Frosted Floral Box for Shimmer Paints – A Match Made in Heaven!

Frosted Floral Box for Shimmer Paints – A Match Made in Heaven! I seem to be on a bit of a roll with storage solutions for my wonderful new Stampin’ Up! products. After making the box to store my Take A Pick Tool, I thought I needed something to keep all my Shimmer Paints in too. The obvious answer is a box, and as the paints shimmer, using the Frosted Florals seemed and obvious choice!

Now, I meant this to go ‘live’ on Saturday, but I was running out of time getting the post sorted out because there are a LOT of measurements. Having had the hiatus of buying a new camera when my old one finally gave up last week, I am now running behind a bit, so the prospect of writing a post with a long list of measurements, whilst also keeping my work/life balance, just blew my mind. That said, although the list of measurements is long, trust me when I tell you that I checked them numerous times and tweaked them until I was happy the are perfect. This is a project that is definitely worth having a go at if you want to store your Shimmer Paints in one place so you can always find them.

I am going to be very immodest here when I say I am really pleased with how this box turned out. The outside is really pretty, and I love stamping with the Shimmer Paints, but the inside!!! I know how many times I had to adjust the measurements and working in 1/16th of an inch, that is not easy. So, give it a go and benefit from the work I put into it and you will not be disappointed. If you have a crafty friend who would like these paints, this is a great package for gifting them in. And with the stamping on the outside done using the paints, it is a great example of how versatile they are.

Now, although this box was made specifically for the Shimmer Paints, I will not be too upset if you leave out the insert and just make the box. Not too upset!

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Dimensions

OK, are you ready for these? Trust me, they do work and if you follow them exactly, your box will be perfect! If you have never worked in 1/16″ before, they are the really tiny measurements on the Imperial Ruler on your Trimmer.

BOX LID – 8-3/4 x 4-7/8″ – score each side at 1-3/4″

BOX BASE – There are two ways to look at this, either cut a second piece the same size as the lid and then trim 1/16″ off one short and one long edge OR just cut the piece at 8-11/16 x 4-13/16″ – score each side at 1-3/4″. By trimming the 1/16″ off the base you will find that the lid will fit snuggly.

DIVIDER – 1-5/16 x 11-3/16″ – score at 1-1/4, 2-1/4, 3-1/4, 4-9/16, 5-9/16, 6-9/16, 7-7/8, 8-7/8 and 9-7/8″