Mailbox Explosion Mini Album for Valentine's Day

 This fun lil mailbox explodes with tons of space to write all your heartfelt Valentine messages and plenty of room to add those sweet treats! 

 

 

Base Cuts:

- Base: 5” x 5” - Legs: 1” x 2”

- Base: slice with chipboard trimmer at 1/2” on all 4 sides

- Legs: slice with chipboard trimmer at 1/2” with all 4 legs

- Cut corners away on base, not needed

- Fold around all the way and glue legs to base corners

 

Explosion Box:

Paper needed: 12” x 12”, 10 1/2” x 10 1/2”, 9” x 9”

- 12” x 12” - Score at 4”, 8”

- Turn score at 4” , 8” - 10 1/2” x 10 1/2”

- Score at 3 1/2”, 7”

- Turn score at 3 1/2”, 7” - 9” x 9”

-Score at 3”, 6”

-Turn score at 3”, 6”

 

Cuts:

- 12” x 12”

-Slice in ditch of score line to first cross line

-Turn and repeat -Turn and repeat

-Turn and repeat -Fold and crease the cuts

-Corner round with 1/2” on the top pieces

- 10 1/2” x 10 1/2”

- Repeat above steps from 12” x 12”

- 9” x 9” - Repeat above steps from 12” X 12”

 

Assembly:

- Lay 12” x 12” layer down

- Put 10 1/2” x 10 1/2” layer on top and center it. You should have 1/4” all the way around

- Put 9” x 9” layer on next and glue it down

 

Lid:

- 6” x 6” piece paper

- 4” x 8 1/2” piece paper

- Score 6” x 6” at 1”, 5”; turn score at 1”, 5”

- Fold and score all the way around

- Slice away score line then make angle cut on all 4 corners - Glue corners together to create top

 

Mailbox Top:

- Glue 4” x 8 1/2” piece to one end of the lid

- Curve other side over and glue to opposite side to create top of mailbox

 

Assemble:

- Add glue to base and put album on top

 

Decoration:

- Gingham Skirt - 4 1/16” x 1/2”

- Black layer - 3 1/2” x 2 1/2”

- White layer - 3 1/4” x 2 1/4”

- Red layer - 3” x 2”

- White layer - 2 3/4” x 1 7/8

1 comment

Deborah Sumption

Deborah Sumption

Love this, so cute! Plan to make one for each of my adult children with photos of them and their children for their Anniversaries. Great memory keeper!

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