I have a friend who is a figure skater and I wanted to create a special holiday gift box for her this year so I designed this sweet little skate gift box. The box is self supporting and stands up on it’s own and, although you can’t see it in this photo, there is an opening at the top of the skate which would be perfect for holding candy canes, hot chocolate packets, or even a bag full of chocolates.
I made my skate out of Real Red cardstock (template takes 2 sheets). To jazz it up, I added fuzzy white brads, white ribbon, and thin feathering as a cuff. I made the sole of the boot using a straight edge and a black Sharpie marker. The blade was made out of shiny silver cardstock.
And, I just couldn’t let the opportunity pass to make a masculin skate. As you can see, I put a couple of treats inside of the box so you can get an idea of the size.
Each skate took roughly 15-20 minutes to assemble and decorate after the pieces were cut out. It’s not a difficult project at all but, because the pieces are exact in measurement, it does require you to be careful and accurate when adhering the pieces together. This template is available for purchase in my Paper Templates Webstore.
Hello bloggers,
I just wanted to pop on quickly to let you know that I am still here - I haven’t abandoned my blog. My six year old daughter is home with pneumonia so I have been playing nurse for the past week. I am working on some new designs and hope to have them uploaded by the end of the week. In the meantime, please check out the freebie section. There are some cute files there for you to download.
Remember, if you have an idea for a template, please feel free to leave a comment. I’m always looking for new ideas!
Oh my goodness, I am having so much fun with these boxes! I now have 25 made for the upcoming holidays.
These particular ones were created using a shiny, metallic paper. I distressed the flower center using sandpaper so that it would stand out even more. I was going to add ribbon but I think these boxes are so pretty that they don’t need anything else.
I actually have another idea brewing for this box. I was thinking of making the template smaller and putting 24 of them together somehow for use as an advent calendar. Hopefully I’ll have the chance to work on this over the next week.
This template is available for purchase in my Paper Templates Webstore.
Anyone who knows me knows that I have an obsession with gift boxes and this next box just makes me giddy! It is small and unique but, best of all, it is so freaking adorable! I just want to point out that this box is not my original design but I did draw the template based on finished boxes that I saw on party favor website.
Since the Holidays are quickly approaching, I got a small jump on things and made 12 of these boxes to use for gift giving. While this box does look intricate, (yes it does require a fair bit of scoring and folding), they actually go together fairly quickly and easily once you get the grunt work done.
This template is available for purchase in my Paper Templates Webstore.
As mentioned in an earlier post, I hired British artist, Paul Gunson, to custom design a holiday rubber stamp for the users of my rubber stamping community. I have an extra stamp left over and would like to give it away to one of my blog readers. All you have to do is leave a comment in this post. Winner will be drawn at random (using random.org) and will be announced on Friday.
The stamp was manufactured by the same company who manufactures Amuse Art Stamps. The quality is excellent and the image stamps beautifully. The stamp measures 3″x3″ and is mounted on cling foam for use on acrylic blocks.
Good Luck!
WINNER UPDATE!!
Wow, only three people signed up for the blog giveaway. Does that mean the stamp is hideous?? I, personally, think it’s fabulous 
Our winner is comment #3 which was posted by BUNNY! Congratulations Bunny! Please email me with your name and address and I’ll get the stamp in the mail for you.
Thanks for playing!