Short video on the “Evolution of Box Cards”

Loydene, this type of box card has sides that are taller where they join the back, and taper down to a shorter height where they join the front of the box card. The supports that hold the stamped images or die cut decorations are different levels because the one closest to the back is attached near the tallest section, while the one at the front is closer to the shortest end of the side, and the middle one is in between the two. The different levels make it easier to see all of the decorations. The levels/tiers/terraces are often a bit subtle and hard to tell from a photo. I’m attaching a photo of the most recent box card that I made with different levels. The back of the side piece is just shy of two inches. The front of the side is just a tiny bit over 1 & 1/8 inches, so the side piece angles down toward the front.  I made this box card from Queen & Co.’s card making dies (Foundation dies), but it is a little more work than using a die set that is specifically intended to make a box card with different levels. My Favorite Things sells them, but their basic box card set is about $57, and the add on set that does different levels is the same price. I can’t justify spending that right now, especially since I usually make most of my box cards with my Cameo. Here is the link to their die set with levels:

Outside the Box Level Up die set

I mainly wanted to see if I could make a variety of box cards (including the one with levels) using the stitched dies that I already own, because they give a much nicer stitched edge than my Cameo does.