How to make an original card and spectacular gift wrapping at the same time? Nothing could be easier! You just need to cut them out correctly, decorate them tastefully and turn them into a surprise box with your own hands! This small box, also called a magic box, reveals its secrets as soon as you remove the lid. The inner walls of such a postcard are decorated with photographs or simply good wishes for the addressee. How they can be decorated for different holidays, how to fill them and how to decorate them, is more detailed in this article. And also a step-by-step master class on how you can make a surprise box with your own hands, having 2 sheets of scrapbooking paper, some decor and one free evening.
Filling ideas
Magic box is an unusual postcard and, oddly enough, absolutely universal! It is ideal for small gifts. Here are some suitable ideas.
1. The most ordinary money, which is so often given to everyone around, will look much more interesting if it is rolled up in the form of a scroll, tied with a satin ribbon and placed inside such a postcard, surrounded by a variety of three-dimensional decor - flowers, butterflies, rhinestones, and inside, on the walls , write your wishes and leave signatures as a keepsake. In the master class at the end of the article you will find a description of how you can quickly and beautifully make a mount for money inside.
2. This packaging is ideal for gift certificates for various salons and stores. You can attach it to the bottom in exactly the same way as money. If the card is hard, then you can make an envelope-pocket for it at the bottom or on one of the side walls.
3. Jewelry or other jewelry will look great in the magic box and will certainly be a real surprise for the recipient of the gift. You can attach a paper cake with a removable lid to the bottom, or simply build a small pillow covered in velvet with your own hands.
4. It’s also nice to place a CD or flash drive in such a beautiful postcard. For discs, a pocket is most often made on the side wall using scrapbooking paper. In the future, in such packaging it will be convenient not only to give, but also to store any important and memorable little things.
Decor of themed boxes for different holidays
Magic box can be made for any holiday and even without it. You can make such a thing with your own hands and give it as a small token of attention without any reason at all, but just for a good mood. For example, decorate the inside of the sides with bags of different tea or coffee, place a cupcake in the center and present it to a friend or work colleague before the start of the working day.
If another important date is approaching, and you are painfully looking for a suitable gift, then here are some thematic ideas for different holidays that may inspire you to make a holiday box with your own hands. 
For a birthday
The most traditional holiday for such gifts. Even if you just give money inside, you can play with the idea itself in these simple ways:
- place a photo of the birthday person in the center, and write wishes as a keepsake on the side walls;
- make the box “multi-walled”, that is, glue more walls inside, only 5mm. narrower, and on each side stick photographs united by one idea (for example, “the smiles of all friends” or “the best photos of this year”), you will get a real mini-album;
- if there are no photographs, you can simply place inside a decorative composition of butterflies or flowers on springs that will jump out when opened.
New Year's
Paper in winter colors, Christmas pictures, blue or red stamp paint, tinsel decor, confetti and small Christmas tree decorations - all this will look cute and harmonious.
Another idea is to make a small box (in the master class a diagram is given for the 10x10 format, but here you will need to take a size of 5x5cm, no larger), place a candy inside, tie a satin ribbon on the outside and hang it on the Christmas tree as a toy. Any child will be sincerely delighted to find their favorite treat inside the surprise.
Also, a magic box can be an excellent packaging for a handmade Christmas tree decoration, for example, a painted glass ball or a bell, hidden under the lid inside the box.
Wedding
Ideal and always appropriate packaging for a wedding gift if you decide to give money. Wedding magic box will help you add a hand-made element to your usual gift and stand out in the crowd of guests. To complete it according to the master class below, take cardboard with delicate decor, pastel colors, prepare lace and paper or fabric flowers in light shades. All this fits perfectly with the theme of the holiday. 
Easter
Magic box will be a suitable packaging for any Easter souvenir. In order to place a painted egg inside, you can line the bottom with sisal or paper shavings. If you want to put the cake inside, you need to line the bottom and walls with baking paper.
You can decorate the walls with decorative stickers, pictures with painted chickens, and thematic inscriptions. There is a whole collection of images of pre-revolutionary Easter cards that are perfect for such decor.
