Mixed Media Creative Card + MemoryDex Box Tutorial -- Brutus Monroe

 

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

Hi! I made this MemoryDex Box by hand and then filled it with mixed media art created with the Rainbow Portraits Creative Cards for Brutus Monroe. The backgrounds were crafted by applying stenciled designs and Chroma Mist onto patterned paper. Each card features a lovely lady from the Rainbow Portraits Creative Cards set, a painted chipboard quote tag, and sparkly embellishments. These cards just might be my favorite Brutus Monroe product to date!

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

I created 8 cards for this box, but it can definitely hold more. I decorated the top edge with Doodle Art Washi Sheets that I colored by hand. I die-cut a Lace Layer border from blue cardstock and placed that under the washi and then added flat back crystals.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

I cut each card I cut my cards to measure 3.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall from a piece of Watercolor Galaxy patterned paper and then added more color using Ladybug, Marigold, and Bluebell Chroma Mist. I applied white pigment ink over the Starlight Mixed Media Stencil and then heat embossed with Alabaster Embossing Powder over the stenciled ink. The white-on-white ink and embossing powder combination yields a brilliant white finish that really pops off the mixed media background. to add depth to the cards, I applied black ink over the X Pattern Mixed Media Stencil randomly over the card. I finished the basic design of each card by outlining the border with a black marker.

I selected a lovely lady from the Rainbow Portraits Creative Cards for each card. I fussy cut the girls from the creative cards and attached them to the card bases with 3D foam squares for dimension. Next, I painted a chipboard tag with acrylic paint and added a handwritten quote to each. I finished embellishing the cards with die-cut glitter stock shapes and flat back crystals.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

DIY MemoryDex Box assembly tutorial plus colorful mixed media cards created with patterned paper, creative cards, stencils, chipboard, mist, and washi.

Which card is your favorite?

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MemoryDex Box Tutorial

There has been some interest in how I assemble the boxes to hold my cards, so I'm sharing a quick photo tutorial. Please don't hesitate to ask for clarification in the comments section.

MemoryDex Card Box Construction Step 1

Step 1. Select a box for this project. My box measures 4 3/8 x 4 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches. If you'd like to pick up the same box I used, which is a fabulous bright yellow, you can purchase the Penzey's Joy of Cinnamon Mini Gift Box. No matter what box you choose the instructions will be the same. Cut the lid from the box. Cut the lid closure tab away and discard. Cut the top side of the lid in half, creating two equally sized cardboard pieces. Trim the lid pieces to fit inside the box, which is about 1/4 inch from both sides and the top. I'll be inserting these pieces over the brown sides on the left and right sides of the box shown above so all of the inner sides of the box will be a sunny bright yellow.

MemoryDex Card Box Construction Step 2

Step 2. Create a template for the wood support dowels using a piece of cardstock. I cut my cards to measure 3.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches tall, so the piece of black cardstock shown above is cut to the same dimensions. Two wood dowels are needed to create a track that the finished cards will slide on. Align the card template in the center of the cardboard edge piece, about 1/4 inch up from the bottom edge of the cardboard. Use a hole punch to punch two holes into the cardboard. Repeat this process for the second cardboard edge piece. NOTE: The MemoryDex punch I use cuts 1/4-inch holes, so the hole punch and wood dowel I used for this box also measure 1/4 inch. I used a MemoryDex punch along the bottom edge of my cards and am using those punched holes to align the dowels in my box. If you don't have a MemoryDex card punch or cutting die, a standard hole punch and scissors can be used to create the holes along the bottom edge of each card.

MemoryDex Card Box Contruction Step 3

Step 3. Cut two pieces of wood dowel to the length of the box and insert each end into the punched cardboard edge pieces.

MemoryDex Card Box Construction Step 4

Step 4. Apply adhesive to the outside edges of the wood dowel assembly and insert it into the box.

DIY MemoryDex Card Box with Card Template

Here's what the card template looks like on the track. The space we allotted along the bottom of the card in Step 2 is important so that the finished cards are able to slide without hitting the bottom of the box.

Embellished DIY MemoryDex Card Box

Step 5. Embellish the box. I used washi sheets to cover the top edge of the box for a clean finish. Enjoy filling the box with cards!

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