A 3D project to create a triple box card

  Hello & welcome to my blog,

My name is Alison & I live in beautiful Melbourne, Australia. For those of you who have previously visited my blog & are now returning, thank you. For those of you who are here for the first time, welcome!

 Here's a little bit about me. I love creating cards & gifts for my loved ones & this blog will show you how to create something special for those you love. I blog twice a week, once on a Sunday where I mainly showcase a stamp set or dies, embossing folders, projects & sometimes special DSP and Wednesday evenings when I highlight a technique, fun folds or tools & tips. I would love to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions & my email address for that is craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

Stampin' Up® 's Annual Catalogue was released last year with a very different format & it's a beauty! It's set out quite differently to previous catalogues but there are benefits to that. They now have sectioned it to have beginners, which is a step by step collection of materials in kits, then there is quick & easy where you select base materials & packs of pre-printed or diecut materials plus some stamp sets then there is create your way where you choose all the materials, stamps etc yourself & create your way! In the quick & easy section Stampin' Up® have also provided some inspiration with a colour wheel & information of various ways to use colour combinations. I explored this in a bit more detail in my 1/1/25 mid week blog. The new mini catalogue was launched on January 7th with lots of lovely stamps, dies & papers to ooh & aah over. If you would like a copy of this new catalogue then please contact me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com. Stampin' Up® also have products available only online. These are called Online exclusives & have no end date, when the stock is sold out, that's the end of it.

This week I am sharing a 3D project with you. It's called a Triple Box card & is slightly larger than my usual cards but fits nicely into a 5" x 7" envelope. It's construction is easy but the end result allows it to stand easily on it's own & it has a WOW factor. I've taken lots of pictures of the steps so that you can see how easy it is & maybe create one yourself?

First step - gather your supplies. I have used a few retired products this week as the colours of the cardstock complimented the DSP beautifully & the sentiments worked well. It's always nice to be able to use your supplies after they have been retired.

Here is a list of all of the supplies you'll need apart from the front sentiment.

I chose Melon Mambo for my base colour, Bermuda Bay (retired) for my contrast and the DSP is Bloom Impressions, a free Sale-A-Bration item with qualifying orders. Here are all the pieces cut, ready to assemble.

Assembling the boxes is the first step. The three 5" x 8 1/4" Melon Mambo pieces had been scored at 1", 4", 5" & 8" then burnished well. Adhesive was applied to the 1/4 section & the larger flap was adhered to that to create each box. 


Fold two of the boxes flat. With the join at the back, left side of the box, two strips of adhesive was added to two of the boxes, just to the right of the score line. 


With the adhesive exposed on one box, fold the second box to the left so that the edge can be aligned over the adhesive. Take care with this step that you have the boxes lined up well or it will be wonky. Once the first two boxes are adhered, repeat the process with the third box, fold it flat & adhere to the middle box.

 

The next step is to attach the DSP to the Bermuda Bay contrast mattes & add them to the boxes. I chose to alternate the pattern of the DSP for a little contrast as the colours were very busy on the floral side but softer on the plain side. There are four smaller sized mattes of DSP & one larger one plus a larger Basic White piece for stamping and writing on.


To decorate the Basic White matte I chose the Flower Cart stamps for the flowers & 'lovely day' sentiment & the retired Awesome Otters for the 'birthday time' sentiment.


The last step was adding a focus greeting. I chose the Biggest Wish stamp set, stamping 'Happy' in second generation Melon Mambo & 'Birthday' in full strength Melon Mambo. I added some flowers to the corners then diecut it with the Something Fancy dies. The Bermuda Bay matte behind it is diecut with a slightly larger die from the same set.
Here are some pics of the card standing upright...



and some overhead views...



As mentioned previously, this is a slightly larger card than my usual cards but fits nicely into a 5" x 7" envelope for mailing.
So that's it for this project. I hope you enjoyed learning how this special card was made. If you decide to create one yourself I would love to see what you come up with so please feel free to pop a picture on my facebook page at craftedbyalison. That's it for this creative episode. I hope you enjoyed seeing these pretty & completely different creations.
Now I'd like to share some of the latest news from Stampin' Up®.