Manufacturing instructions
Materials for the master class.
1. Cardboard with a density of at least 180g:
- sheet 30x30cm. – for the main template,
- sheet 15x15cm. - for the lid.
2. Paper for scrapbooking 30x30cm. – at least 2 sheets (needed for decoration)
3. Decorative materials – voluminous flowers, ribbons, beads, etc.
4. Tools for scrap – edge and corner hole punches, if available, acrylic paint in gold or bronze color or a stamp pad for tinting paper sections.
5. Scissors, glue stick, pencil with ruler and eraser.
The box can be made of any size, it is only important to draw up the pattern correctly. In this master class we will take a size of 10x10x10 cm.
1. Draw a sheet of 30x30cm. for 9 squares with a side of 10 cm. We press lightly with a pencil, then all the lines will be erased.
2. Cut off four corner squares from the workpiece. We draw along the remaining pencil lines with a scoring stick or any other convenient tool (I use a knitting needle). 
3. Remove all traces of the pencil and glue the four remaining squares onto the side walls of the box inside, retreating 1-2 mm. away from the fold lines so as not to touch them. The walls are now reinforced and will look stronger than regular thin cardboard.
Advice. It is better to glue all the parts together with a glue stick; PVA may warp the cardboard.
4. Take scrapbooking paper and cut out 4 squares with a side of 9 cm to decorate the outside of the side walls and 4 more squares to decorate the inside. If the paper is double-sided, then it is most convenient to take 4 squares on one side and 4 on the other.
5. We tint each side of each square with a stamp pad or acrylic paint. In each square, we cut out one shaped corner using a Martha Stewart shaped corner hole punch and glue all the squares in their places on the front and inside sides of the box. 
6. At the bottom of our postcard we will build a mount for a cash gift using paper lace. Cut out a strip of scrapbooking paper using an edge punch on both sides and glue the ends to the bottom of the card. Now you can place rolled banknotes there.
7. Let’s move on to the second part of our master class – making the lid. For it you will need a square of cardboard measuring 14.2x14.2 cm. 2 mm. are needed for reserve so that the card closes neatly and evenly. Take a ruler and draw lines at a distance of 2cm. from each side. 
8. Cut 2 cm on both sides along the marked lines as shown in the photo. This will be needed to glue the sides of the lid. All fold lines must be punched so that they bend evenly.
9. To decorate the lid, cut out 2 squares from scrapbooking paper 9x9 cm: glue one inside, the other on the top of the lid. Additionally, we cut out 4 rectangles from the same paper 9x1.5 cm. and glue them to the sides of our lid. Of course, don’t forget to tint the edges of all parts before gluing. This will add depth and texture to the details. 
10. Glue the sides of the lid. After drying, put the lid on the box and try on how it fits. Everything is fine.
11. All that remains is to decorate our card with voluminous decor and you can give it away! Flowers can be made from any suitable cardboard: cut them according to the template with a stationery knife and cut them out using a hole punch. To make them look voluminous, the edges of all petals need to be twisted outward with a knitting needle or a toothpick. Using pens you can draw veins on leaves or stamens. Tinting the edges of the petals in the chosen color scheme will enhance the volume effect and make the decor a single part of the overall composition. Flowers for cards can also be made using fabric or ribbons.
The master class on making a surprise box with your own hands is completed. Now you can enjoy the result of your work and look forward to the pleasant moment of receiving such an original gift. 
Try making a magic box with your own hands, and you will have a lot of fun not only when presenting it, but also during making it! Do yourself a favor and immerse yourself in the wonderful world of creativity, where beauty and harmony reign. With this simple master class, you can learn how to make a simple and elegant gift that will remain in your memory for a long time and will always bring joy!
Hello, friends!
I think everyone who was even the least interested in scrapbooking paid attention to intricate square boxes with a lid and folding walls, called magic boxes (in Russian - magic box or in a borrowed version - magic box, magic box). They are very laconic on the outside, but as soon as you remove the lid, a truly miraculous transformation occurs, the shape changes, and bright, meaningful, and sometimes almost fabulous pictures are revealed - with flowers blooming, butterflies taking off. Such an unexpected contrast causes a real explosion of emotions. It is no coincidence that many craftswomen have their own variations of such surprise boxes in their creative arsenal.
