Box of Cookies Birthday Card for Creative Creases #108

There's a new challenge starting today on the Creative Creases Challenge blog, and I'm sharing a fun fold project that looks like a box of cookies. These cookies are great because they are calorie free and won't go stale! 

To start my cookie-themed birthday card, I followed Sam Calcott's instructions for the measurements here: Pop-Up Platform Box Card | Butchers Block Style for the base. Then I set out die cutting loads of cookies using Altenew's Sweet Treats Layering Die Set. It's such a fun set with all the cute cookies it creates!

The papers I used for this card are all from Your Paper Insider. I am thrilled to be on the first ever YPI Design Team, and I was sent a wonderful box full of goodies from them. I'm excited to make more projects with all the great papers they sent me. For this project, here are the papers I used: from Box 12: Dura-Lar Clear, Mars Stardream (a shimmery metallic in burgundy), Rust Colorplan (deep orange), Copper Curious Alchemy (another shimmery metallic paper), Gold Gmund Treasury (this cream-colored cardstock has flecks of gold in it that sparkle), Grocer Craft Environment Raw (dark brown cardstock).  Then I also used White EVO paper for the cookie box itself (sent in my Design Team box and available on the YPI website), and from Box 1: Tarasen Linen Yellow Pearl (the paper underneath the cookies). If you'd like to learn more about Your Paper Insider's quarterly mystery boxes or other paper products, I'm including my affiliate link here. I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you: Your Paper Insider

To make my Pop-Up Platform Box card, I trimmed 2 pieces of white EVO cardstock that were 7 by 7 1/2 inches and scored at 1/2 inch and 2 1/2 inches on the long side. These pieces were then folded and burnished along the score lines and adhered along the 1/2-inch score line to attach both pieces together to form a collapsible box. 

Next, I trimmed a piece of Dura-Lar Clear acetate to 7 by 7 inches and scored it at 2 inches. The acetate created the lid for my box. I adhered the 2-inch section to the back of the box and then covered the acetate with  more white EVO cardstock trimmed to 2 inches by 7 inches. To decorate the lid, I die cut 2 pieces of 5 by 7-inch Mars Stardream cardstock using a scalloped rectangle die in the center. I adhered one rectangle to the top of the acetate and the other rectangle to the bottom of the acetate, so the lid looks neat and tidy when lifted. 

Inside the box, I trimmed a piece of Tarasen Linen Yellow Pearl paper that looks like it could be the lining in a bakery box to 4 3/4 by 6 3/4 inches and adhered it to the top white panel. Then I arranged all my die cut cookies and adhered them using liquid glue for some of the cookies and Altenew's Instant Dimension Foam Tape for others so the cookies appear to have some dimension in the box.

To finish the card, I stamped "happy birthday" using a stamp from Altenew's Mini Delight: Time to Celebrate set. I trimmed it and then die cut a hole in it using Altenew's Labels and Tags 1 set. I tied it to the top of the box using twine and adhered it with a couple micro glue dots. 

The box folds flat for mailing (I've included a photo showing this below).

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I hope you'll share your fun-fold creations over on the Creative Creases Challenge blog here: Creative Creases Challenge. 

The card folds flat for mailing:

Challenges I'm entering: 

As You Like It Challenge: Square or not and why: I make a lot of fun fold cards like this one, so square cards aren't my favorite (but they are a good option to keep in the rotation!) (1/3; ends 10/15/25)

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge: Grandparents or ATG (1/2; ends at the end of the month)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 5/10 for the challenge; ends 9/24/25)

Tic Tac Toe Challenge - Inspiring creativity 8-ways each week: Die cut, orange, and fun fold (1/3; ends 10/9/25)

Krafty Chicks Challenge: Birthday (unlimited; ends 10/9/25)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG with option of Cute or Creepy (I think my cookies are cute!) (1/6; ends at the end of the month)

The Sisterhood of Crafters: Birthday (1/3; ends 10/5/25)

Ellibelle's Corner: Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends 10/27/25)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting: My 3, 2, 1 recipe: More than 3 die cut cookies, 2 die cut frames and 2 pieces of white cardstock to create the box, and 1 sentiment;   Extra entry for adding this to the Creative Creases Challenge as a DT member 

(1/4; 10/13/25)

Allsorts challenge blog: Woodland Creatures or ATG (1/5; ends 10/10/25)

Polkadoodles Cardmaking, Craft & Scrapbooking Challenge: ATG (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Crafty Catz: Crafty Catz Challenge #701: ATG (1/3; ends 10/9/25)

Creative Fingers Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends 10/16/25)

Cut It Up: Use more than 1 die (1/3; ends 10/13/25)

Paper Rocks Scissors: ATG with paper and/or scissors (I used scissors to cut my twine) (1/5; ends at the end of the month)

Heart's Quest for Shaped Cards and Tags: ATG with shaped cards or tags (1/5; ends at the end of the  month)

The Diva's that cut ....paper!: ATG with dies (1/4; ends at the end of the month)

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge Blog: ATG (1/3; ends at the end of the month)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends 10/12/25)

A Perfect Time To Craft Open Challenge: ATG (unlimited entries; ends at the end of the month)

A blessing for all the lovely visitors to my blog: 

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you;

The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.

--Numbers 6: 22-26