How to Make a Pop-Up Cardboard Photo Box for Your Special

Life without photos is unimaginable. Photography has been in existence from the past 150 years. Now it has been reached to a point where you can immediately take and print the pictures. This helps you to catch precious moments with your friends, relatives, and loved ones. Photo frames are commonly used to place pictures inside them. Another new idea is a pop-up cardboard photo box. You can place a number of pictures inside it. It pops up in a fascinating way to provide a great display. The most interesting thing is that you can make it on your own. You need to purchase nothing from the market rather use some of the old cardboard boxes or custom boxes present with you. It would be a great craft made from cardboard packaging. You can gift it to your special one on any occasion like birthday, wedding, anniversary or valentines, etc.

Materials Required:

• PDF printable template
• 4 12x12 sheets of cardboard
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Adhesive: Hot glue or a double-sided tape
• 4 paperclips (optional)
• Pictures
• Colored paper sheets
• Stickers, ribbons and other embellishments (for decoration)

Step 1: Print Your Pop-up Photo Box Template

The first step of the process is to find an appropriate template for the pop-up photo box. If you will search on the Internet you will find a number of options. Download the one with matches the theme of the event. For example, if you want to prepare a pop-up photo box for the birthday of your special, find the one with exciting colors and attractive patterns. The template will include three layers of slightly different sizes. One is the main box; others will be the lid and outside layer. All these pieces are pre-measured. So just download the template, print and cut them out. It is recommended to print the template directly on the cardstock. You can get it by cutting some custom cardboard boxes. If you are short of material, visit a nearby grocery shop. You will find a number of cardboard boxes wholesale free of cost.

Step 2: Fold the Pop-up Box

Next step is to carefully fold each of the square edges. The folding is made easy by highlighting it with the change in color for every square. Use a ruler or a bone folder to make straight and sharp lines. Keeping everything straight is important in this project.

Step 3: Glue the Layers Together

Put all of the pieces of your pop-up photo box together. Start with layer 3 on the bottom and place layer 2 on its top. Use a strong adhesive to fix the backside of the center white square of layer 2 with layer 3. It is much easier than it sounds. Repeat the step with layer 1 and fix it to layer 2. Make sure that they are fixed nicely from the center. Fold all the sides inside.

Step 4: Glue the Outside Layer with the Pop-up Box

In order to make your box colorful from outside as well as inside, different layers are designed. The cardboard boxes are cut in a way to make a combination of layers one above the other. Apply adhesive on the backside of the outer layer. Carefully press the outer layer on the backside of the most bottom layer of the box. This will give a two-sided look to layer 3. The box will make a beautiful pattern when it is closed. If you are using a paper which is colored from both sides, skip this step.

Step 5: Make the Lid of the Box

Next step is to make a lid for your box so that you may close it. Start with folding the lines distinguished by a different color/pattern. Apply adhesive to each to the side. Hold it for a few seconds and let it dry. Here comes the trickiest part. Take a pink corner square. Pinch it to make patterned sides come together. Let the adhesive press the two pink sides together. This will convert the square to a triangle. Secure it with a paper clip until the adhesive dries completely. Repeat the process with other three pink corner squares. Now fold the sides of the box towards the center and place its lid on the top. It will hold the box together. As you remove the lid, the box will pop. Watch the following video tutorial for step by step illustration:

Step 6: Personalize your Photo Pop-up Box

Once your box is complete, it's the time to personalize it in the way you want. The thing people love about this box is that it is not like the one brought from a store where you can write a single message. This unique craft made from cardboard packaging has twenty different flaps. You can customize them with pictures, mementos, paintings or personalized messages. To make it special for your loved one, add something attractive. Use ribbons, bows, beads and other embellishments to decorate its outer layer. Print a number of memorable pictures. Attach pictures and write personalized messages along with them. A love note gives a cohesive look. Thus the possibilities are endless depending upon your creativity. You can make these pop-up cardboard photo boxes for different occasions to put a big smile on the face of the recipient.

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