And today I want to bring to your attention a master class on creating a magic box ( magic box) with fluttering butterflies, which Vita Ermakova prepared for us.
Vita's original works are well known in the Country of Masters. Some of her creations were also presented on our website (in this master class) and in the e-book “27 ways to confess your love.”
The new master class turned out to be quite voluminous, so it had to be divided into 2 parts. But you will be able to see how to make a magic box, as they say, “from start to finish.” At the same time, due to the abundance of practical techniques and tricks, this MK, I am sure, will be useful to many beginners in scrapbooking.
Materials and tools:
— a cutting mat and a soft embossing mat;
— a breadboard or stationery knife, scissors, a ruler, an embossing tool, tweezers;
- paper: white Whatman paper with a density of 190-240 g/m², colored designer paper with a density of 160-240 g/m², watercolor textured paper with a density of 160-250 g/m², scrapbooking paper;
— stamps for scrapbooking and ink, stamp pad;
- foam sponge;
— for embossing: transparent and gold powder, transparent ink for embossing (or PVA glue), hair dryer for embossing (or iron);
- double-sided tape and foam tape;
— hole punchers (stationery, edge and curly);
- glue gun;
— decorative elements: ribbon, half beads (or liquid pearls);
- unnecessary plastic packaging (for example, from headphones).
Don’t be afraid of this abundance :) - many materials and tools are easily available, and you can do some things with your own hands. In addition, you can always, using the ideas presented in the master class, come up with and implement your own version of the magic box, with your own design.
To simplify the creation of box parts, a set of templates has been created, which can be downloaded here:
The file also contains templates for cutting out individual decorative elements (fence and branches).
Master Class:
magic box with fluttering butterflies
1. Preparing the base and lid of the magic box.
Let's start by making the base and cover reamers. Thick Whatman paper is used here (but variations are possible depending on the idea and what is available). We print out the templates, then cut, crease and bend the parts. The base consists of 3 parts, glue them together (using glue or double-sided tape), as shown in the photo.
Next, we cut out cards from colored thick paper (in this case, pink color is chosen) to decorate the magic box surfaces: 8 pieces with dimensions 72x97 mm (for the side walls of the base), 4 pieces 22x74 mm (for the side walls of the lid), 2 pieces 75×75 mm (for the upper surface of the lid and the inner bottom of the base). This can also be done by printing out the appropriate templates.
Light green color looks very beautiful on a pink background, so the outer cards will be decorated in this color. To do this you will need scrapbooking stamps and stamp ink.
When creating a pattern, you can make several impressions of different parts of the stamp on the card (see photo below). But before that, it is advisable to practice on a rough card cut out of plain office paper in order to avoid mistakes and get the best result.
We tint the edges of stamped cards. This can be done with a foam sponge or just a piece of foam rubber.
We process the card for the upper surface of the lid in a similar way.
You can choose vignettes for the sides of the lid. We also stamp and tint.
Now let’s select a stamp for cards that will be used to decorate the inner surfaces of the base of the magic box. In this case, the choice fell on a stamp with congratulatory inscriptions in different languages and deep pink ink.
First, the imprint was made diagonally in the center of the card, and then along the corners. The card was then tinted around the edges.
We return again to the square card for the lid. We cover all its edges and the middle from the wrong side with strips of double-sided tape. We peel off the protective paper layer in the center completely, and only partially at the edges - this is so as not to tear off the card several times if it suddenly sticks crookedly. They applied the card without pressing it tightly, tried it on - and you can remove the remaining protective papers.
We glue the sides taking into account that there should be a distance of 1.5 mm from the fold lines.
After this, you can assemble the lid. Glue the side walls together using double-sided tape.
We cover the walls of the base of the magic box with prepared cards on the outside and inside.
This is what our assembled Magic Box will look like.
But this is just the outer shell for now. All the “magic” of such a box lies in the interior decoration. And we are approaching the most interesting and educational stages.
