MAGIC Box DIY tutorial

In a Hanukkah holiday spirit, today I want to show you how to make a Magic Box or as it may known better-an Exploding box.

 However you want to call it,I love this collapsing box idea and made a pictorial for you to try it on

To make one of your own you'll need-

Two 12X12" double sided decorative cardstocks-I used Cratepaper "Bundled Up Candy Cane" #683231 stock for the box

 and

 American Crafts Peppermint Express Ornamint 366092 stock for the lid 

Lets begin-

Divide the cardstock into 3 equal sections  -score 2 straight lines from each point

 

 Turn the paper 90 degrees and do the same steps above to receive a total of  9 equal squares 

 Cut off the corners from each end

 And you have a ready base of your magic box.

Now lets make the lid for your box

 To make a lid we'll need to cut our stock to measure  8.4X8.4" 

Score 1"+1" on all sides 

Cut off 3 of the top little squares  on each side

Add 4 more small cuts as shown^^ 

And you're ready to  fold the lid

 The Magic Box is ready

Now we shall decorate :)

Since we need our exploding box to collapse ,we must add weight to the walls  .

To achieve this I upcycled 4 beer coasters that I decorated and then glued to the base we just made

Use your XYRON  5" or 9" Creative Station  to apply adhesive on one of coaster's sides

Do so with all 4 coasters  

Remove the protective  film and run the coasters one more time through your Creative Station, to apply glue on reverse of all the coasters 

 Peel of one of the sides and adhere 4X4" square of decorative cardstock on each of the four coasters 

First coaster  received the reverse side of the cut offs from our base ( Bundled Up "Candy Cane)

With second coaster I used Cratepaper Bundled Up "Snowmen"   double sided cardstock

I liked the whimsical skiing snowman  and decided to add it some dimension by using Teresa Collins's foam glue squares   .

Cut a snowman twin and then stick it above the existing on the background skiing dude

Raising the little fellow almost gives it a feel of real movement 

Peel off the protective paper from the back of the coaster and glue it onto the base 

Now continue to the next coaster 

Using my XYRON 3" Sticker maker  I apply glue on my vellum journaling die cut

Add  simple rectangulars to the areas I want to write on   

Placed 3 pieces of XYRON 6mm Double Sided tape  on top of the rectangulars 

And glued the shape in place

See how it's sheer in the areas around  the text blocks,but opaque in places where you actually might want to write something

For the third coaster I used  Peppermint Express "Dear Santa" 366095 cardstock

And decorated it with stickers from American Crafts "remarks"   accent & phrase 

The reverse side of  "Dear Santa"went to the 4th coaster 

I wanted to make a little money pocket to decorate this panel  with

Used a template to cut a festive pocket  using Doodlebug Design "Home for the Holidays" cardstock

Assembled it with my XYRON Mega Runner

and used my XYRON 3" Sticker Maker to glue it in place 

Added some present stickers from the same "remarks" sticker set I already used with my 3rd decorated square  and we are DONE :)

 Uh wait....I also added a cute little Santa to my second coaster square in the end ;)

It came from "remarks" set as well

 AND a family photo in the middle

The paper frame came from Heidy Swapp

 To hide the white border of the photo, I used Heidy Swapp's paper flowers 

Glued them on with the awesome XYRON 10 mm Glue dots

 And TA DA

Let the FUN begin!!!!

 closed

opened 

 P.S

After I finished the box,I decided the cut out snowmen were bothering to the eye ,so I decided to cover them with some stickers and felt much better afterwards :D

before 

after

'You Are Sweet' "doodle quotes"  bubble and Sprinkles came from Doodlebug Designs 

and the red tree from bug's ICONS cardstock stickers

 Lastly, I upgraded the lid with AC "remarks"  (used above) ornament  and Doodlebugs "fancy frills" trim

AND now I'm HAPPY!

Happy Hanukkah and Merry Christmas to you all 

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Happy Holidays Merry Everything - 3D Paper Frame DIY

Xyron is having a 30 Days of Holiday Projects event -how fun is t that, ha

To dive into the holiday spirit,my first project would be a DIY of paper frame with holiday wishes 

This is a VERY easy project you can do with your kids ,so let the fun begin

To make a 3D paper frame like this, you'll need

• a single 12x12" sheet of Happy Holiday Joy MAGICAL DOUBLE-SIDED CARDSTOCK by Studio Calico 
•  scoring tool and  ruler 
• Scissors 
•  Teresa Collins clear hold liquid glue (you can find it in her new adhesive kit)

To start with ,you need to measure the artwork you'll be putting in the frame-mine is a 6X6" Luxury Centura Pearl 6" x 6" Printable Snow White Cardstock by Crafters Companion.
  Find the center of your 12X12 cardstock *mark and score the shape of your postcard inside 

Mine is a 6x6" so I marked the square 3" to each side from the middle point.

Now I have 3 inches left on each side which we need to divide  to 5 sections  

My calculations gave me the measurements as follow (true only if you use a 6X6 artwork with this specific 'Happy Holiday Joy cardstock!!!
 I calculated all the numbers to perfectly hit the writing on the decorated paper. ) -

1. First score should be 0.5" from the edge of the paper. Score all four sides!
2. Second score line would be o.5" as well
3. Third score measures 2cm
4. Forth score 0.5" 
5. last score line is 2cm as well

Fold all the lines (all mountain folds)

 Now we need to mark the cutting lines-
Begin with the edges, mark a 45 ° line tilted to the left. The top point being on the postcard's measurements scoreline  .
Second cut line will be on the scoreline itself
Third line will be tilted to the right and be another 45 ° stroke
Fourth line will be a straight vertical line
And the last line will be a parallel to the edges stroke

 Do a mirrored cut on the other side

 And repeat the same steps to the top of the cardstock as well

 Fold all the scorelines

 Insert the straight edges into the diagonal ones.
Do so to all sides to create the frame

 Use a dab of Teresa Collins Clear Hold glue  to permanently set the frame

 Cute little thing ,right :) The inside of the frame is as nice as the frame itself

 If you want to add some additional decoration,use your Xyron sticker maker-I used my 3" machine to add all over glue to some sweet little vellum snow flakes

 Thought a nice glittered star will add some extra glam-this one is from American crafts
PEPPERMINT EXPRESS REMARKS DIMENSIONAL ADHESIVE STARS 2"

When your frame is ready,use your 9" Creative Station to glue in your postcard or artwork and you're done

I LOVE my little letterpressed card.
I hand pulled it  using my XYRON Creatopia Machine loaded with the XYRON die press (this is a discontinued product,so grab it while it last )
I left the word "MERRY"  as a white on white  Blind Debossing and added white chipboard letters by Heidy Swapp to keep the nice crisp look but with that extra little additional embossed texture

 All has left is to wish you all a HAPPY Holidays and Merry EVERYTHING!

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