Love Notes Pocket Explosion Box Tutorial

Hey guys! Are you ready to show some love to your favorite people in a few weeks? This cute project would be an adorable gift for anyone who deserves a little surprise on Valentine's Day. It's a pocket explosion box that you can fill with pictures, gift cards, love notes or candy!

When the box is closed, it looks like this ...  

... but when you pull off the lid, the sides drop down and show off all of these cute little pockets and tags!

Aren't the colors in the Love Notes collection pretty?!  The project is as fun to make as it will be seeing the receiver's expression when they pull off the top! So much cuteness pours out!

For the top of the box I used chunky twine, Love Notes icon stickers, odds & ends, and a darling boutique button.

The pages inside were cut from cherry petite prints ... one of my favorite papers to use instead of plain card stock.  Can you also tell I love the enamel hearts?

There are quite a few pieces to this project, so to make the cutting easier, I created a quick video about the pieces...

Lori also has a more in-depth tutorial for the basic project here.

 

Below, I've listed the product links for this adorable explosion box. I've also added 2 links for the instructions for projects of mine that use the Love Notes Collection as well - a 6"x8" album and 12x12 layouts. I hope this gives you lots of cute Valentine's inspiration today! 

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Hangin' with My Gnomies Album

Happy Sunday! I just added an adorable new album to my shop called Hangin' with my Gnomies'. With flowers, buzzing bees and sunny rainbows, it's making me feel like a new season is coming! The winter feels are fading and these new colors are so pretty. Woodland hues of greens, oranges and yellows. Love it!

To purchase the instructions to make this album visit:

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This would make a great keepsake for all those fun memories with friends and family, just hangin' out spending time together. Perfect for a fun day of gardening with the kiddos, an afternoon at the park or a trip to the botanical gardens.

This can be purchased preassembled or as a DIY kit. If you want to add your own touch, the title can easily be changed to suit any occasion. How cute would this be for a sweet gender neutral baby shower/baby gift! Garden themed baby showers and nurseries are a classic so this could be a beautiful handmade gift. With sayings like "Hello Sunshine", "Gnome Sweet Gnome" and "It's the Little Things" - it would be adorable for new baby pics! 

So many cute little gnomes scattered throughout the pages. These fun little characters of fairy tales are thought to be guardians of underground treasure and plant wildflowers wherever they go. Oh... I need some gnomes in my yard. Treasure and flowers? Yes please.

I love the nature woodland theme with spring just around the corner. This scrapbook is packed with tons of embellishments. The mushrooms, snail and watering can are so cute! Lots of stickers, die-cuts, tags, twine and element cards.

This would be an awesome keepsake for photos of a girls weekend, a fun tea party or a child's birthday party. Maybe your teenagers have special photos with friends that need a space to be saved. 

The album measures 6x8 and will hold at least 30 photos of varying sizes. The paper and embellies are all put together in a fun, interactive album that has 12+ pages and ... it has fold-out pages and pockets for even more space! 

To purchase the instructions to make this album visit:

Digital Download Instructions

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Heart-Shaped Love Notes Mini Album

Hi friends! Cherry, bumblebee and pistachio. These Doodlebug colors just make my heart happy ... especially when they are all together. Another thing that makes me happy? The new Love Notes collection of course!  

For today's project, I created a heart-shaped mini album using white card stock and 6x6 Love Notes (and petite prints) paper.  

 

Once I had all of the papers layered together to make six double-sided pages, I started the really fun part ... embellishing!  I love how there are two of the flower clusters in the odds & ends package. This allowed me to place them back-to-back over the album edge on the cover and first page! 

 

 

The matching flower cluster on this page is from the icon stickers, and I used sprinkles throughout the album to add a little shine!

 

 

The pink mat in the photo above is actually a 3x3 doodlebug card that lifts up to reveal pictures or journaling inside.  

 

 

The little notebook on the cherry page above is from the mini icon stickers, and the scallop "love you" circle is from the this & that sticker sheet.  I'm pretty sure I used something from every embellishment source in this collection!

 

I had so much fun with this sweet little album and I hope these pretty colors and embellishments have inspired you to be crafty today!!  What will you make with Love Notes?

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Love Notes Page Layout Kit

Happy Sunday! Oh, I love the weekends. Everything feels relaxed and happy. Did you know that people are the happiest on Saturdays at 7:26pm. Really, 7:26pm? That's oddly specific, but ... ok. With what I do for a living, I'm pretty happy most of the time. I mean, it's hard to be cranky when you're working with hearts, fun plaids and fat little birds. 😊

And speaking of fat little birds ... take a look at my new Love Notes Page Layout Kit. See? What did I tell you ... happy.

To purchase the instructions to make these pages visit:

Digital Download Instructions

Although this doesn't have to be for Valentine's Day, that occasion isn't far off. This would be great for all those selfies of you and your sweetie. So, basically you can get 2 fun nights outta this. One - date night with your cutie taking brag-worthy photos. And two - a fun scrappin' night with your girls, saving those super cute pics! Win, win!

These pages aren't overly romantic so they can be used for any occasion where you're with someone you love. With sayings like "You Make My Heart Smile", your kids or grandkids pics would be adorable on these pages! Or pics of matching mommy & me outfits!

Oooo! A "Gal-entine's Day" outing just for the girls or a sweet daddy/daughter night out for ice cream would be so cute too! There are spaces for 12-13 photos of varying sizes and places to journal so you can write all about that fun or special occasion.

To purchase the instructions to make these pages visit:

Digital Download Instructions

As always, thank you so much for stopping by!

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