Masculine Birthday Challenge!

Join us at the CHALLENGES by AR blog for another fun challenge hosted by the super-duper Vicki Garrett!  As usual, there's also a chance to win a template of your choice just by playing along with us!

The theme is Masculine Birthday!  and for my project, I used the Take Out Pizza template, which I recently revised to include an insert for holding gift cards. How did I make this "masculine"?  Well, I've recently fallen in love with using empty soda cans (washed and flattened!) to use as embellishments. They cut so easily and works great with die cutters, punches and embossing folders. I keep a stash in my work area to grab when needed. I simply cut a square piece of metal, placed in inside an embossing folder and ran it through my Big Shot. I then framed it by layering it on top of another square card stock and attached to the top of my box.

The inside of the box can easily hold 3" x 3" notecards and envelopes, but for this, I used the gift card (or photo) holder insert. The template is also designed so the box is sturdy and easy to make!

I also used this project for 3D Tuesday at Paper Craft Planet, which I'm hosting this week. The theme is to design a pizza box "For The Man!" Hope you can join me there as well.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Be sure to check out the AR Challenge Blog to see what the team has come up with!