Reindeer Belly Box

 It's my pleasure to introduce the Reindeer Belly Box
from My Scrap Chick,
a fun Christmas treat box.

I opened the cut file in Silhouette Studio and cut the pieces from textured cardstock.  I did not adjust the size of this treat box because the Gingerbread Belly Box that I made earlier (HERE) has the same sized front and side panels, so I knew it would hold plenty of tasty treats inside.

I inked the medium brown head pieces for the box with Vintage Photo Distress Ink, the dark brown antlers and hooves with Walnut Stain Distress Ink, the noses with Barn Door Distress Ink and the muzzles with Antique Linen Distress Ink topped off with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  I was happy with the colour of the Antique Stain but it dried a lot paler than I expected on the coloured cardstock so I blended the edges with the Tea Dye to give more contrast and shading.  It really pays to do some test swatches when inking coloured cardstock AND to wait for them to fully dry.

I used Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive to secure the inner ears, antlers, muzzles, eyes and front hooves in place.  I used a strong book binding glue (Helmar Acid Free Professional) to secure the sides to the front and back panels, forming the box.

Lucky last came the noses and back hooves.  I popped them in place with foam dots.

I made eight of these cuties so that there would be plenty to choose from.

   

I'm impressed with how many treats they hold too.

NINE individually wrapped treats fitted neatly in each one.

I've made three different Christmas treat boxes and 

ALL three treat boxes hold the same number of treats,

You can read all about the Reindeer Party Box HERE

and the Gingerbread Belly Box HERE.

*** INGREDIENTS ***
Reindeer Belly Box from My Scrap Chick

Silhouette Cameo

12" x 12" textured cardstock

medium brown + dark brown + beige + pink + red + black + white

Tombow Mono Multi Adhesive - to adhere antlers, muzzle, inner ears and eyes

Helmar 450 Quick Dry - to adhere 

Helmar Acid Free Professional - to glue sides of box

foam dots - to adhere nose

Distress Inks

Vintage Photo + Walnut Stain + Antique Linen + Tea Dye

+ Barn Door + Spun Sugar

ink blending brush

ink dauber