My project today is a paper flower pop up box that I made from flowers that were left over from other projects. I don’t know about you but I always have good intentions to save left over odds and ends and then forget all about them. All of the flowers you see here were in a bowl on my desk so I decided to experiment by arranging them in a pop up box. I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to arrange them in a natural looking design or if they were going to look all crammed in the box. LOL! Normally I wouldn’t put all those bright colors together in one project but I think they really pretty paired with the bright yellow and white box.
Assemble the 3D Pop Up Box Base
Cut the layering pieces. The designer paper I used iis by Papertrey.
2 5 5/8″ x 3 5/8″ layers
2 3 5/8″ x 2 3/4″ layers
4 1 7/8″ x 2 3/4″ layers
Attach the paper layers to the inside and outside card base using ATG adhesive.
Apply 1/2″ double stick tape to the box tab, line it up and secure the box closed.
Apply 1/2″ double stick tape to the white tabs on both sides and insert them inside the box.
Note: I use the Be Creative double stick tape on the tabs because it is much stronger than the ATG adhesive. I like to use the ATG adhesive on layering paper because it is fast and easy.
The Paper Flowers
All the flowers in the box were formed with paper shaping tools. You can see my Paper Shaping video tutorial to see how I formed the large lavender flower in the box. I used the same technique using the needle nose pliers to create the large yellow flower in the front. All the rest were made using a molding pad and stylus. I attached all the different flower sections together using glossy accents.
Arranging the Flowers in the Box
I arranged and attached some of the large foliage pieces to the back side and front side of the box before to fill in before attaching the flowers. The flowers were attached to the back, middle and front of the box using glossy accents. Once the flowers were attached I tucked additional foliage pieces in and around them and attached them with glossy accents.
What do you think of my paper flower pop up box? Are you inspired to pull out some of the leftovers from your past projects to see you can come up with. Have you made a pop up box yet? You can check out my Pop Up Box category to see more inspiration. Thank you for coming by and I hope you have a great day. Stay inside and stay safe!
Here are the Rubbernecker products used for this card.
Turn the frame sections face down and attach the sections together using double stick tape.
Cut a piece of white cardstock to fit behind the frame opening and attach it to the back of the frames using pieces of mounting tape.
Use bright pink cardstock to cut the rectangle layer to fit behind the frames and attach it using strips of mounting tape.
Finish by attaching the framed layers to the card base using strips of mounting tape.
The Bright Paper Flowers, Ivy and Butterfly
Use bright pink cardstock to cut two full sections of the Mixed Flower Stack, one set of the small flowers and the butterfly..
Form the large flower layers by placing them all face down on the molding pad and roll over the petals using a round stylus.
Turn the flower sections face up on the molding pad and push down in the centers using a small tipped stylus to push all the petals up.
Attach the flower sections together using glossy accents. Make sure to offset the petals of each layer to create a natural looking flower.
Place the small flowers face up on the molding pad and form them using a small tipped stylus.
Cut the ivy using green cardstock, place the branches on the molding pad and gently form the leaves using the leaf tool. Note: All the the tools I have mentioned can be found in the Paper Sculpting Kit.
Finish the Card
Attach the flower to the frames using a good amount of glossy accents.
Tuck the ivy branches under the flower and attach using glossy accents.
Use glossy accents to attach the small flowers to the ivy branches.
Gently bend the butterfly wings up, apply glossy accents to the back of the butterfly and attach it inside the frame opening.
Finish by attaching white pre made Nuvo Crystal Drops to the flower center and the body of the butterfly using glossy accents.
Bright paper flowers are “just the thing” to create a cheerful and uplifting card. Wouldn’t this be the perfect card to send to family and friends to cheer them up during this crazy time we are experiencing right now to let them know you are thinking of them! I would like to invite you to check out my paper flower shaping video posted yesterday to see another brightly colored flower. And for lots of colorful paper flower inspiration check out this Pinterest link. I hope you are taking this time while social distancing to create beautiful projects of your own. I sure do appreciate you coming by and I hope you have a great week. Be careful and safe out there!
