Hello friends! I am so happy to be back guest designing today for My Favorite Things.
I’d like to share with you three cards that I made using the recently released BB Viking set from My Favorite Things. I absolutely love this set!
For my first card, I made a 3D Box Card. I love creating cards with dimension. To some people, box cards may be somewhat intimidating but they’re really not that hard and they’re so much fun to make and also to give to your friends and loved ones.
When I think of Vikings, I think of the Viking Longships and I first pictured this burly guy sailing the seas. I decided to create my box to resemble his ship. I first created my base with a 12″ x 12″ piece of dark brown card stock, a paper trimmer and a scoring board. I usually follow THIS easy 3D Box Card tutorial by Splitcoaststampers but I trim my final product down a little bit smaller. The final dimensions of the box itself when folded flat are 5.5″ x 5.5″. I usually hand deliver these cards but they can fold nicely and also be sent in the mail in a padded or larger-sized envelope.
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Trim 2 pieces of card stock at 5″ x 8 1/4″
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Score these pieces on the long side at 1 1/4″ & 7″
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Cut an open window in one of the pieces (I used the MFT Die-namics A2 Rectangle Stax and added a frame from the Die-namics Single Stitch Line Rectangle Frames)
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Adhere these two pieces together on one side where the side flaps will overlap (this will be the frame of your box)
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For the inside strips, cut 3 pieces of card stock at 6 3/8″ long at varying heights to add dimension (I used heights of 1 1/2″, 2″ and 2 1/2″)
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Score each piece at 3/8″ & 6″
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After you are done scoring, you can then die cut these pieces with whatever border dies (if any) that you want to use. I used the MFT Die-namics Grassy Hills.
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Viking #1: Skin: E50, E51, E21, E11, Beard: E42, E08, E09, E18, Coat: E21, E23, E27, E29, Shirt: BG11, BG32, BG 49, Pants: N3, N5, N8, Boots: E81, E84, E87, Ax: C1, C3, C5, C7
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Viking #2: Skin: E50, E21, E13, Beard: E13, E39, E19, E49, Coat: E40, E41, E43, Shirt: G20, YG25, G17, G28, Pants: E23, E25, E29, Boots: N3, N5, N8, Ax: C0, C2, C5
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Viking #3: Skin: E50, E21, E13, Beard: E50, E53, E55, E57, Coat: E13, E39, E19, E49, Shirt: R14, R46, R59, Pants: E40, E43, E44, Boots: E13, E39, E19, E49, Ax: C1, C3, C5