2. Making butterflies from paper, decorated using embossing technique.
At all embossing(from English embossing- embossing) is a technique for creating a three-dimensional pattern. There are two varieties - dry (embossing using stencils) and wet (also called hot) embossing.
To design paper butterflies, we will use the second option. It must be said that the use of wet embossing “according to all the rules” requires the presence of special materials and tools: powder for embossing, a special stamp pad with transparent ink, a hair dryer for embossing. However, there are some tricks that allow you to replace individual ingredients with improvised means and get no worse results. The only thing from this list that is required is embossing powder.
In this particular case, the “WOW!” translucent powder was used. This is what the branded jar looks like:
The role of transparent ink is to adhere the powder to the surface being treated. With this ink, the paper darkens several tones. And when the powder melts, it produces a beautiful glossy effect.
If you don’t have transparent ink, you can use regular PVA glue (it is known to become transparent when it dries). Let's look at this method in more detail.
So, apply PVA glue to a flat and smooth surface (for example, a piece of plastic or a plastic file) and blot the foam sponge thoroughly.
Then, carefully, barely touching, apply glue to the stamp with a butterfly using a sponge. It’s even better to do this several times with a break of a few seconds to get an even white coating.
And now we do everything very quickly, because a thin layer of PVA dries very quickly. You should already have paper and an open jar of powder ready. We apply an adhesive stamp to the paper, quickly fill it with powder and carefully shake off the excess onto the paper.
Usually the powder is burned with a special hairdryer with a heating temperature of 200 degrees. This is certainly more convenient, but in the absence of a hair dryer, it is quite possible to adapt to an iron. How to do this correctly will be clearly demonstrated in the second part of the master class using the example of another decorative element for a magic box (subscribe to updates so as not to miss anything).
After the powder has been melted, we cut out the butterflies along the contour. You will need 4 of them in total.
Let's give each butterfly volume by going over the paper with an embossing tool - a stick with a round tip - on a soft rubber mat.
Look, the butterflies are ready to take off =). But in order for them to really seem to fly out when opening our magic box, we will attach them to the ends of elastic and transparent plastic strips, which can be made, for example, from unnecessary headphone packaging.
We cut out the strips and glue the butterflies using a heat gun - firmly and reliably.
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This concludes, perhaps, the first part of the master class on creating a magic box with fluttering butterflies. In the second part, Vita will demonstrate how to attach butterflies inside the box, make other decorative elements (including using wet embossing), and how to assemble everything into a single composition.
This will happen very soon. Keep an eye on your email, unless, of course, you have already subscribed to site updates. If not yet, I invite you to do it right now - there is a lot of interesting things ahead!
And, of course, friends, leave your impressions in the comments, ask questions, share your own experience in creating magic boxes :).
See you soon!
Your Inna Pyshkina.
So, let's begin! We will need the following materials and tools:
1. paper cutter (you can use scissors)
2. pencil
3. ruler
4. K&Company scrap paper
5. designer paper with a density of 230 to 300 g/m3
6. Martha Stewart folding board, creasing tool (you can do without)
7. glue gun
8. Martha Stewart hole punch
9. Sizzix Big Shot Machine for cutting and embossing
10. stamping ink
11. knives for cutting and folder for embossing
12. double-sided tape and foam tape (I use construction tape)
13. super glue gel Contact (it does not spread)
14. for decoration: paper flowers, halves of pearls, metal decoration, shabby ribbon, sugar threads (otherwise you can use whatever you like for decoration)
15. photographs or any pictures
16. A must-have item is an assistant! I have my cat Tema 
We take design paper using a ruler and measure a square of 10x10x10 cm for the box itself and 3x10.4x3 cm for the lid. Using a creasing tool, make folds on Martha Stewart board.
Let's cut it. If the cutter is uncomfortable, you can use scissors, but the cut line must be even! These are the edges of the box. The remaining squares will be used for the outer walls of the box, cut them to size 9.6x9.6 cm. It will turn out like this
We choose scrap paper, sheet size 30x30 cm. I liked the drawing because you can use the image of a girl to make the lid original. We prepare several sizes: for the lid 1 piece - 10x10 cm and 4 pieces - 10x2.7 cm. 
