Materials You Will

Need:

Make a Spellbinder

Expandable Butterfly Box

First select the Spellbinder shapeabilities expandable butterfly

magic die set & any other expandable die along with the Heartfelt Creations

antiquity collection paper pad. Also some grey board (often used in parcels

or paper pads) or thick card to strengthen the box.

Take a pair of

scissors & cut from

the bottom edge up

to the 1st score line

on the bottom right

hand corner.

Now with the paper

still in the same

position cut from the

left hand side edge on

both of the 4" & 8"

score lines up to the

first score line.

Make a 2cm tab in the

bottom left hand corner &

cut the edges at a diagonal to

create the tab effect. Crease

all the lines downwards ready

for folding. The tab must be

made on this fold line.

Grand Calibur Die Cutting Machine Spellbinder Shapeabilities Expandable Butterfly Magic Die Heartfelt Creations Antiquity Collection Paper Pad Hitch Fastener Grey Thick Board 2 Tone Ribbon Craft Knife Self Adhesive Sticky Sheet Micro Beads & Dry Distress Glitter

Cosmic Shimmer Clear PVA Glue Blending Mat

Tim Holtz Aged Mahogany Distress Ink Pad Grime Boss Wonder Tape Scoring Tool Glossy Accents Taffeta Silver Ribbon Cosmic Shimmer Bronze Blush Mister

This workshop shows how to make this useful butterfly box

using the expandable butterfly die in 3 different ways. The

box takes just one 12" sheet & a couple of scraps of paper

along with an A4 piece of card for the lid & mask.

Take a piece of 12" x 12" paper from the

Heartfelt Creations antiquity collection paper

pad & score at 4", 8" & 12" if the paper is not

12" exactly (trim away the excess) & then turn

the paper & repeat the same measurements.

This will give you nine equal 4" squares.

Don`t cut anything along the top edge

& just move down to the first 4" score

line on the top right hand corner & cut

to the first score line. The cutting is

done in this fashion to make sure the

box gets lined with the paper & it will

save you paper later on.

Here is a close up of the butterfly

made using the die & the box lid has

a micro bead background for a

delicate different feel to the project.

Fold the flaps so that each side has a double layer &

there will be just one panel with just one panel but

that will be covered later on. Don`t stick anything at

this stage it`s just to show you the shape.

Take a pen or pencil & mark a cross on the inner

2nd piece of paper. Leave the single square free

of any crosses BEST SEE THE TEMPLATE AT THE

BOTTOM FOR EASY OPTION as the x`s need to be in

the correct place.

Cut four 3~7/8" squares in the grey card.

Attach one to the reverse side which will

be the middle top edge square if the

paper is in the original place. See

template at the end for the X

The key is to have the grey board

sandwiched between the paper.One

panel will be left to cover later. Now

add some dries clear glue to make

sure the edges are stuck down.

First cut 0.5cm down each side & along the bottom

edge to create a solid border. Then cut & leave a

1.5cm border across the top edge of the card. Now go

in & cut away the uncut lines of the die cut piece.

To build the box 1st glue the tab on the reverse of

the single paper square so it starts the box off. Then

making sure the grey board on the next 2 sides are

stuck to the back of the paper & the final flap will be

stuck in front of the grey board.

Now to cut the lid for the

box. Cut & emboss 2

separate panels of the

butterfly expandable die.

Once the piece of light brown card has been

cut the edges will need to be cut as this die

works as an expandable die but we just

need one single shape for this project.

Continue & glue the

other 3 squares in place

using either the Cosmic

Shimmer glue or double

sided tape.

Use your thumb to burnish

the paper together over the

side edge & this will mould

the sides nicely.

Once completed all the intricate die pieces

will fall out & you`ll be left with a nice crisp

panel ready to make into the lid.

Score a line to create the tab which you then just cut

the edges at a diagonal to make the tab effect.

This is how the flap will look of the back of the box. Later on this will be covered in

matching paper to hide the piece.

Also cut a 2nd panel to use as a

mask for the texture paste later.

To make the lid lay the panel onto the box with the

top end laid right on the edge of the back of the box.

Then score along this point making sure you don`t

crease over this hanging piece of the flower (shown

at the tip of the embossing tool). As the box is a set

size this panel piece should be in the same place.

The 2nd score line you can mark with pencil or

an embossing tool where the panel falls on the

other front end of the box.

When creased this will create

the front flap of the lid.

Now cut a piece of double sided adhesive

with a white backing so it fits within the

border of the butterfly panel. Don`t

include the tab area in this part.

Keep the other side of the backing

on the film on so it doesn`t stick to

anything ( this will stay like this and

create the inside of the lid.)

Take a small off cut of paper and cover

the top of the tab area on the lid. This

will camouflage it later on.

Cut a mm off a 4 inch square panel of

paper. Glue the panel over the only

piece of grey board left blank.

Part 2 of the workshop will continue next

week so check back as it`s a useful box to

make & is something a bit different.

Remove the backing of the film & stick

it on the reverse side of the butterfly

panel. MAKE SURE the panel is over a

non stick mat & not a piece of paper !!!

Select either micro beads or distress dry

glitter ~ clear rock candy.

With the panel in a box tip the

beads over the sticky panel.

Press the micro beads into the film to make

sure they all cover the sticky area. Alternatively

use the rock candy glitter although the beads

give a lovely weight to the lid.

Use this template for the

cross markings

Reverse side of paper when flipped, the inner side of the box

Top side of paper, the side you want as the main design

x x

x

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