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If you haven't had enough of these waterfall cards here is a variation called the cascading card.  I'm trying something new by providing .JPG files instead of .PDF files.  You can fit to print on 8.5x11" paper.

This is a written tutorial for an XL Explosion Box which differs from my other tutorials because it includes structural support.  I consider any box larger than 4" as XL, why?  Because the panels become too big and flimsy to stand on it's own.  Furthermore, with anything larger than a 4" box, you cannot cut it from a 12x12" sheet of cardstock.  I also like using this for the base layer of my boxes because of how sturdy the panels and even the base is.  For support I use illustration board, this is a thick board similar to chip board, I use a lot of it for school so I often use scraps and off cuts for my explosion boxes.  If you can't get your hands on any, totally cool, an alternative is to use any old cereal or treat boxes.  Just as long as you have a thicker material than the cardstock alone, but I would refrain from using cardboard since it's too thick.

I am using a 5x5" box here for this tutorial, but you can alter it to fit whatever size you are intending on making.  All you need to do for the panels is to add 1/2" to each side.  The lid you will add 1/4" to the top and you might want to consider adding more of a lip for the sides of the lid.  As always, if you need any assistance while making your box, feel free to message me (preferably through Facebook).

Let's get started

Materials you will need:

• Ruler
• X-acto knife
• Scissors
• Glue
• Bone Folder
• Cardstock
• Illustration Board or Cereal Boxes
• Pencil
• Washi Tape

What You Need to Cut

Cut 4 pieces from cardstock and score along inside square

Cut 5 support pieces from illustration board or cereal box and 5 inlay pieces from cardstock

Cut 4 support pieces from illustration board or cereal box

Cut 1 base piece from cardstock

Cut 1 lid support piece from illustration board or cereal box

Cut and score 1 lid piece from cardstock.

Panels

With your 5 support pieces (4.875x4.875") use washi tape or any decorative paper and line the edges (this is optional if you don't mind the look of the illustration board or the cereal box peaking through).  Set 1 piece aside for the base and with the other 4, glue each into the centre of the panel pieces.  Add glue to 3/4 tabs and fold over, use your bone folder or a brayer to flatten it out.  Now, taking 4/5 of your inlays, glue them to the panels covering the illustration board underneath.  I used a bookbinding DIY I made awhile ago to help me keep the panels flat while they dried, you can also use a stack of textbooks to flatten your panels.

Base

Once the 4 pieces are dried, take your base piece and glue the panels to the base piece using the remaining tab.  Make sure the panels are squared and lined up.  I like to check the reverse side to see if the glue as adhered the panels to the base, I like using my bone folder for this.  Repeat this to every panel along the edges of the base piece.  Once complete, taking the remaining 4.875x4.875" support piece, glue it to the base.  Then take your final inlay piece and glue that on top of the support.  Test your box out by raising the panels, everything should come up easily and there should not be any resistance at the seam.  If you do find your panels to be a bit tight, it is because you have glued it too closely to the base.

Lid

After creasing your template, take the lid support and 2 of the lid side supports and glue it to the template.  The lid support is placed in the middle centre.  The 2 lid side supports are going on the sides with the tabs.  Place glue on the adjacent portion of the lid template to glue the tabs into place.  To help keep everything in place, I use paperclips to clamp it down.  Once that is dry, glue on the last 2 supports.  Fold the remaining sections of the lid template into the lid and add an inlay measuring 5.125x5.125".




Happy Crafting

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Hello,

So one of you reached out to me and showed me your wonderful explosion box. You then needed some help with another explosion box for your friends wedding. So here it is, I made a template for you to download and follow along. For everyone else that wants to do it as well feel free!

I hope you guys enjoy like, share, subscribe. Show me what you guys created!

