This was my first attempt at an exploding box.... Made from a 12x12 sheet of card, there are lots of templates available on the internet, but for this I scored at 4 and 8 inches, turned the sheet 45 degrees and scored again at 4 and 8 inches (it reminded me of a grid for Xs & Os) Cut off the 4 corner squares so you're left with a shape that looks like + sign. Each 'side' measures 4'' x 4''. Repeated this procedure twice more, reducing the size of the squares to 3.5'' and 3''. Then the fun bit of decorating began....
As this was for a special birthday - I printed out the age, laminated it and used it as a focal point for the centre of the box. To decorate the squares - I used a combination of photos ( I photocopied those so as not to ruin the originals), details and events from their life were recorded here too - Options are endless, all it takes is a little imagination
such a fab box and a great keepsake gift for the recipient to treasure
ReplyDeleteGreat little box and love the laminated numbers idea, looks like it's floating. :0)
ReplyDelete