No Cards! @ Little Red Wagon

This week at

it's Brenda's turn to choose the challenge and she's saying, "No Cards!". So you can definitely guess what she doesn't want to see this week.

Even though I make cards almost exclusively, I love the "no cards" challenges because it forces me to make something different/try something new. And this is what I tried this time....

I made two boxes!  One was used to gift molasses cookies, the other zucchini blueberry loaf.  Both delicious!  [The baked goods, not the boxes.  I sampled the baked goods many, many times (quality control, of course) but I never took a nosh of the boxes.]

I used this tutorial for the brown box....only thing I changed was the size of the patterned paper.  I'm a bit picky about how much cardstock I have showing so I wanted the patterned paper a bit larger.   I used this tutorial for the rectangular box.  I would suggest not using your bone folder on this box, if you get those folds too creased, your paper might rip.  (Guess how I know this.)  Also be sure you use a fairly sturdy piece of patterned paper.  I found the panels just a bit off and had to do a little bit of trimming so it would fit together better.  But that was most likely my measuring skills, not the tutorial.

Why don't you give our challenge a go this week and head on over to Little Red Wagon and link up?  And, while you're there, be sure to check out the fabulous projects the other Girlfriends have created.

Also for:

Creative Fingers:  anything goes

Double Trouble:  something, anything, everything - Everything used is old stash

Crafty Creations:  anything goes

Arty Divas:  anything goes

Through the Craftroom Door:  anything goes