**********LID TUTORIAL**********
https://youtu.be/vxAwLvnIG2A

Download:

Seating:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By3u9DK3s0pbSW9STEpiQW9vVGc

Stage plain:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By3u9DK3s0pbemNlRHl2UG9idU0

Stage:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0By3u9DK3s0pbUmdMQVRacGlhZXM


xoxo


Explosion Box Scrapbook Gift for Boyfriend
https://youtu.be/Wura84v91Rc

Explosion Box Scrapbook Ideas For Boyfriend
https://youtu.be/uHTZcuOwpBY  

Explosion Box Scrapbook Ideas For Childhood Friendship
https://youtu.be/I65hk6ZfgII

Golden Engagement Wedding Handmade Exploding box Card Surprise
https://youtu.be/TCZUupvYY1M

9 DIY things to make for a Handmade Christmas Holiday 2015


I have not made a decent post in a while and since the new layout update to my new blog I feel like I should be more frequent with the blog posts. I hope you guys enjoy the new layout as I will be trying to be more active on here. I am more active on my Youtube page PaperChaserTO so if you haven’t checked that out yet head over there and don’t forget to subscribe =).

Anyways, with the upcoming Christmas Holiday’s quickly approaching I wanted to share with you some Christmas ideas that I have put together last year 2014.  All of these are homemade craft video tutorials and will allow you to have day activities to do by yourself, with other adults or your kids. I will assemble all the videos here and don’t worry they are easy Christmas crafts ;) nothing you can’t do. They include anywhere from homemade holidays gifts, homemade decorations, and basic Christmas arts and crafts. I hope you all the best for your handmade Christmas and wish everyone an early happy 2016 New Year’s.

Enjoy.

1. If you are looking for cheap Christmas decorations head over to your local dollar store and see what you can pick up. https://youtu.be/rqo6P-K0hCY
2. Christmas LED Garland https://youtu.be/YiihW9js41k
3. Children Toy Ornaments from the 90’s https://youtu.be/0mVEIi-MkOk
4. DIY Christmas Candles https://youtu.be/UH93AS89NHk
5. DIY Washi Tape Christmas Ornaments https://youtu.be/OLHHSx1TOxw
6. Three Ways to Decorate Pinecones Ornaments https://youtu.be/pg9DjwKOKFU
7. Homemade Christmas Chocolate Gift Idea https://youtu.be/c-j7DQAI5P4
8. Origami Santa Claus https://youtu.be/Y_EJ0VUjtPc
9. DIY Handmade Ornaments Yarn Toque https://youtu.be/dc5KuzI5Ycg

Decided to just release everything at once instead of slowly releasing videos. They are much more interesting to view when they are all together. =D

I spent a while making these cards and designing them was a fun process, I think I need to make more though.

If you want to know how to make one of these I made a tutorial. You can view it right here:

How to make a pop up card box tutorial FREE Card Template
https://youtu.be/hnSe-cips0I

Head to my etsy store if you can't wait for the contest:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/PaperChaserTO

I hope you guys enjoy because I know a few of you have been asking me how to make these type of greetings cards.

Here is the template:

HOW TO MAKE BOX CARD FREE TEMPLATE

Once you know this basic step you will be able to make your very own card designs.

This was a card I made for a friend to give to his little brother for his birthday because he loved playing Dota 2. It was fun for me to make because I know a few things about Dota 2. The Dota 2 cosplay I have seen are pretty, well done, and amazing.

I made a cut out of both the characters with my personal electronic cutting machine. The sentry and ward has pennies stuck under them so they can move around. I embossed the Happy Birthday Robert in the text. It is has a very minimal sleek feel to the card.

My friend also gathers content for Dota 2:
www.houseofdota2.com

HI GUYS!

Quilling! Have you gotten onto the quilling craze?  This is a great paper craft to do, it's easy, quick, and so much fun.

Back in grade 4, as an art project we cut strips of construction paper and twirled it with our pencils.  I made a quilled pair of scissors which got featured at an art exhibit at a local university (which I eventually attended years later).

Now over a decade later I found this really cool kit by Klutz called Twirled Paper which included a twirling wand and precut papers I knew I wanted to get it.  For some reason it's nearly impossible to find a quilling tool in Toronto (anyone know where I'd be able to find one?)  The thing I love about starter kits like these are that they give you everything that you need to get started at a really inexpensive price.

For a little over $20 CAD, the Twirled Paper kit comes with a twirling wand, 110 - 1/8-24" paper strips in 28 different colours, 4 oz bottle of glue, 3 tooth picks, 22 googly eyes in 3 different sizes, a pin board with a 9 inch ruler, and a 56 page instructional book.  In addition to the supplies included, some useful tools you may need are a pin (for your off centre coils made on the pin board) and some tweezers (for gluing those small pieces).

