Exploding Box

Hello everyone! This is Jen from 3 cats and a bug. I'm so glad to be here again, thank you Pam for inviting me!!

I've seen these boxes all over the internet, so I decided to figure out how to make one.  I used a 12x12 sheet of white paper and scored at 4 and 8, turned the sheet and scored at 4 and 8 again.

I cut out each corner.

For the inside of the box, I cut 5 dark rose squares @ 3.75, 4 white square @ 3.5 and the DCWV The four Season Stack patterned paper @ 3.25, inking around the edges on the top two layers.  For the center square I embossed the dark rose paper.  I cut out the image and background in rose and white respectively from Straight from the Next at 3.5.  I hot glued the rose and leaves in the center.  The roses and leaves are Recollections collection, Boutique Fleur.

For the outside of the box, I cut the dark rose paper @ 3.75 and embossed them.  The heart shaped cuts are also from Straight from the Nest, @ 3.5. 

I hot glued the roses to the center of each square.

To make the lid, I used a 6x6 piece of white paper, scoring @ 1 and 5, turning the paper and scoring @ 1 and 5 again. Just like the box I cut off each corner. I cut another dark rose square @ 3.75 and added the same image as the bottom inside of the box, cut @ 3.5. To keep the lid together, I used some pink craft ribbon (sorry I forgot to measure it!) and glued it all around the sides. I finished the top of the lid the same way I did the sides, with the exception of adding some little brads to it.