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Stampin' Friends Blog Hop: Birthday Bash!

1/16/2020

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I'm so excited to be participating in the Stampin' Friends Blog Hop this year! Our first hop of 2020 is a Birthday Bash. All of the bloggers have created some amazing projects to share with you that are perfect for celebrating birthdays. I hope you'll click through and check them all out! The next blogger on the hop is Maureen Rauchfuss. So, when you're done here, hop over to her blog to see the projects she's created!

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Today, I have this fun box that is perfect for holding a gift card and some other surprises! Plus, there's an additional card after the instructions for this project, so be sure to scroll all the way through.

Before you read any further, check out this short YouTube video to see the box being opened! I'll wait...
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Isn't that super fun?!? I love the excitement of sliding out the box bottom and having the four interior boxes pop out everywhere! It's a great way to add a little pizzazz to giving a gift card or a birthday message. I found this neat project in a blog post by Krystal of Red Hot Stampers. I have rewritten and adapted parts of her tutorial, but you might want to jump over there and see her take on it. 
Supplies needed:
  • 3 sheets of cardstock
  • Strong adhesive (Sticky strip, Tear & Tape, etc.)
  • 4 medium-ish rubber bands
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I've decorated my box with the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper from the January - June 2020 Mini Catalog and the Here's a Card stamp set. On the inside of the box bottom, I used the Broadway Birthday stamp set. The cardstock is Mango Melody and Bermuda Bay. I used these same colors for the ink as well as Terracotta Tile and Tuxedo Black Memento ink.
Video tutorial for completing the Pop-Out Boxes
There are three parts to this project: The box bottom, the band that goes around the box bottom, and the four pop-out boxes.
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For the box bottom:
  1. Cut 1 piece of cardstock in half at 5 1/2" (like you would for a basic card base)
  2. Trim one piece to 5 1/2" x 6"
  3. Score each of the 4 sides at 1" and slightly under 1/2"
  4. Trim each corner like the photo to the left. 
  5. Fold the edges towards the inside.
  6. Then, add adhesive to the outside of the corner tabs and the inside of outermost edges. (See the 2nd and 3rd photos to the left.)
  7. Fold the tabs in and secure them.
  8. Then, fold the edges over the sides and secure.
  9. Add decoration to the inside box.
  10. Optional: Secure a piece of ribbon with a brad to the right side to help with sliding the box out. 
For the outer band:
  1. With the other half of the cardstock you used to make the box, trim it down to 4" x 8 1/2".
  2. Score along the 8 1/2" side (the long side) at 1 7/8", 2 7/16", 6", and 6 9/16".
  3. Decorate as you wish!
  4. Crease all of the lines with a bone folder.
  5. Wrap the band around the box. Make sure it's not too tight so that you can easily slide the box bottom out. Adhere the overlapping flap at the back.
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For the Pop-Out Boxes:
  1. Cut 2 pieces of cardstock into two pieces that are 5 1/4" x 8 1/2".
  2. Score along the 5 1/4" side (the shorter side) at 1 3/4" and 3 1/2".
  3. Score along the 8 1/2" side (the longer side) at 1 3/4", 2", 2 1/4", 4", 5 3/4", 6", 6 1/4", and 8".
  4. The four pieces of cardstock should have score lines that look like the picture to the left.

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5. Cut the corners out like the picture above. The solid blue lines are the cut lines. The dotted green lines are fold lines that you have already scored.
6. You will notice there are dotted blue lines that create triangles inside the triangular shapes at the sides. You will need to score these. I find the middle of the diagonal line and then score from that point to the opposite corner of the triangle. 

7. Now fold on all of the score lines. Make a good crease with a bone folder. Where there are three score lines in a row together, you are going to create a small accordion. The triangular areas also make a sort of accordion with the folds going opposite directions. Your piece of cardstock should look like the photo to the right when you have creased it. 

8. If you'd like, you can jump over to my video on YouTube to see how I put the boxes together. 

9. Take your rubber band and put it into one of the accordion folds on the side. Then, adhere the two triangles on that side. 
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10. Twist the rubber band and slide it over the other side and into the accordion groove. Then, adhere the two sides of the triangles on that side.

11. Finally, adhere the flap on the end to close the box. 

12. Decorate the outside of the boxes as you wish. I used the Birthday Bonanza Designer Series Paper from the January - June 2020 Mini Catalog. ​

13. Collapse the pop-out boxes by pinching the sides and close them inside the slide-out box bottom and sleeve. 

14. Give to a friend and wait for the surprise!   
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While the Birthday Bonanza patterned paper was created to match Bonanza Buddies stamp set from the January-June 2020 Mini Catalog, I love that it perfectly matches the balloons in the Broadway Birthday stamp set from the Annual Catalog. For this card, I used cardstock and ink in Bermuda Bay, Daffodil Delight, and Terracotta Tile. I colored over the die-cut "Wish" with my Wink of Stella pen to give it a dazzling shimmer. Quick and easy!
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I hope you've enjoyed this box project and card as much as I do! Thanks for visiting the blog today and make sure to go take a look at all the projects on this month's hop!

