Hiya, Crafters! Happy Friday! Happy 3 day weekend too! Do any of my friends state side have plans for Labor Day? Today's tutorial was originally called a box card. Since there are so many of those about these days, I decided to call it a squash box card because that is what you do to it. You can watch the video here. It's a unique card that requires a lot of folding.
Here's what you'll need to make this card:
Turn your paper longways and score at 1 1/4" and 3 3/8".
Flip the paper over and score again at 1 1/4" and 3 3/8".
Next you will want to fold your long score lines both ways.
After that you are going to want to make certain that the pattern you want on the outside is facing up. Then you will fold your 2 1/8" score line up.
Again flip the paper over and fold the next score line down.
Repeat this on the other end. You'll end up with something that looks like this:
Use your bone folder to burnish all creases after this. Now you want to fold the bottom up and the then the top down. You'll have something like this:
Take the corner points and gently fold it backwards. Be careful as we don't want the paper to tear. Better to be crooked than torn.
Don't forget to burnish your creases. Once you have, unfold this completely.
Next is optional, but I suggest doing it. You're going to cut a small triangle from the corners to the first score line so they don't show when the box is finally folded.
If you like, you can decorate the edges now _ and if you need to "sign" the bottom of your creation. I followed suit in the video and added a lacy edge. It's approximately 4 3/8" long, maybe a little shorter as I did need to trim it slightly.
Now pinch the corners together on each end and tuck behind the edge with the lace. Then fold that flap down backwards and repeat on the other side.
Next you will have to be gentle again and keep folding it down and burnishing creases. Depending how thick cardstock you used, the more it will fight you. You will be pretty much squashing the box down. Once you've done that, you'll have something that looks like this:
After that I used a belly band roughly 2" thick and 12" long. I just loosely wrapped it around and glued it down. It easily slips on and off, but also keeps my box closed.
As you can see, my cardstock fought me very much and it tore a little when I was squashing it down so be very gentle with yours. Inside you can place a gift card, a picture, or something else that can lay flat.
I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and I hope you have a great holiday weekend! I should see you on Monday, but most definitely Tuesday! Thanks for popping by, Crafters. I'll see ya soon!
Here's what you'll need to make this card:
- Patterned cardstock cut to 8 1/2 x 11" - the thinner the cardstock the easier it is to fold.
- Scoring board and tool
- Bone folder
- Stamping tools needed to finish the card
Turn your paper longways and score at 1 1/4" and 3 3/8".
Flip the paper over and score again at 1 1/4" and 3 3/8".
Next you will want to fold your long score lines both ways.
After that you are going to want to make certain that the pattern you want on the outside is facing up. Then you will fold your 2 1/8" score line up.
Again flip the paper over and fold the next score line down.
Repeat this on the other end. You'll end up with something that looks like this:
Use your bone folder to burnish all creases after this. Now you want to fold the bottom up and the then the top down. You'll have something like this:
Take the corner points and gently fold it backwards. Be careful as we don't want the paper to tear. Better to be crooked than torn.
Don't forget to burnish your creases. Once you have, unfold this completely.
Next is optional, but I suggest doing it. You're going to cut a small triangle from the corners to the first score line so they don't show when the box is finally folded.
If you like, you can decorate the edges now _ and if you need to "sign" the bottom of your creation. I followed suit in the video and added a lacy edge. It's approximately 4 3/8" long, maybe a little shorter as I did need to trim it slightly.
Now pinch the corners together on each end and tuck behind the edge with the lace. Then fold that flap down backwards and repeat on the other side.
Next you will have to be gentle again and keep folding it down and burnishing creases. Depending how thick cardstock you used, the more it will fight you. You will be pretty much squashing the box down. Once you've done that, you'll have something that looks like this:
After that I used a belly band roughly 2" thick and 12" long. I just loosely wrapped it around and glued it down. It easily slips on and off, but also keeps my box closed.
As you can see, my cardstock fought me very much and it tore a little when I was squashing it down so be very gentle with yours. Inside you can place a gift card, a picture, or something else that can lay flat.
I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial and I hope you have a great holiday weekend! I should see you on Monday, but most definitely Tuesday! Thanks for popping by, Crafters. I'll see ya soon!
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