Bundle Girl Valentine Impossible Box | Stamping Bella

Hi all. I'm back today with a tutorial on how to make a Valentine Impossible Box featuring Bundle Girl with a Heart Trail from Stamping Bella. 

While this box is called the 'impossible' box, it's actually really easy to make and is such a fun gift - perfect for those Valentine's treats too. This box measures 2.5" wide x 4" tall. 

Supplies:

Bundle Girl with a Heart Trail rubber stamp

Love Sentiments rubber stamp set. 

Card - Black, white

Designer paper (used: P13, Love in Bloom)

Scoring board and bone folder

Adhesives

Circle and pennant dies

How to:

Stamp Bundle Girl with a Heart Trail onto a piece of white card, colour using your preferred medium, and fussy cut around the outline. Also colour and cut out the large heart from the trail. 

Set the image aside to work on the box. 

Cut one piece of card measuring 10.25" x 10.5"

Score on the 10.5" side at 2.5", 5", 7.5" and 10"

Turn clockwise and score on the 10.25" side at 2.5", 6.5", 7.75", and 9" 

Fold back on the 7.75" line

Keeping it folded back on the 7.75" line, cut on each of the score lines down to the 6.5" score line, then mark a notch at the top of each of the four 2.5" sections, in the centre (1.25" )

Cut from the centre notch diagonally to the 6.5" score line. Then completely remove the outer 0.5" section. 

Opened up, it should look like this. 

On the bottom cut each of the score lines up to the 2.5" intersecting score line. Remove the 0.5" section and slightly taper the edges of the remaining 4 sections. 

Fold the top 1.25" section towards you; - i.e. valley fold. Also valley fold the 7.75" score line. Mountain fold all other score lines. 

For the layers, cut four each of:

Card - 2-3/8" x 2-1/8" and 2-3/8" x 1-1/8"

Paper - 2.25" x 2" and 2.25" x 1"

Adhere the paper to the card, then adhere the large panels to the outside of the box. 

Fold the top down, towards you and adhere the smaller panels to the top sections. 

Apply adhesive to the 4" long tab only, and adhere the opposite end of the card to make the box. 

Fold in the tabs at the bottom applying adhesive to the last one to secure it.

Apply adhesive to the small 0.5" tab and tuck under the box top. 

Push down the top of the box until it is in place just above the paper panels, then secure the tab. This ensures there is enough space for the lid to move up and down. 

Stamp the sentiment from the Love Sentiments set, and cut out using a pennant die. Also cut a 2.5" stitched circle from both black card and contrasting paper. 

Trim around the edges of the stitched circle, just inside the stitches 

Adhere the paper to the card and then adhere the image using foam tape/dots. 

Adhere the image circle to the box, again using foam tape/dots and then adhere the sentiment across the top section 

For more inspiration check out the Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.

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Oddball White Rabbit Peek-a-Boo Card | Stamping Bella

Hi all! I am back with another Stamping Bella tutorial. Today I am showing you how I made this Peek-a-Boo card featuring Oddball White Rabbit. This card really is so easy to make and the peek-a-boo panel is such a fun interactive element. 

Supplies:

Oddball White Rabbit rubber stamp

Alice in Wonderland Sentiments rubber stamps

Birthday Sentiments rubber stamps

Cardstock - White, black, and red

Scoring board and bone folder

Ruler, pencil, and eraser

Designer paper (used: Kora - Wonderland)

How to:

Stamp Oddball White Rabbit onto white card, colour with your preferred medium, and fussy cut around the outline. 

Set the image aside. 

For the card, cut :

White card - 8.5" x 5.5" (base) and 6.5" x 5.5" (insert)

Black card - 5.25" x 4"

Red card - 4.75" x 3.5" (front panel) and 4.5" x 3" (peek-a-boo panel)

White card or patterned paper 4.25" x 2.75" (peek-a-boo panel)

Score the 8.5" x 5.5" piece of card at 4.25" to make the card base  

Score the 6.5" x 5.5" insert piece on the long side at 3.5" 

On the card base, measure and draw a line at 2.25" from the centre score line.

Measure in 0.5" (top and bottom) and draw a line to the 2.25" pencil line. 

Cut away the 2.5" sections to the intersecting score line

Take the insert piece and apply adhesive to the 3.5" side

Adhere to the card base

Cut paper - 5.25" x 3.25" and 5.25" x 2.75" and adhere to the insert.

Close up the card and then bend up the top slightly so you can see the tab of the card base. Apply adhesive just to this small section.

Open up the card and, lining up the bottom of the peek-a-boo panel with the tab, adhere down.

Adhere the white card or patterned pater to the panel. 

Close up the card and the peek-a-boo panel should be completely hidden inside. 

To create the front panel cut a selection of paper layers. 

Assemble the front panel then adhere the White Rabbit using foam tape/dots. Cut a sentiment from the Alice in Wonderland Sentiments and cut out using an oval die. Adhere flat beside the rabbit 

Stamp the sentiment from the Birthday Sentiments set onto a strip of white card. Adhere to the peek-a-boo panel. 

Apply some enamel dots to decorate

For more inspiration check out the Stamping Bella Sisterhood page over on Facebook, where you can add your own Stamping Bella creations.

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