1. Rachel Rife
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2. Kim Lamos
3. Teri Pocock

4. ​Cheryl Taylor
5. Jo Blackman
6. Steph Jandrow
7. Katja Ettig
8. Lisa Ann Bernard 
9. Kim Quade
10. Heidi Collins <-- You Are Here!
11. Maureen Rauchfuss
12. Jean Bolen Beaulieu
13. Anne Marie Hile
14. Barbara Welch 
15. Melissa Thomas
16. Sue Vine
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If you'd like to purchase any of the products in this post (or other stamping supplies!), please visit my Stampin' Up! online store. 
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The host code this month is: 64VNA3YR. Every order over $35 using this code receives a special gift from me! 

As always, I love to answer questions or help other stampers, so leave me a message or send me an email. 
32 Comments
Kim Quade link
1/16/2020 10:26:30

Super fun card! Thanks for sharing!

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Jean Bolen Beaulieu
1/16/2020 10:30:47

Love your projects! My Birthday Bonanza Bundle is coming today. Can't wait to play with it.

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:23:06

I can't wait to get the rest of the bundle!

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Rachael Rife
1/16/2020 11:52:28

THAT BOX IS SOOO FUN!!! I need to make one now too! Love your colors, so vibrant and fun.

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:25:25

Thank you! Every time I reload the box, I have a hard time not opening it again immediately.

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Maureen Rauchfuss link
1/16/2020 12:07:38

Wow - those projects are great - thanks for all the instructions!!

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:26:03

Thank you and you're welcome!

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Steph Jandrow
1/16/2020 12:34:38

Love the colors you used in the projects, they really pop! The box is so much fun!

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:26:25

Thank you!

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Lisa Ann Bernard link
1/16/2020 14:08:54

Wow, you put alot of work into this one. Great job!

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:27:37

Thank you! This is definitely a card for someone special, not one that you just whip up in a jiffy.

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Teri link
1/16/2020 14:11:25

Gorgeous projects! Your box is just amazing! xx

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Anne Marie Hile link
1/16/2020 20:19:40

Super fun projects, Heidi! The Birthday Bonanza DSP is so fun and happy and I LOVE how you paired the balloon pattern with Broadway Birthday, too. It's like it was made for that set. Thanks so much for the inspiration today!

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:29:08

Thank you! Isn't it great that the paper works so well with the Broadway Birthday stamp set. I love it!

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marge swanson
1/16/2020 21:14:45

love this.........do you know why I am unable to pin this for later. thanks

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Heidi Collins
1/17/2020 15:30:34

Thank you! I'm not sure why you aren't able to pin. What problem are you running into?

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marge swanson
1/18/2020 23:23:57

I am not finding the PIN option the red pinterest pin button. Thank you

marge swanson
1/21/2020 22:32:45

That worked...going to your mater pinterest!!!!!!! I'm so excited as I did NOT want to loose these instructions.....

Heidi Collins
1/19/2020 19:19:06

Yes, unfortunately the version of the website builder I use for my blog doesn't have this functionality built in. However, if you have the Pinterest extension installed for your web browser, you can pin the images that. In addition, I pin the majority of my images to my Pinterest page. There is a Pinterest icon near the top of my blog pages. If you click there, it should take you to my Pinterest page and you can re-pin images from there. Sorry it takes a couple extra steps!

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marge swanson
1/21/2020 22:28:59

It will be worth the extra steps... Thanks I'll try that.

Heidi Collins
1/22/2020 15:58:00

I'm so glad it worked for you to pin it that way! Have fun creating!

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Katja link
1/17/2020 01:45:17

Great birthday projects, Heidi! The box with the magic cubes is too cute. Thank you so much for sharing the instructions and this great project idea!

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Jo Blackman
1/17/2020 06:51:23

OMG I love these, will definitely have to give this a go, thank you for the inspiration and sharing your projects.

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Sandy B
1/17/2020 09:49:55

How lucky the recipient would be to receive some of your birthday creations. Great job. TFS.

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Kim
1/17/2020 22:24:00

Super cute project and card. Love the pattern paper. To cute for kids.

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marge swanson
1/18/2020 23:22:05

Awesome surprise...I have to try this.thanks for the templates....

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Sue Vine
1/20/2020 03:44:44

I haven't seen one of these for ages - they are so much fun, perfect for the Birthday Bonanza set, thanks for sharing and the inspiration

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Jennifer Mabardy
1/22/2020 17:40:52

Such a creative way to make a box!!!! :)

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Marge Swanson
2/27/2020 17:53:52

Once I got the first inner box made it was fun......thanks for the video to get the folds right.......many thanks also for the inspiration

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Heidi Collins
2/27/2020 19:19:50

You’re welcome! I’m glad you were able to figure it out. I hope the recipient was very surprised when they opened it!

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Barbara Welch
3/4/2020 19:49:34

Awesome projects, especially the box.

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Brenda
3/12/2020 00:41:53

I was wondering if you have this as a svg to be able to cut and score it on a cutting machine like cricut?

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