Father’s Birthday

Well in a few days I have my Father’s Birthday coming up.  I am usually fairly well prepared, I go out, buy a card and a present and I’m done.  However, within the last couple of years, I have started to make the odd card here and there.  So far I have exclusively used Graphic 45’s wonderful paper collections, and I think I will probably continue to do so.  They are so beautiful and fit perfectly into any project.  With that in mind, I have made my dear Dad’s Birthday card. (Oh and his gift!)  

This is something really unusual that I came across, something I instantly fell in love with, and of course wanted to change and tweak.  So I made my own version of what started as an envelope with a flattened cube contained inside of it…

As you will see from the video below I have gone for a military theme.  My Dad is a military man and I thought he would quite like this.  I have tried to make the box, that is made from chipboard, as manly as I could.  Even using tape and elastic bands, seemingly, to hold it together.  

I published this video onto a page I am a member of on Facebook, and I had such a huge response.  A lot of people were interested in learning how to make the cube pop out of the box like they do.  So I made a video tutorial. 

I have NEVER made a tutorial before, and I was so nervous.  But I made myself do it, as it’s something I want to improve on and do more of. 

Here is my tutorial……  Please be kind hahaha

UPDATE

I gave my Dad his pressie and he absolutely loved it!  However…..It didn’t pop!!! I think the elastic bands had stretched and relaxed.  I was so upset!  So, I guess If you want them to bounce upon first opening, let them be in their cube form for as long as possible before giving them to their recipient! 

I am going to do an experiment and take them out the box for an hour next time I am there and see if that will make any difference. 

I would like to find out what the shortest time I have to have them out is, before they will work again.