Springtime Tulips Box Card

Did you know that tulips represent deep, unconditional love? This early springtime flower is perfect for someone you love, whether a romantic love, a family member, or a friend — and this card will delight anyone you give it to.

It seems unlikely that such a dimensional card would fit inside an envelope, but when you open it, out pops cheery tulips cut in Astrobrights Solar Yellow and Lessebo card stock in Hunter Green. The envelope is made with Wedding Cake Shimmer card stock.

I used a shimmer pen to highlight the layered papers on each tulip. I love the way that they shine in the light.

The fence is also made of Wedding Cake shimmer paper and it is a durable, textured paper that catches the light — and it looks almost like a lacquered garden fence.

The side profile shows you how sturdy the card stock is — there is no bending or falling over as the flower stems stand tall. There wasn’t a reason to glue additional card stock as supports even.

The digital cut file is from svgcuts.com and it is called Tulips Box Card. I hope that you will be inspired by this project. Let me know in the comments!

A Box Full of St Patrick’s Day Luck 🍀

Feeling lucky? What an adorable gift box filled with chocolate gold foil coins! 🍀

For this project, I used CutCardStock 74-pound Gold Glitter card stock; 80-pound textured, shimmer cardstock in Wedding Cake (white); and Lessebo card stock in 83 cover Hunter Green, as well as cardstock from my supplies, like the light green glitter paper.

I have a Cricut Air die-cut machine, as opposed to the Maker, because I only cut paper and vinyl. For this project, my blade was quite dull, so I used more pressure on the following settings: heavy 100lb cardstock and glitter card stock. I also used the following images from Cricut: Rainbow(#M44FB3), Clouds(#M370A7), Pot of Gold(#M41789), and Leaping Leprechaun(#M46B47). The box, the clover, and the Claddagh ring are from svgcuts.com Lucky Day Bags SVG Boxes and Kit.

I also use Art Glitter Glue with the fine point tip on card stock die cuts — I won’t use any other glue anymore. I placed half of a paper doily and glued it under the top of the clover. 

I also used 2d foam adhesive for the die-cut images, so they would pop.

What I loved about CutCardStock paper was that the gold glitter paper, as well as the solid green and white shimmer papers, cut like butter on my Cricut. I have often had trouble cutting glitter because other brands can make a mess, clogging up my cutting blade and leaving glitter on my cutting mats. My machine was as clean as the cuts.

If you like this project or have any questions, please leave a comment and go to the CutCard Stock blog.

I'm on the CutCardstock Design Team!

 

I'm excited to share that I am now on the CutCardstock Design Team!

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