Hexagon Hive + Sweet Sorbet = Sweet Hexagons

You might remember I shared a Hexagon Hive sneak peek card back in January. It was apparently quite a popular choice according to Pinterest (pinned 4,500 times so far - thanks heaps!), so when planning my first Feb class I thought my gals might like to make a similar card. So I changed up the design with some newly minted Sweet Sorbet DSP & this is what we made.

It's simpler with less layers than my original card, but I was really happy with how it turned out - especially the pretty flower shaped patchwork backing for the sentiment (from Chalk Talk). I used the hexagon frame cut in crisp cantaloupe, plus some extra hexagons cut in calypso coral & pool party (there's that fave colour scheme again). Some spotty Sweet Sorbet added a fun & fresh background.
In case you're wondering what size the card is, the front is 10.5cm x 13.8cm (4-1/4in x just under 5-1/2 inches)

 

I think my class lovelies liked this version & hope you do too. I have a little matching box to share with you, plus the second class project in the next couple of posts, so visit again soon.

Inky wishes, Di

PS: the Sweet Sorbet DSP is only available for one more day, so place your $90 order by Monday night & you can choose it for free.

Supplies
Stamps: Petite Petals, Chalk Talk
Card/Paper: pool party, crisp cantaloupe, calypso coral, whisper white

Ink: calypso coral & pool party ink pads & markers
Accessories: basic rhinestones
Tools: Big Shot, Hexagon Hive Thinlit die, Petite Petal punch (bundle), Itty Bitty punch pack (flower), circle punches - 1 3/8in, 1-1/4 inch

Hexagon Hive Thinlits Die

$42.95

Petite Petals Clear-Mount Bundle

$34.75

Chalk Talk

$35.95

1-3/8 Inch Circle Punch

$27.95

1-1/4 Inch Circle Punch

$27.95

Punch Pack

$29.95

Basic Rhinestones Jewel Accents

$8.95

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Flower Shop Long Card in a Box (with template)

Today I'm sharing my last card in a box project for now - a long rectangle version full of my fave Flowers Shop & Petite Petals flowers. This was my second project from my February class. I designed this size to fit a standard C6 envelope (& also fits a US sized envie too). I've shared my template for this shaped box at the bottom of this post too so you can try it yourself.

I'm not usually a huge yellow girl, but I loved how the calypso coral & pool party flowers looked with the so saffron DSP. Here's a closer look at the flowers (btw. the yellow flower is actually stamped in daffodil delight).

& one more from the top, so you can see the inserts.

When the card is folded flat for posting, it measures 14cm x 10.5cm (5-1/2 x 4-1/8inches).

The panels under the flaps are crisp cantaloupe stamps with a small Petite Petals outline flower. I kept the back panel  pretty simple

I added a crisp cantaloupe & white panel, which had the added benefit of strengthening the whisper white base too.

Long Rectangle Card in a Box Cutting Template

Finished Size when flat: 114cm x 10.5cm (5-1/2 x 4-1/8inches). Front & back panels are 10cm wide, Side panels are 4cm wide.

Cut Base: 29.7cm x 10.5cm (cut A4 sheet in half long-way).

Score base: 10cm, 14cm, 24cm & 28cm on long side. Score at 5.5cm on short side

Inserts: Cut at 12cm x 2cm. Score at 1cm from either end

If you're more visual, here's the template I put together. Broken lines are score lines. Red lines are cutting lines. Leave the section with blue score line unfolded - this is the back panel.

click on pic for larger view

 Check out Monica Gale's fab video tutorial for visual instructions on how to make a general card in a box. Follow the same principles - just substitute my cutting & scoring measurements.

Prefer inches?

The project dimensions were created in cm's, so they don't translate to inches as neatly as I'd like. The converted dimensions are as follows. I will post a neater solution if I have time to think!
Finished Size when flat: 5-1/2 x 4-5/8 inches. Front & back panels are approx 4-7/8in wide, Side panels are 1-1/8inch wide.

Cut Base:11.5 x 4-1/8 inches

Score base: 3-7/8, 5-1/2, 9-3/8 & 11 inches on long side. Score at 2-1/8 inches on short side.

Inserts: Cut at 5-7/8 inches x 3/4 inch. Score at 1/2 inch from either en.

