the hybrid chick

Hello my crafty friends!  Dana here with an idea on how to get even more out of your already amazing gift box templates.  Sometimes it’s not about their function but more about how they are shaped that counts.  I needed the perfect topper for my cousin’s baby shower centerpiece/gift diaper cake.  I also knew I wanted to incorporate  baby photos of her and her husband somewhere in the gift and keep in theme and color with the rest of the decorations.  In comes Kelleigh Ratzlaff’s Perfectly Square gift box template to save my day!  Oh!  And bonus! As of the writing of this post, Kelleigh’s store is on sale for 30% off!  Run don’t walk, she has tons of great templates to choose from!

Here it is…my confection built of  diapers and receiving blankets and ribbons oh my!  There are tons of great tutorials and advice articles to be had on assembling a diaper cake if you are so inclined to google.  Boy!  Do I love the web for all the sharing that goes on.

But, back to the gift topper…I first created some custom paper in Word to coordinate with the invites and such that were handmade for the shower.   My custom dot paper was printed on one side of white cardstock and then Kelleigh’s perfectly square template was printed on the other side.

Here is the template all cut out and scored.

Then I went to town embellishing the sides of my perfect square to resemble a baby’s block complete with baby-to-be’s initial and mom and dad when they were little.  Aren’t they precious?!  The “N” was cut using the Base Camp cartridge from Cricut and the monkey is from the My Cute Stamps Circus Animals set.  I used my trimmer and a square punch to make chocolate brown cardstock block frames.  A couple of holes in the lid and some brown grosgrain ribbon for a bow and ta da! The perfect gift topper.

When it came time to assemble the box, I used liquid glue to adhere all of the tabs together and then also glued the lid shut.  While this block won’t withstand toddler play, I’m quite certain this would be a fun keepsake in baby’s room to remind him that he is so very loved.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and checking out this project.  It was so fun and easy to make.  OK, I have to run, it’s time for a slice of  {diaper} cake! ; *wink*

Other Articles by DanaGustafson:

• Hybrid Shrink Plastic and YOU! - October 14th, 2009
• Gift Tags Galore! - September 9th, 2009
• Paper Tussy Mussy - August 21st, 2009
• It's School Time! {Altered clipboards} - July 17th, 2009
• You're WILD, baby! baby card and gift box - June 26th, 2009