We decorate the remaining squares for the outer walls of the box, which were cut to 9.6 x 9.6 cm using stamping ink, an embossing folder and a Sizzix Big Shot die-cutting and embossing machine as shown in the photo. In addition, we rub the edges with ink. Don't forget about the assistant)
This is what happened.
Now we glue the squares on the outer walls, and the scrap paper on the lid. Try to keep the same distance from the edges of the box and lid on each edge.
We cut out 3 squares measuring 9.7x9.7 from scrap paper and an additional tab page of 9.7x9.7+ 3 cm from designer paper so that there is a fold and on which it can be glued to the box. I don’t use any glue on paper because it takes a long time to dry and can cause waves on the paper. I glue everything together with double-sided tape. It holds well, gives the paper rigidity and is also easy and quick! 
This is how it should turn out)))
Cut out 3 more squares of scrap paper measuring 9.7 x 9.7 cm for the inner walls of the box. If you follow the indicated dimensions, then one sheet of scrap paper is enough to decorate the box! Glue it.
Now let's get to the photos! Optimal size: photo 7x7 cm, lining (so that bright photos do not merge with equally bright paper) made of designer paper 7.5x7.5 cm. We glue the photo to the lining with double-sided tape, but in the glued state we glue the lining to the box with foam. Visually it looks very good. I’ll tell you a secret in one of these photos I’m with a friend and it’s school time in 1995.
In the end, this is what happened.
How to give money beautifully for a birthday? You can use an envelope to give money. But, it will look cheap and not original. For such a gift, it is better to make a special gift box with a surprise, which will serve not only as an envelope, but also as a greeting card. This postcard is called Magic Box. Translated from English, magic box(magic box) - magic box.
The technology for creating a gift is simple; even those who are not familiar with the concept of scrapbooking can make a box for money with their own hands. So that you can understand how to make magic boxing yourself, we suggest watching master class on creating a Magic Box with a cake inside.
What materials will be needed:
- Whatman paper, A3 format;
- Scrapbooking paper;
- Double sided tape;
- Double-sided pink paper;
- Black gouache;
- Printout with pictures of Teddy Bears;
- Scissors, regular and curly;
- A simple pencil and ruler;
- Compass;
- PVA glue, but it is better to use Moment Crystal;
- Glue gun;
- Tulle;
- Coral lace;
- Thread and needle;
- Watercolor paints and brush;
- Sequins, stamens, half beads.
The process of making a magic box with your own hands
1. To make a surprise box you will need scheme. According to the diagram shown, we draw out the base and cover on A3 paper.
2. After that, we cut out the blanks according to the markings.
3. We make bends on the blanks, thereby forming three-dimensional shapes.
4. Next, we proceed to decorating the outer part of the magic box. To do this, cut out 4 squares measuring 9*9 cm from scrapbooking paper (for the base of the card). Then, cut out one square measuring 9.3 * 9.3 cm and four strips measuring 9.3 * 1.7 cm (for the lid).
5. Glue the paper blanks to the base of the card using double-sided tape.
6. After this, we glue the lid of the box.
7. To decorate the lid of the magic box, we will make voluminous roses from paper, which we will make with our own hands. To make one rose you will need 4 paper templates. They need to be moistened in water, and then shaped into petals. Then, from the blanks you should assemble a rose according to the diagram shown.
8. In total you need to make 4 small and 1 large rose.
9. Roses can be painted with red watercolors, but it is better to use acrylic paints or sprays.
10. Cut out 3 leaves from paper and paint them with green watercolors.
11. Glue roses and leaves to the corner of the lid.
12. Glue the stamens between the leaves, and decorate the free corners of the lid with half beads.
13. Let's start decorating the inside of the magic box. To begin with, you should cut out 5 squares measuring 9*9 cm with curly scissors.
14. Glue pink squares to all sides of the box.
15. Place stamps in the corners of the squares.
16. Cut out Teddy Bears. Glue one bear to each of the 4 sides of the box.
17. Making a loop for money.
19. We glue the cardboard blanks and get 3 bases for the cake of different diameters. We cut out 3 circles relative to the size of the bases (it’s convenient to do them using a compass).
