Wedding Wishes Box Card

Available soon from SnapDragon Snippets

through the Silhouette America online store

is this dimensional card to send wedding wishes

to a special couple.

CONSTRUCTION:
1. Identify and cut the pieces for the box, bridges, box front accents, and flaps.


















2. Identify and cut the decoration shapes. Shown here, the shapes are pre-assembled. Refer to this image to prepare the completed shapes.
a. bouquet layer centers on blossoms, flowers onto base shape, handle and bow/streamers on top.
b. groom fold lapels back at perforations, layer with shirt, add bowtie and buttons.
c. bride add waist band & center accent in place, neck band at neckline, glue necklace tabs behind
d. rings position diamond behind prongs
e. license outline on top of base, hearts tie on to

3. Add front box accents to face side of lower box.

4. Attach flap accents in place of inside surface of box flaps.

5. Fold box into a tube. Join side tab under opposite straight edge of box.

6. Fold end tabs back on each of the two bridge strips.

7. Apply glue to tab ends. Position inside box cavity and attach tab ends approximately one-third of the way back from the front.

8. While glue is still fresh, fold the box body flat and pinch the attachment area to make sure the box can close flat, making any adjustments during the process.

9. Repeat the positioning, gluing, folding and "pinching" steps for the second bridge strip, placing it one-third of the way forward from the back of the box cavity.

10. Attach the bouquet on the tall back flap, leaving enough space for the "Wedding Wishes" phrase above.

11. Prepare the phrase shape with foam dimensional squares .....

..... then position and attach above the top of bouquet, below the hearts trio of flap.

14. Center and attach the heart arch behind the back bridge. Adjust the height to best position.

15. Position groom and bride on the front of the back bridge, attaching where these overlap. For extra dimension, attach with dimensional foam squares near bottom of bride and groom shapes.

16.  Attach license shape to the front of the front bridge, and the rings behind.



















17. Position and attach the remaining phrase and heart shapes to the front flap.


And you're done!













Here is the assembled card folded flat.

If you plan to use the SnapDragon Snippets oversized envelope for box cards, make sure that the decor shapes extend no farther than 3/4 inch beyond box edges.

Here is another image of the completed box card.

Look for other box card designs

available from SnapDragon Snippets

through their regular outlets.