A box of butterflies

A friend at Greg's work recently celebrated her 60th birthday, and as she has been a little down lately because of her mum not being well, Greg asked for a handmade card for him to give her.  

I have been wanting to have another go with a "card in a box" card, so whiled away a few hours working on this.  I realised too late that the photos don't really show this up to its full potential, but this is all I have to show.  The colours of the butterflies were Pink Pirouette and Melon Mambo, very girly, but toned down with the black and white cardstock and paper. 

It's amazing how many butterflies you can pop in these things.  I heard she liked it, so that the main thing. 

Another card in a box

This is another card in a box made recently for a friend of my sister who is shortly to turn 60.  Not sure about you, but I don't really like putting ages on cards for people over about the age of 15, I guess it just makes me think how old we are all getting, so this box was filled with flowers instead.  The flowers are from Fabulous Florets and Morning Meadow stamp sets, and the colours used were Limeade, Wisteria, Calypso and Summer Sun.  Once again I have put in my three bars across the box cause I just think it fills the space up better. 

I shared these card in a boxes with everyone at the class a couple of weeks ago now and most of them have had a go at making their own creations.  If only I could get to see them all. 

Card in a box

If you are a frequent visitor to Pinterest then you would have seen many different variations of this type of "card" called a card in a box.  When posted or given it is a flat double thickness thing that opens out into a jack in the box type shape, and is meant to sit open somewhere for all to admire.  

This can be made in any size you want, but the size I prefer to use is with an A4 sheet of cardstock score on the long side at 2 3/4, 5 1/2, 8 1/4 and 11 inches then rotate and score at 2 3/4 and then the length you want.  It is best not to make it too long so all the pop ups are easier to see at eye level, probably no more than 4 inches but longer than the flap which is 2 3/4 inches.  If you want more instructions let me know, but I am sure you will be able to work it out or find a video somewhere.  There are strips across the inside of the box for the pop ups to attach to, most videos use 2 strips but I wanted mine a bit fuller so used 3.  

My sister asked me to make a couple of these to give her grandchildren and this one is obviously Jack's.  On the side of the box it says "I love you to the moon and back" but for some reason I didn't get a photo of this.  

This one is for her granddaughter and gives you a better idea of the inside of the box and it folded flat.  


 

They really are a lot of fun to make and can be used for any occasion.  Takes a bit of time, but well worth the effort.