I am so excited to be sharing a paper flower shaping video tutorial today. I have been trying to get up the courage to do videos for a long time and I finally decided to bite the bullet and get to it. No one was injured in the making of this tutorial. LOL! I have had so many of you ask for videos and it is my hope to build my skills and bring you informative tutorials on how I create flowers, scene building with dies and lots and lots more.
Cut four sets of the flower using white cardstock and three foliage sections using green cardstock.
Apply Fern green ink to the green foliage sections to add depth of color.
Place the flowers front side up and apply Lavender ink with a mini applicator to fully color each petal.
Turn the flowers face down and color around the back edges of each petal so the white doesn’t show when they are shaped.
Use needle nose pliers to curl the flower petals, Curl one side of each petal back and cur the other side forward. Note: I switched up back and forth on which side of the petals I curled. By alternating the sides it created more opportunity for the flower to look more natural with they were all attached together.
Begin attaching the flower sections together using glossy accents. Bend all the flower petals up with your fingers to create dimension.
Form the tiny flower centers using a small tipped stylus and molding pad and attach them to the flower center using glossy accents. Note: I used all four of the tiny centers to create a fluffy center for the flower.
The Shadow Box Frame
I didn’t include making the shadow box frame in the video but I promise I will make one soon so you can see how easy it is to make.
Cut a 5.00″ square white card base and cut a 6.50″ square piece of white cardstock for the shadow box frame.
Score each side of the 6.50″ square at 1.00″ and .50″.
Place the frame on the Crossover platform and use the score lines to line up the square die to cut the opening.
Use the next smaller die in the set to cut the mat frame .
Color the mat frame border using the Lavender ink and a mini applicator.
Cut each of the corners out of the frame using your snips. Note: The score lines cross over each other and provide the perfect lines for cutting out the corners.
Apply mounting tape strips all the way around on the inside of the frame opening and attach the frame to the lavender mat frame. Note: I like the separation between the front frame opening and the lavender frame. I think it adds interest to the project.
Fold the box flaps in at both the 1.00″ and .50″ and use bone folder to create clean crease lines all the way around.
Fold the frame flaps in and attach them together at the corners using double stick tape.
Apply double stick tape to the back of all four sides of the frame and attach it to the card base.
Finish the Project
Secure the foliage sections in place on the inside of the frame and attach using glossy accents.
Apply a good amount of glossy accents to the back of the flower and attach it to the card base.
Cut two thin strips of cardstock and color them with Lavender ink and a mini applicator.
Gently form the strips with your fingers to create a slight curve and attach them under the flower using glossy accents.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my flower shaping video. Now that I have this first iPhone video under my belt and have figured out a few simple video editing techniques in iMovie I feel more confident to make more tutorials. Please feel free to leave me comments below with suggestions of tutorials you would like to see. Thank you so much for coming by today. Happy Sunday and I hope you will be staying home and staying safe.
Here are the Rubbernecker products used for this project.
Cards with bright colors are perfect for all occasions. I have had so much fun creating these projects with the new RubberneckerVases and Shelves set and creating clean and simple designs on bright white backgrounds so the colors would pop. I’m sharing two cards today that would be perfect to send to family and friends to let them know you are thinking of them during this strange and stressful time in our country. Who wouldn’t be cheered up to open one of these brightly colored cards! On the first card I paired the flowers vases with the new Crosshatch Design die and Nested Deckle Rectangle. For the second card I framed the vases using the Nested Scallop with Holes and Nested Rectangles.
The Vases and Flowers
Cut the vases and flowers with brightly colored cardstock and the foliage using green cardstock.
Attach the foliage sections to the back of the vases using glossy accents.
Form the flowers using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
Use glossy accents to attach the flowers to the foliage.
The Card Bases
For the first card cut the deckle layer and crosshatch design.
Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the deckle layer and attach it to the card base.
Use thin strips of mounting tape to attach the crosshatch to the white layer.
For the second card cut the scalloped frame and rectangle mat.
Use strips of mounting tape to attach the scalloped frame to the rectangle mat frame.
Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the two frames and attach it to the white card base.
Arrange and Attach the Vases
Apply pieces of mounting tape to the back of the vases.
Cut a brown shelf for the second card and attach it to the card base using mounting tape.
Arrange the vases and attach them to the card bases.
