Many of you asked for a tutorial for this box when I posted it on the Holiday Blog Tour.  Your wish has been granted!    I hope you’ll take the time to scroll down and see how this fun box is made!

You will need the following

• (1) 9″ square piece of cardstock (mine is embossed with the Serene Snowflake Stamp set.)  Score in 1″ on each of 4 sides
• (1) 3.5″ x just short of 7″ piece of cardstock – score lengthwise at .75″, 1.75″ and 2.75″
• (2) 3.5″ square piece of cardstock – score at .75″, 1.75″ and 2.75″ from one side
• (1) 8.5″ square of Window Sheet – score just shy of .75″ in on each of 4 sides
• Sticky Strip

Fold on the scored lines of your 9″ square piece of cardstock.  See the squares that are in each corner after you fold it?  Cut in to the scored line on just one side on each of the four corners.  You’ll want Sticky Strip on those little corners.  Put the Sticky Strip on the “good side’ of your paper.

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Adhere the corners tucking in the little tabs like this to make the base of your box.

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Fold your 3.5″x7″ and 3.5″x3.5″ pieces of cardstock on the scored marks accordion style making  a W shape.  Use some adhesive to close the middle fold making the dividers into upside down T shapes.

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After the fold is adhered shut put adhesive on the top of the T’s so you can then place these in the box for dividers.

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You’re going to divide the side of the box into 4 sections.  To do so, you need to have one of the short pieces close at hand so you can adhere the long piece first and in the right spot.  The short piece is to insure you’re putting the long piece in the right place but don’t adhere it first.  If you don’t get the long piece placed correctly the other two pieces won’t fit correctly.

Here’s what it looks like with the dividers.

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If you are planning to put tags in one or two of the spaces, you may wish to build a platform to make the space more shallow so it doesn’t take as many tags to fill it.  You can make the spacer with a 4″ square piece of cardstock scored at 1/2″ on all 4 sides.  Form it just like the bottom of the box but then turn up like this and place in the square you wish to adjust.

For a clear lid you’ll need a piece of Window Sheet (or an overhead transparency which I used here from a Office Supply Store.)  Score the ends just shy of .75″ on each side.  Cut and fold the edges to shape the lid just as you did the box.  Use Sticky Strip to adhere it.

If the lid is too tight to fit over the box, you may need to tuck it into the box.  I used Brocade Blue Wide Grosgrain Ribbon to tie up the box after placing in the contents.  In my box you’ll notice I have placed 12 3″x3″ cards (6 each of the 2 designs) and 20 tags (10 each of the 2 designs).

You know, making a tutorial is always easier said than done.  I hope this makes sense.  If not, please leave a comment with your questions!  If you do that, I’ll be able to answer your questions and then everyone can see both question and answer.  If you have found this tutorial helpful, I hope you’ll leave a comment to that effect as well!

Be sure to stop back tomorrow for a Christmas card made with the Holy Family stamp set!

I have had two people contact me this week about Heat and Stick powder.  If it wasn’t for the fact that they’re from different states, I’d think they were working together!  Here’s a quick tutorial for you.  I’m sorry I don’t have a completed project using Heat and Stick Powder to show you at the moment but hopefully this will answer your questions.

Use a Versamark ink pad (or even a craft ink pad if you want a certain color behind the glitter) to stamp the image you want  glittery.  (As with embossing powder, an embossing buddy or dryer sheet rubbed across your cardstock before stamping can help  take away static and decrease stray bits of powder.)

Pour Heat and Stick powder over the stamped image.  (It is always helpful to use a powder pal under you cardstock to catch the access powder.  With its easy open spout it’s simple to pour the powder right back into the container.) 

Tap off the access powder and even feel free to give the back of your cardstock a little flick to make sure it’s off.  You will want to be sure to empty your powder pal before the next step.

Use your heat tool to heat the Heat and Stick Powder.  You want to heat it until the powder turns liquid looking.  You’ll need to continue to the next step rather quickly so read ahead. 

Pour your Dazzling Diamonds or other glitter onto the image while the Heat and Stick powder is still warm.

You’ll want to heat the image once again to get a firm hold on the glitter.  This should not take more than a couple seconds.  If you hold the heat on there too long the glitter will scorch and it will be visible.

The Dazzling Diamonds tends to be very static charged.  You may want to use a tissue to gently rub across the image to wipe away access glitter.

Here’s a glimpse of what the image looks like in the end.  It’s hard to capture the sparkle of the glitter but hopefully you get the idea.  Use the image as you wish in your project.

The trend right now tends to be toward a lot of sparkle and glitz.  When you have a bold image that you would like to see sparkle, then Heat and Stick Powder is the way to go.