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How to Make an Interactive Birthday Explosion Box

March 27, 2025 by Heather Holbrook

If you’ve got someone’s very important birthday coming up you’ll want to create an over the top card for their special day! So this “card” is actually a box that looks like a simple present with beautiful detailed die cut border on the outside but when they open it their eyes will pop when they see the inside! 

This amazing explosion box has a layer a flaps that fold out and are decorated with die cut cakes, candles, ice cream and a pocket for tucking in money or a gift card. Then there’s *another* box in the center that opens to reveal more fun flaps with stamped sentiments and die cut balloons and in the middle an amazing 3D cake! 

Rachel is breaking down how to create this box with detailed cutting and folding directions over on the Spellbinders blog.

-Heather

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