Finish the cards by inserting pre made Nuvo Crystal Drops to the centers of each flower and attach using glossy accents.
I hope you enjoyed seeing my cards with bright colors. Do you have a favorite brightly colored card you would like to share? If so please leave a link in the comments below. You can find lots of colorful inspiration at this Pinterest link. I sure do appreciate you coming by today and I hope you are planning on staying home and safe.
Cut a piece of aqua and white cardstock 5.50″ by 4.25″ each.
Use the largest dies in the Nested Rectangle Scallop set to cut out both pieces of cardstock.
Line up and center the die on the aqua cardstock and cut out to create the outer frame for the card base.
Cut the white cardstock layer using the same large die.
Use a 5.50″ strip of aqua cardstock and large die to cut the valance border.
Stamp the sentiment on the white scallop layer using Versafine Clair Nocturne ink.
Turn the white layer and aqua frame face down and attach the two together using double stick tape.
Apply ATG adhesive to the back of the layers and attach to the white card base.
Apply a strip of mounting tape to the scalloped valance layer and attach it to the top of the card.
The Macrame Planters, Foliage and Flowers
Cut the macrame hangers using cream cardstock and apply Antique Linen ink to each using a mini applicator.
Use bright pink, aqua and yellow cardstock to cut the planters.
Apply glossy accents to the hangers and attach them to the planters.
Cut the Leaves and Greenery set out several times using green cardstock.
Tuck the foliage in behind and around the plant hangers and attach using glossy accents. Note: The Leaves and Greenery set has several different shapes of foliage that are so perfect to work with these macrame planters.
Use bright pink, aqua and yellow cardstock to cut the flowers and form them all using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
Arrange and attach the flowers to the foliage using glossy accents.
Attach pre made white Nuvo Crystal Drops to the centers of the larger flowers.
Finish by attaching the macrame planters to the card base using mounting tape.
How would you use these dies to make a macrame planters card? I can envision creating outdoor and indoor window scenes with the planters hanging near or in front of the window. I appreciate you coming by today and I hope you are taking good care of yourselves during this trying time..
Here are the dies and stamp set used for my project.
Attach the paper layers to the inside and outside card base using double stick tape.
Apply double stick tape to the tab, line it up and secure the box closed.
Cut the grass sections to fit the tabs included in the kit and attach them with double stick tape.
Apply double stick tape to the tabs on both sides and insert them inside the box.
Use white cardstock to cut fence sections and attach them to the box flaps using mounting tape.
Attach a grass section to the inside front of the box using double stick tape.
Cut the Arch Trellis using white cardstock and attach to the back of the box using mounting tape.
Attach additional grass sections to the box flaps using double stick tape.
The Flower Pots
Use yellow cardstock to cut the tall and wide terracotta pots.
Color the pots using a mini applicator, Wild Honey and Rusty Hinge ink.
Cut the foliage sections using green cardstock and attach the pieces to the back of the pots using glossy accents.
Use yellow cardstock to cut out all the flowers and form them using a small tipped stylus and molding pad.
Apply glossy accents to the flower and attach them to the flower pot foliage.
Arch Trellis, Garden Tools and Butterflies
Attach the foliage vines around the trellis using glossy accents.
Use glossy accents to attach the small flowers all the way around the trellis.
Use gray cardstock to cut the garden tools and color the handles using a green/blue marker.
Cut the small butterflies using yellow cardstock.
Assemble the Scene
Tuck the flower pots in behind the grass sections inside the box and attach using glossy accents.
Apply mounting tape to the back of the additional flower pots and tuck them in behind the grass sections on the box flaps.
Attach the garden tools to the trellis and box flaps using glossy accents.
Finish the box by attaching the small butterflies using glossy accents.
This flower garden pop up box is so sweet and looks complicated but it was really easy to make. I have to admit that after making several of them over the past year I find them easier to make. So the old saying “practice makes perfect” is really true….although I can always find something about my finished projects that I would change or fix. Have you tried making a pop up box? If so, I would love it if you would link some of yours in the comment section. If you would like more inspiration you can check out all 15 of my projects in my Pop Up Box Category. And, you can find tons of inspiration on this Pinterest link. Thank you for coming by and I hope you are having a good week and are staying safe and sound during this trying time.
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