Coffee for a Friend

Have you checked out this year’s Holiday Cards and More issue from Paper Crafts? If not, you should—it’s full of holiday inspiration, including card and gift ideas. And, if you check it out, you’ll find this little holiday gift idea I created on page 115. With those single serving coffee machines being all the rage now, I thought it would be nice to have a way to package one of the little coffee packets. I designed a simple box template that’s a perfect fit for a single serving and I'm sharing it as this week’s Paper Craft Planet 3D Tuesday challenge project.

Here’s a little sample. I made the box out of kraft cardstock and decorated it with pieces of patterned paper. I wrapped a piece of red satin ribbon around the box, then added a sentiment tag at the top, dressed up with a button and a little ribbon. The sentiment is from the Cup of Cocoa set from Clear and Simple Stamps.

You can find the template here on the Paper Crafts magazine website (note—it says to print the template on 11x17 paper, but I fit it on a standard 8 ½” x 11 sheet). I can’t wait to see your take on the challenge! Be sure to tag your uploaded photo with the keyword 3d137 so I can add it to the album with the rest of this week’s projects.

Materials Used:
Cup of Cocoa stamp set, Haute Red Couture ink, Kraft Like a Rockstar, Dare to Be a Diva Red, and On the Catwalk Cream cardtock, Dare to Be a Diva Red satin ribbon, Dare to Be a Diva Red button (Clear and Simple Stamps); This & That 6x6 paper pad (Lily Bee Design); circle and lacey circle dies (Spellbinders); 1 ¾” circle punch (EK Success); Cherry Red baker’s twine (Divine Twine)