Cupcake Holder Directions

Reminder of what it looks like :)

I promised I would come back and post the details to my Cupcake Holder box and here they are!

You will need 1 piece of 12"x24" paper/cardstock for the box itself and 1 piece of at least 8"x8" coordinating cardstock for the interior.

First you will need to trim your 12"x24" paper to 21 3/8" x 11 3/8". You should score the long side at 3", 9 3/16", 12 3/16" and 18 3/8". I used my Martha Stewart ScoreBoard for all scoring and cutting of the box. Next, score the short side at 2 5/8" and 8 13/16". Then cut along the long side into where your score mark intersect. You'll then fold all pieces up and in to form the box. I adhered mine with my Pink ATG gun. See my three pictures below for how it looks scored (this is the box that I had originally purchased and then took apart and measured. Please excuse the foot roller thingy that you can see through to window top of the box and my coffee table - pretty nice device after a long day at work). Also, while mine doesn't have a window in the top of it, you could always cut a window and add some acetate to get the same results as the store-bought one.

Picture of entire paper scored and cut

Close up of right half of scored and cut paper

Close up of left half of paper that has been cut and scored.

For the inside of my cupcake holder I cut a piece of cardstock down to 7"x7" (as the inside of the box is 6"x6", the extra 1" will allow for how it "stands" inside). I then welded three circles together to make the insert (the large circle (2.5") holds the cupcake and the smaller ones (about 1") attached to it allow you to reach in and pick up the cupcake).  I then duplicated the welded circle three times and arranged them on my mat to fit within a 6"x6" square. Once it was cut I scored the square at 1" in at all sides and trimmed away the corners up to where they meet.

What the finished interior looks like.

To make the flower that decorated the top of my box, I layered the discarded interior welded circles from the inside of my box. I then used a coordinating color and some circle punches to add some dimension to my "flower". Next time I would ink the outside edges of the small circles as well for added dimension.

What completed box looks like closed up.

This was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be and easier than the directions may make it seem. It really is a bunch of scoring and cutting and then 1 simple set of welding and cut from the Cricut. This would make a great Teacher appreciation gift, Birthday gift, hostess gift, etc for the holiday and for any time of year!