In this post I’ll show you how to make Sour Cream Container Easter Treats very easily. I loved the treats shown in the Stampin’ Up! Spring Mini on page 26 so I just used those for my examples. Mine turned out slightly different because of choice of paper and ribbon. We have all been making these sour cream containers for years and years for treats for every occasion so they are very versatile! You can make them larger too if you want. I don’t even know why they are called “sour cream containers” but I think maybe sour cream used to be packaged in small portions like these, maybe in restaurants? I don’t know!
Mine are slightly different sizes but you can barely tell. You really can vary the sizes. One starts with a piece of designer paper 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ and one is 4″ x 5 1/4″. You can make them with 6″ x 6″. It just depends on how big you want them and what they will hold. Mine hold 4 little chocolate eggs. You could also use cardstock but designer paper is more flexible to roll up into this odd shape.
I used the Storybook Moments Specialty Designer Series Paper which has cute diecuts included along with the adorable designer paper. On both I used the generic side of the paper so that the little tag and ribbon would stand out. Be sure to use a strong adhesive such as Tear & Tape Adhesive to hold them shut and kind of loosen up the paper fibers before you put them together but gently rolling into a tube shape or run the paper over some curved object, like the edge of the table if it is rounded.
Lay the paper out, long sides top and bottom. Put the adhesive along the edges of the long sides, top & bottom, and on one short end. There is no adhesive on the other short end.
To make it easier to not have adhesive all over the place while you are trying to assemble the container, pull down a short section of the tape cover and press to crease so you can grab that later. Take off the paper on the short section and adhere it to the opposite side forming a tube. Then reach inside and peel off one of the papers and adhere one end together. Use a bone folder to something to press on these seams to make sure the adhesive is holding firmly. Be sure to add the treat inside the container at this point before you adhere the final side! Remove the third adhesive paper from inside and adhere the other end making sure it is perpendicular to the top. It’s surprising how easily it goes together this way even though it’s a little odd.
For the little tags on each container, I just cut a piece of Basic White at 2″ x 1 1/2″ and added diecuts that are in the Storybook Moments DSP. Use whatever ribbon you have to adhere a loop on the back of that tag and pop it up with Stampin’ Dimensionals. Sometimes I put Stampin’ Seal Adhesive on the back first to hold the ribbon and then put Dimensionals to help hold the ribbon in place and to pop up on the card or project. One ribbon is a retired Pool Party ribbon and the other is a retired Bubble Bath ribbon that came in a Combo Pack.
Once you try these sour cream containers you will find they are easy to make. Be sure to loosen up the paper a little as I said to make it easier to roll up. Click here to see some that I made for Halloween. This post also has photos that might help you see how to fold them together. These would be so cute to make with any of the sides of the Storybook Moments paper to put in Easter baskets or make for little favors for Easter gatherings! This paper is in stock now so be sure to grab some quickly if you want it!
