Memo Cube holder decorated with Graphic 45 paper

Hi craft addicts!

I thought in this blog, I would show how I decorated two memo cube blocks  which measure 95x95x95mm and holds 850 sheets of paper. 

The red one has been decorated with papers from the Raining Cats n Dogs series  from Graphic 45 and the blue one with Crafter's Companion Sweet times card). The way that I did them varied slightly and will go through it below:-

First of all you need to choose the memo block - there are so many styles and shapes out there that this is just a guide... and take out the paper (making sure you don't damage them or spread them on the floor!)

Hopefully by this time you will have decided which paper/card you would like to use - 12"x12" would be the most practical as there will be enough paper to cover all "faces" of the block - though having said that I used the A3 Sweettimes pattern (now no longer available) from Crafter's Companion for the blue one! They do have these ones in stock at the moment.

You then need to cut out 2 pieces of card stock to cover the base (as this is a plastic holder I covered both the inside and exterior to cover the glue/tape - for this holder these measure 85x85mm, I used red tape for this as it is much more secure. It can be bought from Create and Craft  but you can get it in most craft shops/websites

After this has been done, all 4 panels need to be covered with the cardstock of your choice:

            a) For the red** holder each panel measure 7cm x 9.25cm - I have used the very                       colourful but stylish red tartan pattern which you can buy from here

            b) Once all the panels have been covered, you then need to round the edges. I                         then added some black and gold peel off border stickers to the edges of the                     panels and base to add an extra touch. 

            c) I then cut out the cats and dogs postage stamps (2 x 2 4 times) and stuck                           them on to the centre of each panel. 

            d) Replace the paper carefully (with the covering sheet to protect them) and then                       wrapped some red crepe style ribbon round it to make it a bit more special.

You can buy this on my website here

And now for the blue version....

                

 a) For this one I have kept it a bit plainer and have cut out 4 panels and 2              squares for the base from the SweetTimes cardstock from Crafter's         Companion which measure 6 x 8.5cm each and have stuck them on each side.    

As you can see these are deckle edged, but you can keep them plain or use any of your dies to cut these out (or even use your Scan n Cut or Silhouette to cut them out).

AND THERE YOU ARE! 2 pretty and decorative memo block cubes which make great gifts!

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