20. Glue the circle to the base.
21. To hide the errors of the cardboard blank, decorate the top of the cake with tulle. To do this, cut out a circle of suitable size from tulle and gather it along the edge with a thread.
22. Place the tulle on the base of the cake and tighten the thread from the inside.
23. Glue the 3 tiers of the cake together.
24. Decorate the top of the cake with a paper rose and glitter. Glue lace and sequins to the side.
25. Glue the cake to the center of our magic box.
Magic box surprise gift box is ready!
If you decide to make a money box DIY magic box, use materials on the topic of the upcoming event. The main thing is to understand the idea of implementation, it is always approximately the same, and it doesn’t matter what kind of magic box you decide to do, for a wedding or birthday. In our scrapbooking store, you will find everything you need to create such a gift. You can please any loved one with such a gift.
Thank you for your attention!
Hello, friends!
I think everyone who was even the least interested in scrapbooking paid attention to intricate square boxes with a lid and folding walls, called magic boxes (in Russian - magic box or in a borrowed version - magic box, magic box). They are very laconic on the outside, but as soon as you remove the lid, a truly miraculous transformation occurs, the shape changes, and bright, meaningful, and sometimes almost fabulous pictures are revealed - with flowers blooming, butterflies taking off. Such an unexpected contrast causes a real explosion of emotions. It is no coincidence that many craftswomen have their own variations of such surprise boxes in their creative arsenal.
And today I want to bring to your attention a master class on creating a magic box ( magic box) with fluttering butterflies, which Vita Ermakova prepared for us.
Vita's original works are well known in the Country of Masters. Some of her creations were also presented on our website (in this master class) and in the e-book “27 ways to confess your love.”
The new master class turned out to be quite voluminous, so it had to be divided into 2 parts. But you will be able to see how to make a magic box, as they say, “from start to finish.” At the same time, due to the abundance of practical techniques and tricks, this MK, I am sure, will be useful to many beginners in scrapbooking.
Materials and tools:
— a cutting mat and a soft embossing mat;
— a breadboard or stationery knife, scissors, a ruler, an embossing tool, tweezers;
- paper: white Whatman paper with a density of 190-240 g/m², colored designer paper with a density of 160-240 g/m², watercolor textured paper with a density of 160-250 g/m², scrapbooking paper;
— stamps for scrapbooking and ink, stamp pad;
- foam sponge;
— for embossing: transparent and gold powder, transparent ink for embossing (or PVA glue), hair dryer for embossing (or iron);
- double-sided tape and foam tape;
— hole punchers (stationery, edge and curly);
- glue gun;
— decorative elements: ribbon, half beads (or liquid pearls);
- unnecessary plastic packaging (for example, from headphones).
Don’t be afraid of this abundance :) - many materials and tools are easily available, and you can do some things with your own hands. In addition, you can always, using the ideas presented in the master class, come up with and implement your own version of the magic box, with your own design.
To simplify the creation of box parts, a set of templates has been created, which can be downloaded here:
The file also contains templates for cutting out individual decorative elements (fence and branches).
Master Class:
magic box with fluttering butterflies
1. Preparing the base and lid of the magic box.
Let's start by making the base and cover reamers. Thick Whatman paper is used here (but variations are possible depending on the idea and what is available). We print out the templates, then cut, crease and bend the parts. The base consists of 3 parts, glue them together (using glue or double-sided tape), as shown in the photo.
Next, we cut out cards from colored thick paper (in this case, pink color is chosen) to decorate the magic box surfaces: 8 pieces with dimensions 72x97 mm (for the side walls of the base), 4 pieces 22x74 mm (for the side walls of the lid), 2 pieces 75×75 mm (for the upper surface of the lid and the inner bottom of the base). This can also be done by printing out the appropriate templates.
Light green color looks very beautiful on a pink background, so the outer cards will be decorated in this color. To do this you will need scrapbooking stamps and stamp ink.
