Halloween is on a Monday this year and I’ll be counting down to Halloween with a new Halloween project on Mondays until October 31st.
I love the super cute 2022-2023 Annual Catalog Pretty Pillowbox dies. The Pretty Pillowbox dies create a great treat box that works for so many occasions and is a fabulous addition to your stash! I have two ways to build your pillowbox – with a top opening box and a side opening box. I also dry embossed my boxes with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder, the Decorative Circle punch, and the adorable witch image from the Best Witches stamp set. It’s so easy to make this pillowbox look awesome without too much product because keep in mind that a Halloween treat box is just the delivery system for the goodie and will most likely end up in the trash.
PRETTY PILLOWBOX DIES
$34.00
BEST WITCHES CLING STAMP SET (ENGLISH)
$21.00
PAINTED TEXTURE 3D EMBOSSING FOLDER
$9.00
Open from the top Pretty Pillowbox ~
Start by die cutting a Basic Black cardstock pillowbox with the Pretty Pillowbox dies. Use the bone folder to burnish all the pillowbox score lines. Dry emboss the pillowbox with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.
Use the bone folder to reburnish the score lines on your pillowbox and to slightly curl the box.
Form the pillowbox by using glue to close the pillowbox’s sides using your fingers to help keep the box’s shape. Once the sides are glued closed your pillowbox is a pocket with the opening at the top.
Punch a Basic Black cardstock decorative circle with the Decorative Circle Punch and dry emboss the circle with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. Use the bone folder to slightly curl the circle.
Use Black Stampin’ Dimensionals to add the embossed slightly curled circle to the front of the pillowbox, putting the dimensionals only on the bottom of the circle.
The stitched top will tuck under the circle.
Wrap the box with the Fresh Freesia Open Weave ribbon tucked under the embossed circle and tie in a bow on the side of the pillowbox.
Stamp the witch image from the Best Witches stamp set on Basic White cardstock in Memento Black ink. Color the image with Stampin’ Blends and add Wink of Stella for sparkle. Fussy cut out the image with paper snips and glue it to the embossed circle on the pillowbox. Add rhinestones to the embossed circle around the image.
Pillowbox Details:
Embossed Basic Black cs pillowbox – (6″ x 4 1/2″) die cut with the Pretty Pillowbox dies.
Embossed Basic Black cs circle – punched with the Decorative Circle Punch.
Basic White cs witch – fussy cut with paper snips.
Fresh Freesia Open Weave ribbon -15″.
cs = cardstock
Open from the sides Pretty Pillowbox ~
Start by die cutting a Basic Black cardstock pillowbox with the Pretty Pillowbox dies. Use the bone folder to burnish all the pillowbox score lines. Dry emboss the pillowbox with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder. Punch two Basic Black cardstock decorative circles with the Decorative Circle Punch and dry emboss the circles with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.
Use the bone folder to reburnish the score lines on your pillowbox and to slightly curl your box. Form the pillowbox by gluing the stitched top of the pillowbox down to the body of the box.
Once the top is glued down your pillowbox is a tube with the openings on both sides. Create notches in the side back flaps (inner) to make the pillowbox easier to open using a hole punch (or 1/8″ or 1/2″ circle punch) and paper snips. Use your fingers to close the flaps and to help keep the box’s shape.
Wrap the pillowbox with the Metallic Mesh ribbon (about 22″). After making sure the ribbon is tight against the box and the loose ends are even and use black Stampin’ Dimensionals to add an embossed circle to the ribbon centered on the pillowbox (but don’t press the circle down and attach it to the box).
Remove the Metallic Mesh ribbon from the pillowbox, flip over the ribbon and add the second embossed Basic Black cardstock circle to the back of the first circle (add glue dots if the dimensionals aren’t sticky enough through the ribbon. Then rewrap the pillowbox so the embossed circle is in the center of the box again and tie with a bow.
Stamp the witch image from the Best Witches stamp set on Basic White cardstock in Memento Black ink. Color the image with Stampin’ Blends and add Wink of Stella for sparkle. Fussy cut out the image with paper snips and glue it to the embossed circle on the ribbon around the pillowbox. Add rhinestones to the embossed circle around the image.
Pillowbox Details:
Embossed Basic Black cs pillowbox – (6″ x 4 1/2″) die cut with the Pretty Pillowbox dies.
Embossed Basic Black cs circle – punched with the Decorative Circle Punch.
Basic White cs witch – fussy cut with paper snips.
Fresh Freesia Open Weave ribbon -15″.
Metallic Mesh ribbon – 22″
cs = cardstock
I hope you enjoyed my Halloween Mondays: Best Witches Treat Pretty Pillowboxes. You can order the Pretty Pillowbox dies, the Painted Texture 3D embossing, the Best Witches stamp set, and the Decorative Circle Punch in my Online Store.
Happy Crafting,
Stay Safe,
Christy
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