The twirling wand is like any other quilling tool, the handle is all plastic (which I've read isn't the best, but perfect for a beginner like me).  The strips of paper are vibrantly coloured and easy to work with.  I found the instructional book very easy to follow, detailed descriptions with clear pictures to accompany.  The projects included are cute, simple, and are easily scalable to be more detailed by adding more coils.

The only complaint I have would be the 4 oz bottle of glue.  It was really runny and wasn't very tacky.  Upon closer inspection, it was more like acrylic paint.  When I first took the bottle out of the package, I could see through the bottle that it had settled and began to separate (like acrylic paint).  While making my practice coils, I used a bit too much of the glue and thought it wouldn't be such a big deal because glues usually dry clear regardless of what colour it is initially - I was so wrong.  You can see the white marks on some of the practice coils in my review video which would be clear with better glue.  I simply emptied the bottle, cleaned it, and filled it with Aleene's Tacky Glue which made a world of a difference.  The tacky glue is thick enough to easily be controlled in the bottle and dries relatively quickly so there's not much waiting time to shape your coil.

I think the Klutz Twirled Paper kit would be perfect for anybody wanting to get into quilling who are looking for a quick one stop shop.  May it be for young kid or older adult, this kit is great to get your hands quickly on this type of art.  I hope to do more art pieces with the quilling technique.  Something more than just a pair of scissors :P

Happy Crafting!

Hi everyone so I made these colorful tealight cakes and wanted to share. I have been doing crafting for a while now and I'm starting to work on a product line. This is one of the official products I am trying to sell. If you support me make sure you grab a template!

I know what everyone might think oh... she is trying to sell something now? ugh... but hear me out. I have been giving away free things for a long time and I still will be giving out free things. I really want this passion to be a full-time job and this is the only way I can think of to really live off crafting.

No one can really make a living off this hobby without selling something right? If I do end up getting the support from everyone then I will be able to spend more time creating for you guys. I hope no one is offended by this and I will try my best even if its slow sometimes to provide free tutorials and templates for everyone =D Cheers.

Wish me luck!




If you haven't seen the videos:










Here are some pictures of the Spectre tealight Cake:

 It's officially SPRING 2015!  The snow has melted (most of it) and we've been getting some really nice and warm days!  I love the spring because it just breathes life back into the world.  Here's my springtime inspired box card for a special birthday.

Exploding Box in a Card - Birthday Edition

These cards are perfect to gift to a birthday girl/boy or used as invitations.

If you would like to get your hands on one of these, I will be selling a DIY kit which you will get all the pieces needed to replicate this card.  If a kit is not something you are into making, I will also be selling a premade cards and bulk orders (more than 5 cards)

If you are interested please contact me at: PAYPUHCHASER@GMAIL.COM

Happy Lunar New Year! 

2015 is the year of the goat..or is it the ram..or is it the sheep? The Chinese word for goat means ram and sheep as well.  Of the 5 elements, earth, fire, metal, wood, and water, this is the year of the wood goat.  

The Goat is probably the most artistic of all the twelve animals with a big passion for theatre, literature, music or art. They are natural creators and are rarely happier than when they are occupied in an artistic pursuit. As well as having a passion for art they can also be quite religious people and often have a deep interest in nature, animals and the countryside. - Feng Shui Store

This year I decided to make red envelopes for my family and it went amazingly!  It was 3 days of cutting, scoring, and gluing; it was quite relaxing even after a long day of work.  I'll cut this short and insert the images:

I wanted to stick to original envelope sizes to keep things familiar

These envelopes open out with a pocket for mullah and space for text

I have a collection of super old gel pens that barely work, the new gold metallic Uniball one I got was amazing to work with!

Happy Crafting!

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Ballerina Tealight Cake Tutorial

HI GUYS! I'm so excited to share this tutorial because it's the first tealight cake design of 2015.  I featured 2 of my new designs and will be making a tutorial for the Spectre cake soon enough.  But let's jump into it.

Materials

Coloured papers (4 shades)
Cake template
LED tealight candle
Scissors
Ruler
Glue gun
Jewel stickers
Paper Trimmer (optional)

Paper Prep

Roses