Challenge details at the bottom.

Before getting out my Christmas decorations I had to clear the clutter on my tables and shelves. I keep tissues all over the house – in pretty much every room – and I wanted them to look like they ‘belonged’ with the holiday decorations. I’m not going to go out and buy 12 new holiday patterned boxes but I can make my own personalized covers with my KNK digital cutting system and Make-the-Cut!

I wanted the design to be simple to assemble and use only one piece of 12″ x 12″ paper. I figured I could add a ‘skirt’ to finish off the bottom. I measured the box and opening and then, using basic shapes, created my design. I created a layer for the score lines and a layer for the cut lines.

Materials:

• 12″ x 12″ card stock or scrapbook paper
• Embossing tool
• Standard (red cap) blade
• Double Sided Adhesive Tape

Settings (Maxx Air):

• Embossing tool:
  • f = 200
  • v = 400
  • passes = 3
• Standard blade:
  • f = 54
  • v = 200
  • passes = 1

Instructions:

1. Score the first layer using the embossing tool (turn off the blade offset)
2. Cut the second layer using the standard blade (turn blade offset back on)
3. Fold the score lines
4. Adhere the flaps to the matching edges using double sided adhesive tape
5. Decorate the bottom 2″ of the Kleenex box (I did not adhere anything to the Kleenex box so that I can slip off the decoration after Christmas – if the box is not empty, anyway)
6. Place the cut and assembled design over top of the box
7. Embellish as desired (I used a green faux velvet ribbon and a red/gold faux velvet ribbon, then finished it with a bow)

You can download the file HERE, free for a limited time.

Now, for the fun part! Post your tissue box decoration, using this free file from Team KNK, to the KNK Facebook page. One entry will be randomly selected on December 25, 2014 to win a $25 value prize package from Team KNK (courtesy of www.cuttinupdesigns.com). Be sure to tell us what KNK digital cutting system you used to create your tissue box cover. We look forward to seeing your Christmas tissue boxes!!

Challenge Requirements

1. Create your tissue box cover using the Team KNK free file
2. Decorate to your heart’s content
3. Post a photo to the KNK Facebook page by December 24, 2014
4. Mention in the post which KNK digital cutting system you used

Best of Luck!