Stampin' Up® has a number of ways to purchase their lovely products. You can look through their physical catalogue or browse through the catalogues online but there are also some products that are only available exclusively online that don't appear in any catalogues. These products are called the Online Exclusives & are only available under the Online Exclusives section of the Stampin' Up® shop. Check out the online exclusives in my online store. Stampin' Up® adds more product items to the online shop so don't forget to keep checking the store to see what's new. There are some lovely new products now available including kits, embellishments, stamps, dies & embossing folders. Something for everyone! If you would like a copy of the catalogue please send me a message at craftedbyalison@gmail.com or on my Facebook page, craftedbyalison. 
There is also another Sale-A-Bration happening right now until February 28th where you get free stuff, just for ordering product! YAY for free stuff!!!! There's also a great new joining offer inside the Sale-A-Bration catalogue.

NEWS & REMINDERS: 

  1. Stampin' Up®'s Annual Catalogue is a beautiful piece of artwork as well as an amazing resource for crafting. It's very different to any other catalogue that I've seen from Stampin' Up®. They have changed the front cover from featuring cards or supplies to a casual stamping picture as well as a radical change to the layout of the contents. There are still lots of beautiful pics of the products & ideas aplenty, it's just set out differently. I think you'll love it. If you would like a copy of the Annual catalogue then send me a message at craftedbyalison on Facebook or email me at craftedbyalison@gmail.com & I'll send you one. 
  2. The Mini catalogue was launched on 7th January! Woohoo!! There are lots of gorgeous new items ready to inspire your creativity. If you would like me to send you a copy, send me a message on my facebook page or email me. 
  3. Some of you may know that Stampin' Up® purchased a quantity of scrapbooking materials when Close To My Heart folded. They have taken on any CTMH demonstrators that wanted to cross over & have slowly been including scrapbooking products into our supplies. They now have a dedicated digital mini catalogue, exclusively devoted to scrapbooking products available here at my online shop. There are a number of kits available if you'd like to start your scrapbooking journey or if you already scrap then check the kits out! Here is a link for the new scrapbooking brochure that launched on January 7th.
  4. Don't forget the Online Exclusive products with new products added and available now. Check out my online shop here. Stampin' Up® release a new items regularly. The lastest selection of Online Exclusive products launched on January 7th and there are some gorgeous new products to tempt you. Why don't you check them out?
Stampin' Up® have a great range of Kits including crafting, card making & gift giving. There are 3 new kits just added to the collection on January 7th also. Click here to check them all out in my online shop. As Stampin' Up® have so many beautiful kits available I feature a different kit in each blog so that you can see the range. 

This week's featured kit is the Thank You Kindly kit. It is an elegant kit that allows even the newest of crafters to make simple, beautiful cards to thank someone who deserves it. There are 8 cards to make, 4 of 2 different designs,  there are beautiful gold edged envelopes to complete them.


Here's how Stampin' Up® describes the kit...

The Thank You Kindly Kit showcases the beauty of simplicity. It includes two elegant card designs with textured layering pieces, which are both perfect for crafters who are just starting out. Use these cards and coordinating envelopes to send gratitude after a big event or to send a friend a simple thank you note.

If you feel that you need to add this to your list then click here to purchase one from my online store. 

If you shop with me then don't forget to use this month's host code AUUBV3PY. This will allow me to pass on any hostess benefits to customers when the sales reach the required qualifying amount.

Lastly, there have been lots of great items added to the clearance rack which is now called Last Chance items so make sure you check them out using this link to my online store.

If you would like to purchase any of my creations that I feature in my blogs they can be found in my FaceBook shop at craftedbyalison or you can order something unique. 

I hope you've enjoyed today's post. I certainly had a lot of fun playing around with this stamp set again. If you would like me to send you a copy of the current Annual catalogue or the new mini  then please message me via my FaceBook page, Crafted by Alison or send me an email at craftedbyalison@gmail.com.

That's all I have for you this week. My next blog is on Wednesday with a fun way to create lots of cards quickly & easily. 
My next Sunday my blog will feature some more whimsical creations with the Storybook Friends stamps & dies. I hope you can join me for both of them.

Well, that's it for another week. I hope you enjoyed this post & come back for more. 

Til next time, take care & keep creating! XX Alison.


Here are some links to the products I used today & some craft room essentials.

Shop with me

Stamps, Dies, Embossing folders & punches
Cardstock, DSP & paper goods
Inks & Markers
Embellishments
  • No embellishments used this week
Adhesives



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