You can also check out this Splitcoaststampers card in a box tutorial for a general card in a box tutorial in inches too. Follow the same principles - just substitute my cutting & scoring measurements.
I hope you have a go at making a long card in a box with my measurements. I think the longer length gives great opportunities to create a bigger scene. If you have any questions, just ask & don't forget to coment & pin if you like the project. Thanks for visiting & pop back soon.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies
Stamps: Flower Shop, Petite Petals, Chalk Talk, Simply Sketched (hostess), Another Great Year
Card Paper: whisper white, crisp cantaloupe, calypso coral, pear pizzazz card, Subtles DSP stack (so saffron)
Ink: pool party, calypso coral, daffodil delight ink pads
Accessories: basic pearls, mini brads, 
Tools: Pansy Punch (Flower Shop bundle), Petite Petals Punch (Bundle), Chalk Talk Framelits (bundle), Oval framelits, hexagon punch, paper piercing mat, piercing tool, Occasions piercing templates.

Flower Shop Clear Bundle

$52.50

Petite Petals Clear-Mount Bundle

$34.75

Chalk Talk Clear Bundle

$66.95

Another Great Year

$33.95

Simply Sketched

$19.00

Occasions Paper-Piercing Pack

$13.95

Hexagon Punch

$27.95

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Just Sayin' Happy Birthday pop up Card in a Box

Sharing another card in a box using the Retro Fresh DSP. This is a funky birthday version perfect for a teen in the same size & base design as my cupcake card in a box. This one comes with huge thanks to the lovely Emily at Tiny Kiwi Cards. I just loved her fabulous film/camera themed card in a box, & had to case it myself, using the supplies I had. Here's how it turned out.

I used a few different stamp sets from the Occasions Catalogue & Sale-a-bration for the card - love mixing & matching!

 

 Here it is flat & ready to be enveloped (in a standard C6 envelope).

 

One more to show the back.

Make your own! If you'd like to make this one too, you'll find the measurements & a template for the base card in a box in this cupcake card post.
Hope you're enjoying my card in a box projects. I have a different shaped version to share next time.
Inky wishes, Di

Supplies

Stamps: Just Sayin', Simply Stars, Sketched Birthday, Perfect Pennants, Remembering Your Birthday, Banner Blast (SAB)

Card/Paper: crumb cake, tamgerine tango, bermuda bay, very vanilla card, Retro Fresh DSP

Ink: tangerine tango, so saffron, pool party, pear pizzazz, tangerine tango, bermuda bay markers

Tools: banner punch (SAB), Big Shot, On Film Framelits, Just Sayin' framelits, Bitty Banner framelits

Simply Stars

$23.95

Just Sayin' Clear-Mount Bundle

$68.75

Perfect Pennants Clear-Mount Bundle

$74.75

Sketched Birthday

$33.95

Remembering Your Birthday

$33.95

On Film Framelits Dies

$49.95

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Cupcake Pop Up Card in a Box (with template)

It's cupcake time with today's card in a box project. This was the first of my February class projects. I haven't used Create a Cupcake (& its matching punch) in ages & this helped me remember how much I love it. I think my class gals appreciated its return too since it's been a very popular set & no calories either.

 

This version is a little smaller than my starburst card in a box as I wanted to make a version that fitted a standard C6 envelope. I've included my measurements & a template for you at the bottom of the post.

Here are the yummy cupcakes up close. The colour combo of tangerine tango, baked brown sugar, pool party, bermuda bay & so saffron I used came mainly from the funky Retro Fresh DSP.
Colour Tip: The Retro Fresh dsp has a vanilla base, but the cupcakes are stamped on whisper white card, as I found the colours changed a little on vanilla. You can't see the difference in the finished project as the border around the stamped images is small.

Here's a side view, so you can see the layering. I used an punched xl oval on each insert - horizontally in the front & vertically on the back - to give the needed height to the cupcakes.The cupcakes are attached to a strip of card & then attached to the ovals (seen a little on the back view below).

 

I carried the cupcakes to the back too. The sentiment is from Remembering Your Birthday.

Here's one more pic of the card folded flat.

Card in a Box Cutting Template

Finished Size when flat: 11cm x 15cm. Individual panels are 5.5cm wide.

Cut Base: 23.5cm x 15cm

Score base: 5.5cm, 11cm, 16.5cm & 22cm on long side. Score at 8cm on short side

Inserts: Cut at 8.5 cm x 1.5cm. Score at 1.5cm from either end

If you're more visual, here's the template I put together. Broken lines are score lines. Red lines are cutting lines.

