Thanks, Madelaine!
Love your box!
Thanks, Tina!
Super cute–and a great use of that glassine paper!!
Thanks, Dena!