Paper crafting, cardmaking, scrapbooking and party supplies
From all of us here at Pebbles, we hope you have a fabulous day celebrating with those you love most. Enjoy the turkey, pumpkin pie and stuffing! (And if you have leftovers, don’t forget that you can give them away or keep them for yourself in these perfect take out boxes!)
Now that Halloween is over, I can finally dedicate my energy to thinking about the upcoming feast of Thanksgiving. And with that feast comes leftovers. Glorious leftovers.
This is the one time of year I don’t mind having my fridge stuffed full of last night’s meal. But alas, sometimes those leftovers need to be sent home with friends and family. Today I am sharing a simple takeout box that you can mass produce with ease. Wrap each box with a piece of patterned paper and send those leftovers away in style.
Let me take a minute to address the obvious. There will be no leftover pumpkin pie. This piece of homemade pumpkin pie is for photography purposes only, and only briefly at that. Yum.
Now let’s get back to looking at the boxes. Each box is die cut from textured cardstock and is wrapped with a piece of patterned paper. This tuck and fold style box stays together without the wrap, but the wrap makes it extra pretty.
It is easy to die cut fun shapes in each wrap. You can use a single shape, or cut different shapes for each box.
This project is great for all of those leftover patterned paper strips you have laying around. Trim a strip of patterned paper to create a band around each box. Choose fall-themed colors or use anything you have on hand. Hop on over to my blog to see how I used the remaining turkey die cuts to make cute tags and labels.
These tuck and fold boxes are super easy to open and close, making it really easy to stuff them full of delicious leftovers. Be sure to line the box with parchment paper or wrap leftovers in a plastic bag before putting them in the box.
To make the takeout boxes, you will need two sheets of 12″x12″ cardstock. Die cut two box pieces and adhere them together with This to That double sided super sticky red tape. I like to use this tape when I am making 3-D projects.
After you have adhered the two box pieces together, you will fold it into a box shape. Hold the box together by adhering a few pieces of transparent tape on the inside of the box. The rest of the box is held together with tucks, tabs, and folds.
Trim several 2″ strips of 12″x12″ patterned paper to make bands that go around the box. Add some festive flair by die cutting a turkey in the middle of each paper strip.
You can assemble your boxes before the big feast, or assemble them on-the-fly as you send guests home with leftovers. Yum!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Amanda
Supplies:
FROM ME TO YOU DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ THANKS
FROM ME TO YOU DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK 12″X12″ HELLO
THIS TO THAT DOUBLE-SIDED SUPER STICKY RED TAPE
American Crafts textured cardstock
Hello there! It’s Becki, here to share with you a set of cards I created shaped as Pumpkins using the Home+Made collection. These cards were so simple to make and I think that they’re adorable!
I cut these cards using my Silhouette. I cut all the bases out of kraft cardstock and then cut an additional piece to use as a template when cutting the burlap. I simply wrote on the back of the burlap with a pencil and cut the pumpkin out of the burlap with sharp scissors.
I finished the card by simply adding a tag and a bit of sparkle to the stem of the pumpkin.
For this card I simply added a bit of burlap and some glitter tape to the middle of the pumpkin as well as the sentiment tag to the stem.
On the last card I used the template and glued strips of patterned paper/burlap to the template at an angle and then trimmed off the excess. I added the sentiment tag to the stem as well.
And here’s the set of completed cards:
Thanks for visiting the Pebbles blog today! Have a great day!
Supplies:
Home+Made Love Seat Patterned Paper PHMP-32593
Home+Made Burlap Cardstock 732607
Home+Made Specialty Cardstock 732609
Home+Made Cardstock Stickers 732611
Home+Made Decorative Tape 732626
Home+Made 6×6 Paper Pad 732644
Happy October! Amanda here today with a darling set of pumpkin gift boxes that will charm the pants off of your friends and family. I love making pumpkin crafts because they are so versatile. You can use them for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or any fall occasion.
I picked several of my favorite yellow-orange papers from my Pebbles collections and got going. Let me tell ya, the Birthday Wishes collection is the gift that keeps on giving. Two of these orange papers came from that collection. I think I have used that collection for more non-birthday projects than birthday projects. It is just so versatile. I used my gift box punch board to make the boxes which made this project both fast and easy.
I added some warmth and texture to each box by wrapping them with a piece of jute twine. I tied on a pair of die cut leaves and inserted some paper spirals to mimic a pumpkin vine. If you don’t have a die cutting machine, cut a pair of simple leaves by hand.
Fill the boxes with treats, gifts, or even party leftovers. I lined these boxes with a piece of parchment paper and filled them with fresh roasted pumpkin seeds. Yum!
I was able to make and assemble these boxes in a snap with the WRMK gift box punch. No fancy die cutting machines or tools required. I picked three different papers, cut them to size according to the chart on the punch board, and got to scoring and punching.
Create paper spirals by tightly wrapping a narrow strip of paper around a round pencil. Hold in place for a few seconds and release. This will leave you with loose spiral. To make a tighter spiral, secure the paper to the pencil with a bit of tape, lightly wet the paper, and let dry completely.
I like these boxes so much I plan on using them as home décor. If they stick around long enough, they may just be part of my Thanksgiving centerpiece!
Thanks for stopping by!
Amanda
Supplies:
Pebbles Paper Pad 12×12″ 48/Pkg Basics
Birthday Wishes Double-Sided Cardstock 12×12″
WRMK Gift Box Punch Board
Hi there! It’s Wendy Sue Anderson here with you today, sharing a really easy (and FUN!) Jack O’lantern Halloween Banner. Using just a few supplies and taking a limited amount of time, you can create a banner just like this one for yourself! The best part? It’s easy enough for the kids to help with!!
Here’s how to make your own:
Step 1: Using the Homemade Banner Dies, cut as many flags as you want for your banner. I used papers from the Thirty-One collection and the Home+Made Collection.
Step 2: Use the small die to cut triangles for the eyes and noses – the pieces are meant to be folded in half, so you’ll have to use scissors to cut the diamond into two triangles.
Step 3: Now use a small circle punch to cut some gold circles from the gold striped specialty cardstock.
Step 4: Now it’s time to think out of the box and use some of the letters and punctuation from the gold thicker sheet!
Step 5: Build the Jack O’Lantern faces using all of the pieces together!
Step 6: Add the gold decorative tape across the top of each banner, punch holes in both sides and string them all together. Hang them up and enjoy your spooky pumpkins!
Supplies:
Home+Made Decorative Tape
Home+Made Specialty Paper: Cream with Glitter Stripe
Home+Made Thickers: Gold Chipboard
Home+Made 6×6 Paper Pad
Home +Made Banner Dies
Home+Made Sunday Best Paper
Thirty One Dreadful Paper