Cooler temperatures are arriving and you know what that means…cold and flu season will soon be here. I know, I know…bite my tongue! LOL. It is not pleasant to be sick but I have a project today that will hopefully bring a bit of cheer to those dreary days. Why not decorate a boring tissue box with a fun snowy, wintery theme? In fact, this would be a fun project for just about any season…Halloween, Valentine’s Day, etc.
I chose to use Penny Johnson’s Snowy Cuddles image on my box cover. Love those snowmen! It looks like Jay Jay, Leann and I were all having fun with them lately! (Instructions to make the basic box cover are at the end of this post.)
Here’s a close up of the front…and the cute snowmen! They were colored with Copics and then I sponged around them with Distress ink. The die cut snowflake and the ground underneath the snowmen have some chunky snow glitter applied.
A view of the top…I cut a large oval in the box top and then diecut a smaller opening in just the layer. The top layer hides the larger oval opening. I just thought it might be easier this way. Then I finished it with 2 punched and distressed hearts and an additional die cut, glittered snowflake.
And here’s a pic of the side. Lots of embossing and sponging on this project! But I love the sponged distress ink on the kraft paper! The sides were embossed with a Sizzix folder and the edges of the lid were embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.
This was such a fun project. I hope it inspires you to make one of your own! Here’s a PDF file with directions:
Thanks for stopping by!
Love the tissue boxes, I see several being made in the very near future! Thanks for sharing this great idea with all of us.
Marsha
WONDERFUL idea
I want to make one, thanks for the tuto !
This is a great idea and thanks for the tutorial, will definitely give it a try. Love these new images.
I love your tissue box. Can’t wait to make one for myself.
This is amazing, Diane!! I love everything about it including the adorable image, embossing and distressed ink!
OH Diane this is totally awesome! Already printed the pattern and will be making one myself! Thanks for the fabulous inspiration! Gorgeous!
HUGS
MichelleO
Beautiful coloring and I love the look of all that embossing. VERY pretty!!
This is WONDERFUL! The colors are so rich, and this is one beautiful tissue box cover- I want to make one RIGHT NOW!
OMG – how gorgeous! And handy too. I love the idea!!
Hugs
Kylie