Tutorial for Exploding Box

I have recently made the above Exploding Box and had a few people ask me for a tutorial. I adapted an SVG file from SVG Cuts to make this and Leo and Mary are happy for me to share this with you.

To make this you will a good weight card I used 300 grm and a quick grab glue. So many of you have said that you love the papers well they are from a new CD Rom from Crafters Companion called Times Gone By.

Firstly you will need the SVG CUTS file Summer Street Carnival. I used the Carnival Tent box for this project. First I cut out the bottom and bottom sides as shown below, cut this out twice once for the base and once for the lid.

 

To make the base of the exploding box you will need to cut it into panels as shown also cut off the side tabs but leave the tabs at the bottom as this is what you need to secure to the base. Do this with both pieces. This is what is should now look like.

Place your glue onto the tabs for this I used Collal Tacky Glue from Crafters Companion and stick the tabs to the bottom as shown below. At this stage if you want you can cut another bottom and stick it over the tabs on the inside this will not only make it look neater but also give it more strength.

 

 

You need to make the inner layer of the Exploding Box the same way but slightly smaller.

Now to make the lid. Use the second bottom and bottom side that you cut early. Trim the sides by taking off 1.75" as shown on both pieces. They should now look like this.

 

Glue the two side tabs together and fold in the small tabs at the bottom

Attach the bottom to the tabs and as below add another one on the inside to strengthen.

For the vase in the centre I also used an SVG file from SVG CUTS called Mom' s Garden Gift and reduced the size. For the flowers I just used several ones from my Cricut library.

 

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TUTORIAL FOR EXPLODING BOX MADE FROM SVG CUTS FILE

 

 

Morning all hope you are all well. I have recently made this Exploding Box from a file I purchased from SVG Cuts called Summer Street Carnival and I have been asked for a tutorial on how I made this. I asked Leo and Mary from SVG CUTS if it was ok to do this as the original file is theirs and they have very kindly agreed that I can.

To make this you will need a good weight of card I used 300 grm and a quick grab glue, I used Collal Tacky glue from Crafters Companion. So many of you have said that you love the papers, well they are from a new CD Rom from Crafters Companion called Times Gone By.

Firstly you will need the SVG CUTS file Summer Street Carnival. I used the Carnival Tent box for this project. First I cut out I cut out the bottom and bottom sides as shown below, cut this out twice once for the base and once for the lid. Please note that I have just used plain white card but you can use anything.

 

To make the base of the exploding box you will need to cut it into panels as shown:

Also cut of the side tabs but leave the tabs at the bottom as this is what you need to secure to the base. Do this with both pieces. This is what is should now look like.

Now using a quick drying glue on the small tabs attach this to the bottom previously cut out.

As this stage if you want you can cut another bottom and stick it over the tabs on the inside this will not only make it look neater but also give it more strength.

You need to make the inner layer Of the exploding box the same way but slightly smaller.

Now to make the lid. Use the second bottom and bottom sides that you cut early. Trim the sides by taking off 1.75" as shown on both pieces. They should now look like this.

Glue the two side tabs together and fold in the small tabs at the bottom.

 

 

 

Attach the bottom to the tabs and as below add another one on the inside to strengthen.

 

 

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Ecraft Project card for MUM

Hi this is a really easy card to make and I made it for my MIL birthday but you could just change the letters and make it for anyone.

Ecraft machine
1 sheet of 12 x 12 Core'dinations card Pastels

1 sheet of 12 x 12 Tim Holtz and Ranger Distress Collection
Flower Fairies CD-Rom (Rose) Crafters Companion
2 sheets Satin Finish Paper from Crafters Companion
Scalloped Edge Heart image from Ecraft
Glue

Foam Pads 

Fundamentals 1
Glitter

Crafters Companion Ultimate Pro and Boxer board

Gems

PLEASE NOTE TO SEE THE SCREEN IMAGES BETTER JUST CLICK ONTO IT TO ENLARGE.

To design the card base open you mat in Ecraftshop pro software. Select the font your require I used Impact for this as it is a nice plain shape with the caps lock on, click onto the text button on the left hand side toolbar.

With the Caps lock on type the letter M. Resize this to 3.20" wide and 4.00" high. Copy and paste and move the second M to the other side of the mat.

Bring in your Scalloped Edge Heart Image, I personally deleted the drawn centre image as I am going to add a topper onto the heart. Resize your heart to 4.00" wide and 4.00" high. I found it easier to line these up if each one is level with the top of the second square on the mat.

Click onto the heart and using the Kern+ feature on the top toolbar slowly move this towards to the letter M on the left hand side of the mat, until they just overlap.

Click onto the second letter M and move again using the Kern+ feature and move towards the hearts again so they slightly overlap.

On your top toolbar click edit, select all.

Again on the top toolbar click Path, Union.

Now click on Paste and Copy

Click onto the top shape and flip using the Flip Vertical button on the top toolbar.

Click onto the bottom image and using your Kern + button move it up so that it just overlaps the top image.

On your top toolbar click on edit, select all. Then click onto Path Union this will now join your images together. On the top toolbar change your style feature to shadow. Put your desired card into your Ecraft and cut out.

Fold your image in half and burnish with a bone folder.

Bring a new mat into your Ecraftshop Pro and using the text feature on the left hand side tool bar and your font on IMPACT type two letter M's (don't forget these need to by with the Caps lock on) onto your mat, together with a Scalloped Edge Heart Shape. Resize your letters to 3.20" wide and 4" high and your heart 4" wide and 4" high. Make sure that your style is NORMAL on the top toolbar. Now cut these from your desired coordinating card or paper. For this I use a backing paper from the Flower Fairies Rose CD-Rom, Design 6 and colour 1 for the letter M and colour 6 for the heart. If you want to cut the flowers and heart in a different paper you will need to put them onto separate mats.

Using a new mat and your base cardstock make sure that your font in on Impact,  click onto the text feature on the left hand tool bar and with your caps on type the letter U, then resize this to 2.06" wide by 2.37" high. Then change your style to shadow and cut out.

For the next layer I used my backing paper from the Flower Fairies Rose Design 6 colour 1. Keeping the letter U on your mat alter the style to normal and then cut out.

Place glue onto the back of both your letter M's and stick onto the card stock. Then place on your heart.

To make the flower embellishments ( I got this idea from Denise of Purple Paper Paradise ) using your fundamentals one flower section image 4, cut out of contrasting card 4 flower shapes 2" wide and high and then out of your backing paper 4 flower shapes 1.5" wide and high.

Now using the same flower reduce the size to 1.5" and cut out 4 of these using your backing of choice. Then glittered the outside edge of all the flowers.

Staring with your larger flower using your Ultimate Pro and boxer board score all the lines indicated on all 4 flowers. Then do the same with your small flowers.

Cut along one of the score lines in each flower to the centre and fold your score lines first starting with a mountain fold. Burnish. Now do the same with your smaller flowers.

Take two of the larger folded flowers and on one flower put some glue onto the first two folds.

Now place the first two folds of the other flower on top. Repeat this on the other side to make one complete flower. Make up the remaining flowers the same so that you have two larger flowers and two small.

Leave these to dry. I then cut a 1" circle of card and glued this to the back of the larger flower, this just enables you to arrange the mountain and valley folds and they will stay in place. Once this has dried glue your smaller flower on top. Glue a gem into the middle of the flower and attach to your card. Now matt and layer the letter U and place in the middle of the heart.

Thank you for popping over to my blog, hope you enjoy making this as much as I did

Pam x