Eileen Hull

Thanks for stopping by the Hop! Just a little intro here… ScoreBoards are a brand new kind of die designed for Sizzix that can cut and score matboard to create boxes, totes and folders. As the ship date got closer for the dies, I realized that the best way to show them off was to ask my amazing designer friends to play with them and see what they could whip up. Well, wait till you see what they have done!

This is my version of the die. It is a project I have been thinking about for a while. Our family is spread out all over the world from CA to VA to Iraq. I worry that our granddaughter in KS will forget who everyone is because we don’t get to see her often. So I made a little box of flash cards with photos of us so she remembers us in between visits.

The cool thing about the cards is I used an old set of playing cards that my grandmother had given my kids at one point to mount the photos on. Some of my early memories were of Grandma Lang getting ready for her card parties, the smell of her special orange cake baking and seeing the table set with the good china before the ladies arrived. So now although Grandma passed away two years ago at the age of 99, part of her life passes on to her great-great grandchild!

To make the box, you’ll need:

Big Shot die cut machine
Scoreboard die
matboard piece
coordinating paper
elastic
spray adhesive
Beacon’s Zip Dry paper glue
brads
embellishments

I used the “Box with Flap” ScoreBoard die. This box measures 2 5/8″ x 3 3/4″ x 3/4″. I cut patterned paper 6” x 13” (the same size as the matboard piece that accommodates the ScoreBoard die) and adhered it to the wrong side of the matboard with spray adhesive. I ran it through the Sizzix Big Shot with the paper side down. I opened it up and cut slits in the side of the die where I wanted to insert my elastic (thanks Jenn!). This was the trickiest part because the matboard box is pretty tight when it closes and the elastic is thick, but that also works to keep everything firmly in place. I threaded it through by pushing with the dull side of my exacto blade. Don’t cut yourself! The elastic is held in place by red line tape inside the box. Pink brads are inserted in the back to hold the box together. I punched holes in the sides of the box with my Crop-o-dile and used some fun green beaded trim for a handle. The title was printed off the computer and mounted on coordinating paper. I used an extra piece of matboard left over from the die cut to bump the title up from the box.

To make the flash cards, I measured the playing cards and created a template in PhotoShop and inserted photos of our family with their name below. Trinity is not reading yet but it won’t be long! I cut them out and adhered them to the back of the playing cards. There are still a lot of cards left so I’m going to have Dawn send me some pics of her family so I can add them to the box. When she comes to visit I can include photos of us together. FYI- there is a Sizzix ATC (artist trading card) die if you do not want to use playing cards. The next batch I do will be laminated so they’ll be easy to clean.

Every other Wednesday from now until January, one of the eight ScoreBoard dies will be featured. Today’s projects have all been created using the Box with Flap (item #656137). This box can hold a deck of cards, crayons, ATC’s, and gift cards. What are your ideas for this box? Leave a comment and let us know!

Please visit each of the links below to see what innovative creations these designers have produced!

Karen Burniston
Korie B.
Jenn Ellefson
Ann Butler