Conversation Heart Explosion Box for Valentine’s Day!
Create a sweet conversation heart explosion box for Valentine’s Day or Galentine’s Day! This gift is the perfect way to celebrate someone special!
Hello Crafty Friends! Today I’m excited to share a new explosion box craft with you – this time for Valentine’s Day! What is an explosion box? When the lid is lifted off of the box, all four sides fall down revealing what is inside! It’s an exciting, unexpected surprise making them so much fun to gift.
Valentine’s Day Explosion Box
I designed this explosion box after seeing how much my family and friends liked my Christmas Explosion Box. For this Valentine’s Day version, each of the sides has a place to feature pictures and notes. This makes it perfect for gifting to friends, besties, daughters and even significant others.
There is a small box at the center of the explosion box that is perfect for holding sweets and small gifts!
The inside of the explosion box can be decorated any way you’d like! Include photos, notes, drawings and more!
SVG Cut File Available in my Etsy Shop
The SVG cut file and a detailed step-by-step tutorial is now available in my Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting my small business!
Links for Supplies Needed
- SVG Cut File – Available in my Etsy shop. Thank you for supporting my small business!
- Cardstock – I used 80lb cardstock from American Crafts Precision Cardstock.
- This is my new go-to paper since Joann closed and it became harder to get Bazzill cardstock. I used paper from the Pastel Precision Cardstock Pack and the Primary Precision Cardstock Pack.
- Double-Sided Tape – I used 1/2″ Scor-Tape, 1/4″ Scor-Tape
- Cricut Cutting Machine
- Cricut standard mat
- Cricut tools
- Cricut Brayer
Choosing the Paper
For explosion boxes I like to choose a sturdy cardstock that is also solid core. Solid core means the paper is the same color on the outside as it is on the inside. White core, or printed cardstock, is paper that is colored on just the front and back and the inside is white. I find with the intricate cuts of the layered paper design, that solid core cardstock gives a more polished look and there is no white visible that may distract from the design.
For these boxes I used textured cardstock from my Precision Carstock stacks. This has been a great option since Joann Fabrics is no longer an option. The American Crafts cardstock is 80lbs and the stacks include a nice variety of colors. They are a bit of an investment purchasing them on Amazon, but I’ve loved having my own little collection of quality cardstock I can pull from for projects.
Personalizing The Box
Once the box is assembled, you can customize it with pictures, notes, drawings – whatever you’d like! This part is so much fun and will make the box a truly special gift for the recipient.
Fill the Box Treats!
Each explosion box has a smaller treat box. This can be filled with sweet treats, a small gift, or another special note!
Once the box is decorated and filled it is finished and ready to be gifted!
I hope you enjoyed this sweet Valentine’s Day explosion box! Check out my other fun Valentine’s Day crafts, including other treats boxes!! My Paper Heart Boxes and my LoveBug Pillow boxes are two of my favorites. :)
