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Recipe Box
Design by: CricutDesignTeam (875 Projects)
Project skill level: moderate
Project time: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Project tags: Boxes/Bags/Tags Recipes Mother's Day House Warming College Mom/Grandma
Collect all of your family recipes together in this cute recipe box.
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OTHER MATERIALS NEEDED
- Cricut® Scoring Tip
- Teal polka dot pattern paper (1)
- Pearls
- Yellow/red pattern paper (1)
- Ink
- Cream cardstock (1)
- Foam squares
- Red cardstock (1)
- Terrifically Tacky Tape
- Teal cardstock (1)
- Adhesive
Project Cut Files
STEP-BY-STEP How-TO INSTRUCTIONS
Cricut® Cuts:
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cartridge
1. Recipe Box
a. Recipe box score lines ( ¾” Box Section 1 + Shift +)
b. Yellow/red pattern recipe box ( ¾” Box Section 1 +)
c. Recipe lid score lines (3/4” Box Section 2 + Shift +)
d. Yellow/red pattern recipe lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +)
2. Recipe box lid
a. Lid score lines ( ¾” Box Section 2 + Shift +)
b. Teal polka dot pattern lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +)
Folk Art Festival Cartridge
3. Border
a. Teal base (1” Border + Shift +)
b. Red border (1” Border +)
4. Label
a. Red shadow (2 ½” Font Shadow + Shift +)
b. Cream label (2 ½” Font Blackout + Shift +)
5. House
a. Red base (2 ¼” Shift +)
b. Teal house (2 ¼”)
6. Title: Recipes
a. Teal title (1” Font Shadow + Shift + or title of choice)
b. Red title (1” Font Blackout + Shift + or title of choice)
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cartridge
1. Recipe Box
a. Recipe box score lines ( ¾” Box Section 1 + Shift +
b. Yellow/red pattern recipe box ( ¾” Box Section 1 +
c. Recipe lid score lines (3/4” Box Section 2 + Shift +
d. Yellow/red pattern recipe lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +
2. Recipe box lid
a. Lid score lines ( ¾” Box Section 2 + Shift +
b. Teal polka dot pattern lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +
Folk Art Festival Cartridge
3. Border
a. Teal base (1” Border + Shift +
b. Red border (1” Border +
4. Label
a. Red shadow (2 ½” Font Shadow + Shift +
b. Cream label (2 ½” Font Blackout + Shift +
5. House
a. Red base (2 ¼” Shift +
b. Teal house (2 ¼”
6. Title: Recipes
a. Teal title (1” Font Shadow + Shift +
b. Red title (1” Font Blackout + Shift +
Create recipe box from cuts 1a-2b. Use the Cricut® Scoring Tip on cuts 1a, 1c, and 2a. Use scissors to trim cut 2b. Ink edges. Fold and assemble.
Create border from cuts 3a-3b. Ink edges. Layer together. Adhere to recipe box front.
Create label from cuts 4a-4b. Use scissors to trim. Ink edges. Layer together. Adhere to recipe box front.
Create house from cuts 5a-5b. Ink edges. Layer together. Use foam squares to adhere to recipe box front.
Use a paper trimmer to cut one 1 ½” x 5 ¼” piece of teal cardstock and one 1 ¼” x 5 ¼” piece of cream cardstock. Create title from cuts 6a-6b. Ink edges. Layer together. Adhere to recipe box top.
Embellish as desired.
Step 1
Cricut® Cuts:
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cartridge
1. Recipe Box
a. Recipe box score lines ( ¾” Box Section 1 + Shift +)
b. Yellow/red pattern recipe box ( ¾” Box Section 1 +)
c. Recipe lid score lines (3/4” Box Section 2 + Shift +)
d. Yellow/red pattern recipe lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +)
2. Recipe box lid
a. Lid score lines ( ¾” Box Section 2 + Shift +)
b. Teal polka dot pattern lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +)
Folk Art Festival Cartridge
3. Border
a. Teal base (1” Border + Shift +)
b. Red border (1” Border +)
4. Label
a. Red shadow (2 ½” Font Shadow + Shift +)
b. Cream label (2 ½” Font Blackout + Shift +)
5. House
a. Red base (2 ¼” Shift +)
b. Teal house (2 ¼”)
6. Title: Recipes
a. Teal title (1” Font Shadow + Shift + or title of choice)
b. Red title (1” Font Blackout + Shift + or title of choice)
Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 2 Cartridge
1. Recipe Box
a. Recipe box score lines ( ¾” Box Section 1 + Shift +
b. Yellow/red pattern recipe box ( ¾” Box Section 1 +
c. Recipe lid score lines (3/4” Box Section 2 + Shift +
d. Yellow/red pattern recipe lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +
2. Recipe box lid
a. Lid score lines ( ¾” Box Section 2 + Shift +
b. Teal polka dot pattern lid ( ¾” Box Section 2 +
Folk Art Festival Cartridge
3. Border
a. Teal base (1” Border + Shift +
b. Red border (1” Border +
4. Label
a. Red shadow (2 ½” Font Shadow + Shift +
b. Cream label (2 ½” Font Blackout + Shift +
5. House
a. Red base (2 ¼” Shift +
b. Teal house (2 ¼”
6. Title: Recipes
a. Teal title (1” Font Shadow + Shift +
b. Red title (1” Font Blackout + Shift +
Step 2
Create recipe box from cuts 1a-2b. Use the Cricut® Scoring Tip on cuts 1a, 1c, and 2a. Use scissors to trim cut 2b. Ink edges. Fold and assemble.
Step 3
Create border from cuts 3a-3b. Ink edges. Layer together. Adhere to recipe box front.
Step 4
Create label from cuts 4a-4b. Use scissors to trim. Ink edges. Layer together. Adhere to recipe box front.
Step 5
Create house from cuts 5a-5b. Ink edges. Layer together. Use foam squares to adhere to recipe box front.
Step 6
Use a paper trimmer to cut one 1 ½” x 5 ¼” piece of teal cardstock and one 1 ¼” x 5 ¼” piece of cream cardstock. Create title from cuts 6a-6b. Ink edges. Layer together. Adhere to recipe box top.
Step 7
Embellish as desired.









