I saw this box on Pootles’ website and thought that with a bit of a tweak, it would be perfect for my Paper Pumpkin September 2016 Alternate 5 and also for our cookie bake. As you’ll have seen, we used plastic food safe bags and ribbon and tags which is probably a good thing. We made over 75 bags so making paper bags for each would have taken a while! But here is my prototype using the Festive Birthday DSP. I wasn’t sold on this one to start with, it’s pretty bright but I’ve come to really love the colours together.

Isn’t it fun? And the tag finishes it perfectly in my opinion (especially since I didn’t have 75 binder clips!).

So here’s how you make it. Start with a piece of DSP 6 inches by 12. Then score at the inches shown (2 7/8″, 5 3/4″, 8 5/8″ and 11 1/2″ on the long side and 1 3/4″ on the short). Cut out and remove the black rectangle and miter in a little on both sides of the tab that remains after the rectangle removal. Cut on the bold red lines.

Use glue on the tab (snail will do) and adhere that to the other end of the paper to make the box. Then all you do is fold in the sides and glue the back and front flaps at the bottom. Gently hold the top of the box together and push the sides in a little. Here’s where I diverged from Sam’s video – I used a 1/4 inch hand held punch to make holes for the ribbon. I punched through all four layers of paper at the top in 2 places for the ribbon. I used the melon mambo stitched ribbon and tied a basic knot. I then used the Paper Pumpkin kit to make my tag – there are 48 tags included in the kit for the 16 tubes so there are masses left over. I added an enamel dot for more fun because this box is just bursting with colour, it’s awesome! I threaded the ribbon through a 1/16″ inch hold that I punched in the tag and then tied a bow to finish it off.

It’s very simple to make – especially after you’ve made the first one and then you get it. But here’s the link to Sam’s video in case you want to see the original. So there you go, the Paper Pumpkin September 2016 Alternate 5 and possibly the last one since October’s kit will be coming soon. Don’t forget that you have a couple days left to take advantage of the BOGOF offer.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Please use the hostess code to get free product; the current one is XD4D794N (if your order is over $150, don’t use the code, you get the rewards, but you still get the free gift from me). Click here to go to my online shop or here to join my team. To sign up for Paper Pumpkin and get BOGOF until October 10, click here and use the code BOGO. The “buy 3 get one free” offer for DSP is good for the rest of the month.

See you tomorrow,

Liz