 Check out Monica Gale's fab video tutorial for visual instructions on how to make a card in a box. Follow the same principles - just substitute my cutting measurements.

Prefer inches?

My metric measurements translate approximately to...
Finished Size when flat: 4-1/2 x 6 inches. Individual panels are 2-1/4 inches wide.

Cut Base: 9.5 x 6 inches

Score base: 2-1/4, 4-1/2, 6-3/4 & 9 inches on long side. Score at 3-1/4 inches on short side.

Inserts: Cut at 3-1/4 inches x 3/4 inch. Score at 1/2 inch from either end

You can also check out this Splitcoaststampers card in a box tutorial for a slightly different sized version in inches too.

This post has taken much longer to write than expected (apparently a tad distracted by Matthew McConaughey on the Graham Norton Show), so I'll have to share another birthday version using the Retro Fresh paper next time. Thanks for visiting & hope you're enjoying my card in a box projects. I'd love to hear from you if you do.

Inky wishes, Di

Supplies

Stamps: Create a Cupcake, Sketched Birthday, Perfect Pennants, Remembering Your Birthday, Another Great Year

Card/Paper: crumb cake, coastal cabana, very vanilla, whisper white card, Retro Fresh DSP

Ink: tangerine tango, baked brown sugar, so saffron, pool party, bermuda bay ink pads; tangerine tango, bermuda bay, pool party markers

Accessories: basic rhinestones

Tools: cupcake punch, xl oval punch

Create A Cupcake - Clear-Mount Stamp

$31.95

Sketched Birthday

$33.95

Remembering Your Birthday

$33.95

Perfect Pennants

$51.95

Another Great Year

$41.95

Cupcake Punch

$29.95

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Starburst birthday Pop-up Card in a Box

Whether you call them a Card in a Box, Box Card, or Pop up Box Card, they're THE project of the moment. I LOVE a fancy fold so I got on the bandwagon back in January & shared how to make them in my Feb classes too. Today, I'm sharing one I made for my dear friend Kellie's birthday.

I based my box size on this fab tutorial by Monica Gale, (who I think may have started the box card craze). Monica's measurements were in Cm's & using A4 paper, which suits me best. Each panel is 7cm wide & the overall height is 15cm when folded flat. If you're more comfortable working in inches, you can try this great tute at Splitcoast Stampers.

 

To decorate the box, I used the Starburst Sayings & Spiral Spins stamp sets (trying saying that fast!) from the Occasions Catalogue with some fab (& free) SAB Sweet Sorbet DSP. I followed Monica's tute except that I added 3 inserts instead of two, as the 'Oh Happy Day' image was quite large & I wanted to add more smaller circles. These pics show each layer clearer.

The circles on the 3rd insert are attached to some window sheet/transparency to create movement & help then to pop out behind the 'Happy Day' layer.  Here's the view from the back too.

One final pic to show you how it looks fully flat. I used the Envelope Punch Board to make a matching envelope - easy!

Simpler Starburst Box
The above card was actually the 2nd Starburst version I made. Here's the first one.

As you can see, I used 2 inserts for this one, kept the stamped layers simpler & added a few gold sequins for a bit of bling (which I forgot on version 2).
Hope you like this both versions of my box card. I have 2 more different sized versions to share with you next. Until then, thanks for visiting.
Inky wishes, Di

PS: There's just 10 days left of Sale-a-bration, so if you'd like the Sweet Sorbet DSP free (or any other awesome SAB item), place your $90AU order by March 31st.
Find out more about Sale-a-bration here.

Supplies
Stamps: Starburst Sayings, Spiral Spins (Occasions Catalogue)
Card/Paper: crumb cake, whisper white, calypso coral, crisp cantaloupe, bermuda bay, pool party card, Sweet Sorbet DSP (Sale-a-bration)
Ink: bermuda bay, calypso coral, coastal cabana ink pads
Accessories: in-colour Boutique Details, gold sequin trim, basic rhinestones, candy dots
Tools: Big Shot. Starburst Framelits dies,  circle punches - 1-3/4, 1-3/8, 1-1/4 ,1, 3/4, 1/2 inches

Starburst Sayings Clear-Mount Bundle

$69.50

Spiral Spins

$18.95

In Color Boutique Details

$15.95

Gold Sequin Trim

$8.95

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