The Hens' Den Let's Celebrate Freedom Blog Hop

The Hens' Den Let’s Celebrate freedom Blog Hop

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Explosion box Technique

Hello everyone!  If you have come from Lori’s blog, you are in the right place :) The Hens’ Den Design Team is excited to present fun techniques this week to celebrate freedom.  I do, however, want to take a minute to thank all the military men and women along their families for the dedication and sacrifice they provide us every day in order to keep us all safe and sound. 

My technique is new to me because it is something I have been wanting to try for some time but never gave it a chance until now; I love doing new things and being a part of this team has really helped me step out of that box and experiment, which has been so fun.  I have prepared an explosion box.

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Before I start with my tutorial, let's go over the blog hop details first:

1 - You will start HERE at The Hens' Den Blog, leave a comment and then go to the next design team member’s link, which will take you to her blog and repeat the process until you reach the end, which is The Hens’ Den facebook page. 

2 - You will have until 5:00 p.m., Sunday, July 7th, to leave your comment and Charlie will pick one random person who visited all the blogs.  The lucky winner will get:  a bag full of goodies from Tim Holtz , Dyan Reaveley and Claudine Hellmuth distress ink, distress stain, Dylusions Ink, Distress Paint, Stuido Acrylic paint and a hand full of tags to play with.

3 - HAVE FUN !!!!

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Okay, now to my project.  I started off with 3 sheets of 12x12 cardstock in red, white and blue.  

Take the white and blue cardstock and cut as follows:  white - 11 ¾ x 11 ¾ and blue - 11 ½ x 11 ½.  You then need to score at 4 inches on each side – you will do this for each sheet.  

Fold the score lines and cut each corner to where it looks like you have a lower case t in red, white and blue order.  I rounded the corners, but that is a personal preference.  Set that aside to make the top.

You start the lid off with a 7 1/8 x 7 1/8 square, then score at 1 ½ inch on each side.  Fold the score line and then cut up to the corner of the middle square (DO NOT CUT THE ENTIRE CORNER). 

After you have cut the corners, you will then need to tuck in the cut corner to match up with the other side closest to it.  Glue those tabs and secure with paperclips until dry.

Now the fun begins :) Decorate.  

I decided to cover each section in its entirety, but I have seen it where it is cut into smaller squares and put down like a mat.  I am giving this as a gift, so I didn't put down any photos, but there are plenty of places to do so.  The middle of the box was a challenge because I couldn't find the exploding fireworks decorations (like the ones you see at a birthday party) anywhere, so I looked through the paper we had in the kit and found the two awards decorations, which I think has worked out great. 

I cut them out, taped the top together, folded it so it would stand and then glued the pointed parts of the ribbons to the bottom.  I also cut between the ribbons lines and curved them out a little to give it dimension.  Rest assured, this ribbon is stuck - I have turned it upside down, jiggled it and it is staying put :) - very thankful for Tombow Mono Liquid Glue.

I have attached a small video giving you more views of this fun box.  Well, the video didn't load, so I put together a collage so you can see those views.

Here is the completed box.

I do hope you give this a try because it was really a lot of fun.  Now it's time to move on to see the fabulous creations the other design team members have prepared for you using their favorite techniques!  Be ready to be WOWed !!!

The Hens' Den

Anita Mulcahey

Moriah Macdonald

Carolyn Lontin

Janet Bagnall -- YOU ARE HERE :)
Nicolle Kramer

Charlie LaBonte
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