Corrie Papercrafts: Simple Sundays #5 Envelope Punch Board 'Tardis' Box

Sunday 24 June 2018

Simple Sundays #5 Envelope Punch Board 'Tardis' Box

Welcome back to another Simple Sundays project!

Today I'm sharing with you a cute envelope punch board box, dimensions 2x2x2 (inches), where 'Share What You Love' meets 'Pop of Petals'.

I just love the colours in the 'Share What You Love' suite, especially Mint Macaron which I'm delighted has made a return to our colour palette in this year's colour revamp by Stampin' Up!

I decided to call this a 'tardis' box because despite its small size, it's deceptively roomy!

It actually holds 10 mini Daim bars comfortably.

I wanted to demonstrate again that you don't need lots of materials in order to make something.

The box is thick whisper white cardstock and the belly band is the reverse side of one of the sheets from the 'Share What You Love' specialty Designer Series Paper (DSP).

I made the flower on the top using the 'Pop of Petals bundle (stamp set and punch).

So if you'd like to make it, here's how .....

Cut your cardstock to 6.5" x 6.5"

Get your envelope punch board and punch & score at 1-7/8" then at 4-5/8"

Turn and line up your score lines with the score guide on your EPB and punch & score on the remaining three sides (you only need those initial measurements for your first scores).

Then round the corners on all four points using the reverse punch on the top of your EPB.

Fold and burnish all your score lines - you can use your EPB scoring tool for this if you don't have a bone folder.

Hold your cardstock with the points to the top & bottom and left & right.

Cut up the vertical score lines on both sides of the top & bottom points to the first horizontal score line only. These flaps which you've created will be what joins your box together.

Trim each flap to approximately 1/2", add your chosen adhesive and join your box together.

You will now have four remaining flaps on the top which will overlap to close your box.

Cut a piece of DSP to 1-1/2" x 9" for your belly band.

Starting on the underside of your box, lining the DSP up in the middle of your box and with the end of the DSP towards the middle of the base, gently guide it round the box, pinching gently and burnishing each fold as you go.

Add some double-sided tape or other strong adhesive to the edge of your DSP and stick it to the first end underneath your box - be careful that your adhesive doesn't overlap and stick to your box, though! Also make sure you don't fold it too tightly round your box, otherwise you won't be able to slide the belly band on and off!

For the top, I stamped one of the flowers in the 'Pop of Petals' clear-mount stamp set using Mint Macaron ink on to thick whisper white cardstock - twice - and punched them out with the co-ordinating punch.

I bought these as a bundle - if you do, you save 10% on the combined cost.

I curled the petals downwards slightly and stuck them together, offset, using a dimensional.

I then added a clear faceted gem to the centre of the top flower.

I wanted a bit of height when I added the flower to the top of the belly band, so I made a 'stack' of 3 dimensionals; but I think 2 would have been enough.