It’s time for more fun with a box that you may remember from my owl favor box and Father’s Day shirt and tie gift box projects. It really is a versatile box; you can dress it up for most any occasion, and before all is said and done, I probably will!
This time around, I wanted to do something that said “summer”, and I created citrus slice templates and cut out loads of them using my trusty die-cutting machine. Then, I attached them to the boxes using double-sided adhesive and, voilà, citrus stripe boxes!
You can use the citrus slices in scrapbooking projects or to embellish handmade cards, or use them to create paper details (napkin rings, cupcake toppers, drinking straw embellishments) for summertime parties. I’ve zipped up free downloadable SVG, GSD, DXF, and Silhouette Studio files (half slices and full slices) for those of you who have digital cutters, as well as a PDF with all of the files if you don’t have a die-cutter and would like to cut the slices out by hand.
Also included in the download are SVG, GSD, DXF, and PDF versions of the box template (the PDF has instructions for assembling the box), and I created a Silhouette Studio file of the box template that includes perforations. Oh, and I’m also sharing the citrus-colored striped papers so you can make citrus striped boxes, too. Lots of fun stuff going on in this download!
Please read : All files are for personal, non-commercial use only and are © Kristen Magee, Papercrave.com. You do not have permission to resell, redistribute, or claim any of these files as your own, and you may not use the citrus slices or boxes as elements in products that you will be selling.
photos by Kristen Magee
Love these K! So creative and summery
Thanks, Erin! They were lots of fun to make.
Hi Kristen! Just wondering, do you design for Silhouette or have you ever thought of doing so? You could, and make some $ too!
LOVE this tutorial! Thank you so much for the downloads. Visiting from Be Different, Act Normal
Alyssa @ sweetsewnstitches.com
Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Page 4 post on Jul. 16, 2011. Thanks again.
Thank you, Alyssa and CreativeBusyHand!
Sophie – Ooh, that sounds interesting. I’d like to learn more and will touch base with you via email. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Very cute. Thank you!
ty!
Thank you
You are so clever! I was looking for the perfect citrus stripe! Thanks for sharing! I just love your style!
I am doing my kitchen in citrus and this is PERFECT! Thanks soooo much for sharing the files!!!
Thank You so much, Kristen for sharing so many fabulous things in this zip file. Love your citrus boxes. They’re gorgeous!
Thank you so very much for the designs. I received a silhouette for Christmas and am going to try these!!!