Exploding Box Album

Side view of box

Top view of box


Top view of box bottom


Box Bottom

1. The first sheet of cardstock will be used for the outside of the box (I used light blue). Score the cardstock at 4 inches on all 4 sides. Make a diagonal score line through the center of the 4 corner squares. Fold all score lines so that the texture of the paper is to the outside.

2. Second sheet of cardstock (I used red) - cut to 11 X 11 inches, score at 3 3/4 inches on all 4 sides and cut out the 4 corners. Glue the center only to the inside center of the first piece.

3. Third sheet of cardstock (I used dark blue), cut to 10 1/2 X 10 1/2 inches and scored at 3 1/2 inches on all 4 sides. Cut only one side of the corner squares and fold over to create a pocket. Note: front of pocket should be textured. Glue bottom and open edge to make pocket. ( I cut the front of the pocket at an angle before I applied the glue. Once the pockets are created the piece can be glued in the center on top of the first and second pieces.

Box top:

1. With wrong side up, draw 2 diagnal lines to locate the center of the 12 X 12 piece of paper. Fold all four corners into the center of the sheet. Leaving these folds in place, fold one entire side and then the adjacent side into the center. Be sure to make a good crisp fold. Then unfold and repeat with the remaining two sides. Unfold paper completely.

2. At one corner you are are going to make some cuts. First locate the first score line as you go up the left side of one corner of the paper. Next you are going to cut this score line up through the first crossing score line and up to the next score line and then stopping. You will have a triangle piece that is attched by one side at a score line. Now cut this side on the score line and remove the triangle. Repeat this entire step on the same corner, but now on the right side.

3. Repeat the entire step 2 with the corner that is adjecant from the first corner you selected.

4. Fold corners that have not been cut in at score lines and adhere. Fold in the sides of box that were created when you made your cuts in steps 2 & 3 and fold in remaining 2 corners at score lines. Box top should have taken shape and in the inside of the box top all four corners came together and have been adhered.

5. Embellish like crazy. Paper flowers are stacked on top of the box with a brad through the top of the box. Ribbon is wrapped twice around the lid and tied. Epoxy sticker is adhere to cardstock, cut out and hole punched. Metal ring is attached and then hung from the ribbon on the box top.