When creating a pattern, you can make several impressions of different parts of the stamp on the card (see photo below). But before that, it is advisable to practice on a rough card cut out of plain office paper in order to avoid mistakes and get the best result.
We tint the edges of stamped cards. This can be done with a foam sponge or just a piece of foam rubber.
We process the card for the upper surface of the lid in a similar way.
You can choose vignettes for the sides of the lid. We also stamp and tint.
Now let’s select a stamp for cards that will be used to decorate the inner surfaces of the base of the magic box. In this case, the choice fell on a stamp with congratulatory inscriptions in different languages and deep pink ink.
First, the imprint was made diagonally in the center of the card, and then along the corners. The card was then tinted around the edges.
We return again to the square card for the lid. We cover all its edges and the middle from the wrong side with strips of double-sided tape. We peel off the protective paper layer in the center completely, and only partially at the edges - this is so as not to tear off the card several times if it suddenly sticks crookedly. They applied the card without pressing it tightly, tried it on - and you can remove the remaining protective papers.
We glue the sides taking into account that there should be a distance of 1.5 mm from the fold lines.
After this, you can assemble the lid. Glue the side walls together using double-sided tape.
We cover the walls of the base of the magic box with prepared cards on the outside and inside.
This is what our assembled Magic Box will look like.
But this is just the outer shell for now. All the “magic” of such a box lies in the interior decoration. And we are approaching the most interesting and educational stages.
2. Making butterflies from paper, decorated using embossing technique.
At all embossing(from English embossing- embossing) is a technique for creating a three-dimensional pattern. There are two varieties - dry (embossing using stencils) and wet (also called hot) embossing.
To design paper butterflies, we will use the second option. It must be said that the use of wet embossing “according to all the rules” requires the presence of special materials and tools: powder for embossing, a special stamp pad with transparent ink, a hair dryer for embossing. However, there are some tricks that allow you to replace individual ingredients with improvised means and get no worse results. The only thing from this list that is required is embossing powder.
In this particular case, the “WOW!” translucent powder was used. This is what the branded jar looks like:
The role of transparent ink is to adhere the powder to the surface being treated. With this ink, the paper darkens several tones. And when the powder melts, it produces a beautiful glossy effect.
If you don’t have transparent ink, you can use regular PVA glue (it is known to become transparent when it dries). Let's look at this method in more detail.
So, apply PVA glue to a flat and smooth surface (for example, a piece of plastic or a plastic file) and blot the foam sponge thoroughly.
Then, carefully, barely touching, apply glue to the stamp with a butterfly using a sponge. It’s even better to do this several times with a break of a few seconds to get an even white coating.
And now we do everything very quickly, because a thin layer of PVA dries very quickly. You should already have paper and an open jar of powder ready. We apply an adhesive stamp to the paper, quickly fill it with powder and carefully shake off the excess onto the paper.
Usually the powder is burned with a special hairdryer with a heating temperature of 200 degrees. This is certainly more convenient, but in the absence of a hair dryer, it is quite possible to adapt to an iron. How to do this correctly will be clearly demonstrated in the second part of the master class using the example of another decorative element for a magic box (subscribe to updates so as not to miss anything).
After the powder has been melted, we cut out the butterflies along the contour. You will need 4 of them in total.
Let's give each butterfly volume by going over the paper with an embossing tool - a stick with a round tip - on a soft rubber mat.
Look, the butterflies are ready to take off =). But in order for them to really seem to fly out when opening our magic box, we will attach them to the ends of elastic and transparent plastic strips, which can be made, for example, from unnecessary headphone packaging.
We cut out the strips and glue the butterflies using a heat gun - firmly and reliably.
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This concludes, perhaps, the first part of the master class on creating a magic box with fluttering butterflies. In the second part, Vita will demonstrate how to attach butterflies inside the box, make other decorative elements (including using wet embossing), and how to assemble everything into a single composition.
This will happen very soon. Keep an eye on your email, unless, of course, you have already subscribed to site updates. If not yet, I invite you to do it right now - there is a lot of interesting things ahead!
And, of course, friends, leave your impressions in the comments, ask questions, share your own experience in creating magic boxes :).
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