Exploding Box Card

My oldest daughter was recently promoted to manager at the cheese shop she works at, and I wanted to make a special card to celebrate her promotion. I recently placed a SU! order and purchased this adorable "Taco Fiesta" stamp set that worked great for an exploding box card for my daughter.

I don't usually buy special score boards to make cards since I generally use my Silhouette Cameo 4 to create fun fold cards, but a friend of mine treated me to a card class at my local craft outlet store this past week as a Christmas present (I had treated her to one earlier in the season where we made sleighs together), and the class included We Are Memory Keepers Explosion Card Board. There's a bit of a learning curve to make this card, tray, and envelope, so I am glad we had an actual class on it. I also watched the assembly videos a couple times after I got home. It's not that it's particularly complicated; it's just that it's important to follow all the steps exactly in order for the card, tray, and envelope to turn out right. 

I used some cute papers (I love when I have just the right paper in my stash for a project!) to form the box, tray, and envelope and then set out to decorate the box. I personalized the Taco Fiesta set by using my Silhouette Design Studio software to do a print and cut of a few words/phrases like "Cheesemonger,"  "You're a manager!" and "Congratulations." I did a few sizes of each of the words/phrases so I could also use them as the confetti that pops out with the box card. 

I chose a scalloped label from my Silhouette files and sized it for the white card stock and then did an offset for the green mat behind the white card stock. Then I set about stamping and coloring (using Copic and Chameleon alcohol markers) and fussy cutting to decorate all 4 sides of the box card. I also stamped "Pull here" and "Hold here" (included in the WRMK's Exploding Box Card set) and adhered them to the tray and envelope. I used foam tape on the sentiments to add some dimension. 

Here's a look at the card when flattened to mail out, the confetti on top, the tray it fits in to mail, and the envelope:

Here's a look at the four sides of the box:

Here's the inside of the box with the rubber band that makes the magic happen!:

Side view:

Here's how it looks with everything tucked into the envelope. When the recipient pulls on the tray, the pressure is released, and the box card explodes out with the confetti bits:

Here's a look at the special board used to create the box card, tray, and envelope:

Challenges I'm entering: 

Stamping Sensations (sirstampalotchallenge.blogspot.com): ATG (2/3; ends Dec. 28)

We Love Stamping: I love...I love making fun fold cards! Anything interactive and unique that makes the recipient feel special (1/3; ends Dec. 28)

We Love to Create mixed media Challenge Blog...sponsored by Polkadoodles (welove2create.blogspot.com) (unlilmited entries; ends Dec. 28)

Double Trouble Paper Crafting (doubletroublechallenge.blogspot.com): Playing along with Thing 1: ATG this time (4/4; ends Dec. 28)

Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #47 (secretstamper.com) (ends Jan. 4)

Digi Choosday Cardmaking & Crafting Challenge (2/2; ends Dec. 26)

The Paper Funday Challenges: ATG (6/6; ends Jan. 1)

 ****Pammie's Inky Pinkies**** **********Challenges********** (pammiesinkypinkieschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG (3/3; ends 12/25)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge ...: ATG (3/3; ends Dec. 31)

Word Art Wednesday: ATG (1/5 for the week; 1/10 for the challenge; ends Jan. 4)

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/wednesdaychallenge/: Party 

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/: Party Time

The Paper Shelter: ATG (1/2; ends Jan. 18)

Your Scrapbook Place : December Challenge - The Paper Shelter: ATG (2/3; ends at the end of the month) 

A Place To Start (hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com): ATG (4/8)

Dragonfly Dreams (dragonflydreamschallenges.blogspot.com): ATG but Christmas (2/3; ends Dec. 31)

613 Avenue Create (avenue613.blogspot.com): ATG (6/8; ends Dec. 31)

Classic Design Challenge Blog: ATG (unlimited entries; ends Dec. 26)

Scribble Challenge (rabiscochallenge.blogspot.com): ATG (5/5; ends Dec. 31)