Creating Paper Crafts with Digital Scrapbooking Products

A lot of newbies to digital scrapbooking come from a paper scrapbooking or paper crafting background. I myself was a paper card maker before I even heard of digital scrapbooking. One of my favorite things about digital scrapbooking, is that you can use the materials to do traditional paper crafting. All you have to do is print the materials out. And because you own the files, you can print them out again and again and again.

To make these Halloween treat boxes I used:

5 Chipboard Coasters from Chilli's (see above with holes already punched)
Hole Punch
Ribbon
Mod Podge
Black Paint
Glue Stick
Black Electrical Tape or Glue

Bump in the Night Collection from Scrap Girls.

I printed out the cat, the pumpkin and the Happy Halloween embellishments. I also printed out the orange and black and green and black diamond papers. 1 12x12 sheet per box is plenty. If you don't have a large-format printer you could just print out the paper 8.5x11 size. You'll probably need 2, 8.5x11 sheets per box.

To make one box, I painted one side of four of the coasters black, this will make the inside of the box. And I painted one coaster black on both sides, this will be for the bottom of the box. Next I painted Mod Podge on the non-painted sides of the coasters and I pressed them down on the back side of the diamond paper. Then I trimmed around each coaster. This gives me 4 coasters with black on one side and diamond patterned paper on the other side.

I punched six holes in each of the four coasters, making sure the holes lined up horizontally. Once you've punched holes in one coaster, you can use it as a template for the others. Then I tied ribbons through the holes, connecting each side of the box.

Next I attached the bottom. You can do this with glue, or I used black electrical tape on the inside of the box. Since the box's inside were black and the tape was black the tape was well hidden.

Lastly, I cut out and attached my embellishments using a glue stick. I put the cat with the Happy Halloween sign over top of him on one side, and then the pumpkin guy on the opposite side. Then I filled it with chocolates, of course. It's a perfect candy dish for your own home or to give away as a gift.

See, you can use digital scrapbooking products. No problem!