scrap with stardust

#explosion box  #challenge  #kaisercraft #indigo skies On a cold and rainy day I love staying indoors and listening to music whilst watching the rain. I just feel so calm. I think the mood board of Kaisercraft's April blog challenge captures this feeling. For this challenge we can create any project so I decided to make an 'Miss you' themed explosion box using Kaisercraft's 'Indigo Skies' collection. I am in love with this paper collection, and yes, ok, my favourite colour is blue, so I may be a tad biased... but these papers are just gorgeous! The structure of this explosion box is very similar to the basic 4x4 inch explosion box , except there is only one layer (the layer which has 4 x 4 panels). To decorate the outside of the base, I cut four pieces of 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 inch from some patterned paper and adhered these to each side.  For the lid, I cut one 6 13/16 x 6 13/16 inch square for the top and four 1 1/4 x 6 13/16 pieces for the sides. I ...

#explosion box #tutorial Hey everyone, so in the past I've been asked by quite a few people about how I make my explosion boxes, especially the dimensions I use. I usually make explosion boxed with 3 layers, so that is the one I will be showing you step by step how to make. For the basic structure you will need: 12 x 12 inch cardstock (outer layer) 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 inch cardstock (middle layer) 11 x 11 inch cardstock (inner most layer) 7 1/16 x 7 1/16 inch cardstock (lid) 1) For each of the 'layers' you need to score at 4 inches from the edge of the cardstock. 2) Now you will need to cut off the four corner squares for each layer (note these cutouts should be 4 x 4 inches). Layers: Score along the solid lines; Cut along the dashed lines 3) For the lid you will need to score at 1 1/2 inches from the edge of the cardstock, the four corners squares should be 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches (note the centre square is 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 inches, this extra 1/16 of an in...

Hey everyone, this is my first blog post! In the past, I have posted some of my projects on other social platforms but thought it was finally time to properly document my projects and actually explain the process I use. I hope to post projects on at least a fortnightly basis, but we will see how that goes... I should probably introduce myself, my name's Shanika and paper crafting is my hobby! I love making cards and explosion boxes. I also dabble in other crafts from time to time. I have been paper crafting for several years now but have only recently decided to create a blog about it. Ok, I will stop here, but if you want to know a little bit more about me, go and have a look at my About Me page! I hope this blog inspires you to create and I hope you will enjoy my papercrafting journey! Shanika :)