My Box Card Addiction

I have been using my Cricut Explore Air for several months and am amazed every time I use it. Cricut recently released a Box Card cartridge: All Occasion Box Cards by designer Lori Whitlock that I fell in love with as soon as I saw it. Box cards are like magic. You fold them flat (so yes, you can MAIL them!) and then push them into a box shape to reveal their amazing layered splendor. I made the birthday box card (sorry, I took really bad photos of that card) and this Valentine's Day card for my Great Aunt.

This was also my first attempt at inking edges so some of it was overdone. I hand-embossed the clouds and hearts, which came out so cute - definitely nice to add dimension! I also added a shiny little gemstone to the end of the propeller.

The Cricut cartridge is great, but they are fairly simple and need added embellishments to really make them stand out. Alternatively, there are many designers setting the bar higher and higher for paper crafting. If you've never visited SVGCuts, you're seriously missing out. Mary is a designing genius and takes 3d paper projects to the next level. I let out a little squeal of delight when I saw she'd made a whole spring box card kit. I set to work right away making the tulip card for my husband's grandmother.

 

I added the little Spring sign with a random Cricut tag and some pretty blue ribbon. I tried inking the edges of the leaves, but it didn't have the look I was going for. I was still very happy with how it came out and his grandmother loved it.

Also in the SVGCuts kit is this amazing pansy card. It looks super complicated, but is straight forward to put together (you'll need brads in yellow and /or purple). I hand-inked and shaped all of the petals and used colored pencils to make the little lines near the center of the flower. This card has a bit more bulk, so it'd be better to mail this with other items in a box or larger padded envelope. My husbands' mom was the recipient in celebration of her 70th birthday, so I was able to hand it to her in person. This card has some SERIOUS wow factor.

Have you made box cards? If so, comment below with a link to your pictures / blog. I'd love to see them and get more creative inspiration!