Baby Keepsake Exploding Box by Jo Piccirilli

Hi everyone

I'm back again today to share with you a little off the page project using lots of Couture Creations goodness.

Recently the lady across the road had her 4th baby girl so instead of a traditional present I thought I would make a keepsake. This is an exploding box. There are lots of tutorials on Youtube on how to make these.

On the lid I have used the Alcyone Doily Die from the Royal Jewels collection and the Tranquility flourish die along with some paper flowers.

The outside of my box I have used the lower half of the Petite Fleur Embossing Folder from the Romantique Collection. This folder was was fantastic to use as it has a line of embossed dots so it gave me a guideline for placing my pearls.

The inside of my box reveals a cake made with my Circle Nesting Dies. I also used these and my Scallop Circle Nesting Dies to make the photo mats.

Here is a quick run down on how to make the cake.

I cut two circles from my nesting dies.

Then cut two long strips. The width will depend on our wide you want your cake to stand. Then score two lines approx. 1cm in from each end.

Once you have scored your lines you will then need to cut little triangles out. Just cut up to the score line. This makes it much easier to get your paper to bend around the circles you have just cut out.

You can now pop a small amount of glue onto the circle and start and wrap the snipped strip around. When you get to the end just snit off the extra length. You can now place these in the middle of your box.