Exciting things are coming this way!

Hi! My name is Kathy Berger, and I am "guest blogging" for Fran today. I wanted to give you a heads-up that new and exciting things are coming to this blog. Be sure to stay tuned, and let your friends know, too!

As a little teaser, here is a fun project for you to try. There just might be more stuff like it in the near future!

Magic-Lid Box

This 2"x2"x2 1/2" box appears to have a separate lid, but in fact is a single piece whose lid opens and closes almost like magic!

Materials

• White card-stock, 6 1/2 x 8 1/2”
• Scor-Pal (Scor-pal; $39.99)
• Hot Off the Press, Botanicals Stamps (HOTP-CS-1013; $17.99)
• Vivid Inks (Vivid Dye Ink Pads Mini Size Pad; $2.50)
  Ultramarine, Aqua, Shy Blue, Teal
• Versamark Ink Pad (TSU-VMPAD; $8.09)
• Seafoam White Embossing Powder (1 oz; $3.75)
• 3” Round Hydra Sponge
  ((yellow sponge; $.55)
• Strong Double-sided Tape, (SUZ-tape-1/4” width; $3.55)
• About 18” Soft Blue Organza Ribbon
  (1/4" - CR-ORG4-Sblue; 30¢/yd)

Instructions

• With the card-stock in the landscape orientation on the Scor-Pal, score at 2, 4, 6, and 8 inches.
• Turn the card-stock to the portrait orientation. Score at 1, 2, 3, and 5 1/2 inches.
• Fold on all score lines. Cut as shown in the figure below; all solid lines are cut lines, while dotted lines are score/fold lines.

Decorate the Box

• White emboss, using the Versamark ink and your choice of Botanical stamps, randomly on the portion of the box form that lies between the 3" and 5 1/2" score lines.
• Sponge the various blue Vivid inks over the same region, covering all of the white card stock.
• Use a tissue to wipe the ink off the embossed images.

Assemble the Box

• First, valley fold the top one inch panel forward, covering the top half of the cut out triangles. Then mountain fold (away from you) on each of the vertical folds, forming a squared tube. Use strong double-sided tape on the 1/2” wide, 2 1/2” long tab to adhere the tab to the inside of the tube.
• Next, fold the bottom panels in to create a bottom for the box. Use strong double-sided tape to adhere the two outermost panels to the two inner panels.
• Carefully push down the top of the box. As you do the lid will reveal itself. Once the top is all the way down onto the rest of the box, use red liner tape to attach the small tab to the inside of the lid. Leave enough space when attaching the tab so that the “lid” to move easily up and down over the remainder of the box.

• Use a small piece of strong double-sided tape to attach the ribbon to the side of the lid, simply as decoration. Tie a ribbon into a bow.

The box is completed!

I hope you've enjoyed this project. Check back often for more information on what is coming to Frantic Stamper Happenings.

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